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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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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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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It sometimes takes eleven years of work in insurance business and one trip around the world to realise you want to be a designer. Nicola Woods got to Tokyo to find out what she really wants is a career that will offer infinite opportunities and chances. And because it’s never too late, at the...
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Xsenia Runa and Olya Shiskina are not your typical designer duo. They share not only the same vision, but similar backgrounds and a deep understanding of their designs. Although they first met at Central Saint Martins, after graduation they each established their own separate labels. Their decision to work together was actually spontaneous. Probably why...
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London born, Canadian raised, Jean-Pierre Braganza began his creative career studying Fine Arts at York University, Toronto. Whilst studying fine arts he specialized in Painting, however upon being selected for a solo show in the university he began to realize on the night of the opening that his heart lay in fashion, not painting....
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As the last model swaggered off stage, all eyes were focused to the back of the catwalk, ready for the designer and the obligatory ‘quick uncomfortable bow at the side curtain’ before they duck out of view to enjoy the relief and champagne backstage. But we were kept waiting as two burly security guards...
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Think Kate Middleton and an elegant,floor length chiffon dress springs to mind; classic, simple and beautifully crafted. Now take a peek at freshly graduated designer Debbie Huntley’s new label, L.2.Mae… and I think the Duchess may have found a new favourite designer. Just a year after finishing her Fashion Design course at University of...
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“ 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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After completing her BA and MA in Fashion Womenswear at the prestigious Central Saint Martins, Claudia Catzeflis ran a shop on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, selling clothes, books and accessories by new designers. Fast forward to now, and all seems to be changing for the better; she was recently named as one of the...
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If you thought ethical fashion was all slogan T-shirts, beige canvas bags and stone block shoes then take a quick look at the exquisite, sculptural designs of Ada Zanditon. Her sheer panelled skirts, folded futuristic capes, maroon quilted sleeves, asymmetric knitwear and distressed leather torsos are beautifully delicate, yet with a bold, sexy undertone...
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