We manipulate our physical selves in ways to narrate a story to the outside world. Jamie Wei Huang's story, "I Have Broken a Piece of Me", begins from experiencing a physical accident.
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Once upon a time there began a beautiful fashion house born from Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize. It would evolve into a pivotal collection for African designers and be showcased to the world on the Paris Fashion Week platform.
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The signature frothy frocks, liberal with the yardage of lace, chiffon and other luxury textiles mesmerizes audiences. The magic of the Bora Aksu collections lie in being able to ignite the playful, imaginative and fantastic daydreams within all of us.
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Mark Fast is a world-renowned luxury knitwear designer. Finding inspiration in London, Mark studied at Central Saint Martins and completed his BA there and went on to complete his MA in February 2008. His signature designs push the boundaries of modern knitwear technology.
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Gayeon Lee continues with her signature style of youthful femininity. Lee’s designs present an inviting and fresh point of view, modernizing the free spirit for the girl who cherishes the intersection of art and fashion.
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AW21 Edeline Lee presents her collection as a short story, "Memory of a Dress" in collaboration with podcaster Paul Bae. Edeline comments: “We are all navigating the digital landscape right now, but my brand operates on a human-scale." This season is an experimentation with storytelling in digital mediums, positioning fashion back in the realm of a form of performance art.
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The blue cropped cardigan with the feathers around the neck and cuffs. This one piece took me all the way back to the mid 90s where streetwear and Lolita-esque style meshed seamlessly in every glossy (or matte pages if you’re an “artsy” publication) magazine and in the streets.
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Then suddenly the lights changed from an ambient purple haze to a bright camera friendly show light and the music turns up. The first look struts past me and I focused on the beautiful blue fur and wool blazer with a 60s inspired jeweled brooch. I already loved where this was going.
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The whimsical nature of this collection is evident in the designer. A warm and welcoming Maria Tokmakova speaks about her collection with a sense of humor that is often missing in fashion lately. The nostalgia of the 80s does not overtake the collection, it remained very of today.
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Milo Maria AW19 walks a fine line between inspiration and aspiration. The inspired soft, dreamy pink fur coat stood alongside an aspirational red power suit. A mix of aesthetics and patterns keep this collection ever-moving in and out of fantasy and wearability.
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THE little black dress strolled down the runway with a sheer boned bodice, feather trims, high slit…it sat beautifully off the shoulders of the model. At this point I knew the collection was going to be sexy, confident, celebratory and luxurious.
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This season, Jan takes his signature aesthetics to a story of detection. “The Game of Detection” AW19 begins with a train containing dinosaur fossils. A cast of characters including a buyer, a painter, a gambler, a thief and the police all come together to form the fashion edition of the game, Clue.
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London based designer Marta Jabukowski is the epitome of minimalistic femininity. Her AW19 collection was nothing short of feminine power. The color palette was confident. Browns and reds dominated the staple black pieces.
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Ryan Lo’s “Moon Lake Serenade!” at the Dutch Hall is what dreams are made of. Retro kawaii has never been quite celebrated in this manner in recent London Fashion Week history.
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This season’s Bora Aksu I am delighted to see the continuity of the dark twist on romanticism but with a fresh injection of futuristic themes as this collection is dedicated to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
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