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Photo Feature: Stop & Look! Game Of Thrones-Style!

Our Warrior

      Dothraki Doyenne.   By: Hina P. Ansari Additional reporting & filing by Triston, Hong Kong   Are you feeling the need for some fierce Game of Thrones fashion fanaticism?  As we prepare (PREPARE, I SAY!!) ourselves for the winding down of this season with just 2 more episodes to go, we stopped...

Global Designer Spotlight: Dori Csengeri from Tel Aviv, Israel

Earrings from Dori Csengeri

    The bold and the beautiful.    By: Marina Radovanovic Toronto, Canada     I recently had the privilege to interview an amazingly talented woman that creates exceptional pieces of jewellery in Tel Aviv, Israel. By using a stunning array of colours, combined with vintage and contemporary styles and hand embroidered techniques; the haute...

Global Designer Spotlight: REY From Reykjavik, Iceland

REY at Reykjavik Fashion Festival Autumn/Winter 2013-14

      Designer Rebekka Jónsdóttir, was born in Iceland and lived her formative years in Arlington Virginia, USA. She honed her skills at the Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles where she also landed an extensive internship with noted french label, Rodarte. After graduating with her degree in Fashion Design in 2008,...

Feature: Highlights / Pakistan’s PDFC Sunsilk Fashion Week S/S 2013 (part one)

L-R: Akif Mahmood; Karma Pink; Ittehad Textiles & Feeha Jamshed

    Pakistani Prêt.   By: Hina P. Ansari     The ramps of Lahore Pakistan, lit up recently to present their Spring/Summer 2013 season. Contrary to standard fashion presentations, refreshingly they are showing the immediate season in the here and in the now. We couldn’t contain ourselves so our favourites are spread across two...

Feature: Highlights from Aurora Fashion Week Russia F/W 2013-14

L-R: Sanan Gasanov; Gaetano Navarra; Pirosmani by Jenya Malygina & Bondarev

    Direct from St. Petersburg are our favourites from the Fall/Winter 2013-14 presentation at Russia’s Aurora Fashion Week     By: Hina P. Ansari       Sanan Gasanov   Originally from St. Petersburg Russia, Gasanov first debuted his collection at the  Spring/Summer 2012 season of Aurora Fashion Week. With...

Global Designer Spotlight: Quier from Santa Fe, Argentina!

Quier Fall/Winter 2013-14 at Buenos Aires Fashion Week

        The Heritage of Haute.    By: Hina P. Ansari       QUIER co-founders and co-designers, Silvia Querede came from Pergamino, in the Province of Buenos Aires and Noeli Gomez came from Rosario in the Province of Sante Fe. Their love for fashion, style and the cut brought them...

Global Designer Spotlight: Tokyo’s Yasutoshi Ezumi

Yasotoshi Ezumi Fall/Winter 2013-14

        Hailing from Hiroshima, Japan, designer Yasutoshi Ezumi knew fashion was in his destiny. Looking towards the iconic works of Alexander McQueen as his inspiration when starting out, this Central St. Martins graduate, became an assistant working with McQueen. He continued to make his mark by honing his knitwear skills...

Feature: Highlights from Fashion Week Mexico F/W 2013-14

L-R: Alejandro Carlin, Julia Y Renata, Lydia Lavin & Malafacha

      In Mexico City, they showcased their fashionable best on the ramps of their Fall/Winter 2013-14. Check out the ones that caught our eye!      By: Hina P. Ansari     Alejandro Carlin   Originally from Mexico City and currently residing in Monterrey, Neuvo Leon, designer Alejandro Carlin brings a...

Global Designer Spotlight: Elínrós Líndal from ELLA of Reykjavik, Iceland

ELLA Fall/Winter 2013-14 at Reykjavik Fashion Festival

      Nominated by the World Economic Forum as Young Global Leader Class 2013, Elínrós Líndal’s work as creative director of cool Reykjavik-based fashion company, ELLA, buoyed by her mission to keep  the integrity within the world of fashion intact, has not gone unnoticed. Having completed psychology and mass communications degree at the University of...