The collection is Hot, the Model is Hot, the tattoos are sexy and the Lookbook is great! Girls you are lucky to have such a great collection coming your way for Spring 2010. Australian based Aje designed some sexy sequined mini skirts, cropped leather blazers, studded leather vest, sequined racer-back tops, linen over-sized blazers, all in a beautiful black, white and crushed sand color palette~the Aje Summer 2010 collection is stunning !
Unfortunately not currently being stocked in the US (but things should change after this review ) You should be able to buy a few pieces online at Beginningboutique – PS: If you are a buyer and reading this, you should order it, as its a sure sell !!
As a sudo Art School Alumni I know that art school is where you can scout some of the freshest new talent. This was one of my favorite things to do when I was in school. I always sat next to the best illustrator in my illustration class, the best seamstress in my sewing class, and the best designer in my concepts class, with the idea that sitting in close proximity of them I would be infected by their style and skill. Though I am no longer in school I try to keep close tabs on the art schools.
Here is a sneak peak into a recent Alumni of The Danish Design School MA program, Camilla Lastrina. Lastrina finished her MA this summer and I had a little talk with her to get a better sense of her perspective. i asked her about her inspirations and aspirations and what it took to put together her graduating portfolio.
As Karl Lagerfeld spent part of his childhood on a farm, it seems only fitting that the Chanel built a version of a Marie Antoinette’s barnyard in the Grand Palais to present his Spring Summer 2010 collection.
Lizzie Fortunato’s Jewel Collection is the perfect marriage of seamlessly translated concepts and unpredictable execution. Each piece tells a story, the story of the inspiration and all the handwork that went into fusing together the diverse materials, many of which are found objects. With names like Desert Wedding, Midnight Rambler, Scholarly Nomad, Miner’s Delight, Bounty of Fortune, and Crossroad Blues the young visionary designer shares her journey across the west for her FW09 Collection which she called, “Long May You Run”. Continue to see Lizzie Fortunato’s collaboration with VPL for FW 09…
I’ve been waiting to get my hands on the new Sibling presentation but this went above and beyond all expectation. This video look book for their 3rd collection is a visual bomb, full of historic references through graphic elements and collage. They have created visual environments for each of their new sweaters using amateurishly montaged animal heads instead of the models that were shot. Great concept and execution by these young visionaries! Check out their website for more fresh collages of the new collection here.
So now Chanel is starting to get interested in the web campaigns, and especially for their Coco Cocoon line, after using the help of Lagerfeld and Lily Allen for the AD campaign (here) – They are now spreading this viral Campaign using Trendy Model/Blogger Daul Kim (see blog here) – Im not crazy about this video production, but…
Named after a Victorian euphemism for a woman’s skill in the bedroom, designers Nikki Dekker and Maayan Zilberman have created intimates that balance provocation and humor, intelligence and sensuality with their The Lake & Starslabel.
The collections showcase the creative duo’s strong, classic, sexy aesthetics and the newSpring/Summer lookbook 2010, shot by New York based Tom Hines, completes the feminine and sensual look with a little hint of danger.
How amazing is Karisia Paponi’s graduate collection !? Entitled “It’s Four O’Clock” she presented it at the June 09 Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts graduate shows. I am pretty amazed by her skills…
Inspired by Porcelain prints from the 19th century and between flowers and ceramic tea sets patterns, she read well the future trends coming for a/w 2010. Keep an eye on her, she could be one of the next big name in the Fashion/Couture industry…
In celebration of the 25 years of London Fashion Week, Temperley London partnered with NY based production studio LEGS (part of the Milk Studios) and created this 12-foot-tall Circus Zoetrope to showcased their Spring 2010 collection. It was unveiled last week during New York Fashion Week & is now in London for London Fashion week.
Following the much-anticipated Jimmy Choo for H&M, its now time to turn to the “Queen of Knits” Sonia Rykiel to be the next guest designer for Swedish Fashion mogul H&M. A lingerie collection will be launched across 1,500 H&M stores worldwide on December 5th, whilst the collection will also retail in major SoniaRykiel boutiques across the globe.
The visual concept behind the collections of fashion designer Nicolas Petrou is graphically well executed ! His latest presentation of Men collection Petrou\Man during NY Fashion week, which saw models in a plethora of masked jumpsuits with Petrou’s casual tailoring fused with active sportswear. Interesting…
The Line 13 of Maison Martin Margiela started in 1999. The small collection of objects called “white objects” will be in stores October 2009, and is part of a future interior design and Architecture that the Maison is working on… www.maisonmartinmargiela.com
Ground-Zero’s Fall/Winter 09 collection is called ‘we need’ founded by two brother Eri andPhilip Chu, the London based duo focus this collection on today’s consumerism : ” We Buy, We Spend, We Pick, We Wear. Simply because We Need ”
They created a parallel between the two everyday necessities ! Groceries and Fashion ! Available in the US @ Seven – New York & Welcome Hunters – Los Angeles MORE inside the post
Vanessa Bruno transports us to a beautiful, whimsical world with Jane Birkin’s daughter Lou Doillon for her Spring Summer 2009 campaign. The photo shoot and film (made by Mark Borthwick), is as ethereal, serene and feminine as the collection.
Last night I went to the Soho Grand for the Damir Doma SS 2010 presentation hosted by Seven New York. The looks were set up in a room of their own, on well lit mannequins for viewing only, but of course I couldn’t curb my touch when it came to this collection. Garments of this caliber have a voice and believe me they speak to me, in a way that makes me question my sanity, perhaps it can be diagnosed as a form of Schizophrenia ~ Fashion Schizophrenia, a feeling that words do no justice describing.
The collection had elements of eastern and western influences, though it was predominantly a dialogue between Indian an Japanese aesthetics on exploring “interpretations of contemporary masculinity.” I could compare his avant-garde niche to a fusion of Yohji Yamamoto and Raf Simmons, though his style is taking on a very distinctive identity through his self-titled label Damir Doma. The varying silhouettes, layering and fabrications take Damir’s work to alternative levels of menswear complexity which make him one of the most interesting new designers of our generation.
) You should be able to buy a few pieces online at Beginningboutique – PS: If you are a buyer and reading this, you should order it, as its a sure sell !! 
