NYFW A/W15/16 Emerging Trend: Flying Jacket
First developed in the 1950s the MA1 flying jacket in all its guises inspires a whole host of designers for A/W 15/16. Super shiny…
NYFW A/W15/16 Influencer Collection: Zac Posen
A key collection for its stunning colour palettes and pared down approach to red carpet dressing, Zac Posen “wanted to find a balance between the…
NYFW A/W15/16 Influencer Collection: DVF
Proving that ditzy florals are most definitely a ‘thing’ for A/W 15/16 the DVF collection features them in abundance alongside pinstripes and lace, in…
Inspire: Folk Florals
Surface Inspiration from Chelsea College of Arts: Graphic Brights
Continuing with our showcase of work by final year BA Textile students from Chelsea of College of Arts, looking at outcomes from a brief based…
Surface Inspiration from Chelsea College of Arts: Honest
Continuing with our showcase of work by final year BA Textile students from Chelsea of College of Arts, looking at outcomes from a brief based…
Surface Inspiration from Chelsea College of Arts: Dark Matter
Working with the final year BA Textile students from Chelsea of College of Art, USP set a brief based on our 3 macro trends…
INSPIRE: FLAMBOYANT FUR
Agender at Selfridges
Agender is a fashion exploration of the masculine, feminine and the interplay in-between. Set to launch in Selfridges mid March, the concept space created by designer…
INSPIRE: DARK RITUAL
PFW: New perceptions of Beauty
Referring to his “darkest obsessions,” Riccardo Tisci’s A/W collection for Givenchy features a new take on gothic glam meets a dark and mysterious South American…
Colour Inspiration: Geologic mapping of the moon
The lunar landscape has been captured in the Geologic Atlas of the Moon creating beautiful and inspirational images and patterns. USP: Take inspiration from the otherworldly patterns and…
Pre-Fall 15 Influencer Collection: Valentino
Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli collaborated with textile designer Celia Birtwell and Italian Pop Artist Giosetta Fioroni to create our favourite Pre-Fall collection so far. A…
The best of the S/S 15 Advertising Campaigns
When Céline launched their campaign for S/S15 starring literary legend Joan Didion social media exploded with love for the ageing icon. Representing effortless cool and…
Pre-Fall 15 Emerging Trends: Footwear
Highlighting the most important footwear shapes from Pre-Fall 15 collections. High Cut vamp High cut and manly this look encompasses the shoe-boot, the mule and the…
Do Fashion Trends Still Exist?
An interesting feature on Business of Fashion this week looks at the trend industry and the role of forecasters in a world where consumers are…
See This: Campana Brothers bring nature indoors
Best known for their unique and quirky furniture, the Campana brothers latest venture brings the countryside inside. Located inside the Bildmuseet University Museum in Sweden, the site specific…
No Boundaries: Bad Man Store
The lines between what’s real, fictional, physical and digital are constantly blurring as digitally aware consumers seek exploratory experiences that play with all of our senses….
See This: Exhibitions 2015
Exhibitions continue to be a huge source of influence on future trends. Here is our list of the must-see exhibitions in 2015. See now: Role Play is a…
Pre-Fall 15 Footwear: The tuxedo sneaker
An endorsement by uber editor Eva Chen (of Lucky magazine) is a sure sign that the Micheal Kors “tuxedo sneaker” is a contender for…
