Fashion

Iris van Herpen creates a new direction of couture that combines fine handwork techniques with futuristic digital technology. The essence of van Herpen is expressing the character and emotions of a unique woman and to extend the shape of the feminine body in detail.

Studio ZWARD is located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and was founded by jewellery designer Kirsten Spuijbroek and illustrator Jelmer Noordeman. They are both fascinated with neglected and worn-out objects.

The new Beijing’s Maison Martin Margiela flagship store just opened on Sanlitun Road shopping district and for sure it's design language does not convey China's raising consumerism culture.

Fashion Designer Nicolas Andreas Taralis is of half Greek and half German origin. When growing up in Toronto, Nicolas Andreas had an interest towards art and design from a young age.

The London based brand Ostwald Helgason was founded in 2008 by Susanne Ostwald and Ingvar Helgason. Susanne Ostwald was born 1979 in Leipzig, Germany and has an MA in Fashion Design from the art college Burg Giebichenstein in Halle.

Cate Parr is a  fashion illustrator born and educated in England. Currently living in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. For Cate, inspiration comes from many places such as Ealing Studios, French and Italian Cinema, couture design, along with music, photography, theatre and dance.

Surprise was the common reaction to the news this past July that Opening Ceremony's Humberto Leon and Carol Lim were being appointed creative directors of Kenzo. Of all the various hirings and firings, it was one nobody could have predicted.