St. Petersburg showcased their Spring/Summer 2014 season. Check our favorites out! By: Hina P. Ansari Aleksander Khrisanfov With a collection of muted colours with strategic punches of sharp hues such as beaming yellow and gorgeous garnet red, Aleksander Khrisanfov’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection soft style with a solid sophisticated statement. ...
Cheers to another fashionable year! ‘Tis the season for countdowns and so we thought why not do one ourselves! This year has been very very good to us with the fabulous roster of global fashion weeks that we have had the pleasure of showcasing. So as everyone looks back at...
Stalwart of Style. By: Hina P. Ansari *This is part of Ramp 1885′s newest series, “Fashion Travelogue–Mexico City, Edition” where we personally explore the city’s greater style scene including cool boutiques and chats with the city’s style makers. Perfect for the fashion traveller. One of Mexico’s iconic fashion...
The runways of Kiev Ukraine shone brightly as they presented their Spring/Summer 2014 collections. These are the designers who really made us stop and swoon! By: Hina P. Ansari Avtandil Avtandil Tskvitinidze has been sketching clothing since he was a kid. So talented was he that his mom...
Dion Lee: The Face of Australia’s New Wave of Designers By: Triston Hong Kong/Shanghai China When Vogue editrix praises your work, there is little doubt that you are on the right path. For Australian fashion designer Dion Lee, his ascent to the top of the fashion world in Australia has been...
We love getting a dose of culture and Island flare during Ghana Fashion & Design Week where the catwalks of Accra, Ghana rocked with the latest from the country’s notable designers. Here are three that we instantly fell in love with! By: Hina P. Ansari Tuedor and Wright...
Bull Market. By: Hina P. Ansari *This is part of Ramp 1885′s newest series, “Fashion Travelogue–Mexico City, Edition” where we personally explore the city’s greater style scene including cool boutiques and chats with the city’s style makers. Perfect for the fashion traveller. *Special thanks to Senora Nadine Karachi-Estrada ...
A Fresh Crop. Direct from Mexico City, Spring/Summer 2014 brings forth a fresh perspective. By: Hina P. Ansari JI + B “Blue Blood” Former architects turned designers Jesus Ibarra and Bertholdo Espinoza have created their brand over a decade ago. Having presented their collections in...
Kingdom Come: Fashion Storytelling By: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé Ottawa, Canada In 1948, over 500 Jamaican and Barbadian men boarded the Empire Windrush, leaving the sunny shores of their Caribbean islands for an uncertain future in Britain. They landed at Tilbury docks in London, and would be...
Absorbing Baltic fashion latest through Riga Fashion Mood 2013 Spring/Summer 2014. By: Deniss Zelenkov Riga, Latvia Latvia never fails to stand out from the rest of the fashionable world. Preserving its refreshing attitude, Riga Fashion Mood (RFM) (03.10.13 – 04.10.13) has been the last stand pioneer of providing a dynamic platform and a...
Paris, France – ‘Terre de nos aïeux’ (‘Our home and native land’) By: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé Ottawa, Canada In a boutique specializing in wool trends, I reconnect with La Parisienne and Le Parisien, who believe me to be one of France’s prodigal daughters, returned from the pages of history. All shimmers...
Pop Art. By: Marina Radovanovic Toronto, Canada We have featured this bright, talented and highly creative young woman who creates stunning jewellery based on various elements of nature and further expanded to include human architecture, design and mechanics. Now, Lopez has a whole new twist that she introduced with her...
Colombia’s retail powerhouse presents an urban edge to the Medellin runway. By: Hina P. Ansari Studio F. One of the leading Latin American fashion brands held their Fall/Winter 2013 at ColombiaModa 2013 as part of Colombia Fashion Week in Medellin, Colombia. Studio F. has captured the...
Sultry style. By: Hina P. Ansari The noted Colombian swimwear design line, Paradizia Swimwear, which launched in 2008, took the audience on a magical ride during their Fall/Winter 2013 runway presentation as part of ColombiaModa 2013. The runway was filled with gorgeous hues, fabulous cutwork and Eastern style influences drawing...
Leather lovers. By: Hina P. Ansari As part of Colombia Moda 2013 in Medellin, Colombia one of the city and country’s revered leather company, Velez Leather Company presented a pretty flawless Fall/Winter 2013 collection. This Colombian company, founded in 1986, and prides itself on keeping the entire production...
