Vibrant wardrobe for the modern nomad: Sudan born topmodel Alek Wek stars in a summery, globe-trotter inspired editorial featured in Financial Times's fashion issue How To Spend It. Shot by photographer Andrew Yee and styled by...read more
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Daphne Guinness
Fashion's "terrible child" Alexander McQueen follows in the steps of fellow couturiers and lends his brilliant talent for a Designer Collaboration with American mega chain store Target. McQ Alexander McQueen for Target...read more
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The Organic Cotton Spring 2009 Collection, a plea for eco-friendly design and organic materials, released by Swedish chain store H&M focuses on two key trends of the up-coming season: volume and curves,...read more
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Designing duo Sandrina Fasoli, winner of the first MANGO Fashon Awards edition, created an exclusive collection for the Spanish fast-fashion chain store. This Limited Edition within Mango spring/summer 2009 collection arrived in stores...read more
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Christian Lacroix
Spring 2009 will see the return of bright, cheerful colors in tempered combination with "deeper, translucent or neutral tones". Pantone Color Institute and New York fashion designers released a full report on the fashion colors, inspirations and...read more
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Gemma Ward.
Some of the best shows at Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 included Julie Fagerholt Heartmade, Munthe Plus Simonsen, Rutzou and Vadum: In 1998 designer Julie Fagerholt launched her pet child project ...read more
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Julia Stegner
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund announced the winner of its fifth edition, Monday, 17 November at Skylight Studios, New York. The award, consisting in a $200,000 US prize plus a year of business mentoring by a fashion industry insider went to young&hip...read more
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Gemma Ward.
Not so long ago I wrote about Japan Fashion Week SS09 held in Tokyo and about my favorite collections presented there. Well, here are three more. Matohu is a young label designed by Hiroyuki Horihata and Makiko Sekiguchi and probably "the...read more
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Gemma Ward.
Trend spotting continues! Here are the spring 2009 fashion trends at first look over Paris Fashion Week collections: Asymmetric: long/short trail-y gowns irreverent called ‘mullet dresses' made a shocking appearance on Paris runways....read more
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The British Fashion Council ethical fashion show/exhibition at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009, Estethica, now in its 5th season, turned into the very epicenter of the eco-sustainable fashion industry in UK. One of the best newcomers...read more
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Gemma Ward.
Milan Fashion Week revealed the Italian view on spring 2009 fashion: glamorous and sophisticated, sometimes opulent but very feminine. Here are some of the spring 2009 trends: 1. Bejeweled: not only evening gowns but also trenches and short...read more
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Gemma Ward.
London Fashion Week (14th-19th September 2008) revealed some of the spring 2009 trends. These were the most obvious for me; if you noticed other trends feel free to share your findings. 1. Color block: clashing two or three color combinations; hot...read more
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Pencil leather skirts emerged as a trend throughout spring 2009 New York collections. And not only skirts; slick jackets, dresses and even leather tops that placed this material in a sophisticated area, pushing it forward from the fetishistic/...read more
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Gemma Ward.
September 1st to 5th, Tokyo: Japan Fashion Week hosted 37 brand (maisons) spring 2009 shows. Among them, young designer Aya Furuhashi of fur fur label who presented a youthful, bohemian collection in garden-like scenery. Under those...read more
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Isabeli Fontana
Until the big overview released usually in Jan/February here are some of the spring 2009 trends highlighted at New York Fashion Week. All-over frills and ruffles is still a big trend but what got my attention were these amazing sinuous tiered ruffles...read more
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Gemma Ward.
Forget Paris, London and Milan! Stockholm, Berlin and Copenhagen are now the new European fashion centers. The latter one was the home of the Copenhagen Fashion Week festival, held in August, 6th to 9th, which, gathering almost forty fashion labels,...read more
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Mert and Marcus
Not long ago you read about Ludmila Corlateanu fall 2008 ready-to-wear collection being one of the best presented at Romanian Fashion Week. Only at its 3rd season, this Bucharest-based label has already climb up the ladder to success; fashion editorials,...read more
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Gemma Ward.
From pure lines and simple shapes to flamboyant styles, Berlin proved to be, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, a strong candidate for the title of 'ultimate fashion capital'. Berlin Fashion Week started on Thursday, July 17 with a...read more
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Gemma Ward.
Stockholm Fashion Week (days, to be more accurate), held from June 30th till July 2nd, has put on show fresh Northern ideas for spring 2009 season, gathering well-known brands such as Acne and Cheap Monday as well as up-and-coming designers...read more