This year’s summer exhibition at the V&A explores club culture in the 1980’s and it’s collision with mainstream fashion. Club To Catwalk: London Fashion in The 1980s charters the designers, club kids and musicians that inspired a generation to ‘Choose
Label of The Day – Paola Balzano
Paola Balzano launched her label in September 2012 after graduating from Rome’s Accademia di Costume e di Moda. Inspired by the powerful force of nature, Paola creates distinctive prints that are intended to be worn as a second skin. Using
Achtland SS14
Welcome to the new smugness. That’s what ACHTLAND‘s collection appeared to be at first sight. But looking deeper and trying to find the message behind the fashion, you’ll see it’s neither narrow-minded nor old-fashioned. The label just succeeds in combining
Label of The Day – Jenny Schwarz
Coming from a long line of tailors, Central Saint Martins graduate Jenny Schwarz keeps her family tradition alive. With each collection referencing a passage of history, a quote or classic literature, Jenny’s designs take influence from the past and bring them
Illustrator of The Week – Danny Keeling
A clear confidence of sketch is displayed in Danny Keeling’s work, whether that’s with thinner lines for the more realistic pieces or thicker brush strokes for the stylized illustrations. Colours play a big part with eye-catching blocks of pure colour covering
Label of The Day – Orschel-Read
Stefán Orschel-Read launched his eponymous menswear label in 2008 and has ever since designed for a uniquely British kind of dandy. Past influences have included Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel ‘Orlando’, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Lord Paget – a privileged Peter Pan libertine