Discovering And Supporting Pioneers In Contemporary Fashion
Witness of Heritage
An unusual confidence of something known by stereotypes but never faced too personally become an aim of consciousness. It's a primordial connection with the sense of home, cosy but difficult to explain if not with the nearness of the experience itself
Fly On The Wall: Yousef Akbar
NJAL delves into the dark design psyche of Yousef Akbar, discovering his inspirations, mood boards and sketches
Jouy
The Jouy collection was inspired by all the muses around the world, especially Kiki de Montparnasse, Paris in the 20's
(Re)Vision Society
Discover more about the team’s thoughtful perspectives on fashion and their conceptual projects where entire collections are crafted from cut-offs in the manufacturing process that would otherwise be destined for landfill sites
Sleek
Delve into a world of soft curves, strong angles and sporty overtones with Sleek, YVY’s collection of Swiss leather accessories
Fashion Trends’ Impact on Society
Luciana Zegheanu's explores how fashion affects our political, economical and societal landscape
The Spirit Of Adolescence
Gabriela Ostolaza's graduate collection chronicles a journey into adulthood. The Spirit Of Adolescence explores feelings of nostalgia and loss of innocence, confronting ones biggest fear of losing themselves in the habitual lifestyle of the norm
Clerkenwell Design Week
To celebrate this rich and diverse community, Clerkenwell Design Week has created a showcase of leading UK and international brands and companies presented in a series of showroom events, exhibitions and special installations that take place across the area
A Moodboard Moment: Andreeva
This week NJAL muses on the long blooming relationship between fashion and fauna, and highlights talent renewing this age-old, clichéd source of creativity with contemporary conviction
Perfect / Perfake
Influential mass media infiltrate all aspects of our daily life, through tremendous media channel and advertisement, feminine are unconsciously influenced and be distorted the concept of feminine beauty
Malta Fashion Week
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Malta is one amazing week of superb fashion shows, parties and events that reach the highest standards of similar fashion weeks held in other fashion capitals worldwide
Restless
Flora Sophie Taubner graduates from the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design. Each of her projects starts with a feeling of dissatisfaction. Something is not right, others could be done in a different way or maybe you should return to the good old way?
Fly on the Wall: Desirée Slabik
NJAL brings you a complete #flyonthewall experience of Desirée's studio, sharing her mood boards, her studio playlist and behind the scenes shots from her show
Sabrina Segment
Uruguay is the sultry duo of Stepha Murphy and Benjamin Dawson-Sivalia. Their enchanting debut comes in the form of the video “Sabrina Segment,” which will have your musical taste-buds drooling
Designer Focus: Marianna Senchina
Who would have thought the strict sartorial codes of scout uniforms could be so effectively hybridised with the opulent aesthetics of Baroque?
Fluxus
The collection draws inspiration from Fluxus movement, where artists were influenced by the ideas of John Cage, an experimental musician who believed that one should embark on a piece without having a conception of the eventual end
Doing Fashion Paper No.6 | Launch Event
Don't miss the launch of The Doing Fashion Paper! This annual publication of the Institute of Fashion Design, wants to inspire, not to sell products. It is necessary to change the way of looking at things - by showing alternative body images, unfinished and unpolished drafts, experimental methods of designing and creative freedom
A Journey to Dance
Since the beginning, S M K stands for ethical practices, cruelty-free fashion and low-waste production. The new materials used for this collection embody the label's desire to make fashion more and more sustainable & respectful of the world we live in
Arethé Stockholm
In NJAL’s latest Designer Focus, Alina Bendikova – designer and bonafide #bosslady behind Arethé – steals the spotlight
Night Owls by Muschi Kreuzberg
Night Owls' is part of a three-shorts collection called Badtime Stories for Berlin fashion label Muschi Kreuzberg. The videos explores the more careless and juvenile side of romance
Sayya
Expressive silhouettes, perfect fit, natural fabrics and exceptional design form the basis of Luba Makarenko's designs
Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins is a world famous arts and design college and part of University of the Arts London
Coltrane
Coltrane is a Swiss based designer brand initiated in 2016 by Amihan Zemp. “I want each of my works to be ‘my favourite things’
Sarah Parker
Adorned in Fantasy’ explores the ideas of fantasy and escapism in a world plagued by disaster
Zou
Inspired by the 70´s skinhead subculture in London photographed by Derek Ridgers. Bold shapes and check patterns are mixed with soft materials, pastel tones and white colour as ZOU is known for
Atelier Terra Urbana
Birds of Paradise are the most striking and dramatic birds in the world
Fade Out Label
A unisex line of exclusive clothing and accessories handcrafted from deconstructed vintage materials
Alias
The collection brings in the beauty of contradiction through the ‘rebellious romance’
Andy Lifschutz
Drawing from feminine grace and empowerment to create pieces rooted in their organic forms
University of Westminster
Has always been and continues to be, imaginative in recognising new needs and developing appropriate offerings for its many target markets
Mei Kawa
Creating sartorial armour for the modern woman and man, the pieces are at once functional and stylish with refined tailoring and an acute eye for detail
Anni Ruuth
Ode for Premiére is an exploration through natural materials, reflecting with the sensitivity of ballet
The Commissioners
The pioneers of the fashion film genre will discuss its future at a new series of events focusing on branded content
Ivana Tomic
Drawing inspiration from John Cage, the experimental musician who believed that one should embark on a piece without having a conception of the eventual end
Nadia Yurkiv
Blending the freedom and silhouette of the '60s with the rebellion and art of the '20s the latest Nadia Yurkiv collection has a graphic, bold, disobedient nature
Seokwoon Yoon
Exploring the beauty of balance between two different things, Seokwoon believes that all things have at least two different aspects and they can create an incredible synergy
About
Berlin-based brand steals the spotlight with some sobering truths about the fashion industry
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia
Australia's premier fashion and lifestyle event and showcases the collections of Australia's leading designer brands
Salo Shayo
With an eye for detail and genuine interest in experimental techniques, the Mexican designer explores diverse materials and structures
Lucio Vanotti
Purism, reductionism, concision are Lucio Vanotti’s visual instruments of choice
The Society of the Spectacle: Beauty, Fashion & Art
Quite unnaturally, our world has undergone a drastic transformation in the last few of years, rather than the slow and steady progression we've seen in the past
Hannah Price
Taking inspiration from Arctic Explorers such as Shackleton, which subsequently led her onto researching into Arctic tribes, providing her a wealth of inspiration in the form of materials and oversized silhouettes
Diana Fontana
Inspired by irregular forms and asymmetry combined with reinvented classic silhouettes to achieve contemporary and bohemique looks at the same time
Sara Armstrong
Pushing beyond the static of the dream, rich, conflicted colours clash and then tuck deftly into tailored turns, an orchestrated, sophisticated chaos of pattern, textures and time
Ya Jewelry
Creating items can go beyond being merely a decorative element, and become a delicate bridge linking the human body with universal beauty
Der Metropol
The FILA x Der Metropol collaboration is a crossover collection where the minimalism and geometry characteristics of FILA are reinterpreted in new volumes, textile constructions like the jacquard fabric, and prints that refer to the 1980s and 1990s
Fashion Future Graduate Showcase
A showcasing event of 100 of the top fashion graduates from Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design and Academy of Art University
A.n.x.
A Balance of Contradictions expresses the tension of a young girl trying to assimilate into the ‘Australian way of life’ while appreciating her Chinese heritage and maintaining a sense of self
Transfashional | Experimental Fashion in the Context of Contemporary Art
Can art and fashion respond to current social, economic, cultural and environmental urgencies and shape new paradigmatic positions?
Lickstudio
Living in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia has made Juliana Ng and Laurensia Salim long for simpler life in the countryside. The idea of a lighthearted and fresh lifestyle has set the tone for this inspired collection
Sarah van der Wilk
While researching a conscious approach to life, Sarah was inspired by traditional Japanese art forms such as the art of drinking tea and the art of flower arrangement
Orange Culture
The Lagosian designer matches a self-aware and expressive design technique with contemporary Western silhouettes, and a distinctly African sensibility
Constantine/Renakossy
Rhéō revisits the period of the modernist movement on the nexus of the desire for a change in the world
Children of the Revolution: Why China’s Designers Are Ahead Of The Fashion Curve
There’s a slow but steady revolution taking place in Chinese fashion. Although still in its infancy, over the last few years the industry has shown strength of character and creative knack that speak of remarkable maturity, all the while challenging the status quo
Daria D'Ambrosio
"Do not move the memory, don't forget" - This collection comes from the necessity to keep memories alive from Daria's own childhood
Designer Focus: Paula Knorr
Citing the woman as her muse and femininity as the creative energy behind each collection, Paula seeks to capture the fragile complexity of the female mind in her clothes. Her ideas are simple, her designs are anything but
D.efect
Lithuania-based label D.EFECT looks for the beauty in imperfection and celebrates the defects that make each of us unique
Parsons Paris
A leader in art and design education since its founding in 1896, Parsons has cultivated outstanding artists, designers, scholars, businesspeople, and community leaders for more than a century.