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| Discovery Dress by Ada Zanditon featured in Vision China Magazine |
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Ada Zanditon - Discovery Dress
Monday, 17 September 2012
Army surplus gets a sophisticated edge . Christopher Raeburn - SS13
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| Christopher Raeburn Spring Summer 2013 Photo by Fillipo Flor - Go Runway.com |
Readers of this blog will know that I have been a fan of Christopher Raeburn's work since seeing his collection of outwear and parkas in 2008, which was created from up-cycled army parachutes and military jackets. I have always admired his thoughtful creativity and meticulous attention to detail.
But! Wow! His SS13 catwalk show - at London Fashion Week today - marks a transition for his work. Raeburn has created a sleek collection of wearable pieces with a sophisticated urban edge. He has managed to do this without losing his signature utilitarian style.
Stand out pieces in the collection were iridescent nylon shirt dresses, lace patterned parkas and hooded bomber jackets, grosgrain taped seams and camouflage inspired prints.
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| Christopher Raeburn Spring Summer 2013 Photo by Fillipo Flor - Go Runway.com |
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| Christopher Raeburn Spring Summer 2013 Photo by Fillipo Flor - Go Runway.com |
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| Christopher Raeburn Spring Summer 2013 Photo by Fillipo Flor - Go Runway.com |
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| Christopher Raeburn Spring Summer 2013 Photo by Fillipo Flor - Go Runway.com |
Friday, 7 September 2012
Huishan Zhang - Label of the Month
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| Huishan Zhang Autumn Winter 2012 Collection Photograph by Victoria Tang |
As London Fashion Week approaches, I have been checking out the New Generation designers who will be showing their Spring Summer '13 collections there at the end of next week.
Huishan Zhang, a Central St. Martins graduate, immediately captured my attention with his elegant and contemporary designs. Influenced by Chinese culture and tradition, Zhang creates elegant pieces with a modern twist by layering and fusing shapes, pattern and colour. The "sexy and feminine" cheongsam dress is re-created throughout Zhang's collections to create his signature style of "Chinese tradition meets Western influence and modernity"
Huishan Zhang is my Label of the Month.
I will come back to you soon with a review of his Spring Summer '13 collection.
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| Huishan Zhang Autumn Winter 2012 Collection Photograph by Victoria Tang |
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| Huishan Zhang Autumn Winter 2012 Collection Photograph by Victoria Tang |
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| Huishan Zhang Autumn Winter 2012 Collection Photograph by Victoria Tang |
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| Huishan Zhang Autumn Winter 2012 Collection Photograph by Victoria Tang |
Friday, 6 July 2012
Sofia Retro Bazaar
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Sofia Renewall
Spring Summer 2012
Image courtesy of Sofia Retro Bazaar |
United by their passion for fashion and a relentless curiosity for everything that is arts and crafts, designers - and best friends - Llaria Tranfa and Rita Molina have created, Sofia Retro Bazaar. A brand to represent responsible fashion.
The designers have created two collections incorporating re-used materials and hand-crafted techniques. All pieces are made in Italy with controlled production.
Their jewellery collection - Plexy Couture - is a collection of limited edition modern pieces created from re-cycled plexiglass.
Sofia Renewall is a distinctive collection of clothes, bags, lingerie and beachwear combining romance with a strong edge. Each unique piece is hand-made using carefully selected vintage scarves and precious fabrics including silk and organza.
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Clothing - Sofia Renewall
Jewellery - Plexy Couture
Image courtesy of Sofia Retro Bazaar |
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Clothing - Sofia Renewall
Jewellery - Plexy Couture
Image courtesy of Sofia Retro Bazaar |
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| Sofia Renewall Image courtesy of Sofia Retro Bazaar |
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Something to treasure from Lilygrace Originals
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| Frida Blanco Frida Kahlo black and white cameo earrings by Lilygrace Originals Images used are courtesy of Lilygrace Originals |
Each piece of jewellery is lovingly hand-made in the UK by Hazel Mathiot, a fine artist based in Wiltshire. Vintage rhinestones and English cut glass beads are used together with hand modelled polymer clay shapes, antiqued brass chains and up cycled vintage photographs to create one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces.
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| Blue Rose Geisha Vintage photo violet, sky and teal cameo earrings by Lilygrace Originals Images used are courtesy of Lilygrace Originals |
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| Mirror Mirror Red and yellow naughty pin-up girl cameo earrings by Lilygrace Originals Images used are courtesy of Lilygrace Origianls |
Influenced by the current trend for earrings and cameos, I have chosen to show these stunning cameo earrings. The complete collection of jewellery is available online www.lilygraceoriginals.com.
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| Pretty as a Peacock Blue green iridescent Show Girl cameo earrings by Lilygrace Originals Images used are courtesy of Lilygrace Originals |
Friday, 8 June 2012
Suno continue to captivate
Suno have also continued to be true to the brands initial ethics of supporting communities and economies in countries including Kenya, India and Peru.
Below are a few of my favourites from Suno's latest Resort collection.
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| Suno Resort Collection Image by Suno via style.com |
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| Suno Resort Collection Image by Suno via style.com |
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| Suno Resort Collection Image by Suno via style.com |
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| Suno Resort Collection Image by Suno via style.com |
Friday, 18 May 2012
Nuue by Jungeun Lee
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| Nuue by Jungeun Lee www.studiokoya.com |
Jungeun Lee graduated from London's Royal College of Art in 2011 with an MA in Mixed Media/ Textiles. Through experimenting and researching unconventional methods of creating garments, Jungeun created the Nuue project.
Nuue, a Korean word that means cocoon, is a collection of zero-waste garments produced by wrapping and heating synthetic fibres around a form. The result is unexpected sculptural silhouettes that have a flexible texture.
Although this innovative process eliminates the wastage associated with traditional garment and textile production, it cannot be ignored that the materials that Jungeun uses for Nuue are petroleum based. That said, it does not take away from her creativity or the potential of her discovered technique. The results, of which, are unconventionally beautiful.
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| Nuue by Jungeun Lee www.studiokoya.com |
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| Nuue by Jungeun Lee www.studiokoya.com |
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| Nuue by Jungeun Lee www.studiokoya.com |
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