DESIGN COMPETITION // TEXTILE FEDERATION - RIGHT ON!

DESIGN COMPETITION // TEXTILE FEDERATION - RIGHT ON!

barokah    5:07 AM   

The Brief - Textile Federation

Taking inspiration from the psychedelic art movement of the 60′s and 70′s and referencing artists such as Peter Max, Miguel Calatayud and Celia Birkwell, as well as the early music poster scene of the time, the aim of this project is to produce innovative print designs to be used in our S/S15 collections of womenswear and accessories, to be sold across some of the world’s largest fashion retailers including Topshop, Urban Outfitters and Asos.com and more.


6 winners will be selected, each receiving £500. Winners will consist of a range of digital and screen prints, both as repeats or placements. Screen prints must use no more than 6 colours and repeats should be seamless in all directions. If submissions appear to be repeats then we expect them to be so unless stated clearly in the design description.

Submission deadline is October 19, 2014.  Go here to learn more and to submit your designs.  

FEATURE // RADHA DUMRA - FASHION DESIGNER

FEATURE // RADHA DUMRA - FASHION DESIGNER

barokah    5:17 AM   

Fashion Designer Radha Dumra was born in London, UK and raised in India.  She relocated to London to attend the London College of Fashion where she graduated with a degree in Knitwear Design.  Her initial exposure to the fashion industry came from the family business that has been in the knitwear industry for 35 years. 

Radha's passion for fashion and textile led to the inception of her London based knitwear label in 2011 "Radha Dumra".  Her designs represent the dual nature of the emerging subcontinent: contemporary and unapologetically edgy yet introspective and deeply rooted in the redefining of its ancient culture. The Radha Dumra label are currently stocked in boutiques in London, Japan, Israel, Australia, India and online fashion boutiques such as "Not Just A Label".  The brand has also been featured in Vogue UK and Harper's Bazaar.

Below are images from her collection - ECO A/W 14

Her Autumn/Winter 2014 collection invites you to awaken your inner eco warrior and take a ride back to the roots of the Earth with these eco chic, down to earth yet fashion forward sports luxe looks. Inspired by tropical nature and plants like monstera and palm fronds with details like laser cutting, perforations, cutouts, mesh panels and quilting...

Go here to view the rest of her look book and her past seasonal collections.

© Radha Dumra - all rights reserved.  

DESIGN COMPETITION // EMERGING DESIGNERS COMPETITION - ACCESSORIES COUNCIL

DESIGN COMPETITION // EMERGING DESIGNERS COMPETITION - ACCESSORIES COUNCIL

barokah    5:07 AM   

L&Co., an industry-wide known brand engagement company, and the Accessories Council, the only non-profit organization dedicated to serving the accessories industry, have joined forces to launch the first Emerging Designers Competition.

COMPETITION:

This initiative is the first of its kind and it will identify the country’s most high-potential and up-and-coming design and business talent in the accessories industry.  Executives from the retail, fashion and accessories industries, along with representatives from L&Co. and the Accessories Council, along with its' members will review all applications submitted. 

The judging panel will choose five finalists, but only one winner will be chosen to receive a full year of mentoring and full-service strategy and communications support from L&Co., the Accessories Council and other industry partners who have agreed to volunteer their services to cultivate young talent. 

FINAL SUBMISSION:

All applications must be submitted through the website no later than Wednesday, October 8th. The winner will be announced on Monday, November 3rd, 2014 at the Annual ACE Awards, an annual accessories industry event held in New York City and produced by the Accessories Council.

Visit their website here for full details and to submit your application.

[ TREND + PRINT REPORT ] AARYN WEST STUDIO

[ TREND + PRINT REPORT ] AARYN WEST STUDIO

barokah    1:09 AM   

Today's post [ TREND + PRINT REPORT ], is from FV print and fashion contributor AARYN WEST of Aaryn West Studio based in Los Angeles, California. Below are her most recent print trend call outs from the Resort '15 collections.  

Aaryn West Studio is a design studio specializing in bespoke prints and patterns for application on nearly any surface in the fashion, interior, and gift design industries.  Go here, to check out her website

    CUT IT OUT   

Cut paper collages we’ve been seeing more and more of over the past few months. It’s a fantastic way to mix prints and show off your knowledge of other popular textile trends; think of it as the crazier version of the Block Party trend we highlighted last week. If this look is to over-the-top for your client base, simplify it by using prints with a smaller scale, and limiting the number of colors used in the overall design. 

Cut25 by Yigal Azrouël, Kenzo, Erdem all via Style.com
Background print © Aaryn West

    DAISIES   

Daisies, whether photographic, painted, digitally warped or presented atop an abstract texture, designers are finding fresh ways to serve up this classic vintage flower. For more examples of how runway designers are interpreting this trend, be sure to check out resort collections from Alice + Olivia and Nina Ricci in addition to the designers shown here.

Issa, Sonia by Sonia Rykiel, Carolina Herrera all via Style.com
Background print © Aaryn West

    FOLK FAIRYTALE   

Transitional print concept that spills over from Fall 2014, but with a lighter, more springlike color palette. One part floral, one part Ukrainian embroidery, with a dash of fairytale whimsy thrown in for good measure, these prints bring a fresh, bohemian take on a trend your Grandmother would likely adore. To keep things really authentic, make sure to include references to traditional embellishment techniques such as cross-stitch or beading.

Alice + Olivia, Valentino all via Style.com
Background print © Aaryn West

TRENDS // SPIN EXPO - AUTUMN/WINTER 2015-16

TRENDS // SPIN EXPO - AUTUMN/WINTER 2015-16

barokah    5:30 AM   

Spin Expo is a leading fibres, yarns, knitted fabrics and knitwear show and was recently held in Shanghai, Sept 2-4, 2014. This show is organized by independent textile specialists in fibers. If you missed their show, their next show will be held again in Shanghai, Feb 3-5, 2015.

Here is a preview of their Autumn/Winter 2015-16, yarn and color influences. You can download the PDF here.

Select the images below to view them larger and in a slideshow mode.

DESIGN COMPETITION // 2014 CREATIVE AWARDS - CLOTHES SHOW LIVE

DESIGN COMPETITION // 2014 CREATIVE AWARDS - CLOTHES SHOW LIVE

barokah    5:31 AM   

Photo image is from the previous Clothes Show Live.

Giving recognition to future talent today.  The 2014 Creative Awards were developed to compliment work based learning objectives and help students explore their creativity.

Split into 3 criteria: Design, Craft and Communication, the awards offer fantastic educational bursary prizes for students and schools alongside work experience placements.

All finalists are invited to our Creative Award Ceremony held at the Clothes Show Live to see their work show cased. 

Categories are as follows:

Young Artist of the Year

Young Handbag Designer of the Year

Young Fashion Photographer of the Year

Young Journalist of the Year

Young Designer of the Year in association with So…?

Deadline for Submission:  October 1, 2014

To learn more and to download the 2014 Creative Award briefs, go here.

TRENDS + EVENT // PREMIEREVISION - A/W 2015-16

TRENDS + EVENT // PREMIEREVISION - A/W 2015-16

barokah    5:36 AM   

PREMIEREVISION, the world's premier fabric show will be held on September 16-18, 2014 at the Parc d'Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte. To register online, go to PV's - Registration.  Here are some of the details of their digital online color trends.  To view the slide show,  go to  Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Forecast and for Colours.

Resolute and spontaneous, the fall winter 1516 season 
soars ahead with a beautiful generosity.

A window open onto multiple and composite possibilities,
it is an invitation to multiply points of view,

to put into perspective,
to see and compose in volume and in colour.

With a fine and sharpened outlook on decoration,
it expresses an invigorating visual simplicity.

With a fierce, unleashed strength,
it calls for disrupted shapes, summoning the beauty of colliding fabrics.

A broad, wide-angle view,
embracing initial sketches and concrete realities,

with fabrics that anticipate clothing,
and promise powerful and bold volumes.

The fall winter 1516 colour range cultivates sophisticated pigmentations in 3 dimensions, explores the peaceful contrasts of moderate tones.

A range to be read in three ways, to embrace as a whole and dip freely into,
to read horizontally to spot singular trios,
to delight in vertically to explore three powerful lines.

Concise and energetic, a line of pale-intense contrasts, where warms and colds come together, where colour has a tangible vitality.

Cheerful and loquacious, a line of warm and opulent softness, where pink, yellow and red nuances murmur in unison, where cold gold lends resonance to a matt intensity.

Radiant and mysterious, a line of faint or acidic lights, where fertile neutrals are concentrated, where cold celestial and twilight blues flourish.

Colours that interact closely with shapes,revealing volumes, highlighting or contradicting cuts, and eliciting surprise through their unexpected placement.

DESIGN COMPETITION // FRONT ROW SOCIETY - STONE AGE

DESIGN COMPETITION // FRONT ROW SOCIETY - STONE AGE

barokah    5:29 AM   

CREATIVE BRIEF

Submission Deadline: 30 September, 2014, 6pm CET
Voting Starts: 01 October, 2014, 6pm CET

Stone Age is held as the last period of the Ice Age, where the climate gradually becomes warmer and nature bursts with the last breath of frozen beauty. Mountain peaks are starting to reveal their rock surfaces and glacier streams are slowly formed, covered in a blanked of ice blue. For this month’s scarves design challenge we want you to explore all signs of existence buried under a deep freeze and reflecting the natural evolution of time.

Concentrate on naturally occurring patterns; fossils and organic materials like rock and stone. Take a closer look in to the frozen natural landscape mottled with a muted, dewy shine where color glistens in a watery, wintry light. Think of volcanic grey and winter white perfectly combined into a raw and rugged Arctic camouflage.

This competition is for scarves. As always, don’t forget that your print might need to be adjusted to fit the appropriate template. All templates are marked with design specifications to help you get your design just right. Please note that all Front Row Society templates may differ slightly from final manufacturing specifications, so make sure your print is versatile and flexible enough for production.

What can you win?

Each winner receives a one-off immediate prize of 200€ . plus one of their products when it arrives in stock. But that is not all - each & every time we sell 500 pieces of your design, you will receive an additional €200. This means that FRS can continue to embody the spirit of fashion democracy, rewarding our top designs again...and again...and again! We will also conduct an interview with the winner, publicizing their design across the fashion community in Berlin and worldwide.

To learn more and to submit your designs, go here.

TRENDS // TRENDSTOP - S/S 2016 . NEUTRALS

TRENDS // TRENDSTOP - S/S 2016 . NEUTRALS

barokah    9:26 AM   

A great resource for fashion and creative professionals is Trendstop.com is one of the world's leading trend forecasting agency based in London.  They have an extensive data for forecasts and trends in all areas of clothing, accessories and beauty for Men's and Women's.  To view Trendstop's site, check out the full details here.

Here are their early trend color indicator for the Spring/Summer 2016 palette.  To purchase a copy of their report, go here. 

     QUARTZ GRAY   

Image courtesy Trendstop: Fendi, Alexander Wang, Christian Dior, all Spring/Summer 2014, WHIT, Ditte Isager. 

A soft, barely-there shade of Quartz Gray has been highlighted as a key neutral for the new Spring/Summer season. Simple dresses look romantic with sheer fabrics at Fendi, while Alexander Wang's patent chunky sole shoes make a modern statement. Elsewhere, Christian Dior demonstrates a fresh update on a vintage look with satiny pleats on a midi skirt.

Image courtesy Trendstop: Roberto Cavalli, Parkchoonmoo, both Spring/Summer 2014, Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham from Patternity, Thakoon. 

This color is ideal for Junior and Contemporary Market collections, lending a clean, chic dimension to apparel and accessories alike. Roberto Cavalli opts for ethnic elegance with a tasseled and beaded dress, as Parkchoonmoo mixes matte and shine on a pair of peep-toe booties. Thakoon's fluid tailored pants appeal with a luxe tactility.

     OYSTER PINK   

Image courtesy Trendstop: Mulberry, Christopher Kane, Karen Walker, all Spring/Summer 2014, Kim Kyung Soo at Galerie Paris.

This creamy nude pink resonates with a hint of 40's-style glamour, lending a feminine finish to products. Mulberry's tonal striped ensemble feels elegantly summery, while Christopher Kane adds interest to a simple, demure two-piece with foil trim cut-outs. Karen Walker's ladylike leather bag feels expressly chic.

Image courtesy Trendstop: Christopher Kane, Miu Miu, Organic by John Patrick, all Spring/Summer 2014, Building Block Bags, Taisuke Koyama. 

Suitable for all Market levels, Oyster Pink is a versatile neutral that can be applied to a range of fabrications. Christopher Kane experiments with pairings of jersey and silk, as loose-fit linens feel effortless at Organic by John Patrick. Over at Miu Miu, supple leathers are shaped into striking knee-high lace-up boots.

[ INSPIRATION + ILLUSTRATION ] series by MELANIE BOYCHUK

[ INSPIRATION + ILLUSTRATION ] series by MELANIE BOYCHUK

barokah    5:14 AM   

Here is the latest Inspiration + Illustration series by Melanie Boychuk, illustrator contributor for FV. Here, she shows you her source of inspirations to create her illustration from Stella McCartney's Summer 2014 campaign.  

You can also check out her website, missmel.com to view more of her work and to contact her if you need an illustrator for any projects.  To also view her past illustration posts on FV, go here.

©MELANIE BOYCHUK illustration and Fashion Vignette layout. All rights reserved. No part of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the illustrator.

DESIGN COMPETITION // TALENTHOUSE - DESIGN A SHOW-STOPPING SHAWL FOR STEVIE NICKS

DESIGN COMPETITION // TALENTHOUSE - DESIGN A SHOW-STOPPING SHAWL FOR STEVIE NICKS

barokah    5:20 AM   

THE BRIEF

Legendary American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks invites fashion designers and stylists across the world to design a show-stopping shawl inspired by her mystical visual style and symbolic lyrics.

Designers can submit a ready-made shawl design or a sketch. Both should include a written description about why they think this shawl would be appealing to Stevie Nicks. The selected artist will receive $2,000 of which they will be required to produce their final piece. 

A professional photograph of Stevie Nicks wearing the shawl will be taken for the selected artist to include in their portfolio. The photograph and winner will receive an official feature on stevienicksofficial.com and across her social channels, potentially being seen by millions globally.THE 

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

One designer as selected by Stevie Nicks will receive:

• $2,000, part of which must be used to produce the shawl
• Their shawl sent to Stevie Nicks to wear for a professional portfolio shot (the shawl will be returned)
• The digital photo, plus a credit across the official channels of Stevie Nicks and Warner Bros. Records

• Submit By: September 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM

To learn more and to submit your entry, go here.