Posts Tagged ‘Designers’

  • Designers are branching out
    It’s been non-stop surprises on the designer front. Designers moving left, right and centre, getting caught up in protests and getting engaged. Now three other designers are changing track and diversifying their talents. At a retrospective of his designs, Osman Yousefzada surprised guests with his new jewellery range. The line is Art Deco esque, and comprises of gold...
    by Samantha O'Neill at March 20th, 2009 at 10:03 am
  • Haute Couture: The Highlights from Paris
    The Haute Couture season began in Paris this week with John Galliano’s fantastically outlandish Christian Dior show - drawing on Flemish folklore for inspiration, Galliano‘s tremendous silk dresses were more Milkmaid than Mademoiselle.
    by Frankie Mathieson at January 30th, 2009 at 09:01 am
  • Stay snug this Xmas with Electronic Sheep!
    It was the delightfully surreal name that originally caught our eye but Irish knitwear label - Electronic Sheep’s A/W collection of woolly winter warmers certainly managed to maintain our attention. Scarves and hats in unique patterns complete with kitsch tassels and pompoms!
    by Ysella Ash at December 11th, 2008 at 08:12 pm
  • Designer alert: Antje Ceczy
    Jewellery designer Antje Ceczy’s c.v reads like a who’s who of fashion, with Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Nina Ricci and Karl Lagerfeld amongst her impressive list of clients and colleagues. Now, Antje has launched her own label and her debut collection is stunning.
    by Ysella Ash at November 30th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
  • Label Alert: Leblas Fine Jewellery
    One to watch in the world of jewellery design; up and coming label Leblas tick all the right boxes. The beautiful designs by Spanish-born designer Arabel Lebrusan strike that impeccable balance between traditional elegance and creative innovation.
    by Ysella Ash at November 24th, 2008 at 10:11 am
  • Fashion gets festive!
    You love fashion and it’s now the time of year to start thinking about your Christmas card lists. Well this year you can combine the Christmas spirit with the ghost of fashionista present with the latest line of Christmas cards by Julie Verhoeven.
    by Samantha O'Neill at November 24th, 2008 at 09:11 am
  • Label Alert: Lowie
    One of my favourite things about winter is the expansive choice of cute accessories; hats, scarves, mittens, ear muffs… the list goes on. Now winter has well and truly arrived it’s time to stock up and there’s no better place to start than new label, Lowie.
    by Ysella Ash at November 11th, 2008 at 12:11 am
  • Monkeying around with Asli Filinta Istanbul
    Developing the taste for fashion in her native Turkey, Asli Filinta moved from Istanbul to the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple to achieve her ultimate fashion dream and create the colourful, inspired label, Asli Filinta Istanbul. Filinta’s playful designs - which includes hats, scarfs, T-shirts and dresses - were soon selling in boutiques across America and...
    by Nicky Branagh at November 5th, 2008 at 04:11 am
  • Label Alert: Neurotica
    If you are a closet fan of BBC2’s Dragons Den you might just recognise the work of up and coming label; Neurotica. Since dragon, Peter Jones (showing an unlikely fashion savvy eye) invested in founder and creator Victoria McGrane the label has gone from strength to strength picked up by various stockists including the mighty Topshop.
    by Ysella Ash at November 5th, 2008 at 02:11 am
  • Label alert: Beckerman
    Who: The story behind hot American label Beckerman reads a little like the plotline of a sitcom: three hippy-cool sisters pursuing different aspects of fashion design eventually come together to create a label that takes the states by storm.
    by Ysella Ash at October 30th, 2008 at 02:10 am