Alessandra Marchi - A/W 2012-13

Alessandra Marchi is an Italian designer of a modest and reserved nature, but her clothing is fiercely creative and elegant. She strives to create a collection of quiet sophistication and her designs are beautiful in every way - to look at, to wear and to touch. Overtly elegant and sexy, Marchi’s designs are body conscious and her innovative patterns are intended to enhance the female form in all the right places. Marchi's signature is a use of mixed fabrications such as fur, leather, wool, linen, jersey, silk and cotton– sometimes all in one piece. Each garment and accessory in the collection is an exquisitely finished collage of texture. Marchi accepts nothing less than perfection in everything her family-owned fashion house produces.

References: Alessandra Marchi , Downtown shop

Byungmun Seo - "Study of the Hidden Recess of Mind" Collection - F/W 2013

Envisioning a full metamorphosis within the unconscious, Byungmun Seo set the inherent dialectic in motion. This dialectic is resolved by the fusion of the unexpected and inexistent phenomena in the conscious and manifests in a resistance against the traditional and existing perspective of objects. They contemplated this hidden recess of the mind in freedom and ventured to liberate the mind of preconceived ideas, to release all objects from their customary association, and to revitalize the poetic imagery.
They pursue to develop this imagery into the construction of garment. The construction will be led by a single concept where a new silhouette is created by the spatial mating of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects. This also brings an aspect where such playing of shapes in construction refuses our initial perception of them and gives the objects a new meaning.

References: Byungmun Seo

Thamanyah - Spring/Summer 2013

Presentation of another great collection for upcoming season Spring/Summer 2013 by Thamanyah (Ahmed Abdelrahman).

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manmade:NATURAL Fall/Winter 2013

M.N's ethereal designs are inspired by the fusion of chinese and western culture, multiple expressions of technical, and practiced handcrafts from ever-evolving surroundings.
Fusing the chinese traditional artistic, understanding with western clothing history and painting, the collections introduce the designer's personal aesthetic in the world of fashion. Flowing volumes cutting, and spirit with fabrics, multi-printing and washing etc, in exquisite and carefully selected fabrics, characterize manmade:NATURAL’s spheres.
M.N is also a kind of Lab Fashion, rater an urge to exploiting technique to perfection, which is expressing reveals the true design behind the garments industry. Achieving a pure esthetic can be difficult as there are many elements to consider.

References: manmade:NATURAL , ThisHeartsOnFire

Isabel Benenato - A/W 2012-13

Born in Naples, Isabel Benenato was inspired by her mother, a tailor by profession, from whom she inherited her love of fashion.Having honed her creative skills in a number of ateliers and fashion schools in London, Isabel launched her eponymous label, showcasing her unique and experimental style. She debuted at the White Inside exhibition in 2008, as a womenswear line. The positive feedback she received allowed the designer to further articulate her ideas and, with an A/W 2011-12 collection, also the launch of a menswear line, appeared at Wow in Milan and Tranoï of Paris. Benenato’s sophisticated and minimalist creations outlive seasonal trends thanks to a dedication to rich materials and an undivided love for Italian craftsmanship. Experimenting with volume and asymmetry, her valuable yarns and leather are hand processed and treated to give a unique feel and weight.
Newest collection for A/W 2012-13 conveys modern minimalism, the same as the colors: black, white and natural tones.  Isabel Benenato proposes all natural yarns: cashmere and silk, alpaca, yak and mohair interpreted in various forms and gauges. The garments are concrete and are free of any extra decoration. A mix of knit and leather that evolve harmoniously time after time with vigor.

References: Isabel Benenato

obèse.plein - S/S 2013

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Black Rat - Pre-collection, "Mutiny"

Black Rat is an urban​​​​​​​​​​ label which serves you dark, tailored​​​​​​​​​​​​ and raw​​​​​​​​​​ clothing inspired by the underground culture of Norway. The Rats main focus is on supreme wool qualities and perfect fitting. Most products are hand made in their atelier in Oslo. Lead designer is Siri Sveen Haaland.
The collection "Mutiny" is made to fit the Norwegian climate and style. Long silhouettes and iconic cuttings. High-end wool is the key fabric and leather sets the details.

References: Black Rat