The international fashion blog of Papierdoll Magazine
Look out for… Victoria Harley
Thinking ‘out of the box’ does not seem to pose a problem for Victoria Harley. Creating designer pieces from photography prints and an inspiration in music only makes for interesting conversation for whoever wears her pieces. My favorite is the mini dress made out of photographic slides…something any editor (or photographer) will love. Check out one of Victoria Harley’s pieces on the cover of Disorder Magazine out 16 July 2007.
View Victoria Harley’s collectionipapier interview
Q. What do you wish people would take more notice of (whether in your collection or fashion in general)?
A. Up and coming designers I suppose, fashion on the streets. I’m really into British and Japanese street fashion.Q. What does your collection feature?
A. My collection is based around music and gigs. I wanted to capture the essence of a live gig. I did this by digital prints taken from my own photography with exciting moveable textiles.Q. What is your weakness.. what are you bad at?
A. I have to work very hard at my pattern cutting skills as I am more textile print based than making.Q. Where can your collection (or pieces from it) be purchased?
A. Pieces can be purchased from me directly, ranging in prices.Q. When it’s all said and done, what influence will you want to have on the fashion industry?
A. I like people to see my work as fun, exciting, fresh and zaney! I enjoy fashion, and don’t take fashion too seriously, even though I am very serious about work. I would love people within the music industry to wear my clothes. I love Karen O and Bjork’s style.
Christian hearts Emily…
Only Christian Louboutin could make Mickey Mouse shoes look so chic and damn haute!!!
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Denim’s new wunderkind: Maise
No one can never say that Australians don’t have a hold on the denim market. Why? Because it seems lately that the Australians are just getting it right with regards to the denim department, i.e. Sass & Bide, 18th Amendment, Ksubi (formerly known as Tsubi), and now Maise.
Maise denim label is the new jean on the block coming into the fashion scene. Maise is a predominately womenswear denim label created by Sydney and former Topshop designer, Claire Greaves. The 2007 Winter Collection is vintage-inspired with high waists and wide legs in a range of blues from indigo to bleached out grayish blues.
Hong Kong Fashion Week
“Circumstances” by Estrella
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YSL on the verge of being S.O.L?
YSL hasn’t had a profitable year since the Gucci Group purchased it in 1999. Hell, even Bottega Veneta is doing way better in the numbers than Yves. Which isn’t a surprise really, their collections have just been “dead on” lately.
However, don’t fear YSL devotees, Stefano Pilati is supposedly trying to introduce a hipness, an energy to the brand via an innovative project with Showstudio (Nick Knight’s brainchild). Over 200 submissions of script ideas have been received by Showstudio for a fashion shoot being shot this Sunday, according to WWD. The shoot is to feature the new Edition 24 collection of YSL basics. The interactive project will be posted on the YSL website this fall, with user-generated content to go along. Hopefully this will work, or YSL may end up (possibly) being S.O.L.
“Isn’t she Glovely…”
On my daily scouting through this mass vehicle of information called the Internet, I happened to come across the most funkiest, ‘got get, got have’ item that left me wanting to place an order i-m-m-e-diately. No its not the next Chloe bag, or Louboutin stiletto, it’s GlovedUp’s bespoke gloves.
GlovedUp has been the brainchild of Agent Anonym since 2001. These gloves clamor for attention and they should having been used in fashion shows by Heatherette and Todd Lynn, to being featured in magazines, such as Italian Vogue and I-D. These gloves definitely make it fun to be a lady and remind us why accessories are a MUST to any look.
Hong Kong Fashion Week
new fashion collection award 2007
Hong Kong New Fashion Collection Award 2007
Casual & Jeans-wear
“Unleash Me” by Sayaka Okano
View Sayaka Okano’s collection
“Unwash Zen” by Chris Leung
View Chris Leung’s collection
“Pink Diamond” by Georgie Wheeler
View Georgie Wheeler’s collection
“The Raw Gauge” Yvonne Chan
View Yvonne Chan’s collectionOffice Attire
“Working With Style” by Jacky Tsang
View Jacky Tsang’s collection
“La Mia Africa” by Lee Ho
View Lee Ho’s collection
“Flutter Her Wings” by Kevin Tsoi
View Kevin Tsoi’s collection
“Non-Rational” by Lamia Cheng
View Lamia Cheng’s collectionFormal Attire
“Pretty Chinglish” by Sally Lim
View Sally Lim’s collection
“Illuminate Shade” by Lo Sing Chin
View Lo Sing Chin’s collection
“Reborn 60’s” by Lau Ka Wai
View Lau Ka Wai’s collection
“Miss Charlie Chaplin” by Karan Kwan
View Karan Kwan’s collection
Proenza Schouler…International Takeover
Finally a partnership made in heaven: Valentino Fashion Group SpA acquires Proenza & Schouler. It seems that this is the year of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the designers behind Proenza & Schouler. A successful capsule collection for mega store Target as well as that whole CFDA award thingy (they tied with Oscar de La Renta for Womenswear Designer of the Year this past June). Under the new business venture the brand will open a sales office in Paris and a production office in Italy. Needless to say these guys are past due for an international takeover.
(as a side note…)
After the Valentino soirée last weekend and pendulous claims of whether or not the designer might retire, could this acquisition be a step toward patching the hole that would be left if Valentino said: Ciao? Can we say: backup plan?
Mama Wintour’s boys
(image courtesy of Style.com)
Aged 16? Sorry, No London Fashion Week for You
So with all the recent controversy surrounding models and body image, one had to wonder: where to go from here? Well the next direction is age and the new ban is: 16 and under. That’s right Britain is causing a stir once again as the British Fashion Council’s declaration to ban models aged 16 and under has caused a stir. The consortium of journalists, buyers and other industry fixtures have also come under scrutiny as the ban dances around the “size debate”, another issue still hot on the public radar. The Decision was made in light of the fact that youth are considered more susceptible to eating disorders and other pressures that being a model entails. The group has also set further guidelines and responsibilities for modeling agencies, focusing on health and chaperoning at shows. We’re all for looking out for the best interest of the model, but thank GOD this happened after our favourite British Beauties Kate Moss (discovered at age 14) and Naomi Campbell (discovered at age 15) occured…whew!
