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Belle Sauvage
Belle Sauvage was launched in 2005 at the Zandra Rhodes' Fashion and Textile Museum by east London based designer duo Virginia Ferreira and Christian Neuman. Belle Sauvage holds fascination with various key elements in their lives, such as film, art, music, vibrant cities, eccentric environments, animals and heroines of the world. Inspiration from these elements is used to create fun and stylish garments. Belle Sauvage is known for its bold colours, striking prints, sexy silhouettes and comfortable fabrics like stretchy cotton, jersey and silk.
BiBi The Wonderfish
BiBi The Wonderfish is London’s exciting new designer beachwear brand. The designer behind the brand is Bianca Ohannessian.
Her designs are made in Great Britain from the finest quality Italian fabrics, BiBi The Wonderfish blends striking combinations of colour and texture into a cocktail of retro curves, classic Grecian glamour and rock’n’roll cool. Specially designed to flatter and enhance all figures, the 2009 mid-season collection offers bold electric colours and soft shimmers, accented with shocking neons. Designs are decorated with ruffles, rouching, knots and beads, and each feature a funky lining peeking through.
Chelsea Rebelle
Los Angeles-based New Zealander Sarah Brannon‘s collections showcase an aesthetic unique to Chelsea Rebelle. Her designs are modern and sexy, whimsical with a dark twist, always focusing on luxurious fabrics and a sleek silhouette.
A passion for music, youth culture, fashion and art has shaped the line since its inception. Sarah‘s recognisable styles as well as passion for unconventional materials and a meticulous eye for detail are all elements of her creations.
Farahbella
Farahbella is the result of a passionate collaboration between husband and wife team, Rick and Alnea F. Miskiv. They met at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Alnea is a fashion design alumni and Rick earned his M.F.A in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts. They shared a mutual admiration for each other's work and it became the beginning of an ongoing dialogue through art. Together they created Farahbella, an independent fashion design brand and company that merges the artistic ideas of these two talented people.
The image of the "Farahbella woman" is someone who is expressive, thoughtful and daring. She is a woman who uses the art of fashion as a vehicle to express herself. Farahbella is constantly evolving and progressing, each season is developed around a conceptual theme that is derived from the team's ideas and life experiences. This approach keeps each collection fresh and new. Farahbella's designs allow the female form to beautifully reflect the dichotomy of the nature of the cosmopolitan woman. The brand creates an undeniable chemistry that exudes passion, creativity and intrigue.
Fay Alice
London/ Berlin-based label Fay Alice creates women’s fashion with a lot of love for detail and an edgy touch. Faye Smith, the designer behind the label, seeks to create modern, feminine clothing by drawing inspiration from inconspicuous, everyday objects, which tell stories of past beauty, such as a vintage dress, an old piece of lace, a faded book cover.
After completing an apprenticeship as a dressmaker, she studied Fashion Design at the University of Applied Sciences (FHTW), Berlin, and the University of Westminster in London. She worked in London for designers such as Robert Cary Williams and La Petite Salope.
Jessica Harris
Jessica Harris is an American Fashion Designer living and working in Rome, Italy. Her designs are delicate and embellished pieces which reference images is art, antique objects and vintage, culture, irony, and a her general tendency towards day dreaming all which are inspired by being surrounded in one of the most romantic of cities. The detailed construction techniques combined with her use of precious materials reflect the 'haute couture' training she received at Rome's 'Accademia Koefia di Alta Moda e Costume". Jessica aspires to evolve her fashion line along side the growing modern context of Rome's rich high fashion heritage.
Je Suis Belle
Je Suis Belle was established in 2005 by two young fashion design students who met while attending the Moholy-Nagy University of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary. Their style is geared towards a casual, elegant and playful girl. Drawing inspiration from historical trends and reapplying them to fit the lifestyle of today's woman, Dalma & Tibi are re-imagining style as a deconstruction of past stereotypes to create an image that will lead fashion towards a progressive frontier, paying special attention to harmonizing form, style and line.
Je Suis Belle combines pure, quiet elegance with the freedom of playful self confidence.
Valerie Dumaine
Valerie Dumaine has been active in the Montreal fashion scene for over ten years. Between 1997 and 2002, she has been an illustrator, patternmaker and designer for various local companies. A year after graduating from Lasalle College, she departed Montreal briefly in 1998 for London, where she completed an internship with designer Gaile McConaghie. Upon completion of her Certificate in German at UQAM in 2002, Valerie Dumaine was once again Europe-bound; this time, her focus was Berlin. She reveled in the German fashion scene and culture, acquiring a firm and definitive direction. This experience would become a major turning point in her career. After returning to Montreal, she decided to work on her own line and in Spring 2004 Valerie Dumaine was finally born!
Valerie Dumaine's line projects an image of confidence, with clean and elegant lines, embellished by a careful finished touch. Inspired by the past, the designer is a master when it comes to mix and match styles, creating refined and bold garments.
Lolapeachy & Violet Manners
LolaPeachy is a range of hand-made beaded jewellery designed by Londoner Nisha Thirkell. The distinctive style stems from a desire to create something beautiful, yet not girlie, and from a fascination with the macabre. This is definitely not jewellery for the faint of heart. Influences range from Victorian mourning jewellery and old photographs found in junk shops, to Barnum's Circus. Even the name LolaPeachy comes from "the grave of a dead woman who is buried next to my Grandmother."
Maaike Mekking
Maaike Mekking has been a faithful London resident since graduating from the prestigious Fahion Institute Arnhem in the Netherlands 6 years ago. Since completing a Womenswear MA at the Royal College of Art she has been resident in-house designer for the avant-garde East End boutique No One, gaining coverage from The Guardian, Style magazine and iD amongst others. Having previously worked as a designer for companies as varied as Alberta Ferretti, Giles and Alexander McQueen, she felt she was ready to take the helm at her own strikingly elegant signature collection.
Rosalind Davis
Rosalind Davis' Odette Collection. Re-forming everyday objects into sculptural pop burlesque jewellery. The collection is made from nylon and polypropylene kimble tags, cable ties and various other plastic fastening pieces. Hair accessories and brooches are mixed with vintage feathers and buttons and are ideal for glamorizing your outfit!
"A recent discovery: designer Rosalind Davis-Lyulph just graduated from the Royal College of Art.
I saw her sister, Miranda, wearing a splendorous creation so I asked who it was by" Natalie Press, BAFTA Award Winning Actress. Harpers Bazaar, July 2006.
Rosalind Davis has been commissioned by fashion house Clements Ribeiro and Cacharel.
Kagami Shinohara
Kagami was born in Nagano, Japan. She graduated from St. Martins College of Art. Besides creating amazingly detailed craft and fashion accessories Kagami works as an artist specialising in animation and performance art.
Hatastic!
Hatastic! was launched in March 2009 by former actress Chloë Haywood.
Hatastic! only uses materials that have been discarded or broken, and deemed unusable such as belts, bags, jewellery, clothing and vintage fabrics. Each piece is unique from the limited supply of a certain fabric or bead and the fact that it is entirely handmade. Hatastic! Pieces are elegant, witty and timeless.
Razzmatazz
Imaginative creations made by Hayley Rocks, "Pure kitsch goodness"
Hayleys designs have you wearing all manner of items hanging round your neck and from your ears including bullets, Rubix cubes, crayons, gingerbread men, cassettes, Barbie shoes, Spiderman and other superheros.
All Razzmatazz items are of limited edition or complete one off designs so you can be sure not to catch anybody wearing the same.
Temporary Secretary
Temporary Secretary started in 2008. Charms and pendants are sourced from vintage collectors and findings suppliers from all over the world.
All Temporary:Secretary jewellery is put together by hand by Sarah Wong. Sarah is a final year fashion student at university, who dabbles in a bit of craft. She seeks inspiration from colours, pretty ribbons, cute bows, kitsch buttons and charms.
About Coco Career
Coco Career combines Verena Paloma Jabs‘ background in Fine Art with a key interest in fashion and music. She creates leotards, animal headpieces and jewellery as well as designing playful band merchandise and stage-outfits for London/ Berlin-based electronic punkettes Robots in Disguise. An exclusive line for the girls' single release The Sex Has Made Me Stupid can be seen worn by Dee Plume and Sue Denim in their videos. The sleeve art work for The Sex Has Made Me Stupid single designed by Coco Career is available on posters and can be seen in the third season of cult comedy The Mighty Boosh.
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