Scottish Fashion Awards winners announced!

The Scottish Fashion Awards greets guests from around the world at the 6th annual event in association with Vogue.com on Wednesday 15th June at the magnificent Glasgow Science Centre, hosted by Laura Whitmore. The winners have now been announced!


Jonathan Saunders – Scottish Designer of the Year – Sponsored by Vogue.

With this category featuring the hottest designers of the moment it was anyone's to win. The field of home grown talent that Scotland has produced is astounding. However, there was just no stopping Jonathan Saunders reign as he takes the title for the second year running. Back to his best and integrating print into his designs he has stormed the catwalks and once again reminded us why we have honoured him as our Designer of the Year 2011.


Henrietta Ludgate – Scottish Young Designer of the Year Sponsored by the Scottish Fashion Council

Having built up a strong reputation within the fashion world we are proud to honour Henrietta Ludgate as our Young Designer of the Year 2011. This talented woman's flair for structural design, the minimalistic form and her uncanny ability to design with a real sense of her Scottish Heritage makes her our winner.


Rox – Scottish Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Braehead
For providing us with quality product, elegance, premium designer brands and unrivalled customer service, ROX is able to make all customers feel like a star. This makes them our Retailer of the Year 2011. 


House of Holland – International Designer of the Year Sponsored by Hotel Du Vin
A truly unique designer, who passionately embraces the materials that Scotland has to offer, we salute our International Designer of the Year 2011 - House of Holland. Congratulations to Henry Holland.

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Malindy Elene to debut Reem Acra bridal gowns

Malindy Elene Bridal celebrates 10 years of helping brides in St. Petersburg find their dream wedding gown. As a provider of couture bridal gowns – the store is constantly tracking the latest trends in bridal designs.

June 10th – 11th, Malindy Elene Bridal is pleased to debut a bridal designer by the name of Reem Acra. Reem Acra is an internationally known fashion designer whose wedding gowns have received much acclaim for the unique user of embroidery, beadwork and Swarovski crystals. Her designs blend a mix of classical tradition with modern couture.

“At Malindy Elene, we seek out the latest trends. When I fell in love with the Reem Acra collection at Bridal Market in New York this spring, I knew I had to begin carrying the designer in our store,” said Malindy Bengston, owner of Malindy Elene Bridal Couture.

The trunk show will showcase gowns from Acra’s latest collection, including special sale incentives that are available during the trunk show only. The show is by appointment and due to the limited number of openings, brides should book their appointments in advance.

 

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Modbe introduces fashion-forward swim wear

DownEast Basics debuts its 2011 swim wear collection, offering women high style, trendy yet modest swimsuit designs that can be worn at the beach or poolside while staying on a budget. The swim wear’s mix-and-match options and designs that complement every body type are a perennial favorite among shoppers.

This year, DownEast fashion designer Andrea Updike infused the new line with metallic prints as just one of the latest trends. The brand’s sister company, Modbe Clothing, has released a new line of swim wear just in time for summer, as well.

“There are so many great colors this year that were fun to incorporate into the swim line,” said Updike. “Interesting and unexpected pairings of color were my inspiration. My favorite new DownEast swim prints are the scroll pattern, block floral and tropical oasis.”

“Our swim wear features design details that correlate to the latest trends, like those you see on the runways at fashion shows in New York or Paris – including metallic prints, appliqué flowers, ruffles and stripes,” said Updike. “The benefit for our customers is that they can dress in style while saving over half of what they would spend on other designer swim wear.”

The DownEast swim line, which originated in 2008 with six tops and two bottoms, has proven so popular that the brand expanded the line to over 40 pieces in 2011. This year’s line offers styles and prints in a variety of options so shoppers can mix and match to create their own combinations, including choosing from swim tanks, halters, bikinis and skirts, as well as layering options with DownEast’s summer cover-ups and swim dresses.

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iD Dunedin Fashion Week wraps up

The 3000 strong audience at the two iD Fashion Shows in Dunedin were kept fashionably warmed by outstanding fashion designer collections on the 110m long runway of the Dunedin Railway Station on Friday 8 April and Saturday 9 April 2011. 


Australian fashion designers, Akira Isogawa, wowed audiences with his collection of exquisite designs that showcased his internationally renowned flair for innovation, intellect and culture. Further highlights included Liz Mitchell’s spectacular couture collection as well as stand-out vintage pieces from Charlotte Smith’s Darnell Collection.


Key points

Sixteen labels showed their winter collections at the 2011 iD Dunedin Fashion Week. Crowd-favourites caught the attention of the audience as the show opened with a colourful collection by Carlson, followed by dramatic collections by Nom*D, Mild Red and sophisticated pieces by Charmaine Reveley. Twenty-seven names, Company of Strangers and Lela Jacobs also graced the stage, alongside footwear designer, Kathryn Wilson, who made her iD debut at this year’s events. 


• The Capsule Collections featured eight mini collections from Elusiv, DADA, Vaughan Geeson, Lou and Ash and a joint showcase by the Cooper sisters, Tamsin and Emily, with their respective labels Tamsin Cooper and Silkbody. Three emerging designers also debuted in the Capsule Collections: Richard Moore (formerly label Dot Com), Maaike (Abbey van Schreven and Emilie Pullar) and Katie-maree Cole. The line-up was completed with collections by five graduates from the Otago Polytechnic School of Design. 


• The iD shows also featured the winners from the iD International Emerging Designer Awards which took place on Thursday, 7 April 2011. First place was awarded to Kate Bolzonello (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia). Second and third place winners, Shenaz Engineer (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Sarah Mok (Sydney University of Technology, Australia) and winner of the coveted Mittelmoda prize, Marie Kelly (Massey University, New Zealand).

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LMFF to celebrate return of Menswear with Helena Christensen

The L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) is proud to welcome international supermodel and photographer Helena Christensen to Australia for the 2011 Festival. Ms Christensen will appear on behalf of Specsavers in the LMFF Menswear Runway at Central Pier on Thursday March 17, 2011. It will be supported by GQ.


Specsavers is proud to bring Ms Christensen to Australia to launch Specsavers 2011 Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition. Joining Ms Christensen on the LMFF Menswear Runway will be over 20 of Australia’s best male Fashion models showcasing the autumn winter collections from leading Menswear fashion designers including Arthur Galan AG, Autonomy, Alpha60, Campaign, From Britten, Farage, Three Over One and Vanishing Elephant. Ms Christensen will be wearing custom made designs from leading Australian designers including Alex Perry. 


Grant Pearce, LMFF’s Creative Director is delighted bring Menswear to the LMFF Runway. “As the world’s largest consumer fashion event, our primary focus is to make fashion accessible to the public. We have seen a strong shift in men’s attitudes towards fashion and it represents a vital part of our retail landscape. It is only fitting that in 2011, LMFF has a standalone menswear show.

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GUESS unveils the Spring 2011 Collection

Spring is finally here and it’s just another reason to shop! All you boys and girls have got to check out the new collection from GUESS. The Spring collection boasts of premium Guess denim wear with the best fits available in the trendiest colors.

Also on offer are fun tees, tops and shirts not only for women but also men, giving one an excuse to shop. The collection is worth every penny that you have been keeping aside to shop. ”GUESS” shopping is so much fun when you have a variety to choose from!!!

Incorporating the vintage Americana influence, the collection continues to deliver trend defining styles and innovative denim treatments keeping up to the benchmark of GUESS, as the forefront of American Fashion designers since the company’s inception in 1981.

The women’s spring collection is based on the American classic vintage style combined with California chic. The collection is dominated by gypsy-inspired stripes, florals and vintage washes. Women’s denim is seen in lightweight fabrications which are offered in denim leggings and five pocket jeans. The Spring Summer Collection sees patchwork detailing ties around bohemian styling influences.

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Popstar Christina Aguilera takes up fashion designing

A new clothing Textile line is going to be initiated by a renowned popstar, Christina Aguilera, through which she is also seeking entry into the world of fashion.

The 30-year-old singer has collaborated with C&A department store from Brazil to start her own clothing Accessory  line.

The ‘Genie in a bottle’ has collection of her perfumes. Her mother has been the most important source of inspiration behind the collection of her perfumes. 

 

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Fashion East line-up for AW11

Three bright fashion designers talents have been chosen for the Fashion East AW11 show. Fashion East, champions of London’s brightest new talent, was launched in 2000 by The Old Truman Brewery and Lulu Kennedy. It has a proven track record for selecting visionary designers including Jonathan Saunders, Richard Nicoll, Roksanda Ilincic, Michael van der Ham and Gareth Pugh.

The AW11 show will take place in Topshop’s Show Space at London Fashion Week during February 18 – 23, 2011. The forthcoming line up sees the return of Simone Rocha, the womenswear debut of acclaimed menswear designer James Long, and one-to-watch newcomer Elliot Atkinson.
Mary Homer, M.D. of Topshop says “I am delighted that, sixteen seasons on, Topshop's support of Fashion East continues to evolve. For the second season running, the designers will have the use of Topshop's Show Space, giving these talented individuals the opportunity to show their collections on the world stage. I have no doubt that Simone Rocha, Elliot Atkinson and James Long will follow in the footsteps of previous recipients who have achieved critical and commercial success.”
Simone Rocha’s deconstructed tailoring is simultaneously strong and romantic, exploring the interplay between masculinity and femininity. Her “undeniably cool designs” (Elle) have “already begun making waves amongst retailers” (WWD). Her SS11 collection has been featured in French Vogue, V magazine, Dazed and Confused, Elle, Sunday Times Style, i-D, Wallpaper*, Twin Magazine and Russian Vogue.

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