“ I am always attracted by menswear – the utility and the toughness” Sophie Hulme says. In reality, it is not necessary for her to explain her penchant for simple, straight, masculine figures. Her designs speak for themselves. Growing up in North London, Sophie describes herself as a tomboy with a love for street...
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Bitten by the fashion bug at an early age, Fiona Paxton admits that she has been ‘obsessed’ for as long as she can remember. ‘I would collect cuttings from magazines, and began making clothes from the age of eleven; it was pretty much then that I decided this was what I wanted to do.’ ...
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“Maybe it’s because we dream more” is the answer Louise Gray gives when asked why so many talented British designers come, like her, from Scotland. ‘When you’re boxed up in your home and it’s snowing – it’s as much dreaming as what you’re surrounded by” she continues, this time explaining the origin of her...
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Many designers start up small and then spread their wings into other areas of fashion but for Farah Angsana, this had the opposite effect. Farah Angsana was raised in Singapore, Los Angeles and London and loved fashion from an early age. She would go through fashion magazines for inspiration and then use it to design...
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There is no doubt about it. Fashion is an art and an instrument of expression, but designer Aitor Throup has began to turn it into a science with his precise and scrupulous designs. Aitor Throup, born and bred in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980. He relocated to the not so tropical Burnley in Lancashire in 1992...
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When people come together it can produce great results. It can help to clear up a community after a riot, or it can produce stunning garments. Commuun is the label set up by Iku Furudate and Kaito Hori. Iku and Kaito are both graduates of Bunka Fashion College and Central Saint Martins. The...
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Couture for the masses. Okay, not the masses, but imagine if all the intricate and meticulous techniques that are used to create couture became available to the financially fortunate that purchase ready-to-wear pieces; that’s Anne Sofie Madsen’s ideology. Commercial couture, if you will. Born and raised in Denmark, Anne Sofie Madsen studied fashion design at the Danish School of Design,...
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Not many Fashion designers can say their career started after winning a reality TV show. However, that is precisely what happened to Christian Siriano. Christian was born in Annapolis in 1985 by both Italian and German parents. He said that his parents supported the Arts and encouraged Christian and his sister to pursue them...
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Most people could alter their clothing by adding a piece of ribbon here or trimming the bottom off a garment to make it shorter. However, not many people could take a collection of recycled clothing and transform them into something new and innovative. That is precisely what Christopher Raeburn has done with his...
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When a designer comes from a family with a succession of craftsmen,you know they’re going to be good at what they do. Four generations of Chadwick Bell’s family were craftsmen, however Chadwick Bell chose a different path. Chadwick was born and raised in South California. His great grandfather was originally from Scotland but emigrated to...
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Jen Kao is an American designer who can be described in two words; “Carefree Elegance”. Originally from Los Angeles but raised in Kansas, Kao studied Studio Art at New York University and then continued with a graduate degree in Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design in New York. A far cry from her family’s choice...
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It is rare that a fashion house, which has been around for decades, gets reinvented for the modern woman. That is precisely what has happened at Carven. Madame Carmen De Tomasso was born in 1909 in Chatellerault. Even though she studied interior design and architecture at Ecole de Beaux Arts, she decided she wanted...
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