Stalked: Talia Cansiz, Emerging Fashion Designer
12 August 2015
The lovely Talia is another designer I met at graduate fashion and the last of my GFW darlings.. I loved her final collection.. think Sports Lux !
I love that designing, particularly in Fashion, combines art and function. I feel lucky to work in an industry that I love and which appreciates creative minds. I always strive to problem solve, so working towards a market and a purpose is what drives my designs. Seeing my work in the flesh or spotting it in store is really rewarding.
Stalked: Chloe Smith, Graduate Fashion Designer
10 August 2015
Another one to watch fresh out of college is Chloe Smith, with her very cool final show of mystical creatures and houndstooth....
What do you love about designing?
I enjoy seeing what I have sketched brought
to life and become something wearable. It's the whole process from start to
finish really, the creativity and freedom to make anything I want! It's such a
great feeling when someone asks where your clothes are from and the answer is
'I made it'. I'm really looking forward to seeing people on the street wearing
my designs in the future.
Stalked: Emerging Fashion Designer, Chu Wang
3 August 2015
Please may I introduce you to another of tomorrows big designers, Chu Wang, a recent graduate who I discovered at Graduate Fashion Week and absolutely adored his stunning designers, drawing on his Chinese upbringing. I caught up with him to find out more about his collection and whats next..
What do you love about
designing?
I am always inspired
by a multitude to things from a location to architecture to photography and even
a piece of plain paper. I like to combine 2D work from different media and
develop it into 3D.
Stalked: Annamarie Sabo, Jewellery Designer, La Corza
30 July 2015
Recently I was introduced to the very talented Annamarie Sabo, the jewellery designer behind La Corza; “Inspiration is never the question,” says Annamarie. “It’s really finding
ways to channel that inspiration, to decide which lines to follow and how far,
that is my challenge.” I caught up with her to find out why she loves designing and what tips she has for young emerging designers...
How did you get to
where you are now and what do you love about jewellery design?
When you start with
nature as your inspiration, you are never at a loss for ideas. I literally fill
my sketchbooks with ideas when I'm out traveling and then begin the lengthy
process of seeing which designs speak the loudest, or demand to be made. My
first cactus cuff bracelet happened that way, by seeing the interior skeleton
of a preserved cactus while I was hiking through the desert. That architecture
that was revealed, the fine network of veins that once carried the life force
of that magnificent plant, struck me as an amazing pattern. From there I began
seeing the shape of a bracelet wrapped around my wrist, as if it were carrying
that same energy back into my body. That was years ago and I am still refining
that design with many different variations.
I design for both
women and men, and that is one La Corza's strengths, I think. I love seeing my
designs on people from people who look different from one another but share
something within, a certain strength and certainty. I'm thrilled that my pieces
look as stunning on Conchita Wurst as they do on an NFL football player or
someone as iconic as Alicia Keys or Alexa Chung. I design for individuals who
want to stand out.
Stalked: Johnny Wang Emerging Designer, BCollide
23 July 2015
You may remember I
previously blogged about these guys in February this year when they were
manically preparing for London Fashion Week, well now things are slightly
calmer I’ve got them back on the blog for you all to meet them properly!!
Please may I introduce one of my favourite emerging fashion brands, BCollide,
headed up by the talented Johnny Wang.
This time we caught up
in his studio in Soho with a glass of wine to talk about how he’s developing
his brand and what is coming next..
BCollide is still very
young, how are you building your brand at the moment?
We’ve been very
fortunate and grateful for all the support given by CFE, BFC, SANE
Communications, and Touba London, which guided us building the brand from
scratch with a well informed background knowledge. In the studio, we work
extremely hard on designs and product development. Outside the studio, our
wonderful PR and sales are working their magic to help grow brand exposure and
stockists. However, we are at the moment an intimate team, and believe in
building the brand one step at a time so we can grow together with our audience
and ensure creating worthwhile designs for them.
What's you're brand
ethos?
Actually you (Style
StreetStalker) are a really good example of what BCollide represents. A young
professional living and working in a city like London needs good design that
helps generate interesting conversations and doesn’t interrupt her daily
routine at the same time. All of our ideas are executed with our customer in
mind. The product needs to be beautifully constructed and finished, easily
cared for, and effortlessly incorporated into any existing wardrobes.
/ City / Maverick / Tailored
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