Vampire/S&M style is the first impression I had of new UK based Womenswear label: Afira – The Collection is inspired by the strong, dark, archetypal woman, glamorous, passionate and heroic, from both past and present. Vamps, femme fatales and dominant women tell the stories. Leather, straps and some sheer are the main fabrics for their first collection, apparently they dont have any stockists yet, as they have barely launched…Stay tuned.

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After winning the Grand Jury Prize at Hyeres in 2006, Anthony Vaccarello worked for a short time at Fendi and has now decided to go it alone with his debut collection. His collection looks like some piece of Art, playing with strong light colors, sheers and deconstruct cuts, Anthony Vaccarello is definitely a designer to watch !

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The advantage of being French and having some great Fashion contacts in Paris is to discover such cool and underground designers – This designer is called Lotta Volkova , she is Russian from Vladivostok. Lotta graduated in 2004 from Central Saint Martins School in London and started her menswear line called Lotta Skeletrix which quickly became popular. Now she has moved to Paris and is working as a wardrobe stylist for magazines such as Dazed & Confused Japan, Harper’s Bazaar Russia, Tokion and Vogue Nippon. Besides styling Lotta (re)launched her own womenswear label for Spring 09. The Lotta Volkova Collection will be exclusively available to what I can call the best store in Paris ( Colette next to it is like Urban Outfitter) : Maria Louisa

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