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Dream Nation’s CAAPI CollectionWhat we love best in a street wear line: bright, colorful graphic prints in basics that you can wear every day. Luckily Polish street wear label Dream Nation has us covered, and they’re doing so in eco-friendly materials. This season they’ve made leggings, t-shirts, dresses and
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TL Speaks with Femke AgemaIn case you were worried about all the extreme climate changes facing the earth, enter the world of Dutch designer Femke Agema, who we have previously featured here. When her latest collection featuring Inuit-inspired snowsuits and anoraks for the impending Snowpocolypse hit our inbox, we couldn’t help but desire a closer look into the designer’s [...]
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A Lab Milano’s S/S 2012A lab Milano‘s Alessandro Biasi and Simona Costa’s new S/S 2012 collection is all about encompassing the wild world of the Amazon. They navigated through the intense green maze and came out with a collection full of deep saturated tones, intense prints, and acid like colors taken straight from
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TRENDT F/W 2012-13In the mood for some easy, cool basics? Currently on their second collection, TRENDT is a Brazilian line all about exploring new possibilities for the t-shirt. Designer Renan Serrano shows us just that by exploring concepts such as “minimalism x profusion” and “complex x simplicity”. Featuring fabrication in neoprene, fleece wool, and moulages silk, this [...]
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Karla Spetic F/W 2012Karla Spetic‘s AW 2012 collection is full of colorful contrasts; from leopard pants paired with neon sweaters to fifties skirts covered in Lichtenstein pop art. The color palette is one of the collection’s
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Foulard Marni Winter Edition 2012M ARNI_LAB created a preview of looks from the Foulard Marni Winter Edition 2012 and offers the option to pre-order online the most noteworthy items of the new collection from May 8th to 25th with delivery expected beginning in July. Girls be ready to shop !
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Feathery creatures: James Hock ‘Harbinger’I t would not be an obvious conclusion to come to when looking at James Hock‘s designs, but the Malayasian born London based designer is an accountant by training. Unless you find that totally believable, in which case you must know something about accountants I don’t.
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Leitmotiv F/W 2012 Look BookThe universe is ever-expanding in a synchronized movement. Comfortable in its skin, but doesn’t lack glory and elegance. This is the essence that Leitmotiv wanted to transmit through the Fall/Winter 2012 collection “L’ Universo Elegante”. In the menswear collection, the element of comfort dominates but silk and leather are in the front line too. The [...]
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Christopher Raeburn Fall/Winter 2012 CollectionFor his Fall/Winter 2012 menswear and womenswear collection Christopher Raeburn went workwear again, but this time more inspired by firemen with the Nomex fireproof textile. Working around the theme of ‘Urban protection’ he introduce a limited edition “Remade in England” with pieces constructed from
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TrendWatch: Piece d’Anarchive S/S 2012 CollectionVirginie Muys and sisters Deborah and Priscilla Royer are the Trio behind hot new french label Piece d’Arnachive. An interesting name mixing two different terms: Anarchy and Archive – The word Archive in reference to the expertise and the French heritage of tailoring techniques, and Anarchy for their envy to disrupt the conventions. “This name was born [...]
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Acne Resort 2012 CollectionI really like the new Acne Resort Spring/Summer 2012 collection. What is especially striking is their silhouettes mixing over-sized and fitted pieces, their lightweight sheer fabrics paired with sweats with their pastel color palette. The Resort 2012 women collection is all about comfort and style. I also love their leather perfecto jackets. The
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Louisa Parris 2011 Scarves & Hats CollectionBorn and raised in London, fashion designer Louisa Parris graduated from Central Saint Martins, where she received the prestigious Womenswear Collection Award. Specialized in eveningwear, Parris launched her 2011 collection of beautiful scarves and funky cocktail hats. I am also loving the illustrations that her mother Cherrill Parris-Fox did to illustrate her collection! See more [...]