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TrendWatch: Yvonne Kwok Graduation Collection
Dutch fashion designer Yvonne Kwok received recognition on the fashion scene when she became one of the finalists at the London Graduate Fashion Week in the Best International Collection category. Inspired by tpunk culture and marionettes,

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Jin Kay : In Praise of Shadows
Parsons, The New School for Design, announced their Designer of the Year award at their Annual Fashion Benefit a few weeks ago and it was no surprise to those who know of Jin Kay‘s work that he snatched up the coveted womenswear award. Kay’s presentation, pre-fall women’s ready-to-wear collection, was

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BRANTÊ Summer 2013 Collection & Campaign
After checking out BRANTÊ‘s Summer 2013 collection, we are feeling a bit punk rock, a bit tribal, and excited as ever by the effortlessly cool being crafted down in Brazil.  As always, a tangerine, purple and pastel palette equals great fun and we are digging every which way this Brazilian leather accessories brand has layered [...]

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Mal-Aimée S/S 2013 Lookbook
Designer duo Léonie & Marius meet at the Geneva University of Art and Design and begin immediately to work together while interning at Nina Ricci with Olivier Theyskens. They founded their brand Mal-Aimée in 2010, with their first ready-to-wear collection in October of the same year.

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Maison Martin Margiela x H&M Lookbook
The odds you haven’t heard of the upcoming collaboration of H&M with Maison Martin Margiela, cannot be many. On November 15th the highly anticipated collection will hit the stores, and up until now the fashionable crowds couldn’t be more enthusiastic. The campaign is out. The lookbook has

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The Art of Embroidery by Maurizio Anzeri for the Fendi Baguette
In 1997, Silvia Venturini Fendi was asked to create a practical bag for women, and instead created a tiny purse in endless editions: embellished, embroidered, beaded, in leather, ponyskin, cowhide and more.  I distinctly recall the Fendi Baguette as the first purse I ever coveted, always looking to the pages of my Vogue and W [...]

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Cartier: Juste un Clou
Juste Un Clou (meaning ‘Just a Nail’) is the latest Cartier collection of rings and bracelets. These iconic pieces of jewelry were created in the 70s, when the rugged design came to symbolize the “rebellious spirit and raw energy in New York City” at the time. These beautiful pieces of fine jewelry range
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