Posted by Rebekah Roy on October 23rd, 2009
I wasn’t surprised to learn that Alice Palmer was nominated for Fashion Designer of the Year at the Scottish Style Awards! I’ve worked with Alice for several seasons as her stylist and her work is so beautiful and very easy to wear. She has a super cool sharp shoulder knitted jacket on Asos which I’m coveting!
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is host for awards and will be wearing one of Alice’s metallic SS10 dresses!
Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Aimee McWilliams and Deryck Walker have all been previous winners of Fashion Designer of the Year at the Scottish Style Awards. This year the awards will take place at The Old Fruit Market in Glasgow’s Merchant City on October 31st.
Photography: Christopher Dadey
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 3rd, 2009
I recently worked with knitwear designer Alice Palmer on her show for Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch. I just loved all her work. She’s just one of those girls you meet and you feel like you’ve known her your whole life.
Did your mother or grandmother knit?
AP- Both my Grandmothers were fashion designers, but I didn’t really know that until I started college! One had her own label and the other worked as a Womenswear Designer for a fashion house in Dublin.
My mother taught me to knit when I was six.
Did you always want to be a fashion designer?
AP- For as long as I can remember I was always interested in fashion and started to modify my clothes from a very young age. I thought about other occupations such as being an architect, but as soon as I knitted a dress from just a ball of wool, I knew knitting was my calling in life!
Could you talk us through your fashion CV?
AP- I have previously sold designs to Donna Karen, Etro and Louis Vuitton, and worked freelance for Diane Von Furstenberg.
In the past year I have been working on my own label and launched my first collection, Spring Summer 2009, at NY Profile during New York Fashion Week, where I picked up the ‘Best Womenswear Designer’ award. I also took my collection to Tokyo, where I had a fashion show and exhibition. Just recently I had my debut show at London Fashion Week, showing my A/W 09 collection at Vauxhall Fashion Scout.
What inspired your A/W 09 collection?
AP- My trip to Tokyo last November - I was amazed by the bold architecture and the contrast of delicate patterns, often found on the facades. My aim was to create a collection which was both modern and bold, yet sophisticated.
How long did it take you to make it?
AP- Three weeks! I didn’t have long to make it after moving house and studio, but fortunately, as soon as I started designing, it evolved quite quickly. My studio is really cold in the Winter, so knitting fast can warm you up!
I loved the hats for your show. Did you originally start in accessories?
AP- I designed accessories mainly before delving into knitwear and had a stand at Portobello Market, while I did my Masters at the Royal College of Art. I love the way accessories can totally change the look of an outfit.
You recently did a group show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout – how was that for you?
AP- It was such an amazing experience - it was my first ever fashion show at London Fashion Week and it was a pleasure to do a group show with other emerging designers. Vauxhall Fashion Scout exceeded my expectations and I am really happy with all the great feedback I have had from my show.
Will you be showing next season?
AP- Definitely!
What are your plans?
AP- At the moment I am organising delivery of my diffusion line for ASOS.com, which will be online very soon, and planning a trip to Paris for the end of the week. More than anything I am looking forward to designing my next collection!
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on February 6th, 2009
I don’t know why we think only big cities produce creative talent. I think lots of talent is born out of boredom and lack of inspiration, where one is forced to create something that interests them. I think this happens all over the world, only we don’t have the opportunity to see these ideas. So when we are able to see something special we should take advantage of it.
Swedish fashion…fair enough, not a lot comes to mind just H&M of course and designer Ann-Sofie Back.
Swedish Fashion: Exploring a New Identity is the latest exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum, showcasing 13 Swedish fashion designers who challenge the stereo-typical picture of Swedish fashion as blond, functional and minimal - not that there is anything wrong with that!
Created by the Swedish Institute and specially enhanced and adapted for the FTM, this exhibition showcases the bold, the avant-garde against a stark, modernist silver backdrop.
I loved Sandra Backlund’s hand made oversized knitwear - I really would wear these pieces.
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Helena Horstedt’s pieces are amazing and they’re all hand sewn. I love the structures,techniques and her use of fabrics. I could easily see her garments in a video or on someone super cool.
Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, not only do I love their name but I really like how they show their collection on their website. These two pieces seem more like show pieces but the collection on their website are very wearable with a twist - a nice detail.
Swedish Fashion: Exploring a New Identity
6. Feb - 17. May 09 It ends in 100 days Fashion and Textile Museum
£5 adults, £3 students and concessions, free for under
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on February 5th, 2009
I was visiting the Swedish Fashion Exibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum and spotted this girl on the street. I just loved her style and thought her sweater was fab - she bought it at Topshop on sale. Her name is Pippa and she works for Kurt Geiger Shoes, in PR.
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on January 31st, 2009
You might think that because knitwear designer Mark Fast grew up in Winnipeg that his garments would be warm and cosy but he’s created some of the chicest and sexist knitwear around! Think corsetry, Elizabethan/Joan of Arc and a hint of S&M. Mark knits everything by hand on a domestic knitting machine.
Mark studied fashion design at Seneca College in Toronto. He then moved to London and did a foundation in Fashion Design at London College of Fashion. He did a BA and MA in Fashion Design with Knitwear at Central St. Martins. He also worked with Bora Aksu for a few seasons.
Mark Fast will be showing at London Fashion Week on February 24th!
Mark is presently living in London.
In Canada you can purchase Mark Fast at Holt Renfrew and in London at Browns.
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