This cool Christopher Kane for Topshop Video is announcing the launch of the collection (Sept 18th) – The collection, ranging from $60 for a scarf to $310 for a dress. Girls you are lucky! Will be available online probably the same day or so… www.topshop.com/christopherkane

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David Koma, an MA graduate from Central Saint Martins, was awarded the Harrods design award in February. Koma’s Autumn/Winter 09 collection was a concentration of the female form with fabulous metal shapes and embellishments onto black,nude and pina colada yellow dresses. A previous winner of the award was Christopher Kane in 2006, who has gone strength to strength since and is breaking out into the world. The Georgian born designer, based in London, collection is polished and pays very close attention to the smallest of details – could this be our new little black dress?

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Bordelle is here to make a mark. This line was built for that femme fatale we keep inside and unleash at the most inopportune times. Get dressed and get really serious about being undressed in these pieces. The late 80’s bondage inspiration can be interpreted as underwear or RTW in this collection. I can guarantee scoring some serious points in some of these leotards without looking too vulgar. Its all about balancing the skin tight ensemble with a great grungy denim jacket and boots or a Perfecto and some chucks. Starting to sound feasible, I can think of one duo that would rock the world in these suits.

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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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The British Fashion Council today announces that designers Christopher Kane, Erdem, Marios Schwab and Roksanda Ilincic have been chosen to receive British Fashion Council Fashion Forward sponsorship.
The scheme, established two years ago, provides financial support to UK-based designers who are in the early stages of developing their business and have already established a profile at London Fashion Week. The award, partly supported this season by the London Development Agency, consists of a substantial cash prize, to be used towards producing an on-schedule catwalk show at London Fashion Week, and has been previously won by Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, Richard Nicoll, Jens Laugesen and Sinha-Stanic.   Christopher Kane, Erdem and Marios Schwab are all being awarded Fashion Forward sponsorship for the first-time. Roksanda Ilincic is a recipient for the second time.

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There is one thing I look forward to more than anything else every Fall Fashion Week Presentation , Central Saint Martins Fashion Week Show is one place I can always expect to be surprised, inspired, and assured that our generation will, in fact, leave a mark in the crazy industry we still call fashion. The show has this feeling of freedom of expression and journey of concept. Not to say that the entire show prescribes this kind of sensation but there is always at least one shinning star, an undeniable success story to be written.

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Its been a year and a half since he dressed the graduating runway for CSM with the freshest looks I have seen in years. Something truly new. Something with an undeniably deep inspiration and someone with an instinct that fashion eyes are keeping close tabs on. With only 3 seasons under his belt, Christopher Kane has made it very clear that he is one of the leading designers of our generation, at only 24 years old. Introducing himself with his deliciously colored 90’s inspired bondage dresses, finished with an impeccable attention to detail for Spring 07, he had me in awe. Where would he go next, how would he translate this aesthetic into the next season, and there came Fall 2007, another shocker! Not what I expected but so sexy and exciting still.

The combinations of fabrics included leather, velvet, metallic details and over-sized gemstones with a Victorian inspiration; still a feeling of that 90’s nostalgia. It was flirty, but serious and sophisticated. And now here we are for Spring 08 with yet another beautifully calculated collection and yet another surprise. Using snake skin printed chiffon frou frou juxtaposed with tattered denims he was able to continuously portray this super sexy, feminine but dangerous woman. This change of track that he has taken his bystanders on has been able to maintain one constant factor of the equation, the Christopher Kaness of it all. Its so early in his career to say something like this but his range of exploration has proven that his name will only continue to grow and influence the future and history of fashion.

Exquisite sewing skills are a fashion forecast for this fall. Truly impeccable works of art,investing in a piece or two would be smart, as these specific garments will be staples/classics.

From Left to Right: Antonio Berardi, Lanvin,Christopher Kane,

These uber-tailored concoctions convey what class might look like in a bordello. In the colors of sugary frosting, Christopher Kane’s dresses are just as mouth-watering–they are the ultimate package for the female body, constructed with neon bondage, synching and cupping in just the right places.