The interpretation of Sheila McKain-Waid’s fourth and latest womenswear range for London-based fashion brand DAKS started the moment one unfolded the layers of the beautifully crafted ticket for the runway show that would unveil the quintessentially British brand’s collection during London Fashion Week. In essence, DAKS’s Autumn/Winter 2013 womenswear collection...
Marking a departure from his previous collections, where minimalist angular prints and tailoring played writ large a creative role in their sartorial direction, for Autumn/Winter 2013 Eudon Choi presented an exuberant and highly accomplished collection of womenswear where colours and textures worked perfectly to create elegantly feminine silhouettes. Titled ‘Varykino’,...
Contract magazine announced the winners on the 34th Annual Interiors Awards on 25 January 2013. The winning projects were chosen from approximately 400 submissions by judges Alan Ricks (2012 Designer of the Year), Dina Griffin, Nancy Keatinge, Margaret Sullivan, and Stephen Apkin for revealing excellence and innovation across 13 categories...
Fashion label Valentino’s creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have collaborated with renowned disappearing artist Liu Bolin to promote a new camouflage collection of garments, footwear and accessories for men. The camouflage patterns come in a colour palette that comprises green, camel, blue, black, grey and ivory with...
Since it was founded in Italy in 1982, Stone Island has grown to become one of the most respectable men’s fashion brands in the world. Growing out of C.P. Company, considered the forefather of Italian casual wear brands, Stone Island was the creative brainchild of Massimo, a graphic designer inspired...
There is little doubt that 2013 will be a good year for Diego Vanassibara. After showing his footwear designs during the fashion showcase London Collections: Men (the British capital’s equivalent of a men’s fashion week) in January 2013, the young Brazilian designer has deservedly caught the attention of fashion buyers...
ECCO shoes are a particularly interesting case study in the footwear industry; if anything, from the standpoint of how the company functions and operates. Founded in the early 1960s by Karl Toosbuy in Denmark, ECCO has always strived to create high-quality, beautifully crafted leather shoes and accessories in a variety...
New York-based fashion designer Prabal Gurung has unveiled its digital campaign for Spring 2013. Featuring model Joan Smalls photographed by Daniel Jackson, the campaign illustrates Gurung’s designs which had been inspired by Anish Kapoor’s geometric and biomorphic sculptures....
Guide London is an established men’s designer clothing retailer that, since it was founded in the 1980s, has been catering for those looking for the traditional British look with a combination of smart, casual and basic collections. Located in East London’s Petticoat Lane, a market famous for its trade of...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected 15 recipients for the 2013 AIA Young Architects Award, open to all architects who became licensed within the past 10 years regardless of their age. This award, now in its 20th year, honours individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant...