Brandon Sun: A Name to Watch
NEW YORK, Mar 25, 2012/ — Brandon Sun began his fashion career after graduating from Parsons School of Design where he was honored with the coveted “Designer of the Year” title and the Gold Thimble. Previously, he won the National Scholarship from both the CFDA and the YMA and held internships with Jeffrey Chow and Calvin Klein. After his graduation,...
Ramy Sharp for Ramy Brook
NEW YORK, Mar 16, 2011/ —Ramy Sharp is the Founder and Creative Director of the Ramy Brook ready-to-wear label. Born in Chatham, New Jersey, Ramy was interested in fashion at a very young age. Influenced by her mother’s chic style and her older sister’s passion for vintage clothing, Ramy developed her own sense of style very early on. After studying Communications...
Interview with Liza Fredrika Aslund: WMATY Winner
Liza Fredrika Aslund MILAN, Dec 17, 2010 / — As one of the winners of the first creative call of What’s More Alive Than You, (WMATY), Liza Fredrika Aslund is part of that historic moment when fashion designers, architects and product designers created wearable items that are nearer to art than the accepted rules of fashion. Literally a new brand when it launched...
Mulcair: a new label on the Montreal’s fashion scene
MONTREAL, Nov 18, 2010 / — Two weeks ago, a new designer on the Montreal fashion scene launched its online store. Seeing great potential, we’ve decided to see who was behind the Mulcair label. As expected, I met a great and creative designer named Juliana Bennett. Trained in Parsons, (where Alexander Wang was one of her best buddies) Juliana moved back to Montreal...
Atelier Mercadal Vintage by Inès-Olympe Mercadal
Inès-Olympe Mercadal PARIS, Nov 4, 2010 / — Her first name resounds, joyful and determined, like a pair of stilettos in the family firmament. Inès-Olympe Mercadal definitely has the love of the shoe in her. In 1950, her grandfather Antoine Mercadal, left Franco’s Spain for a better future in France. He brought with him his bootmaker’s know-how and quickly created...
Yuna Yang: Clothing as a Form of Art to Be Shared
NEW YORK, Oct 27, 2010 / — Yuna Yang is a New?York based fashion designer who loves to convey the concept behind her work, viewing each piece as a form of art to be shared, rather than simply to be sold. Her designs draw from her personal fascination with immersing herself in divergent cultures. After completing her B.A. in Fine Arts from Ewha Women’s University...
Perchelle: Adding a woman’s touch to menswear
Perchelle O'Boyle DALLAS, Apr 19, 2010 / FW/ — In an industry dominated by men, Perchelle O’Boyle throws her hat in the ring with the hope of her voice being heard amidst the very competitive menswear scene. As a little girl growing up in St Louis, Perchelle O’Boyle knew as early as age eight that she wanted to be a fashion designer. Her creative spirit often...
Isabel Mastache
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — Isabel Mastache was born in Vigo in 1984 to a family with a tradition of tailoring since the 1920s.After studying Fine Arts, she decided to sign up for the Advanced School of Design, Textiles and Fashion of Galicia (ESDEMGA), and since that time she knew she wanted to devote her whole life to this field, always feeling the need to continue...
Maya Hansen
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — With an Argentine father and Danish mother, Maya Carbajal Alex-Hansen, a graduate of the CSDMM (Advanced Fashion Design Centre of Madrid) is, along with a small production group, the heart and soul of the Maya Hansen label, founded in 2004 with its headquarters in Madrid and production at Spanish workshops. After first starting out as...
Carlos Doblas
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — Born in Seville on 31st December 1987, Carlos Doblas completed his first cycle of the Fine Arts degree at the University of Seville. At present, he lives in Madrid and is completing his final year of Fashion Design studies at I.A.D.E. (Art Institution for Teaching). For the last two years, he has combined his academic training with his...
American Perez
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 UPDATED Oct 23, 2010/ — American Perez was created in Barcelona in June 2008. The project was begun by Natalia Pérez, and Jorge Bolado Moo later joined up. Natalia was born in Barcelona. She graduated in fashion design at the ESDI Advanced School of Design and the University of Southampton. Jorge was born in O Porriño (Pontevedra). He...
