Day: September 25, 2021

Original ArticleLeah Kelly by Design, stands for sustainable handmade one-off couture gowns of organic wearable art. Leah presents an organic concept process of using banana bark replacing corset boning, pineapple fiber for tulle, crystals for buttons, & the original timelessness of hand embroidery. "Rainforest to Runway is a collection of couture gowns created using natural fibers and made sustainably off-the-grid in the middle of the Rainforest of Far North Qld, Australia.

Original ArticleTokyo Twiggy is a custom streetwear brand with original textiles that create edgy yet comfortable garments. Her SS22 collection is named Retrograde. Designer Jenn Felts, who graduated from The Art Institute of Indianapolis, struggled to find fabrics to meet her vision, which led to creating her own textiles and the founding of Tokyo Twiggy in 2018. In 2019 Jenn won the Indiana Fashion Week 2019 Emerging Designer Competition judged by Fern Mallis of New York Fashion Week.

Original ArticleAimee Nielsen's new collection 'A Tempestade' is inspired by the symbolic nature of the phases of a storm: the calmness before, the storm itself, and the destruction afterwards. The collection also draws on inspiration from the 16th and17th centuries. The collection incorporates menswear, women swear, and gender-neutral pieces while utilizing techniques such as hand embroidery, draping, pleating, and tailoring. Aimee's previous work has been featured in La Botanica Magazine Winter Issue N.6, Newsweek, Pop sugar, and Zimbio as well as having been displayed at museum at FIT in New York. Aimee maintains a couture line, Aimee Nielsen, and an…

Original ArticleRowena Meghan is a luxury swim and resort wear label based in Perth, Australia, founded by Rowena Schultz in 2019, that draws inspiration from sub cultures and time periods. Rowena Meghan was born from the love of fashion and life, designs that celebrate the uniqueness of the world and the people that live in it. Destination: Punk draws on punk culture mixed with resort ready-to-wear. The collection was inspired by the current time we are living in, fighting for rights, fighting for our environment and fighting for freedom.

Original ArticleLONDON, 20 Sept 2021: TENCEL Luxe made its London Fashion Week debut during Osman Yousefzadas SS22 collection at Berkley Square restaurant Amazonico. TENCEL Luxe is the innovative new luxury filament from the Lenzing Group, made from sustainably sourced wood pulp that is transformed into an endless filament with properties that are comparable to silk. As a step-change in sustainable wood-based cellulosic fibre technology, TENCEL Luxe-branded lyocell filament is derived from wood grown in renewable, sustainably managed forests, in keeping with the stringent guidelines of the Lenzing Wood and Pulp Policy, and can be manufactured at a commercial scale. It…

Original ArticleKELSE ia a contemporary yet timeless brand that encapsulates the art of craftsmanship, where the love for design is fuelled by the appreciation of manual labor, free from gender barriers. With a deep focus on the artistry of the pieces resulting in high quality, sustainable designs all designed and manufactured in London. The collection has been directly inspired by the work of artist Georgia o'Keeffe, whose work largely involved paintings of enlarged flowers, and landscapes, encapsulating her feelings. Much like the work of o'Keeffe, the collection is centered around nature, with(90%) of the products being derived from natural source.Kelse…

Original ArticleSuKaz Jackets, created by Designer Susan Hollingsworth, is the product of 20 years living in international locales. A labor of love between designer, textile artisan, and seamstress; the wearable art pieces serve as tangible reminders of cultural craft passed down through generations. Telling a unique story, threads of ancient traditions are interwoven with flashes of contemporary elegance. Each jacket is a labor of love between designer, fiber artist and seamstress; a reflection of countless hours spent haunting markets and bazaars from Africa to the Middle and Far East, points along the Silk Road of Central Asia, and the mother…