Recent MA in Womenswear Footwear graduate, from Royal College of Art, Victoria Spruce has a truly distinct point of view when it comes to footwear. In this collection she explores the dynamic of contrast in leather and rubberized plastic. The current SS12 collection combines 3D printing with leather (...) Read More about TrendWatch : Victoria Spruce (32 words)

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Just a memory of boyhood can take you “To Infinity and Beyond”, Julian Zigelri’s A/W 2012 men’s collection. The land of dinosaurs is painted full of color and mixes up with amber and youth. High-grade materials, functional design and extraordinary printing are the main characteristics that fuel Zigerli’s collection.
Julian Zigerli, born and raised in Switzerland, studied fashion design at age 20 in Germany, at the University of Art Berlin, (...) Read More about TrendWatch : Julian Zigerli A/W 2012 (75 words)

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Internationally recognized, Greek fashion designer, Yiorgos Eleftherides is passionate about classical forms and modern elegance, always searching for interesting urban style solutions with architectural wit. Known for his penchant for contrast and experimental combination of fabrics and shapes Eleftheriades’ signature is based on(...) Read More about Yiorgos Eleftheriades S/S 2011 (144 words)

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We have got a little menswear visionary on our hands. Raun Larose is new a New York designer whose streetwear roots infused with the influence of his seamstress mother have blossomed into something quite spectacular.  The designers that inspire Larose most are Ricardo Tisci (Givenchy), Phillip Lim, Vintage Yves saint Laurent (Women’s), and Raf Simon’s, and you can feel each of their individual influences in his work.(...) Read More about TrendWatch : Raun Larose (47 words)

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Canadian designer, Mark Fast acquired his BA and MA last year, from where else but Central Saint Martins. He was righteously awarded the London Fashion Week New Gen Award for Autumn/winter 2009 for expertise in knitwear. Mark knits everything by hand on a domestic knitting machine. His work is formed onto the body as he knits, and he has devised innovative stitching techniques, blending lycra with viscose, angora or wool. He is inspired by the endless possibilities of lycra yarns, sculpting areas of tension and areas of volume over the body. Mark also finds fresh inspiration in the past, translating historical costume and style into a contemporary aesthetic. Although I can say that these pieces are quite timeless in the fact that a women who would wear them would not consider the season or trend, they are also perfectly timed for Spring of 09 as the trend of torn and cut-out tights is continuously growing. This is without a doubt the cream of all that crop!

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Somehow in the midst of my reviews of the 2008 graduating show of Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp I missed what could be possibly the most important menswear designer of the class. Antonin Tron’s Collection entitled “La Jetee” after one of his great inspirations a movie by Chris Marker left me close to speechless. The  lavishly designed collection may not conform to the our stark ideas of mens eveningwear but its wearibility is unquestionable for the ostentatious man of modern society. A man unafraid, if not welcoming to others judement and perceptions of himself. The loosely tailored but extremely well cut garments are made to be worn with poise and confidence and will not go innoticed despit their dark monotone palette.

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