It was Zimbabwean roots and crafts of tribe women which made Nyasha Mabhunu’s fashion collection the colourful fusion that featured at African Fashion Week London. The 23-year-old, who will graduate from Bucks New University in September, was one of more than 100 designers with connections to Africa to show their collections at Freemasons’ Hall. Nyasha said: “My … Read More →
Ace designer Wendell Rodricks presented the ‘aLL PRIMERO’ collection at the plus-size show at Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2017. The presentation broke myths about plus size fashion where colour, style and fabrics were concerned with designs made to flatter men and women with great curves and ample muscles like the Apple, Pear, Hourglass, Rectangle … Read More →
Amid the ’90s nostalgia of 2017, no designer’s legacy is more pervasive than that of Martin Margiela. Considering that the Belgian nonconformist set out to challenge the fashion system—not just with his designs, but also with his way of conducting business—the industry’s current fixation on him is more than a little ironic. Flashback to the … Read More →
Her name is synonymous with ikat — textile processed with resist dyeing — and now, Delhi-based design veteran and textile conservationist, Madhu Jain is doing her bit for the growing need for sustainability in fashion. Jain, who has been in the fashion industry for three decades, has come up with bamboo-silk ikat — an innovating … Read More →
PORTLAND, Ore. — Preps are underway for Portland’s fashion week happening this October. The highlight of the runway this year may not be what the models are wearing on their bodies, but what they are wearing on their feet. You may have heard about 3D printed shoes before. Some companies are already making them. They … Read More →
When Astrid Andersen designed her first full line of womenswear for Fall 2017, she had a particular chick in mind. “I’ve been a fan of M.I.A. for a long time,” the Danish wunderkind told Vogue on the eve of her Spring 2018 show at Copenhagen Fashion Week. “She was the benchmark for cool women who would wear my new … Read More →
Luxury bed maker Hypnos, headquartered in Princes Risborough, England, along with British retailer Furniture Village, based in Slough, launched three headboard, divan and mattress sets designed by Amira Hashish, an interior designer and journalist. This bold black-and-white upholstered headboard and divan called The Swan is the result of the partnership between Princes Risborough, England-based Hypnos, British … Read More →