Interviews 

Mon, 15/03/2010 - With a Gold Award winning collection at Graduate Fashion Week 2009 and citations in Vogue, Elle and ID Magazine, Myrto Stamou has made a confident first step into the fashion industry. Growing up in Greece, her love for fashion flowed from an appreciation for the aesthetics and artistic sensitivity ... READ MORE...

Wed, 10/03/2010 - Rosana Raljevič Ceglar (also known as Niiro) is a jewellery designer located in Slovenia. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, and during her studies she worked and gained experience working at a Murano glass factory, where her job was to create traditional techniques with ... READ MORE...

Wed, 03/03/2010 - Fashion designer Aloye graduated from Italian fashion and design school Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) with a Masters degree in Fashion Communication and Styling. With previous work experience working at high profile fashion labels including Alexander McQueen, Aloye launched her London based ... READ MORE...

Wed, 24/02/2010 - Maiden-Art is an Italian conceptual design brand of clothing, accessories and jewellery for both men and women. Maiden-Art means Pure Art, in other words to dress the Art. Its world is made of research, innovation and irony… with open eyes to the market’s needs. Maiden-Art is not only about ... READ MORE...

Wed, 17/02/2010 - Flik Hall moved to London following her school years and moved into Hackney soon after. She enrolled at Central St Martin’s college where she pursued her options, and quickly developed her curiosity in fashion design. Flik Hall discovered and developed a love for print design in particular. She ... READ MORE...

Mon, 08/02/2010 - Tara St James was born and raised in Montreal, a city known for cultivating young talent before setting it free on the world. In primary school, Tara St James was a big math nerd. She won a contest to become Canada’s top math student in the 4th grade. In high school, Tara was captain of the ... READ MORE...

Wed, 03/02/2010 - Gone are the days when underwear was here just for purpose… unless that purpose is being super on-trend. The past couple of seasons have seen underwear play a bigger part on both the catwalk and individuals. It started subtly with lace, then crop tops, then lace crops tops, now it is perfectly ... READ MORE...

Wed, 27/01/2010 - American Perez was born in June 2008 in Barcelona. Natalia Perez and Jorge Bolado Moo are the names behind the brand. Natalia was born in 1986 in Barcelona; she graduated as a fashion designer in the Superior School of Design ESDI (Barcelona) as well as at the University of Southampton. Jorge ... READ MORE...

Wed, 07/10/2009 - Julieta Lopez Acosta is a fashion designer, stylist and artist painter, living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During her experience as a stylist she worked with renowned photographers, brands, designers and magazines such as Michel Commte, Gustavo Di Mario, Jake Nava, Malik Hassan Sayeed, Ray-Ban, ... READ MORE...

Wed, 30/09/2009 - I was raised in Hackney, and I’m still living in and loving the area. After leaving school I was lucky enough to be able to turn my budding love of clothing and style into an area of professional study. The course at The London College of Fashion provoked and encouraged my thirst to explore and ... READ MORE...

Wed, 09/09/2009 - Martin Lamothe is a label and a project started by Elena Martin. She graduated from ATM, Barcelona’s most prestigious fashion school, to therefore dedicate herself to studying Art History at the Barcelona University. During this time she also attended Southampton Arts School, and was awarded ... READ MORE...

Wed, 26/08/2009 - Reckless Ericka is, a quirky, contemporary label, providing differentiated products with a strong brand value. The Singapore based label consists of a team of 4 – Afton Chen (22), Diorelle Sy (22), Ruth Marbun (23) and Louis Koh (26). The label encompasses the whole spirit of the co-founders as ... READ MORE...

Wed, 19/08/2009 - Born in France, Bryce d’Anice Aime came to London in 1998 and cultivated his talent at Central St. Martins where he graduated with a BA Honours in 2005. Designer d’Anice launched his eponymous label the following year, presenting a highly successful debut collection for Spring/Summer 2007. ... READ MORE...

Tue, 11/08/2009 - „I ain‘t born typical“ says Liv Lundelius. The daughter of a punk-disco-club owner father, and a bohemian travelling mother, the Lundelius’ story is anything but typical… Taken through Southern Europe in a hippy camper van with her mum, up until the age of 5, her unusual childhood ... READ MORE...

Wed, 05/08/2009 - Born in Sweden, Fannie Schiavoni moved to London when she was 18 to study tailoring. She later progressed to the BA Fashion Design Technology course at London College of Fashion and did a number of internships alongside her studies for designers such as Hussein Chalayan, Giles Deacon and Julien ... READ MORE...

Tue, 21/07/2009 - Asia Wysoczynska is about to start her last year at the International Costume and Fashion Design School in Warsaw. She also studied Psychology of Creativity and Art, which gave her deeper look on Fashion Design. Her aim is to design clothes meaningful for the people wearing them. It is all about ... READ MORE...

Wed, 15/07/2009 - The label Âme Sœur Fashion by Taschén was founded in 2008 by two sisters, who wanted to create a label which puts the common creating procedure aside and recalls new shapes and ideas in designing. The challenge was to develop a method which allows making clothes by using a single- pattern ... READ MORE...

Wed, 08/07/2009 - Inspired by her surroundings, Imogen’s experimentalist jewellery takes influence from both architecture and nature combined - from the tallest building to the shyest flower. Delicate porcelain fragments are enrobed in the textured metals of bronze, silver and gold to dramatic effect, creating ... READ MORE...

Wed, 01/07/2009 - Born and raised in Sheffield, Gemma Slack had an innate sense for art and moved to London to cultivate her creativity. She enrolled at the Chelsea College of Art & Design in Fine Arts and was encouraged to try fashion design. Enjoying the process of translating her sculptures and paintings into ... READ MORE...

Mon, 22/06/2009 - Schipper/Arques are a Dutch/Spanish duo living and working in Belgium. Boris studied Arts and later Fashion at the Gerrit Ietveld Academy in Amsterdam, however dropped out to start travelling and working in nightlife. Together Boris and Tomas started doing styling for music videos and various ... READ MORE...

Mon, 15/06/2009 - My background? Since I always get this question I might as well answer it unprompted: my mother is Lebanese, my dad is Palestinian (Westbank) I am German and have lived in London for the last ten years – in my view that still makes me German and as it goes for cultural identity my word is ... READ MORE...

Mon, 08/06/2009 - Mia Lisa Spon and Rui Andersen Rodrigues Diogo have worked together as design team more than four years. As a team we have designed for various companies with projects such as male / female prêt à porter collections, jewellery, bags, identity programs etc. Mia Lisa Spon is a trained tailor and ... READ MORE...

Mon, 01/06/2009 - Growing up in Vienna, Tomasz Donocik moved to London to study at Central Saint Martins, where he specialised in jewellery design. After receiving his MA from the Royal College of Art, he went to work with Stephen Webster, where he designed the Burning Rocks collection for De Beers. Donocik has ... READ MORE...

Mon, 25/05/2009 - "I make fashion for women with ambitions, who are not afraid to take their life in their own hands and conquer the world – with talent, commitment and style." Thus the young austrian designer describes her fashion line. With her label of the same name Anna Aichinger has already successfully ... READ MORE...

Mon, 18/05/2009 - Serguei Povaguin was born in 1980 in Klintsky, Russia. As a teenager he moved to Spain and later studied at the ESDI (Escuela Superior de Diseño de Sabadell) where he graduated as a fashion and textile designer. He later graduated also at the University of Southampton. Since 1998 he has been ... READ MORE...

Mon, 11/05/2009 - Graduating from London College of Fashion over ten years ago, I have worked around the world with a number of well known fashion designers such as Dai Rees, Ksubi and Kirrily Johnston. Influenced by innovative elegance and organic design, my ‘Woodland Seas’ collection of handbags and ... READ MORE...

Sun, 03/05/2009 - I don’t see “Fashion” as a cliché, but rather a unique form of art: It’s a way to translate my feelings, vision and idea of beauty. It is a dream that I try to achieve, live and share. My tools are my pens, papers, needles and fabrics that give life to my fantasies. Not everything I ... READ MORE...

Sun, 26/04/2009 - Svenja Specht is the Designer behind the label Reality Studio. She takes her ideas from the normality that surrounds her - her `Reality´. It’s about taking the mundane, the familiar, and twisting it - turning it upside down and inside out. The `Studio´ stands for the action she is taking to do ... READ MORE...

Mon, 20/04/2009 - Divya Raman recently graduated from London College of Fashion with an MA in womenswear Digital Fashion. FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) is a design label conceived and created during her master's program. Her design ideology employs digital technology in fashion as a toy and tool. FMCG merges ... READ MORE...

Mon, 13/04/2009 - Brazilian born and raised, Julia Valle studied visual communications at UFMG and started working as an art director for fashion communication at Alphorria before her graduation. Soon after finishing her B.A. she moved to Denmark to study Fashion at DesignskolenKolding, where the opportunity to work ... READ MORE...

Mon, 06/04/2009 - The PedroPedro brand is the love child of the award-winning Portuguese designer ironically named Pedro Pedro. While studying Painting and Painting Techniques On Silk, Pedro Pedro also completed a Fashion Design course at the Fashion Academy of Oporto, Portugal in 1998. In 1996, while studying he ... READ MORE...

Mon, 30/03/2009 - British designer Afshin Feiz attended the avant garde fashion school, Studio Berçot in Paris. He grew up in England where he attended Cranleigh School in Surrey, and then in Vancouver BC, Canada. He studied French Literature at Reed College in Portland, Oregon in the United States before moving to ... READ MORE...

Mon, 23/03/2009 - Erin Lewis is a British designer currently working in Mexico City. Her previous collection was a fusion of history and the future of fashion, with an apocalyptic edge questioning the outlook of production and longevity in fashion. Striving to maintain tradition in textiles she sourced all wool from ... READ MORE...

Mon, 16/03/2009 - João Pimenta was born in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The label exists since 2003 and presents fashion shows since 2004 during the Casa de Criadores fashion week, a special event for emerging designers. The store, situated in the Vila Madalena’s neighborhood exposes, ... READ MORE...

Mon, 09/03/2009 - I am currently living and working in Lisbon and Berlin, where I have been developing a continuous project on the relation between fashion and memory. My work is developed within the field of fashion design with a special emphasis on research and both an experimental and transversal approach to ... READ MORE...

Mon, 02/03/2009 - Andreas Eberharter was born 1971 in Schwaz / Austria and works since 1994 as a freelance goldsmith. He founded his label AND_i in 2001: “Sexy, provoking and wild. My brand-new jewellery and accessories collection “Horny” was inspired by Tyrolean buckhorn. I designed a collection which for the ... READ MORE...

Mon, 16/02/2009 - Felipe graduated from Central St Martins with a 1st class BA Honours Degree in Menswear 2008, as well was rewarded with a shared prize for best portfolio of the year from the design agency Smith. Felipe was also invited to showcase his collection at the Weekend Le Vif / L'Express Magazine Fashion ... READ MORE...

Mon, 16/02/2009 - Louise Simmonds is a designer with the highest quality of clothing on her mind. Whilst studying and since graduating Louise has worked with designers such as N.O.K.I, Boudicca, and after a personal recommendation while assisting from Giles Deacon, she also worked freelance for Geraldine Larkin. ... READ MORE...

Mon, 09/02/2009 - My name is Mariana, I’m Brazilian and I discovered fashion during my childhood. I used to watch my mother and grandmother knitting scarves and sweaters in winter and I always wanted to learn some knitting techniques. But at that time, I never asked myself if I could ever work with fashion in the ... READ MORE...

Mon, 02/02/2009 - Growing up in a tiny village in the south of Sweden I first came to London to study a Foundation Year in Art and Design at London College of Fashion. As far back as I can remember I was always drawing clothes and regardless of all the hours practicing, my drawing skills are still very poor. However ... READ MORE...

Mon, 26/01/2009 - Minna Palmqvist is a Finnish designer based in Stockholm. Her work explores the tension between fashion norms and everyday reality. The current collection Intimately Social investigates the boundaries and collisions between the socially accepted body and the intimate, physical body. The shapes we ... READ MORE...

Mon, 26/01/2009 - Ravishing Mad is a new Swedish brand, founded in 2007 by designer Anna Österlund. The first collection was launched during the Stockholm Fashion week in January 2008 and received a lot of attention in both Swedish and international press. Anna has a Bachelors degree in fashion design at the ... READ MORE...

Mon, 19/01/2009 - Fashion designer José Durán, one of New York’s most distinctive young artists. The designs from Durán’s collections are inspired by a church massacre in the designer’s hometown during the Haitian Revolution. Durán’s creations combine artificial structures with vibrantly coloured satins ... READ MORE...

Mon, 05/01/2009 - My name is Stefán Orschel-Read. I design couture menswear under the label Orschel-Read. I was born in India in a tiny town above the cloud line. I spent most of my childhood in rural Scotland. I have always been fascinated with fashion. I used to draw clothes for relaxation. I did a foundation in ... READ MORE...

Mon, 15/12/2008 - I was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and have always enjoyed drawing and making clothes; but never thought of becoming a fashion designer when I was younger. I have been travelling and working here and there, before starting my Foundation Studies at London College of Fashion; it was during that course ... READ MORE...

Mon, 15/12/2008 - Vibe Johansson received her fashion education at the Polimoda Fashion Institute in Florence, Italy, followed by intensive training in design technology at BEC Design in Copenhagen, Denmark. Vibe has been doing fashion ever since she was little. Her design departure point comes mostly from music ... READ MORE...

Mon, 08/12/2008 - When Anna Holvik in 2002 decided to apply for an Industrial Fashion Design & Pattern-cutting Diploma in her native country Sweden, it was only to enhance her experience of working as a stylist, and for a better understanding of construction, materials and the logistics of fashion. A few months into ... READ MORE...

Mon, 01/12/2008 - Jennifer Jarvis was never far from the creative inspirations of London, as she born and raised in Kent. She studied at De Montfort University, graduating in 2008 and during her degree she fell in love with the endless possibilities of creativity within knitwear. Jennifer's final graduating ... READ MORE...

Mon, 01/12/2008 - Tugce Ozocak was born in Turkey-Istanbul and grew up with a vibe of a big cosmopolitan city. In 2003 she did an exchange year, moved to Western Belgium and attended a technical school for fashion design. That’s where her interest in fashion sparked. Excited by the Academy of Antwerp’s graduate ... READ MORE...

Mon, 01/12/2008 - From an early age Lenka Padysakova always stood by her vision with a passion for art, classical music, fashion, film and theatre. 12 years of being taught to play the piano by the most elegant gentleman in the world brought her to the world of beauty, charm and classic elegance. She was only 16 ... READ MORE...

Mon, 24/11/2008 - Rödel LA was created in 2007 by people with the desire to transcend, who saw in their way to dress (more than just fashion) a space for self-fulfilment with colours, shapes and textures, exceeding every limit, searching for beauty alone, the unquestionable and the contradictory. Rödel LA is a ... READ MORE...

Mon, 17/11/2008 - Christina Berger is a student of the Modeklasse (Raf Simons and Veronique Branquinho) at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, where she received the 2006 Adlmueller Scholarship for her collection "Du Hochlandwilde Scheue Maid (Geierwally Vs. Liquid Sky)". In 2006 she founded the label ... READ MORE...

Mon, 10/11/2008 - Unlike many fashion designers, from a young age I was never interested in drawing or design. Born in Japan, my teenage years involved fencing and not much more - I was far from conscious about what I or other people wore. However, following my arrival to London I started to meet lots of exciting ... READ MORE...

Mon, 03/11/2008 - In 2005, when they met on the banks of a Parisian fashion school, Luise & Franck already imagined the concept of their own clothing line for men. Two years later, they create the label Luise&Franck and launch in 2007 their first collection in Paris. This Franco-(East)German duo, mainly inspired ... READ MORE...

Mon, 20/10/2008 - Shoe label Koji Horigome is based in London, UK and launched in 2008. Koji graduated from Cordwainers at London College of Fashion 2005, and awarded ‘Cordwainers Excellence Award’. During his study he started working for several UK based shoe companies as a shoe designer. Having worked a few ... READ MORE...

Mon, 13/10/2008 - Anneloes van Osselaer is a Dutch fashion designer based in Amsterdam. She recently graduated with distinction in BA Fashion Design from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute, and won the Lichting 2008/G-STAR RAW Talent Award during the Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Anneloes’ graduation ... READ MORE...

Mon, 06/10/2008 - Upon graduating from two of Britain’s most respected artistic educational institutions. Jaiden rVa James was Born, when the minds of two young creative’s Rasharn de Vera Agyemang & Jaiden James came together. The labels aim is to deliver contemporary menswear, cutting edge but always wearable ... READ MORE...

Mon, 29/09/2008 - Anuschka Hoevener is a fashion designer living and working in Berlin. After finishing her master studies at the Burg Giebichenstein University in the former East German city Halle, she worked as a design assistant for Tess Giberson in New York and opened her own studio/showroom in Berlin in ... READ MORE...

Mon, 22/09/2008 - Jessica Harris is an American fashion designer living and working in Rome, Italy. Her designs are delicate and embellished, inspired by images in art, antique objects, vintage, culture, irony, and child-like day dreaming. Jessica opened her Roman boutique/atelier '38 Leopardo' in March of 2006. ... READ MORE...

Mon, 08/09/2008 - My collection is based on the idea of being a spy, as well as on “The Lost Man”, which explores the associations of being lost and how someone would survive. Through my research I came across a drawing which was an interpretation by Marcus Sedwigwick on the author Arthur Ransome, who was also a ... READ MORE...

Mon, 01/09/2008 - Seth Pratt will impress you, it’s that simple. Born in Paragould Arkansas, I don’t think anyone could’ve guessed he’d end up here, in LA. But he has arrived, thankfully. Although he hasn’t released an official collection before, and he’s never had a real fashion show of his own, he’s ... READ MORE...

Mon, 25/08/2008 - Jane Pain was shaped as a label and concept for lingerie in the Mayan Riviera during holidays: Patricia Salinas, a sociologist and self-made designer, started to play with fabrics and textures and the ideas around sensuality and sexuality surrounding lingerie emerged. Her father had been a skilled ... READ MORE...

Mon, 18/08/2008 - Nicholas-Guy Smith is a menswear design student at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Currently on his industry year, Nicholas is gallivanting around New York gaining experience and sourcing research ready for his final collection. Nicholas' work has won him the Paul Smith Tailoring ... READ MORE...

Mon, 11/08/2008 - My work is inspired by everything that goes on around me. My inspiration for this collection was cultural symbolism. How people create each other. How we are moulded to be what our culture lets us. Are we perceived by others the way we intend to be perceived? Or are we judged under their own ... READ MORE...

Mon, 04/08/2008 - The label is a Vienna based fashion label working in the field of high quality women’s wear. Mangelware´s design has a subtle graphical expression with focus on details, such like pleats, smocked fabric, the cuts and the use and combination of high quality materials that accentuate the body in a ... READ MORE...

Mon, 28/07/2008 - My last collection which I exhibited at Graduate Fashion Week 2008 was called “The Circular Motion of Life”. It was inspired by a sentence that I had read about how the first three years of a child’s life determines their character and personality in later life. During this research I ... READ MORE...

Mon, 21/07/2008 - I am a new addition to the pool of young designers, fighting to keep my head above the water. I was born and bread on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, Finnish by birth and heritage. However, for the past four years I have learned the English way of life, and albeit the terrible taste in deep fried ... READ MORE...

Mon, 14/07/2008 - Julia And Ben was founded in 2007 after the two designers met at ESMOD Fashion school in Berlin. Our Inspiration comes from all sorts of things that surround us. As our studio is located in the Berlin Mitte Art Centre, a lot of it comes from daily random stuff we see. Work is all about process ... READ MORE...

Mon, 07/07/2008 - Elements of puppetry, gothica, and 18th century aristocracy underpin this, my first menswear collection. Designers, Boudicca and Bruno Pieters have been influential alongside films such as ‘Being John Malcovich’, ‘The Cell’ and music videos from Marilyn Manson. These references influenced ... READ MORE...

Mon, 30/06/2008 - My inspiration for this collection (my first) came about from my analysis of the mind under a state of psychosis. I wanted to try and understand what it might feel like to be bound and restricted by the mind and its activities. I am inspired by surrealism. My collection named Madame Veroniques ... READ MORE...

Mon, 16/06/2008 - The clothes that I design are beautifully crafted pieces with intricate fabric manipulation and a whimsical fantasy like quality. My work is often described as bold and dramatic and sometimes avant garde, especially for the collection show pieces. As a passionate person and an innovative designer, ... READ MORE...

Mon, 09/06/2008 - The label Volutio stands for a man of modern thought and emancipation dressed in eloquent yet uncoerced suits that evolve from the established formal attire. Volutio continues the search for an advanced form to suit today’s chevalier. I founded the label Volutio in 2007 after a medaled diploma ... READ MORE...

Mon, 02/06/2008 - Ultra-graphic prints, eye-popping colour, and legendry designs make Belle Sauvage’s futuristic street-style, jet into the face of mainstream streetwear, By offering a combination of slick subversive imagery projected onto body-con viscose and leather showpieces, sure to impress any streetwear ... READ MORE...

Mon, 26/05/2008 - "I started imagining clothes the same way I started creating images: with a sense of curiosity and innocence driven by my no-background background. No school. No teachers. No telly. No boundaries. No formatting. I like the idea of a world that we could live and shape by ourselves, only by ... READ MORE...

Mon, 19/05/2008 - I have just graduated the MA in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. My graduate collection consisted of 10 outfits with shoes, inspired by the artists Christo & Jeanne Claudes wrapping projects and 50’s Couture. Growing up, I was overexposed to good taste. ... READ MORE...

Mon, 12/05/2008 - Our mission is simple, to make great hats that people can wear at any and all occasions… But this mission is founded on the profound belief that there is a hat for every head, making our endeavor an eternal learning process as we develop new styles to suit our ever growing following of loyal ... READ MORE...

Mon, 05/05/2008 - "I will never forget the feeling when I first saw the very cheesy movie Sissi. I remember it like yesterday. I begged my parents to buy me Sissi books for Christmas and I spent hours trying to draw the beautiful dresses. Enrolling at Esmod fashion school Munich in 2001 was just a logical step from ... READ MORE...

Mon, 28/04/2008 - The Donna Sgro label is based in Sydney, Australia and launched in 2007. Having a strong interest in creativity and individual expression, I launched the label knowing I needed to create a journey for myself, and a means to be expressive of my difference. Always standing apart and wanting to ... READ MORE...

Mon, 21/04/2008 - Neurotica is a London based label specializing in hand printed pieces designed by Victoria McGrane: Originally from Lancashire, England, I grew up in the sunny Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia where I studied Visual Arts at Sydney College of The Arts and Textile Design for Print at East ... READ MORE...

Mon, 14/04/2008 - Swedish by birth, American by choice and British by residence. In a way that sums up who I am quite well, I’m definitely a “wherever I lay my hat” kind of person. I’m Josefine Wing, 29 years old and I’ve crammed as much as I could possibly fit into those years. Despite that I don’t feel ... READ MORE...

Mon, 07/04/2008 - I originally grew up in the west coast of Scotland in a small village called Skermorlie. I then moved to Australia where I lived and went to school for a year. My family and I then moved back to Scotland to Falkirk where we still live. I am currently London based but go between both countries very ... READ MORE...