Amy Vanderwal with mentor Oliver Spencer in London A young Blackpool fashion designer has got her career off to a flying start, thanks to inspiration from the resort’s punk festival. Amy Vanderwal, 23, is next week launching her first collection of menswear for superstore Sainsbury’s. Designs by Amy Vanderwal of Blackpool for Sainsbury’s The former … Read More →
America’s West Coast is proving to be a rich source of inspiration for a new generation of jewellery designers fleeing the East in search of a more creative, free-spirited vibe. Over a century ago prospectors travelled to California in their droves in search of gold and a slice of the American dream, and today the … Read More →
Indian Federation for Fashion Developments (IFFD) India Runway Week announced 10 new generation designers who will showcase their work for the upcoming fashion gala. The ten design labels that will feature in the 10th edition of India Runway Week include Arkya by Ankita Yadav, Istuti and Vivek, Sidh by Udayan Dalmia, Sunidhi Goradia, Shefali Dhaka … Read More →
Seasons mark the change in time and as a reprieve from the withering grey winters, the Gen Next designers opened the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Spring 2018 with panache. The students of INIFD presented their collection at the fashion extravaganza, which provides young designers a platform to showcase their talent. The show began with Mazhar’s minimalistic, … Read More →
PARIS • His work will not pass away with his death. Instead, the final collection of fashion legend Azzedine Alaia (left) will be shown in Paris next year, his couture house said on Monday. The Tunisia-born designer, known as the King of Cling for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly last month, … Read More →
Brides are going back to roots when it comes to selecting the right jewellery and some of the trends that are making waves this season are thematic looks in traditional pieces and classic delicate designs paired with accessories like naths, mangtikas and hathphools, say designers. Some of the participating designers at Bridal Asia 2017 feels … Read More →
For his debut men’s collection, womenswear prodigy Erdem Moralıoğlu drew inspiration from “Being Boring,” the Pet Shop Boys video directed by Bruce Weber the one where a mob of tuxedoed swells throw a wild rager. He liked the idea that fancy clothes can be fun, and fun clothes can be fancy. “You might equate H&M with fast fashion, … Read More →