Nick Hart, founder of Spencer Hart – one of the most prominent menswear brands to grace Savile Row – is not the fresh out-of-school fashion designing prodigy as many would have thought. Nick Hart is a man who likes to define difference, and walks a different path. Nick was born in Buckinghamshire and attended...
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A designer who defines beauty as a coincidence must be an intriguing person. This is the case with Yohji Yamamoto. Whilst not knowing what to do after retiring, all he wants is to keep making clothes perfectly, designing until the very end. Yohji Yamamoto grew up in Tokyo. His father died in...
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Since her debut in 2008, Chrissie Morris has set a standard that definitely rivals that of other British shoe designers such as Charlotte Olympia or Nicholas Kirkwood. Having started designing at the age of 11, this British-born rising star is slowly carving out a profitable niche. Chrissie Morris didn’t just study fashion but rather closely...
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Dean Quinn is one a few successful designers to have the opportunity to showcase their work at London Fashion Week. He has always had a strong interest in fashion but whilst growing up in a market town in Northern Ireland, the fashion world seemed like a world away. Dean Quinn decided then that he...
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If designer Georgina Goodman had another option, she would run a lovely restaurant on a seaside to cook for people all day. But for now, she just wants to create beautiful things. For Georgina, beauty is love but the definition of this word has changed a lot since her teenage years. Though born in...
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You may have heard about the power houses COS and Prada, seen how their catwalk fashion filters down into our high street stores but do you know about one of the brains behind them? Having graduated from Central Saint Martins (CSM) in 1996 this French born, English designing success Phoebe Philo has gone from...
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Not only does this brand celebrate the designer’s talent; it showcases her environmental awareness. Ethically conscious of where all her materials are sourced from, She expresses the importance “to do as little damage as we can”, Meet the Jewellery designer Joanna Cave. Half-Greek, Half-English Joanna Cave was born and raised in London. Her upbringing was...
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What do you get when you cross bold prints and key shapes? -Holly Fulton! The designer, famed for her quirky tribal inspired collections and signature silhouettes has been making her mark on the fashion world since 2007. Already she has racked up quite a fan base, with her London Fashion Week show boasting one of...
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Having graduated from both Rhode Island School of Design and Central Saint Martins, Lindsay Degen definitely knows a thing or two about Knitwear Design. Her passion for knitting began at the tender age of three when Lindsay Degen’s grandmother began teaching her how to stitch. Over the years she perfected her skills and has...
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Designer Ann-Sofie Back hates beauty; apparently she finds it boring. And while 90% of designers would happily claim their clothes are designed for the confident woman, Ann-Sofie gladly proclaims that she designs for weak people with thick wallets! She spent some time in the grey suburb of Stockholm, called Stenhamr – a place and time...
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“This is my message, this is my fashion.” These are the powerful words used by the Italian bred Carlotta Actis Barone. A woman who is not just a fashion designer, but an exceptional artist who has created a brand that doesn’t just bear beautiful clothing – it is also a proud exhibition of her...
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Ada Zanditon was five years old when she first spotted a magazine called Vogue on a supermarket shelf , she picked it up and has not been able to put it back down since then. She realised very early how much she wanted to become a designer. So its no surprise that by the...
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