Artistry visionary and Argentinian-born Aitor Throup is fascinated with illustration and creates designs dictated by forms – an aesthetic of process and not of product, where fashion happens to be the outcome. Throup’s previously collaborated and rebranded Stone Island and Umbro, as well as
When reading about fashion illustration there’s a constantly repeated phrase – ‘capturing the essence of a garment’ – and that’s what most illustrators subscribe to. Technical skills, such as the ability to render the texture of herringbone tweed or capturing
A projected apotheosis of Chinese culture, Laurence Xu’s debut Paris couture show tightly wove traditional art with uniquely Western wefts. Transforming his space into an exposition arena, the Shandong designer vaulted an enormous wooden loom above his runway. And,
Mens and womenswear label Baracuta is the epitome of British youth culture and military heritage. Robust jackets symbolise Baracuta’s ethos of ‘function over fashion’. Baracuta’s AW14 Ivory Label collection was recently showcased at Pitti Uomo and WP Lavori showroom in
Cigarette packets and vibes of a bygone era, Christopher Shannon’s Autumn / Winter 2014 show at the recent London Collections: Men had the more mature members of the crowd gathered at the old sorting office reminiscing of the years that
Street-wear and smart is what KM&B is all about – a collaboration between Olivia M’Bia (wife of Cameroon footballer Stephane M’Bia) and renowned British designer Emma Griffiths. For their Debut Autumn / Winter 2014 menswear collection they have crafted a
Artistry visionary and Argentinian-born Aitor Throup is fascinated with illustration and creates designs dictated by forms – an aesthetic of process and not of product, where fashion happens to be the outcome. Throup’s previously collaborated and rebranded Stone Island and Umbro, as well as
When reading about fashion illustration there’s a constantly repeated phrase – ‘capturing the essence of a garment’ – and that’s what most illustrators subscribe to. Technical skills, such as the ability to render the texture of herringbone tweed or capturing
A projected apotheosis of Chinese culture, Laurence Xu’s debut Paris couture show tightly wove traditional art with uniquely Western wefts. Transforming his space into an exposition arena, the Shandong designer vaulted an enormous wooden loom above his runway. And,
Mens and womenswear label Baracuta is the epitome of British youth culture and military heritage. Robust jackets symbolise Baracuta’s ethos of ‘function over fashion’. Baracuta’s AW14 Ivory Label collection was recently showcased at Pitti Uomo and WP Lavori showroom in
Cigarette packets and vibes of a bygone era, Christopher Shannon’s Autumn / Winter 2014 show at the recent London Collections: Men had the more mature members of the crowd gathered at the old sorting office reminiscing of the years that
Street-wear and smart is what KM&B is all about – a collaboration between Olivia M’Bia (wife of Cameroon footballer Stephane M’Bia) and renowned British designer Emma Griffiths. For their Debut Autumn / Winter 2014 menswear collection they have crafted a