Posts tagged with 'spring/summer '09':

London-based jeweler Lucy Hitchings knows a thing or two about captivating attention. Her spring/summer '09 collection of collars, pendants, bracelets and earrings are decadent accessories sure to ruffle some feathers.
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Not since the days of Diana has a princess created such a fashion frenzy in her native country. With a laundry list of international royalty partying it up at the hottest clubs or playing it down at charity events, Thailand's HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana's is breaking the mold. Working hard for her money, the newly minted fashion designer's newest line of womenswear under her label SIRIVANNAVARI delivers party-ready frocks with just enough edge to make anyone feel like the belle of the ball.
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Hiroyuki Horihata didn't quite reinvent the wheel, but he did tackle another classic: the traditional kimono. Horihata created a version of the traditional garment called nagagi—meaning "to wrap around"— for Matohu, the Tokyo label he designs with his wife Makiko Sekiguchi.
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Though born and raised in Japan, designer Han Ahn Soon is inspired by her ancestral Korea's colorful traditional garb. As a fashion designer, her rainbow collections stick out like an abalone shell in a sea of black jade.
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New York-based designer Shayne Oliver is leading the pack of luxury streetwear brands. Inspired by his love for urban styling, Oliver's Hood By Air line delivers some hustle and flow for the modern hipster looking for a new sense of luxury.
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When it comes to accessories, Flora McLean has a knack for the avant-garde. Though formally trained in womenswear, McLean eventually discovered her true calling lay in accessories—particularly in hatwear. Beginning her career as a simple prop maker for images and commercial collections, Flora's keen eye and attention to detail soon inspired her to start her own label, aptly named House of Flora.
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While the contemporary market may no longer seem synonymous with fashion's haute couture, Georgia-born designer Demna Gvasalia is proving the cynics wrong. Spinning made-to-measure everyday luxe, Gvasalia's collection DEMNA is breathing new life into an old world craft.
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Leading the pack of young and creative casualwear labels in Spain, Barcelona-based El Delgado Buil has a spring/summer '09 collection that will leave you ready for the first sign of crocus heads and Easter egg hunts.
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London designer Tim Soar prefers to let his clothes do the talking. His spring/summer '09 collection was accompanied by a press release of few words—a list of fabrics, textures, themes and shapes alongside a simple mission statement: "I hope that with each season I have moved forward towards a more perfect crystallisation of what is in my head."
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Russian born Serguei Povaguin knows how to dress a woman. His eponymous collection of womenswear and accessories seamlessly meld masculine and feminine aesthetics, delivering a collection that evokes power dressing for the modern, feminine woman.
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