Nazanin Rose Matin: Interview with the woman behind the brand
Nazanin is the person behind her namesake brand, a beautiful mix of prints and lightweight fabrics. Think what you’d wear sipping cocktails in Ibiza, roaming the scenic streets of the Amalfi coast, and watching the sunset in Mykonos. Her latest collection named ‘Natural Desires’ is elegant and well made, using high-quality materials; chic prints seen […]
Master of the Arts
With my official graduation from Central Saint Martins, I realised that the real world isn’t as fun as it’s being advertised! Although I have finished for a few months now, the graduation ceremony at Royal Festival Hall made it feel even more real – not to mention scary! I’m not a student anymore and will probably […]
Gareth Pugh Talking Fashion at the V&A
A couple of nights ago I went to the Victoria and Albert Museum to see designer Gareth Pugh in conversation with journalist and editor of SHOWstudio Lou Stoppard. It was very interesting and insight full, read on for some of the things they discussed. Pugh celebrated the 10th year anniversary of his brand and returned to […]
Ones to watch: DB BERDAN
DB BERDAN is a Turkish brand by mother-daughter duo, Deniz and Begum Berdan based in Istanbul. Begum and Deniz Now in their ninth season the duo will present their latest collection for A/W 15 at Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul in March, and have previously been part of Vauxhall Fashion Scout. They are stocked at Wolf and Badger in London and had […]
palmer//harding AW14 presentation
The CSM-taught duo behind palmer//harding, Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding were inspired by paper for their AW14/15 collection. Using the simplicity and cleanness of paper as a starting point they created a collection that imitate the properties of paper; either smooth and white or crumbled up and marked with yellow highlighting pen. Because of its […]
Central saint martins MA Fashion / LFW Day 1
The Central Saint Martins MA show is the best way to spot and get to know the designers of the future. In my case it was even more interesting to see this show and the final result of the students’ collections as my Journalism course is closely connected to the Design course (both under MA […]
Leutton Postle Sample Sale @ The Hackney Shop
The pair behind luxury knitwear brand Leutton Postle met during their BA in Central Saint martins in 2005. Sam Leutton from Stockport did knitwear innovation in Shangai and then returned to London to work independently. Jenny Postle moved from Wolverhampton, her hometown to London to study at Central Saint Martins. Her MA collection was bought […]
Young Patrons event @ The British Library
Friday night found me in the beautiful British Library staying still for a couple of hours while showing off an amazing wedding gown. Definitely not your typical Friday night. The Young Patrons event on the 1st of March was part of the Spring Festival of the British Library. It takes place to attract young entrepreneurs that want to […]