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Brighton Fashion Week: A Primitive Couture Night Created by “Roadkill Couture”

June 30, 2011 in Artistspringboard.com, Brands, Brighton, Couture, Designers, Edward Finney, Fashion, Fashion Week, Jess Eaton, Roadkill Couture

In the afternoon of 3rd June, St Martin’s church was filled up with a sense of primitivism, wildness and mystery created by Jess Eaton’s recycled “Roadkill Couture” collection, showcasing couture pieces made of feathers, furs and from body parts of animals that have died naturally or been killed for food. The models dressed in a tight fitted leather dress which accentuated perfectly the female curves coordinated with a luxurious bolero jacket made from rat skin or a billowing cape made from a horse tail and accessorized with a pheasant skull necklace and a beautiful bird wing fascinator effortlessly exuded raw sex appeal and an innate sense of sensuality and seduction, which were a magnet to the audiences under the stage.

The designer used the colour black to convey mystery, sexiness, sophistication and elegance. This signature big bird wing hat served as the main focus of the outfit.

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Northampton Rocks! I See Rosy Future for Fashion in Graduate Catwalk Show

June 25, 2011 in Artistspringboard.com, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Graduate Show

The University of Northampton’s School of The Arts Graduate Fashion Show at Royal & Derngate took place on the 23rd June featuring collections from graduating Year 3 students from the Division of Fashion and Textiles, as well as a Year 2 collection. What impressed me most about the participating designers-to-be were their unflinching enthusiasm for fashion and adventurous attitude coupled with a willingness to try new things embodied in each design. It is often said that it is a long way to the top, and it will take one a big chunk of time, effort and concentration before securing a unique place on the international fashion stage. Many of them cannot bear the frustration and quit halfway. Nevertheless, the wowing collections presented offered such an opportunity for seeing tremendous potential in the future British designers, creating plenty of optimism about the future of fashion. Guys, you are on the right track.

A humorous interpretation of the trendiest jumpsuits, tight pant sets and mini dresses in a kaleidoscope of colors and prints exuded the 70s glamour and sexiness. The most playful part was that Dalmatians wearing the same style of clothing as the models were brought up to the stage to walk the runway.

Northampton’s fashion graduates’ works abounded with creativity techniques and echoed the designers’ personality. Using the fabrics such as leather in a novel way and experimenting with textures, drapes and pleats got the graduate collections one step closer to the mature professional level.

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Explore More Treasures of Bita Pourtavoosi

May 25, 2011 in Artistspringboard.com, Bita Pourtavoosi, Designers, Fashion, Jewellery

Do you remember her? Yes, she is Bita Pourtavoosi the New York fashion handmade jewellery designer featured in my another post entitled “Bita Pourtavoosi’s Metropolitan Design: Less Is More” published two weeks ago. If you can’t get enough of Bita’s simple, fresh, and clean designs, here is your chance to explore more treasures of Bita Pourtavoosi. Come follow me to tour around the latest catalogue of the designer’s fantastic collection and get dazzled.

Bita’s signature stacking sets which consist of a wide range of beautiful, high-quality gold plated sterling silver and brass jewellery pieces such as a fine selection of gemstone ring sets and jeweled bangles are especially worth a mention. Each stacking set allows the wearer to mix and match and creates a unique piece of jewellery all her own that matches her individual personality. What is more, almost every stacking item is embellished with colourful semi precious stones combined with glittering crystals and even elegant fresh water pearls – green amethyst, white howlite, pink coral, red coral, synthetic rose sapphire, tiger’s eye, turquoise howlite, Swarovski crystal, you name it. Such amazing designs made with exquisite craftsmanship featuring rich colours and luxurious materials surely blow your mind.

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