London Fashion Week
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London Fashion Week
is a clothing trade show held in London twice each year, in February and
September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New
York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.
Organised by the British Fashion Council
(BFC) for the London Development Agency with help from the Department for
Business, Innovation and Skills, London Fashion Week first took place in 1984.
It currently ranks alongside New York, Paris and Milan as one of the 'Big Four'
fashion weeks. It presents itself to funders as a trade event that also
attracts significant press attention and benefit to taxpayers. It is also able
to get an official sponsorship from Mercedes-Benz, a worldwide known automobile
brand and global hairdressing company Toni & Guy. It states that it is
attended by over 5,000 press and buyers, and has estimated orders of £40
million or £100 million. A retail-focused event, London Fashion Weekend, takes
place immediately afterwards at the same venue and is open to the general
public.The UK fashion industry is estimated to support 797,000 jobs (source: Oxford Economics 2014). This is a decrease of 2.3% from 2009.
The current venue for most of the "on-schedule" events is Somerset House in central London, where a large marquee in the central courtyard hosts a series of catwalk shows by top designers and fashion houses, while an exhibition, housed within Somerset House itself, shows over 150 designers. However, many "off-schedule" events, such as Vauxhall Fashion Scout and On|Off, are organised by other private-funded groups and take place at other venues in central London.
David KomaPortrait photographer: Frederic Aranda
DESIGNER NAME:
David Koma
BACKGROUND: Born in Georgia, David then grew up in Saint-Petersburg. David studied both his BA and MA at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
SIGNATURES: “Sculptural shapes, heavy embellishment and a perfect fit.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Powerful and confident.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The sculptural dress with metal embellishment.”
BACKGROUND: Born in Georgia, David then grew up in Saint-Petersburg. David studied both his BA and MA at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
SIGNATURES: “Sculptural shapes, heavy embellishment and a perfect fit.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Powerful and confident.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The sculptural dress with metal embellishment.”
Richard Nicoll
DESIGNER NAME: Richard Nicoll
BACKGROUND: Richard was born in London and grew up in Australia. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins MA in 2002, Richard has gained experience including freelance consulting alongside Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton and Creative Director of Womenswear at Cerruti. With his own label, he has been awarded three ANDAM prizes (2008), named Best Young Designer at the ELLE Style Awards (2009) and twice shortlisted for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. He received NEWGEN sponsorship for four seasons (SS06 - AW07).
IDEAL CLIENT: “Anyone that responds to the clothes. I'd like to think they suit a wide variety of personalities.”
TRADEMARK: “It is our one-size-fits-all, oversized, geometric cut, silk T-shirt dress that everyone from Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) to my mother wears.”
Richard Nicoll Spring / Summer 2015
Osman
DESIGNER NAME: Osman Yousefzada
BACKGROUND: British born Osman Yousefzada was making clothes from a young age. His mother ran a couture dress making business in Birmingham, where Osman cemented his love for cloth and its workmanship. He went on to study Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins before launching his own label in September 2007, and has been showing at LFW since 2008. He received NEWGEN sponsorship for three seasons (SS07 – SS08). Osman was nominated for the annual Designs of Year 2007 award at the Design Museum, which features the best 100 designs internationally, selected from all design disciplines. In addition, 2008 was the launch of one of the most successful, and critically acclaimed high street collaborations of the year - Osman Yousefzada's Little Black Dress collection for Mango, which was sold in over 203 stores, and in 35 countries worldwide. 2009 saw the renowned authority on haute couture and vintage fashion, Didier Ludot, showcasing Osman's work in the windows of his venerated Palais Royal boutique in Paris. He was shortlisted for the 2011 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund
SIGNATURES: "Simple yet highly intelligent and directional pieces. The clothes are exceptionally precise, well-tailored and finished but are softened with sensuous draping that is inspired by Osman's interest in ethnicity and the costume of ancient cultures."
IDEAL CLIENT: “Probably Cate Blanchett. As a student, I was an usher at the Albery Theatre where she starred in David Hare’s Plenty. She left a huge impression on me: I watched her every night for six months whilst peddling my ice-creams.”
BACKGROUND: British born Osman Yousefzada was making clothes from a young age. His mother ran a couture dress making business in Birmingham, where Osman cemented his love for cloth and its workmanship. He went on to study Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins before launching his own label in September 2007, and has been showing at LFW since 2008. He received NEWGEN sponsorship for three seasons (SS07 – SS08). Osman was nominated for the annual Designs of Year 2007 award at the Design Museum, which features the best 100 designs internationally, selected from all design disciplines. In addition, 2008 was the launch of one of the most successful, and critically acclaimed high street collaborations of the year - Osman Yousefzada's Little Black Dress collection for Mango, which was sold in over 203 stores, and in 35 countries worldwide. 2009 saw the renowned authority on haute couture and vintage fashion, Didier Ludot, showcasing Osman's work in the windows of his venerated Palais Royal boutique in Paris. He was shortlisted for the 2011 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund
SIGNATURES: "Simple yet highly intelligent and directional pieces. The clothes are exceptionally precise, well-tailored and finished but are softened with sensuous draping that is inspired by Osman's interest in ethnicity and the costume of ancient cultures."
IDEAL CLIENT: “Probably Cate Blanchett. As a student, I was an usher at the Albery Theatre where she starred in David Hare’s Plenty. She left a huge impression on me: I watched her every night for six months whilst peddling my ice-creams.”
OSMAN Spring / Summer 2015
Marques'Almeida
DESIGNER NAMES: Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida
BACKGROUND: Marta and Paulo met at CITEX Fashion School in Portugal, from which they both graduated with distinction in 2007. They moved to London in 2009 where they gained industry experience at Vivienne Westwood/ Anglomania (Marques) and Preen (Almeida). In 2009 they started the acclaimed Fashion MA at Central Saint Martins and began working as a duo. Their graduate collection reworked street-wear references, championing a relaxed, deconstructed, effortless aesthetic.
SIGNATURES: “Raw, young, effortless and lived-in.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The oversize, distressed denim T-shirt with heavily frayed edges.”
IDEAL CLIENT: “Quietly defiant women.
Marques'Almeida Spring / Summer 2015
Jean-Pierre Braganza
DESIGNER NAME: Jean-Pierre Braganza
BACKGROUND: Born in London, raised in Canada. Having graduated from Central Saint Martins, Jean-Pierre worked with Roland Mouret before setting up his own label.
SIGNATURES: “Geometric shapes and fluid lines."
IDEAL CLIENT: “Intelligent and mysterious. She’s not afraid to embrace the dark side of life.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “Deconstructed tailoring.”
BACKGROUND: Born in London, raised in Canada. Having graduated from Central Saint Martins, Jean-Pierre worked with Roland Mouret before setting up his own label.
SIGNATURES: “Geometric shapes and fluid lines."
IDEAL CLIENT: “Intelligent and mysterious. She’s not afraid to embrace the dark side of life.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “Deconstructed tailoring.”
Jean-Pierre Braganza Spring / Summer 2015
H by Hakaan Yildirim
After earning a Diploma from Mimar
Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul, in 1998 Hakan Yildirim (1971) won his
first prize in the Young Fashion Designers Contest hosted by the Istanbul
Textile and Apparel Exporters Association. He then worked as creative director
for some Turkish textile companies for several years. In 2001 he opened his own
company under his own name, Hakan Yildirim, and started doing couture dresses
for his customers.
He did important collaborations with one of the biggest textile companies in Turkey named Koton and they launched a collection ‘Hakan Yildirim for Koton’. This was a huge success for both.
He then decided to move to London in order to have an international name and a ready-to-wear brand of his own. He launched his brand HAKAAN and presented his first collection during London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2010. With that collection he won the Andam Award and continued launching in Paris Fashion Week.
He created a new affordable luxury brand called Section Mode Unique. This brand is very young and energetic. It has its own store in Istanbul, Galata with plans to expand into the USA, with particular focus on New York.
Through DHL Exported, HAKAAN YILDIRIM will be showing H BY HAKAAN YILDIRIM at London Fashion Week spring/summer 2015.
He did important collaborations with one of the biggest textile companies in Turkey named Koton and they launched a collection ‘Hakan Yildirim for Koton’. This was a huge success for both.
He then decided to move to London in order to have an international name and a ready-to-wear brand of his own. He launched his brand HAKAAN and presented his first collection during London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2010. With that collection he won the Andam Award and continued launching in Paris Fashion Week.
He created a new affordable luxury brand called Section Mode Unique. This brand is very young and energetic. It has its own store in Istanbul, Galata with plans to expand into the USA, with particular focus on New York.
Through DHL Exported, HAKAAN YILDIRIM will be showing H BY HAKAAN YILDIRIM at London Fashion Week spring/summer 2015.
H by Hakaan Yildirim Spring / Summer 2015
If the cut of the costume indicates intellect and talent, then the color indicates temper and heart.
-
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) British historian and
essayist.
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