These Stolen Girlfriends Club images have been circulating around the web for a while now, and I'm a bit late on the update due to being overwhelmingly busy with work. But, the collection is too good not to post about. It's as though the designer decided to put everything that's hot right now - strong shoulders, mesh panels, lace, nude shades, pops of neon and zippers - into one collection. We're not complaining!
Eco-friendly clothing is no longer a hard to find specialty. You don't even have to look past the mall doors these days to find a decent selection of organic and sustainable wares. However, the amount of designers fully committed to exploring sustainability is still limited. One of these designers is Brooklyn based Eviana Hartman for Bodkin.
As the weather cools down in Berlin, I'm finding myself drawn to chunkier jewelry. I couldn't have been introduced to Nektar de Stagni's "Serpents + Pearls" collection at a better time. The collection is a dramatic mix of crystals, pearls and heavy rope.
I have loved Valerie Dumaine's designs since the first time I laid eyes on them years ago. But Valerie's AW'09 surpassed even my wildest expectations. It is a collection I'd love to own in full - every piece as spectacular as the one before it. The strong silhouettes, beautiful choices of fabric, and smart touches of colour make it a stand-out collection.
Many of us working in the indie fashion industry are trembling in our boots at the current economic crisis. (Are we all tired of hearing those words yet?) However, as customer shopping habits change, there is space for creativity in the retail world. One example is Studio 5in1. Founded by Norman Rabinovich, 5in1 is a collaborative studio / retail space that is run by eight designers.
During a recent trip to London, I stopped off in the Oxford Circus Topshop megastore. Amongst the thousands of designs, the dress that popped out at me was a beautiful colour-blocked bodycon number by tu.tu.blu. It is very exciting to see a label we've gushed about on Paper-Doll get the widespread recognition of being stocked in such a popular store.