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Fashion Vanguard
T. YOUNG HWANG
Text by Sara Iravani T. Young Hwang followed a myriad of paths before he found the right one. Being a successful graduate from Parson’s, The New School, one would expect him to claim the standard line, “I always knew I wanted to be a fashion designer.” This is far from the reality Hwang had, which [...]
Ada Zanditon
Surreal fashion that could save the world While it may be easy to spot the next big thing in the fashion business, it’s always a bit tricky to find young designers willing to take a more environmentally-conscious approach. Remarkably, London-based Ada Zanditon seems to have achieved this feat with her one-year-old brand that is now [...]
Abigail Lorick
Model turned designer takes over the runways Inspired by a forsaken ladylike elegance, designer Abigail Lorick brings retro sensibility to the modern woman with her LORICK collection. A Floridian transplant, now living and working in Manhattan, Lorick’s first exposures to fashion came from her grandma and reading Vogue Magazine. By high school, she was a [...]
Petra Storrs
Culptural Structures, Shapes and the Future of Fashion London-based artist and polymath Petra Storrs defies all artistic genres by assimilating set and prop design, stage costume design, illustration and myriad quirky works of the imagination. Her singular vision led to the unforgettable spectacle of singer Paloma Faith at a London show, whose umbrella-shaped mirror [...]
Antonio Azzuolo
A.A. Collection finds Beauty in The Basics Antonio Azzuolo’s a.a. collection achieves something in menswear much loftier than a trend. With trousers and blazers marked with scrutiny and care over every inch, a.a. achieves an understated essence, yet retains an uncompromised maximum of potential. From his tiny, but incredibly well-organized home studio in downtown Manhattan, [...]
Bumsuk Choi
Korean designer Bumsuk Choi takes to the streets, conjuring vintage Helmut Lang Designer Bumsuk Choi is proving great ideas aren’t limited by borders, and great collections aren’t limited by name recognition with his General Idea menswear collection, now hitting the US. After 10 seasons in the market, Choi became the first Korean menswear designer to [...]
Hannah Marshall
Queen of Darkness For the last few years, London fashion has been all about extreme creativity and innovation—the crazier the better. And while this helped shape the style of the city, making it the young fashion capital of the world, it left contemporary fashion aficionados pining for a more sophisticated and refined option. Luckily, the [...]
Sophie Hulme: Utilitarian Chic
In times when the most sought after fashions seem vacuous and unnecessary, we start to feel the need for a revolution. Gone are the times of excess, glamour and stylistic indulgences—modern style should be all about authentic simplicity and clever minimalism. British rising star Sophie Hulme seems to have an answer for this. Having just [...]
The Denim Master
Mille Monferin’s cosmopolitan cross-pollination of jeans culture. Sweden has produced some of the most sought after brands of the last few years, from inexpensive lines to cutting-edge, avant-garde and innovative collections, falling just shy of fashion’s radars as the country on which to always keep a watchful eye. Denim is no exception, and the Scandinavians [...]
Bland Is As Bland Does
Dada Punkist Ted Willoughby colors the world of fashion in hues of conceptual perversion and pantomime For lack of a better descriptor, we’ll call Bland a “clothing line”— though that hardly encapsulates the cleverly subversive efforts of Theodoric Bland Willoughby and his co-conspirator Meghan Coleman that have included, among other things, hooded hats, cigarette broaches, armless [...]
Jessica Au’s Eclectic Revision of the British Bespoke Suit
Text by Rosa Maria Bertoli London menswear and bespoke tailoring have long been widely perceived to be inextricably intertwined. From the hallowed tradition of Savile Row’s made-to-measure craft to the instantly recognizable precision of Paul Smith, nothing defines British menswear quite like a perfectly tailored suit. It’s no surprise then that London’s latest Graduate Fashion [...]
Henrik Vibskov’s Introspective Approach to Outsider Fashion
Text by Michael Cohen One of the most exciting dialogues in fashion occurs between tradition and rebellion. For Henrik Vibskov, reactionary deviation from norms is not a design objective. “I never do market research,” he says. “I don’t have a clue what people want, I just give them what I think is good. Wearability can [...]
Bland Is As Bland Does
For lack of a better descriptor, we’ll call Bland a “clothing line”—though that hardly encapsulates the cleverly subversive efforts of Theodoric Bland Willoughby and his co-conspirator Meghan Coleman that have included, among other things, hooded hats, cigarette broaches, armless vests, clear ruler sunglasses, mannequin pantomime, as well as some expertly constructed, unisex separates. It’s a [...]