Fashion Students Design of Portsmouth University for International Label Pyrus

February 23rd, 2010

Two fashion students will see their designs on the rails of some of the most restricted stores in the world after their work impressed an international fashion label.

University of Portsmouth students Nawal Alkhedairy and Nikki Strange’s designs were chosen for Autumn/Winter 2011 by the brand Pyrus, which is stocked in department stores around the world including Fenwicks on Bond Street.

Nikki, who specializes in textiles, designed and produced a range of different prints while fashion designer Nawal formed two jackets and a blouse.

Every year the third-year students on the BA Fashion and Textile Design with endeavor have to design a capsule fashion collection or range of textiles for an up-and-coming London based fashion label.

This year the students worked by Pyrus’ husband and wife design team Lorraine and Ash Johnson. The duo’s design philosophy is ‘simplicity and style’ stirred by Antique laces, dresses, vintage pieces, fabrics and books.

Fashion lecturer Elaine Igoe from the School of Art, Design and Media said: It is incredible for these students to have an experience of designing for an international label, before they’ve even graduated.

Pyrus is a brand enthused by vintage fashion whose style is effortless, unfussy and contemporary with real attention to detail. The students desired to explore forecasted trends as well as come up with an original take on a research theme.

Nawal and Nikki were offered with the ‘Industrial Context Award‘ for their work, which was explained as original, and suiting the Pyrus brand and customer. Their designs will be put into manufacture and included in the Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection.

Overall it has been an incredible occasion, which will be even more amazing when we see the garments feature in the collection.

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Johnny Weir desires to Design; Buyers Pleased with New York Fashion Week

February 22nd, 2010

Johnny Weir wants to go to F.I.T. and become a fashion designer while his figure-skating career ends: I want to create things as I have time on earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me. I think being in the public eye can merely help me launch into the world of fashion.

Buyers seemed satisfied with the fall collections in New York and see the fall season as a retail comeback. [WWD]

EBay will launch the Fashion Vault in March, which will be flash sales like to those on Gilt Groupe and Ideeli. The company is trying to improve fashion sales this year. [WWD]

Net-a-Porter currently stocks wedding dresses in its new Wedding Boutique. [StyleList]

Jeweler Alexis Bittar opened new store on Madison Avenue last week. [WWD]

A behind-the-scenes image from Candie’s spring 2010 shoot by Terry Richardson, Mark Seliger, and Annie Leibovitz has surfaced. [Just Jared]

Henry Holland on his fashion icon: I love Mary-Kate Olsen, because she has the most desirable wardrobe of all time. [Independent UK]

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Madonna twisted away from show by Marc Jacobs

February 18th, 2010

Queen of Pop’ Madonna is known to get what she wants, but the megastar was turned down by her designer friend Marc Jacobs, who excluded her from attending his much awaited show at New York Fashion Week.

A star-studded front row is de rigueur for most fashion designers, but Jacobs decided to buck the trend, because he discover the celebrity culture “boring”, reported Daily Mail online.

The designer, whose show last season saw Madonna poses alongside pop princess Lady GaGa, enlighten, Madonna just called and said she was coming, and we weren’t holding the show for her…. Last year it produced so much press but at a certain point it was like, ‘Did anybody actually watch the show?’

But for a man who has used Victoria Beckham in his crusades, and Sofia Coppola as his muse, Jacobs’ celebrity ban came as a surprise for many.

His decision may have been for inspired reasons, but it is likely to have had a financial impact too, stars such as Rihanna and Beyonce can be paid as much as 65,000 pounds to attend a single fashion show.

But Jacobs scarcely needed to court publicity, following confirmation on Wednesday he had married long—term love Lorenzo Martone, a Brazilian advertising executive.

Martone exposed in a magazine interview that the couple had married last month in St Barts. He said, we just had an intimate ceremony at a friend’s house with people who were previously on the island.

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