Fashion contains 6 posts

ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK 2005 - A Fresh Crop of Talent

ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK 2005 - A Fresh Crop of Talent

In March, Alternative Arts presents east London’s major fashion event, London’s Swatch Alternative Fashion Week.
From the 20th-24th, Spitalfields will play host to a fresh crop of talent from the fashion world. The event will be the place new designers will want to be seen as it provides a genuine alternative for those with truly innovative […]

Designers, Independent, Show, Theatre

BORBA MARGO - Finding Freshness & Innovation

BORBA MARGO - Finding Freshness & Innovation

“Finding freshness and innovation in our everyday clichés through different angles of observation, the SS06 collection becomes a collage like composition of familiar sources in an unfamiliar way. When combining these elements their original identity ceases to exist and is replaced by a new foreign one.”
The creation of selfhood or identity is achieved through the […]

Beauty, Function, Identity, Illusion, Innovation, Philosophy

THE LADEN SHOWROOM - Clambering Around the Confines of Trendy

THE LADEN SHOWROOM - Clambering Around the Confines of Trendy

Walking down Brick Lane on a Sunday afternoon one might get confronted by an onslaught of the types we tend to associate with the word ‘trendy’. Not that these individuals are want of being type-cast or described within the confines of a word.
‘Trendy’ however, isn’t a word to be taken lightly and those who find […]

Show, Television, Trendy

TATOO RITES - Deviancy to Freedom

TATOO RITES - Deviancy to Freedom

Tattooing is an exciting and constantly involving art form, all the more fascinating now that it’s coming out of the land of deviancy to become a familiar expression of freedom.
The world of tattooing in the western world stems from gangs and outsiders - bikers and sailors - and originally criminals and slaves. From this extreme […]

Deviancy, Freedom, Punk, Show, Social, Traditional

LONDON FASHION WEEK 2005 - Off-Schedule Show

LONDON FASHION WEEK 2005 - Off-Schedule Show

It’s upon us again, time for the models to be on their best behaviour, for the kings and queens of style to get in gear and for everyone else to pay attention.
London Fashion Week 2005, awaits. In the hubbub of Fashion Week’s trendy events, East London’s mirrorstudios presents the London Fashion Week 2005 off-schedule fashion […]

Actor, Celebrity, Clothes, Contemporary, Design, Designer, East London, Events, Fashion, Show, Traditional

VICTOR SALVETTI - Fashion Feminism Factories

VICTOR SALVETTI - Fashion Feminism Factories

Semi chain-smoking rollies, Victor Salvetti wears a black T-shirt printed with little cartoon skulls. Grabbing his hair periodically, coaxing the quiff, his left eyebrow mirrors the ironic raising of the edge of his mouth and his lilting Aussie accent.
The two personalities of elaborate perfectionist and grounded working class man constantly challenge and compliment each other […]

Art, Concepts, Design, Garments, Identity, Inspiration, Nature