The Indie / Emerging Designers mega thread

[tridelta]

I found a designer whose collection is wonderful. It's simple and wearable. I haven't ordered anything yet as I'm trying to get more information about her. Her name is Paris Gordon and she used to be a stylist.
Vogue had an article about "The perfect white pants" in May (I think) that featured her.
Anyone know anything about her?

 

[purplelucrezia]

I don't know of Paris Gordon, but my favourite unknown designer is this girl from my old high school. Her stuff is just amazingly creative, cute and unusual. Her mother is also a designer, so I can really see her doing well.

 

[Orochian]

Bill Tornade and Jean Colonna are two under-exposed French designers that I quite like. A lot of my "clubby" clothes from my wilder teenage years were by Tornade, and though I don't wear them anymore I still look at them fondly from time to time.

 

[faust]

I'd have to say Les Hommes is my favorite little known newcomer right now. A really wonderful tandem out of Antwerp, very fresh. Men's clothes only, sorry girls

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by Orochian@Apr 16th, 2004 - 1:34 pm
Bill Tornade and Jean Colonna are two under-exposed French designers that I quite like. A lot of my "clubby" clothes from my wilder teenage years were by Tornade, and though I don't wear them anymore I still look at them fondly from time to time.

i was just looking fondly at my jean colonna skirt today and thinking...did he do a show this year?...

Yumi Eto is my pick...based in Vancouver, BC

 

[Lena]

i like most of Erotokritos work
he's based in Paris where he is semi wellknown
with his clothes in Elle, Numero Mme Figaro etc

in London you'll find him in Browns Focus
he also sells -big time- in Japan

 

[Scott]

Isn't he from New Zealand,Lena? His stuff is adorable

My fave:

Dirk Van Saene
Anna Heylen
and German label Little Red Riding Hood.


There's more but I will spare you all a repetetive list

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by Scott@Apr 16th, 2004 - 9:30 pm
Isn't he from New Zealand,Lena? His stuff is adorable

My fave:

Dirk Van Saene
Anna Heylen
and German label Little Red Riding Hood.


There's more but I will spare you all a repetetive list

no, he's from Cyprus, he's a close friend, glad you like his work

dirk Van Saane, is also a fave of mine

 

[softgrey]

lena...i like the stuff you posted ...i'll look for him at brown's focus... here are some samples of yumi's work...

1999-cage dress
ps-i styled this one..

 

[softgrey]

2000-sea feather dress-doubled layerd silk organza w/ velveteen applique btw layers

 

[softgrey]

2002-silk organza snowflake jacket and skirt

 

[Deleted member 7575]

www.ulidziallas.com

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by Mutterlein@Apr 16th, 2004 - 3:44 pm
www.ulidziallas.com

cute websight!

 

[purplelucrezia]

Also, I quite like the work of this designer called Han Feng. Her website is Flash though, so I'm not sure how to post any of the images.

 

[Meg]

love the last two you posted soft!!! mmm! and lena, love the back of the shirt with the deep v and bow! wheeeee!

 

[Orochian]

Originally posted by faust@Apr 16th, 2004 - 2:31 pm
I'd have to say Les Hommes is my favorite little known newcomer right now. A really wonderful tandem out of Antwerp, very fresh. Men's clothes only, sorry girls

Ah, Les Hommes. I'm not quite sure if it's fair to group the label with the others here, since they're so new. Give them a few years, and I suspect they wouldn't be so little-known as they are now.

A major burden for smaller independent labels in their quests to gain exposure and popularity is the lack of a distribution network, especially in North America. It's pretty ironic that the retailers in the States, arguably the world's largest market for designer clothing, can't provide a wider range of choices than what we're seeing now. Most upscale stores would only stock established, big-name labels, and if you're lucky enough to find smaller, independent boutiques in your area selling some of the more obscure lines, the odds are against them to maintain profitable business because of their low-volume (thus inherent disadvantage to compete with bigger stores price-wise).

I really think it's the retailers' responsbility - for business reasons as well as to give back to the fashion industry - to be more daring and proactive in their choices of merchandise. There's no point for department stores to stock big-name labels that, in most cases, already have stand-alone stores with a more thorough range of products within the same vacinity. I've always found it weird why people would buy Helmut Lang or Jil Sander from Saks - when they could just as well walk down the street and go to the boutiques instead.

But what I believe in, more often than not, isn't what's happening in the real world. I just discovered that, Holt Renfrew, our woefully incompetent upscale retailer that pretty much monopolizes the Canadian fashion retail industry, has just dropped the entire line of Dirk Schonberger menswear, which it'd been carrying since 2001, in favor of Dsquared. D-friggin-squared.

Oh well, just as well. That has officially rid me of any motive or logical reason to give them any of my business in the foreseeable future.

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by softgrey@Apr 16th, 2004 - 3:43 pm
2002-silk organza snowflake jacket and skirt

This skirt is lovely...

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by softgrey@Apr 16th, 2004 - 9:41 pm
2000-sea feather dress-doubled layerd silk organza w/ velveteen applique btw layers

sumi seems very talented, not to say congrats for the styling soft

for erotokritos link here

 

[faust]

Originally posted by softgrey@Apr 16th, 2004 - 3:41 pm
2000-sea feather dress-doubled layerd silk organza w/ velveteen applique btw layers

OMG, that is gorgeous!!!

 

[faust]

Originally posted by Orochian+Apr 16th, 2004 - 4:02 pm--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Orochian @ Apr 16th, 2004 - 4:02 pm)</div><div class='quotemain'> <!--QuoteBegin-faust@Apr 16th, 2004 - 2:31 pm
I'd have to say Les Hommes is my favorite little known newcomer right now. A really wonderful tandem out of Antwerp, very fresh. Men's clothes only, sorry girls

Ah, Les Hommes. I'm not quite sure if it's fair to group the label with the others here, since they're so new. Give them a few years, and I suspect they wouldn't be so little-known as they are now.

A major burden for smaller independent labels in their quests to gain exposure and popularity is the lack of a distribution network, especially in North America. It's pretty ironic that the retailers in the States, arguably the world's largest market for designer clothing, can't provide a wider range of choices than what we're seeing now. Most upscale stores would only stock established, big-name labels, and if you're lucky enough to find smaller, independent boutiques in your area selling some of the more obscure lines, the odds are against them to maintain profitable business because of their low-volume (thus inherent disadvantage to compete with bigger stores price-wise).

I really think it's the retailers' responsbility - for business reasons as well as to give back to the fashion industry - to be more daring and proactive in their choices of merchandise. There's no point for department stores to stock big-name labels that, in most cases, already have stand-alone stores with a more thorough range of products within the same vacinity. I've always found it weird why people would buy Helmut Lang or Jil Sander from Saks - when they could just as well walk down the street and go to the boutiques instead.

But what I believe in, more often than not, isn't what's happening in the real world. I just discovered that, Holt Renfrew, our woefully incompetent upscale retailer that pretty much monopolizes the Canadian fashion retail industry, has just dropped the entire line of Dirk Schonberger menswear, which it'd been carrying since 2001, in favor of Dsquared. D-friggin-squared.

Oh well, just as well. That has officially rid me of any motive or logical reason to give them any of my business in the foreseeable future. [/b][/quote]
Gotta move to NYC!!! B)

There is only one store in the USA that stocks Les Hommes (withing the walking distance from my work ).

If only the notion of clothes speaking for itself is true in the retail world, than I agree with you, Les Hommes will get MUCH bigger.

P.S. I also agree with you about the shopping choices - I always try to support the independent boutiques first and foremost (not that I have much disposable income these days...)