By now you should know our love for Mary Katrantzou since her very first show when she was still at St Martins to her latest F/W 2011 collection. While its pretty rare to see Mary pieces outside the runways (she has not shot a lookbook yet), when you see an editorial of her collection, you are instantly struck. That’s why this series by(...) Read More about Mary Katrantzou by Erik Madigan Heck (170 words)

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I have to ask myself, will it ever be too much? Will I ever see a Mary Katrantzou‘s collection and feel like she just went too far? I really really doubt it but she mixes so much together I don’t even know how it works. Every Katrantzou look pours out on the runway like a brilliant well of inspiration. Structured silhouettes with multiple print concepts layered to perfection show her indispensable role

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It’s not the first time that we review the amazing Mary Katrantzou, and to tell you the truth, we kind of discovered her back in 2008, when she was graduating from Central St Martins. Since then, well, she became one of the most watched UK talents, selling in the best luxury stores worldwide. Katranzou is(...) Read More about Mary Katrantzou Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear (98 words)

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Mary Katrantzou’s AW 10/11 collection was based around 18th century portraiture and in particular Madame de Pompadour and the paintings of Fragonard and Nattier. At Mary Katrantzou’s exhibition space, she revealed to me  ‘The prints are baroque inspired. I wanted to challenge myself by taking dresses the women and men used to wear and make it relevant for a  21st century woman’

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To celebrate London Fashion Week, Selfridges have teamed up with AnOther Magazine for a very special installation at the London store. As a salute to British talent, beautiful actress du jour Tilda Swinton will grace the cover of AnOther shot by Craig McDean, wearing dresses made exclusively by British designers; (...) Read More about AnOther Magazine New Issue (47 words)

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I introduced you to Mary Katrantzou, the brilliant graduating MA student from Central Saint Martins a few months back.  I was in complete awe for weeks after I discovered her, similar to how I felt when I discovered Christoper Kane in the same place a few years ago. There are some designers that(...) Read More about Mary Katrantzou SS09 Collection (69 words)

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There is one thing I look forward to more than anything else every Fall Fashion Week Presentation , Central Saint Martins Fashion Week Show is one place I can always expect to be surprised, inspired, and assured that our generation will, in fact, leave a mark in the crazy industry we still call fashion. The show has this feeling of freedom of expression and journey of concept. Not to say that the entire show prescribes this kind of sensation but there is always at least one shinning star, an undeniable success story to be written.

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