NYFW S/S 15 Influencer Collection: SUNO
Quietly bubbling under the radar for the last couple of seasons, Suno’s Erin Beatty and Max Osterweis describe their range as “never feeling too done”….
NYFW S/S 15 Influencer Collection: DKNY
Back on form as New Yorks Queen of wearable high fashion, the DKNY collection blends contemporary sportswear with must have jerseywear and eclectic pattern mixing….
Gap says Dress Normal
Under the leadership of former Cos design director Rebekka Bay, the rejuvenated Gap is still finding its feet, but seems to have relaxed into…
Is Vanta Black the new black?
British company Surrey NanoSystems has produced a material so black that it absorbs all but 0.035 per cent of visual light. The “super black” coating is…
Miu Miu Womens Tales #8: Somebody by Miranda July
SOMEBODY by Miranda July is the eight commission in Miu Miu’s Womens’ Tales, the acclaimed short-film series by women directors who critically celebrate femininity in the…
8-bit horror: Our Fires by Plurabelle
Digital aesthetics, horror and erotica are key inspirations from SS16, and animator Mattis Dovier has managed to encapsulate all three in his music video…
Emergent orange: The Colour of the internet
As the boundaries between science and art continue to blur, data, alogorithms and sound are increasingly used to create digital colour palettes. Head of application development at…
See This: Afronauts
Fresh from the success of her first short film Boneshaker, starring young Oscar nominee Quevenzhané Wallis, director Frances Bodomo has created Afronauts, based on…
Peep Style: subtle street style is back
There’s no denying that streetstyle has become increasingly influential in the fashion industry, from the way ad campaigns and in-store mannequins are styled, to…
Jaeger celebrates inherited style
British brand, Jaeger turned 130 this year and celebrated their heritage in new autumn/winter 2014 campaign, Mothers & Daughters, which looks at the idea of inherited style….
See This: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Highlighted as one of the 25 New Faces Of Independent Film, Ana Lily Amirpour is gaining worldwide acclaim for her debut feature film A Girl…
The natural world of Henry Miller
The desire for the natural world and for keeping things real is a big inspiration for A/W 15/16 and people like Henry Miller inspire…
Trend Alert: The new superheroines
Comic-Con, the major sci-fi and comic event, was held in San Diego last week, showcasing the biggest and newest brands in the sci-fi,…
Emotional technology: honest data informs design
Tapping into our instinctual emotional responses using technology, is a new way to understand consumers likes and dislikes and inform design choices. Utilising the unquantifiable opens up new opportunities as…
S/S16 Colour & texture Inspiration: Hunger of the Pine
As we evolve our seasonal Spring Summer 16 trends we are inspired by the dark side and this new video from Nabil for Alt J…
Emerging Trend Couture A/W 14/15: extreme femininity
Hollywood vintage inspired glamour meets Barbie in an explosion of ruffle, frills and florals, the Giambattista Valli couture collection brings together couture and confectionary…
Trend Alert: Cork
Cork is not a usual choice for a material for clothing, but recently we have begun to see designers use cork in new ways…
Emerging Trend Couture A/W 14/15: Red
A key colour featuring across a number of collections, red carpet dressing reaches a whole new (literal) level. Sequins, feathers, fur, tweed and 3D embellishment took…
Trend Alert: Upcycled plastic bags
With over one million plastic bags being used every minute around the world – mostly from supermarket shopping – and with the recent announcement that UK parliament…
Trend Alert: Boy/girl, boy/girl
Fashion’s love of androgyny and fluid gender have taken a more practical step forward, with the increasing appearance of womenswear on menswear catwalks, and vice…
