PREXSENCE: Beauty from Heaven

She is ethereal, celestial, at the same time sensual and aggressive; She is equal parts bold and edgy cult with contrastingly-designed facial make-up; She has her bright and dark sides, but always exudes the aurora of elegance. That is probably how I feel about PREXSENCE, a beautiful and foxy brand of ready-to-wear, accessories, and haute …

LEBRAHC: Muted Elegance of Tasteful Women

If you have a paper in front of you, you want to put down the name of this brand “LEBRAHC” in a reversed order, and see what do you get? —-“Charbel”. What is this? It is the name of the designer! It is fun, isn’t it? Kind of get a hint of creativity of the …

Laison By Aurelia Santoso: Time for Indonesian Flowers to Blossom

LAISON was established in 2014 based on the belief that clothing should be effortless, elegant, empowering and versatile. Each of LAISON’s collections are a play on the intricate complexities of the modern woman; structured yet gentle, detailed yet effortless, subtle but distinct. The brand has built its own aesthetic through inspired use of elongated silhouettes, …

Lavendar Xu: Made in China, Inspired By the World

My eyes were first of all caught by Lavendar’s unique styling of design. Inspired by wood, her collection “木Mu” is distinguished by the architecture, geometric and 3-dimesional cut put on display. Presented in her fashion film, models and clothing are robotically exhibited, which are full of mystery and contemporary elements. Her collection was included in …

Black Blessed: Embrace the Mystery

Floriana Serani, founder of Italian fashion label BlackBlessed, has some unique inspirations; chief among them are 20th century Italian Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli, black minimalism, and a huge interest in American Horror Stories. Floriana’s work is synonymous with clean cut, monochromatic aesthetics, and it is through her inspirations and style that she gave birth to …

Paris Fashion Week: The Final Stop

That’s right, Fashion Month is unfortunately almost over as we come to the final participating city, Paris! Known as France’s heart and soul, that of course crosses over into its fashion industry as well. Starting today, March 1st, and running to the 9th, the fashion world has moved it’s focus to one of the cities …

Is the Fashion Industry Changing?

It is something we are all used to: nothing stays the same, it always has to change. We may be apprehensive about it, but ultimately, we have to go with the flow, and we may just have to go with the flow of the fashion industry as it changes. Over the last few seasons, and …

Hugo Boss Takes a Tumble, CEO Resigns

Times are not very good for the German fashion house. After announcing that Hugo Boss AG will experience a profit decline of at least 10 percent, it’s stocks took a big hit. Hugo Boss has put the blame for the plunge on weaker-than-expected sales in the United States and Chinese markets. The shares fell 20 …

Spotlight on Designer: Ashley Williams

On this edition of spotlight, we are putting the focus on London based designer Ashley Williams. With it being London Fashion Week, it only seems appropriate to highlight a designer calling London home. Ashley Williams is an emerging fashion designer What makes Ashley’s designs stand out to us is the very different tone she works into …

Milan Fashion Week Starts Today!

It has been a whirlwind of a month and it is nowhere near being over yet, as the fashion world continues it’s journey to Milan, Italy in the next leg of the fashion week circuit. Starting today, February 24th, and running until March 1st, the fashion world has its eyes trained on Milan, fashion capital …