Posts Tagged ‘fashion vanguard’
Siki Im
Siki Im

Conveying a design language of structure meets deconstruction, fashion designer Siki Im proposes a complex and layered style. While his principally black and charcoal palette offers a dark and romantic silhouette, Im insists his vision remains optimistic, claiming, “I’m not a dark person. Some people think I’m dark. The reason why I approached these themes […]

Gustavo Lins
Gustavo Lins

It’s no surprise that water, something so basic and essential, so fluid and pervasive, is Gustavo Lins’ element. Every look fuses the classic, relatable basic with its haute couture, draped, shape-shifting counterpart. His clothes seem to diffuse into the imagination, as you envision yourself wearing a variety of his pieces in every manner of situation. […]

Erro: Downtown Inspiration
Erro: Downtown Inspiration

The world has always looked to downtown New York for a sense of street style. The problem is, downtown chic has mostly relocated away from Manhattan, making “downtown” more of a vibe than a geography. That hasn’t stopped an occasional rocker infused collection from slipping through the prevailing, commercial filters. In the best sense of […]

Childhood Memories À Porter
Childhood Memories À Porter

Butterflies on flimsy dresses, natural objects turned into geometric patterns, a fantasy world on a shirt: this feast for the eyes is Leitmotiv, a small Italian brand which is quickly turning heads with its colorful, exquisitely tailored apparel. The two-year-old label was created by Juan Caro, a Colombian-born visual artist, and Fabio Sasso, an Italian […]

Ada Zanditon
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
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
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 […]

Bumsuk Choi
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
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
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
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 […]

Jessica Au’s Eclectic Revision of the British Bespoke Suit
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
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 […]

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?

MAC’s new Holiday line goes smoky and bold I, like the rest of the world, was shamelessly enthralled with The Dark Night. While Heath Ledger’s Joker was meant to have a haunting and disturbing appearance, I couldn’t help thinking that with a few swipes here and there, it would be the perfect smoky eye and […]

Bland Is As Bland Does
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 […]


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