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Coinonia CollectionCOINONIA is a women’s luxury fashion label directed by duo designers, Momoko Hashigami from Japan and Kiho Kim from Korea. They established COINONIA in 2010, Milan and launched their first 2010F/W collection in Paris. They have since been showing their collections at TRANOI, Paris and in Seoul. Momoko Hashigami majored in international studies at Aoyama [...]
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Anastasia Radevich’s Footwear DesignThe phrase “statement shoes” may be a bit overused these days, ranging from mile-high, thigh-high boots to glittery confections, but then again, one can never really satisfy a footwear fetish. Canadian-born designer Anastasia Radevich proves that point with her eponymous line of hand-finished shoes, its first collection “Biofuture” launching last 2009.
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TrendWatch: Lucas NascimentoIt’s not easy to look sleek or svelte in knitwear, but emerging London-based designer Lucas Nascimento manages to do both in his eponymous label. Since he graduated from London College of Fashion in 2008, Lucas has spent the last three years showing his pieces in Rio Fashion Week and making a name for himself in [...]
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Joanne Stoker’s Empire States CollectionWhen you’ve won an award together with Jimmy Choo and have been recognized by The British Footwear Association, you pretty much know it’s time to start your own footwear label. This is exactly what Joanne Stoker did in 2010, and already, she’s being touted by Vogue as London Fashion Week’s “Ones to Watch”. Describing her [...]
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More or Less by Nanna van BlaaderenThe latest ‘More or Less’ knitwear collection by Nanna van Blaaderen is inspired by organic forms, animal and nature. The designer used thick woolen yarns in off-white colors and experimented in combining knitting techniques with braiding techniques. Soft textures and raw expressive structures of these knitted sculptural pieces are applied in fashion, interiors and autonomous [...]
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TrendWatch: Designer Julie EilenbergerInspired by science fiction and old Hollywood movies, the young Danish designer Julie Eilenberger introduces her latest work. A knitted sweater, a crochet bathing suit and an oversize jacket, make up her gorgeous latest collection. Currently completing her thesis in Berlin, Julie has already shown in 3 Berlin Fashion Weeks and completed a collection for [...]
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Frimousses de Créateurs 2010For the 8th time, UNICEF partners with the biggest names of contemporary art, design, jewelery and celebrity to present about 90 unique and very special dolls. Presented yesterday, they will be auctioned on December 7 in Paris. These dolls became real works of art, and a way for
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A Peek at Karim Rashid’s Desk1. Driven Data, art piece 2. Chakra Chair, designed especially to focus on the body’s pressure points 3. Melissa Shoes by Karim Rashid, made of rubber and retails at $84.00 4. ASUS EEE PC 1008P Karim Rashid 10″ Notebook, Pink 5. Della Rovere Uno Desk, 2008 6. Phatboy Pen, 2006 We love to see the [...]
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Self-Painting Dress by Anouk WipprechtTech-Couture is getting more and more popular, after the “Instant Spray Clothing“, here is the Self-Painting Dress by Dutch haute-tech designer Anouk Wipprecht, developed by Pseudomorphs. The tech-dress is controlled by pumps ink which are slowly transforming the ink into display to create illusions around the body.
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Uniforms of the Decade Music VideoWe love when brands get artsy, when they go totally outside of their boundaries, and are still able to promote their clothing. And that is the case for Uniforms of the Decade, who always try to showcase their brand in a different way. This time it is with a music video (watch below)
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Unconventional Body ObjectsDiscovered on the Trendland Submit Page, the Unconventional Body Objects by Phuong Thuy Nguyen are pretty amazing. Hand knitted shapes that seem awkward but comfortable at the same time.
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Mjölk A/W 09 Collection Inspired by Walt WhitmanInspired by a father’s oversized jackets, school uniforms, the melding of generations, themes of abandonment and renewal and American poet Walt Whitman, Australian label Mjölk’s Autumn/Winter collection encapsulates the Depression-era art scenes in New York with its moody Autumn tweed, parkas, varsity jackets and knits (with a little nod to Holden Caulfield with the hunting [...]