I introduced you to Mary Katrantzou, the brilliant graduating MA student from Central Saint Martins a few months back.  I was in complete awe for weeks after I discovered her, similar to how I felt when I discovered Christoper Kane in the same place a few years ago. There are some designers that just make such an impact from their first collection by filling a void in the industry or simply just doing it best that tehir growth and success is evident from day one. Mary Katrantzou is without a doubt one of these figures in fashion. With a concentration on textile design she has developed another series of mind blowing dresses paried with fantastic pieces of jewelry for her SS09 Collection.

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“Last season’s oversized sequins had grown into even bigger circles of chiffon and leather that rippled like scales around the models or created scalloped contours down their bodies to oscillating – and very short – hemlines. Nude, plus orange and pink, saffron and peach, the colours of summer 2009, meant this was steamy as ever – Kane’s women aren’t shy – but body con under-layers meant that the nipples he insisted on showing off this time last year were kept safely under wraps this time around.” – Dolly Jones Read the full story