I really like the new Acne Resort Spring/Summer 2012 collection. What is especially striking is their silhouettes mixing over-sized and fitted pieces, their lightweight sheer fabrics paired with sweats with their pastel color palette. The Resort 2012 women collection is all about comfort and style. I also love their leather perfecto jackets. The(...) Read More about Acne Resort 2012 Collection (14 words)

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Born and raised in London, fashion designer Louisa Parris graduated from Central Saint Martins, where she received the prestigious Womenswear Collection Award. Specialized in eveningwear, Parris launched her 2011 collection of beautiful scarves and funky cocktail hats. I am also loving the illustrations that her mother Cherrill Parris-Fox did to illustrate her collection! See more below.

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Very graphic and minimalist, the young half Italian, half Turkish fashion designer Natacha Talay is definitely one to watch. Just launching her second womenswear collection for Spring/Summer 2011, the sensual androgynous looks are inspired by her love of art, nature, the Orient and black and white movies. (...) Read More about TrendWatch: Natacha Talay S/S 2011 (35 words)

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Tsolmandakh ”Tsolo” Munkhuu is a Mongolian-born, Paris-based womenswear designer. She moved to France in 2005 and studied at Atelier Chardon Savard. In 2010 she won the Public Award of the Hyères Festival and launched her(...) Read More about Tsolmandakh Munkhuu Fall 2011 Collection (40 words)

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Just came across Korean brand Time. The S/S 2011 collection featuring Mariacarla Boscono shows a sleek range of deconstructive of looks. The refined aesthetic feels like the designer has had a lot of design experience. There is really not much information about the brand unless you understand Korean, but my guess is you we will begin seeing and hearing more about Time in the near future.

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This mix of chic tailored sportswear with color blocking, slogans and unique prints is British brand Mother of Pearl sports-luxe signature style for Autumn/Winter 2011 collection. This season designer Maia Norman has collaborated with Turner prize winning British artist Keith Tyson on five prints for (...) Read More about Mother of Pearl A/W 11 Collection (238 words)

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Another St Martin’s prodigy! Perth born Kym Ellery just introduced her latest collection for Fall 2011 collection, with a great lookbook shot by Paul Empson, featuring the beautiful Ashley Smith. Entitled “Tenenbaums in the Tuileries”, the dramatic shapes and patterns done in soft pastels lavender, gray, black and (...) Read More about Ellery Fall 2011 Lookbook (32 words)

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Introducing the LA based brand Elkin. Each season is inspired by a different literary genre, and for every piece sold, the sisters donate one children’s book through H.O.P.E (Helping Other People Everywhere) to an amazing organization in Kenya that brings art and literature to children in need.  This season the collection was inspired by Gothic Romance.(...) Read More about Elkin F/W 2011/12 (8 words)

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We already fell in love with Croatian / Sydney-based designer Karla Spetic. Her Spring-Summer 2011 collection is so dreamy and feminine, we are even more in love! Her use of nuanced pastel colors starts to become her signature, and her little touch of Australian outback pattern print just make this collection a must have for this spring! Apparently(...) Read More about Karla Spetic SS2011 Collection (51 words)

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