Alexandra Verschueren is the new promise of fashion. After having gone through the studies of Dries Van Noten , Preen, Proenza Schouler and Derek Lam, winning the jury prize at the Hyères definitely has catapulted to the constellation of fashion.

Although it is still in its infancy, his work and shows a particular personality. Verschueren includes fashion design as his particular area of development, trying to always limit the challenges involved in creating a garment. Moved by curiosity, to the designer throughout the creative process is equally important and generates the same satisfaction as seeing the finished garment.

In the collection he presented at Hyères, Verschueren worked with the concept of origami , folding the fabric in ways almost impossible. Another of his influences was the German artist Thomas Demand , who recreates small objects and situations of daily life on paper. Thus, each piece of the collection examines the role as half, projecting the research in each of the designs. The end result is a collection of experimental and architectural really surprising. Without doubt one of the new rising stars that we follow closely.

“I saw a girl outside the Gare du Nord in their pajamas and woven grandmother” he said of his inspiration from the autumn-winter 2010-11 collection, “and I just thought it looked really cool.” If we add a trip through Central Asia and Eastern Europe , we already have the name of the image of the entire collection: gypsy chic.

Accustomed to the use of sequins in his previous collections, Ashish shows its mastery of the handling of this application, combined with simple pieces, such as high-waisted baggy pants that are supported by a belt and skirts and shorts underneath nice knits.

The geometric patterns may also be traced throughout the collection, either in the drawing of tissues, in the way the sequins are used in different patterns . A small nod to other cultures like the Persian.

In addition each of the look is complemented with accessories like fingerless gloves, socks and shoes color masculine style. The presentation of the collection, models wore their hair braided and berets adorned their heads, which can be a good suggestion to complete the picture from the collection of Ashish.

Miu Miu , the line of the brand Prada casual clothing and carries the nickname of Miuccia Prada (yes, yes, I say Miu Miu), has opted for pastel colors for the season autumn-winter 2010-11 . The black has been dethroned!

Definitely retro, the collection is inspired by the sixties. Mini dresses, skirts, neck scarves and sunglasses that cover the entire face. The new girl mod can perfectly clothe Miu Miu.

Among one of the finer details in the collection are two woven floral dresses to crochet, one in bright yellow and with a neck that looks like a shirt and with a finish that recalls the typical gear cutting bell. The other, in violet, has a wide neck that ends in a tie, adds two pockets on the front.

Care makeup of the models, because it can make an entire trend. Green apple, as some items, or violet and blue shades, makeup covers the entire lid and extend to the bottom of the eye. And true to a youthful style, like the entire collection, the pink blush is a must.

Poti Poti is a collaboration between two designers, Silvia Salvador and Nando Cornejo. Operating from Berlin , and from there create fashion, graphic design, visual arts and products. Originally from Salamanca, after a stay in Madrid were installed in the German city.

With so many areas of interest, it is not surprising that her clothes absorbed many influences from other areas and disciplines, especially the graphic design and pop culture, as evidenced by their prints.

For autumn-winter season, Poti Poti has a collection called “Yuxtapose”, in which abstract shapes in different shades of gray, brown and yellow come together in practical knitwear.

Short sleeve sweaters can be worn as dresses, cardigans with big buttons and large scarves that surround us are right to face the cold of a city as vibrant, and so cold in winter , as is Berlin.

His clothes can be achieved in his shop in central Berlin and in its online boutique . There, apart from their collections can find designs of other young fashion designers, like La Casita de Wendy, El Delgado Buil, Cecilia Sörensen , Eley Kishimito or even the beautiful bags and shoes Gent & Sullivan.

Yiorgos Eleftheriades is a Greek designer who loves the female form. Based on his love for contemporary elegance, try to create an alternative urban style with a strong concept behind each garment tailoring, combining fabrics and textures experimentally.

And this is what he achieves in his last collection for this autumn , which combine classic fabrics with fur and leather. In addition, courts Eleftheriades peculiar mix with other best-known patterns, from a balloon skirt, dresses that cling to the waist and held in the body appear magically.

The collection, which combines black, gray and indigo tones with a whole palette of browns, we can also find shirts that seem to defy gravity, folding up, a neck dresses that combine futuristic with a skirt and pants with Greek air reaching the height of the ankles . Shoes, inevitable to highlight femininity, high heels.

And besides all the glamor that is observed in each design, it added a detail that still makes it more valuable, all fabrics are natural , specially selected by the designer so that each garment is harmless to the environment .

Vintage fashion garments returned to modern seemed taken out of grandma’s closet. The major search engines for thrift stores became infected a few experts and the desire to spend a long time by rummaging through drawers markets to find treasures.

The designers of fashion, in that eternal feedback trends with street-of sucklings and the influence-also embraced the retro-vintage fashion, proposing designs that could have dressed the always exquisite Jackie Kennedy .

Tiny waists, wide hips that float below the elusive and if possible, a neck that reveals part of the chest. This is Louis Vuitton to the fifties. Explosive feminine curves and rounded shapes for Prada : a celebration of the incredible natural beauty and healthy.

Another proposal of this trend is to retake the prom dress of course, where the skirts are constantly moving bulky walking. In this case, Dries Van Noten proposal updates the design, adding buttons and pockets and giving it a look more shirt.

Finally, to complete the retro image, all are also very feminine accessories: gloves that cover the arm to the elbow and rigid bags with handles.

The identical twins Felder , hence the repetition in the name of the brand, they have not stopped since the end of their studies at school Central Saint Martins in London in 2007. Since then, each of its collections was beating the previous one, making it gradually transformed into a cult brand. In addition, his work also has attracted some stars like Rihanna , Gwyneth Paltrow or Florence of Florence and the Machine

Always intrigued by the combination of opposites and contrasts, its job is to find the perfect balance in every design, not forgetting a modern and, at the same time very feminine.

In his autumn-winter 2010-11 collection , the sisters Felder proposed high-waisted cigarette pants, loose dresses adorned with lights and with a belt and leather, lots of skin. Whether or wall hoods on jackets.

The collection also includes dresses short at the waist, very sexy, and in some cases with certain reminiscences fetish, as one with a skirt Eves, front leather and gold studs applications. Leather leggings, such as those worn by the models presenting the collection are the perfect accessory to complete the look.

Reviewing the various autumn-winter 2010-11 collections , a tendency to evoke fashion grunge of the nineties seemed to be implied in at least some of the garments made by various designers. The English edition of the magazine Vogue has confirmed this theory and he has put in a special section of trends: Grunge Glamour.

Drawing on pieces of Louis Vuitton , Erdem, Alberta Ferretti and Marc Jacobs, the magazine defines this trend as a modern mix of silk long skirts and baggy sweaters and male. A strange combination of fabrics and textiles that puts together sophisticated forms typical evening dresses with sweaters around the house almost. The novelty is certainly the length of the skirts that trail along the ground, limp.

But within this trend there is no clear determination as to color: yellow, embossed, gray, beige, black, all were used in more grunge looks of the designers. Is the meeting point? It seems no coincidence that a combination so disparate and maintaining balance between glamor and elegance. Furthermore, only need to invest in the foot: the jersey should be an old favorite of our wardrobes.

As the press release said on its website, if anything is clear is that Eley Kishimoto , the company formed by the designer duo Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto, never succumb to fashion. Never. His vision is so clear and so particular that they do not need to reinvent itself in each new collection, but just go exploring in the same direction, to provide more and better, Eley Kishimoto.

Masters of the prints , the color and fabrics are key in each of their garments. The result is a youthful, almost childlike look, above all, favors the first impression of visual beauty that offers his graphic work. This point has also been careful in this collection autumn-winter 2010-11, in which imitated press photos about polaroids painted over, and enhancing the skin color models, as if the images were colored pictures of the early twentieth century. (more…)

The song said “California dreaming” and maybe that last one sounds wears Derek Lam . And for these payments, too! The young designer, who was born, study and live in sunny U.S. offers Autumn-Winter collection really cool. Reinterpreting the figure of the cowboy and applied to a feminine silhouette, this season’s clothing outlets seem a wild west movie, set in the crudest and made by contemporary feminists. Yes, a feminist and sexy.

As it could not be otherwise, the earth tones are dominant. Black boots, hats, jeans or even pants with leather on the sides that seem perfect for hiding a gun. In addition, long shirts that the models wore leaving bare legs, some stamped with Mexican air, and of course, fur. (more…)