DESIGNERS & BRANDS

Julian Louie for ALDO

April 27, 2011
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They’re wacky and cool, and maybe slightly a bit too much, but that’s probably why they’re so great. 2

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Custo Barcelona Goes Down a Storm in Tunisia Fashion Week

April 19, 2011
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I just came across an interesting article that spoke of the world-reknown Spanish fashion brand Custo Barcelona and its proven success in Tunisia during its Fashion Week last weekend. The Tunisia Fashion Week is the first public international event in the country since the ousting of Tunisian president Zin el-Abidin Ben Ali on January 14. [...]

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UNIVERSUM: Philippa Lindenthal Winter 2011/12 Collection

April 17, 2011
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German fashion designer Philippa Lindenthal brings us her new Winter 2011/12 collection, Universum. 1

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Fashion Designer in Focus: Diane von Furstenberg

April 12, 2011
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Isn’t it funny how the world is full of fashion designers who all know by name and by design style, but not some much by who they are as people? I mean, if you really think about it, how many fashion designers could you say that you would know at least something about? I’m guessing [...]

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Discover a New Designer: Araisara

April 9, 2011
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Introducing you to the cool Chinese-Japanese fashion designer, Sara Arai. 1

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Under the Spell of Galia Mango

April 5, 2011
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Galia Mango is the Jordanian-Lebanese designer behind the fashion labels Galia Mango and Red Lipstick. With magazines, newspapers and TV programs from all over the region featuring the designer and her clothes, Galia Mango has gradually become one of Jordan’s leading fashion designers. 1

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Discover a New Designer: Abhishek Dutta

April 3, 2011
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Winner of Smirnoff international fashion award and an award winning student of Wigan & Leigh College, designer Abhishek Dutta believes in creating garments with a difference. 2

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Alexander Wang Launches First Menswear Collection

March 29, 2011
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Alexander Wang is currently showing some major presence in the fashion scene. Not only has he opened a new flagship-store and started to dominate the online fashion platform, but he is also introducing a men’s Ready-to-Wear collection. Where does he find the time… 1

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Discover a New Designer: ATSU SEKHOSE

March 28, 2011
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Atsu Sekhose launched his label “ATSU” in 2006 and very rapidly built up an impressive clientele amongst Mumbai’s and Delhi’s fashion crème de la crème. After graduating Atsu started his career apprenticing under Tarun Tahiliani and later went on to working for Spanish label Zara before launching his own label. Atsu’s style of designing is [...]

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The (Dis)connection Between Fashion and Reality

March 25, 2011
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Here’s something interesting for you. I was reading an article about the number of plus-size women living in America. Hear this: Nearly 65% of American women are above a size Medium, or even overweight, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Yet most high-fashion collections end at size 10. And on hundreds of high-end [...]

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The Transformation of the Classic Shirt!

March 14, 2011
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Fashion designer duo Victor & Rolf have created a fun new way to wear a shirt.  Well, it’s not really a shirt anymore, but I think it works. 1

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Y-3: ADIDAS in Association with Yohji Yamamoto

March 9, 2011
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How many of you knew about the collaboration between Adidas and Fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto? I didn’t, until recently, when I came across an item from  an earlier Y-3 collection designed by Yamamoto. So when I learnt that the two have been working together since 2003, imagine my surprise that I had not heard about [...]

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La Dolce Vita: D&G Fall 2011 Collection

March 4, 2011
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The latest Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2011 Collection that showcased at Milan Fashion Week was just too nice not to share with you. 1

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ADAM Fall 2011 Collection: Timeless and Ready-to-be-Worn

March 4, 2011
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New York Fashion Week showcased the great new collection from ADAM. The Fall 2011 collection included lots of beautiful pieces, among them the buyers favourite, the delicate Chantilly lace T-shirt shown in black and cream,  which really does go with everything. And isn’t that precisely what we look for in the things that we wear? [...]

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