What 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 (...) Read More about Dream Nation’s CAAPI Collection (57 words)

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In 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 offbeat universe.  Her collections, which are sold across the Netherlands at modest prices, are bold, full of wit and whimsy, and are guaranteed to keep you prepared for mother nature’s revenge.

TL: How did you get started in design?
FA: I started my design adventure at the Utrecht School of the Arts and since then the love for design and fashion grew on me.

TL: What are your dreams for your collection?
FA: I’m very happy the way it goes right now: the amount of selling points is growing. The crazy not-very-wearable pieces draw the attention to the ready to wear items: more and more people know about my label, so that is great!
What I would like to do in the future is to make a collection for men as well, so that is something to work on.

TL: Who is the Femke Agema girl? Are there any real life muses that play into your design process?
FA: I have several girls in my circle of acquaintances that I often keep in mind while designing. For some reason they are blond, creative, girlish but love climbing trees, and a bit crazy.

TL: What themes are apparent in the Femke Agema aesthetic?
FA: Bold and organic forms, BIG! When I have to carry things around or move collections from one place to another I always sigh: the next time I’m going to make bikinis! But I alway end up making huge creatures.. And I love making them!

TL: Do you have apocalyptic visions of the planet? Is this why you chose to design your last two collections with this recurring theme?
FA: The Mayan Apocalypse that the world will end, was the first thing I thought about when I started the S/S2012 collection. Since the Totem collection I use one concept for two collections. I think the world of fashion is already so fast. I like to dive in a theme or concept, so it works for me to work this way. I don’t have a specific idea or believe how the world will end. I like to believe that we will enter a ‘new’ world.

 

“The apocalyptic destruction of the world inspired Femke to create her S/S 2012 collection Drijf; a water themed end to this little blue planet. For F/W 2012, she took on another scenario and created a collection for the inevitable snowpoca- lypse. ‘Nigliktok’, the Inuit word for ‘cold’, shows Femke’s preference for adopting a rather positive take on a catastrophic event. Nigliktok is Femke’s vision of a world frozen over, a world where ice and snow dominate, but her signature colorful and playful aesthetic can still illuminate the landscape. She brings together the worlds of art and fashion with her more extravagant pieces like the masked one-piece and the blue head covering suit.”

 
See more at www.femkeagema.nl

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A 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 (...) Read More about A Lab Milano’s S/S 2012 (42 words)

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In 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 collection presents(...) Read More about TRENDT F/W 2012-13 (36 words)

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Karla 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 (...) Read More about Karla Spetic F/W 2012 (46 words)

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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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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.(...) Read More about Feathery creatures: James Hock ‘Harbinger’ (208 words)

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The 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 galactic touch though, (...) Read More about Leitmotiv F/W 2012 Look Book (128 words)

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For 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(...) Read More about Christopher Raeburn Fall/Winter 2012 Collection (84 words)

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