The Indie / Emerging Designers mega thread

[jessbrown]

^I love that long sleeve shirt/sweatshirt, i think this line has soom cool pieces.

Isn't malahierba translated as bad herb?? hehe

Thanks! right, the translation of "malahierba" is "bad herb". In spain there are a proverb: " bad herb never dies" :-)

 

[I_bend_for_denim]

I do not know if this belongs in this thread.

Parsons Preview: Part I
Your cheat sheet to tomorrow's top aspiring designers

Friday, April 27, 2007


(NEW YORK) Who needs reality TV when America's next top desigers are right in the neighborhood? Next week's Parson's Fashion Show is a chance to see the next generation of Proenza Schoulers and Peter Soms up close before their stars explode, but The Daily's got a sneak peek at the new garde. But don't pick your fave just yet—wait for Part II on Monday!

THE JET SETTER
Name: Balint Bognar
Age: 22
Hometown: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Thesis Collection: A men's ready-to-wear collection entitled "Racing Nomads," designed to suit the lifestyle of inveterate travelers
Favorite Designers: Neil Barrett, John Varvatos
Background Bonus: Took a year off from his studies in 2006 to work in Italy with "Antwerp Six" designer Dirk Bikkembergs

Balint Bognar
© Matthew Sussman/c. The New School.

THE UNDERWATER WONDER
Name: Lauren Bucquet
Age: 24
Hometown: Boulder, Colorado
Thesis Collection: A men's contemporary sportswear collection that alludes to both the ocean and marine life as well as Bauhaus architecture
Favorite Designer: Raf Simons
Fashion Icons: Artists, designers, filmmakers, and other downtown denizens
Background Bonus: Studied fine arts at UC Santa Barbara

Lauren Bucquet
© Matthew Sussman/c. The New School.

GEORGIA O'CHIC
Name: Lana Chun
Age: 23
Hometown: Sarasota, Florida
Thesis Collection: Women's eveningwear collection inspired by Native American Art
Favorite Designer: John Galliano

Lana Chun
© Matthew Sussman/c. The New School.

THE REBEL
Name: Jean Edouard Desmornes
Age: 24
Hometown: Port-of-Prince, Haiti
Thesis Collection: Men's "relaxed" eveningwear collection with the theme "Sex in the Cathedral," contrasting religion and lust
Favorite Designers: Alexander McQueen, Viktor & Rolf, Jean-Paul Gaultier
Fashion Icons: Lenny Kravitz, Steven Tyler

Jean Edouard Desmornes
© Matthew Sussman/c. The New School.

THE SENSUALIST
Name: Boaz Eli
Age: 26
Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel
Thesis Collection: Women's ready-to-wear collection exploring the contrasts between beauty ideals and plastic surgery
Favorite Designer: Elber Albaz
Fashion Icon: Carine Roitfeld
Background bonus: Served in Israeli Army for three years before coming to New York

Boaz Eli
© Matthew Sussman/c. The New School.

THE MODERNIST
Name: Carly Cushnie
Age: 23
Hometown: London, England
Thesis Collection: Womenswear collection inspired by Paul Strand's austere black and white photos of the American Southwest, and the modern architecture of John Pawson
Favorite Designers: Givenchy, Narciso Rodriguez, Calvin Klein Collection
Background bonus: Has interned at DKNY, Proenza Schouler, Oscar de la Renta

Carly Cushnie
© Matthew Sussman/c. The New School.

FashionWeekDaily.com

 

[SomethingElse]

Bian Variani / Urban-Couture! http://www.bianvariani.com. I love his motorcycle jackets and now I find he makes cool clothes! Who knew? He's from Vancouver, Canada.

fashion.at

 

[SomethingElse]

From Australia, here is a link to 2006 works of lots of indies - Khoi Dinh Tran, Leonard Street, Piras Femminile, Camilla & Marc, Material Boy, Michelle Robinson, T.vanek Verner, Romance Was Born, and Since Grey, and more. I'm still picking my way through all the work but so far, there are looks here and there that I really like.

http://www.mediasearch.com.au/fashion/spotlights/lmff2006-indierunway

Khoi Dinh Tran (can't find an online shop)

Trimapee http://www.trimapee.com/

mediasearch.com.au

 

[SomethingElse]

I haven't checked to see if there are tFS threads for these talented Aussies. Here are a couple more images I like.

Tvanek Verner http://promotions.vogue.com.au/2006/02/loreal-melbourne-fashion-festival-lmff/designer_tvanek.php

Since Grey http://sincegrey.com

Romance was born... http://www.fashion-scoop.com/2006/03/romance-was-born.html

^ she's wearing tennies! So much fun!

mediasearch.com.au

 

[AbsolutStyle]

^I LOVE the first and the third outfit! Thanks for posting

 

[Ceptuouse]

#403...Im liking this

 

[SomethingElse]

Diana Dorozhkina

I think she's Russian or Ukrainian - I'm still investigating. Her S/S 2006 collection is fairy-tale futurama. So far, I'm really liking her work and I wonder what other tFSers think.

http://www.russian-runway.com/Designers/Diana_Dorozhkina/?lang=is

http://www.e-motion.com.ua/photos/142.html

Spring

Fall

russian-runway.com . chinanews.cn

 

[SomethingElse]

Hah! But I'm sorry to see she has a reputation for using fur.

Business Diana Dorozhkina
Taking Ukrainian Fashion to the World
Couturier, designer, stylist and cat-walk director Diana Dorozhkina has devoted more than 10 years of her life to fashion. Her life motto is: “Everyone should become a master of their own craft!” And Diana certainly has. Having studied the techniques of corset making in France, today she uses that experience to make perfect corsets for Ukrainian showbiz personalities. She is also famous for fur, and says, “I dream that one day every woman has the chance to feel like an aristocrat, for when a woman is self-assured she can achieve anything!” The owner of the eponymous fashion house in Kyiv, Diana sells her clothes in many countries throughout the world, and every fashion week here in Ukraine is defined by Diana’s work.

whatson-kiev.com

 

[limeaddiction]

Nikicio

hi,
my 1st post here after stalking the forum for almost a year.


im showing you guys nikicio spring/summer collection..
i think it's very wearable, not so much of a designer, you think?

 

[limeaddiction]

sorry forgot to give the photo credits:

designtaxi.com/features.jsp?id=384 & myspace.com/nikicio

 

[SomethingElse]

^ Hurray for your first posting!! Congratulations! Thanks for bringing this new collective to the board. Here's the link to whole article which is quite interesting, not to mention it seems to be a valuable site (designtaxi.com).

http://www.designtaxi.com/features.jsp?id=384

 

[limeaddiction]

^ thanks somethingelse.

i just love this indie scene.
they always bring something fresh and new that sometimes you cant find in the popular brands.

have you heard of woods&woods?
it's a local brand that carries menswear and i think the designs are very smart.
the clothes are available in paris too.

click www.woods-woods.com to preview.

 

[SomethingElse]

I don't get a good sense of the Woods & Woods line from their website (a disaster in this age...). But I did find a link to their 2006 men's line here http://www.lerage.com/viewshow/fashion-show-050707--Paris--Mens-Wear--2006--designer--Woods--Woods.

I like the geometry of this shirt and trousers (but the model's way too thin to carry it off

More images are here: http://www.designsingapore.org/2020/designers/woods.html

Do you have a link to their work for 2007?

designsingapore.org

 

[limeaddiction]

i agree. they should put more effort on the website.

i dont hv a link for their 2007 works, but i remember i saw a fashion spread of their 2007 collection in singapore local magazine. will scan the images as soon i find the magz. it should stack here in my room somewhere


i also heard they exhibit the video footage and some photographs of their 2007 collection along with studio prive project.

im loving this ^ the 2nd image below
do u think women will look nice wearing that? im thinking of buying it and wear it as a minidress or something.

 

[SomethingElse]

^ Adorable, but I think you'll need a simple miniskirt because it will be too short alone. I'd go with a shocking red or yellow in the skirt. Or sidezip stirrup pants in black. Elegant!

 

[farren fashion]

i was just watching a interview with the two designers of romance was born. it was on the fashion scoop podcast. i really like their stuff. it's just really different and they seem to work really well together.

link to the interview: http://www.fashion-scoop.com/media/fashionscoop_romancewasborn.mp4

 

[farren fashion]

also, something else. this video is for their spring 2007 show:

http://www.fashion-scoop.com/media/fashionscoop_SomethingElse_sml.mp4

source: fashion-scoop.com

 

[farren fashion]

also, asluxe. i think they've made a pretty big splash. here's some pictures from their spring 2007 show in vancouver.

 

[farren fashion]

^^ ugh. the pics didn't work. try asluxe.com