In the last period of time, I had the pleasure to work on a new collection of oversized clutch bags for Rue des Trucs spring summer collection.
Rue des Trucs are two young romanian designers which work I always appreciated and valued.
A team of talented people, an army of beautiful models, the most charming designer whose illustrations I’m obsessed with…
Banana Republic opened their studio doors to capture the process from model fittings, styling, hair and makeup tests and all the vision it takes to bring together what will be our Banana Republic in Spring 2012…
Enjoy some pictures taken by “from me to you”, one of my favorites bloggers.
Photo source: Fabricly | Designer: The Thousands
Do you ever wonder if you have all the resources to execute a collection properly from the start to finish?
Are you an independent designer whether you’re already selling online or you’re just getting started and looking to market your clothing | accessories line to gain extra exposure?
Maybe you’re a simply fashion lover shopping online and looking for unique or hard to find pieces that other people aren’t wearing? If any of the above apply
The copying of fashion design originals – “knocking off” or “affordable interpretation”, depending on your point of view – is a practice that designers may have grudgingly accepted in the past, when less expensive copies took some time to reach stores and only those consumers who could afford the designer-label originals could be the first to follow a trend.
This practice is now costing designers dearly as more advanced technology makes it possible to see high-quality copies appear in stores before the original has even hit the market. While it has long been the practice of the American fashion industry to knock off European designs, American designers traditionally did not copy one another.
This article I’ve found on LEDA at Harvard Law School is an article that I recommend you to read in order to be informed on the copyright protection to works of fashion.
I’m sharing with you this inspiring video of Donna Karan talking at Parsons The New School for Design. It worth to take some moments listening her.
Some of the lessons I’ve learned from her talk:
Source: TED
Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, spread her appreciation of design — in all shapes and forms — around the world.
In this video she previews the groundbreaking show “Design and the Elastic Mind” and designs that reflect the way we think now. A really interesting concept. Enjoy!
Dear independent fashion designers,
I have great news for you! Today has launched LOOKK, an online platform which connects designers directly with consumers, using the power of an open social network.
I’ve been following recent process debates surrounding Design Thinking for the past few months. I’d love to present you a documentary exploring the idea of “design thinking”. It is a documentary on design, and certainly the first about the impact design thinking has on the world.
Of the total sense receptors in the human body, 70% reside in our eyes. Visual perception delivers the world to our brains at high speeds and with exquisite subtlety, but it does so in particular ways that are not necessarily intuitive.
If we want to present information to people’s eyes, we must understand a little about how the eyes work, including some very real limitations.
One of the leading lights in visualization research today is Dr. Colin Ware of the University of New Hampshire. He expertly explains the importance of visualization and how it works.
I highly recommend you this article:
Open publication - Free publishing - More visual
Last week I went to Avanpremiere, a local Fashion and Life-style-fest, dedicated to fashion, art and style of living in the new century. Avanpremiere promotes Romanian Fashion Designers, famous or at their beginning career.
I’ll share with you my favorites designers and creations.
Couldn’t resist not to share with you the innovative work of Israeli footwear designer Kobi Levi. What do you think about them?
The S/S 2011 Calvin Klein Campaign is stunning! I’m sharing this with you because I’m simply inspired by the the minimalism, boldness, architecture and impact that each image projects. Mert & Marcus captured perfectly simplicity, the hardest thing to achieve.
We’ve invited select companies to join us as our friends, partners, and faculty.
They represent some of the most successful leaders at the intersection of business, fashion and entrepreneurship.
To inquire about partnership opportunities, please contact us here: julia(at)fashionarium(dot)com
If you want to get in touch, please send an email to (julia at fashionarium dot com)
