With GFW 2020 cancelled/postponed until further notice, and university runway shows also on hold, thousands of final year fashion students throughout the UK have been left without an outlet to show their final collections to the world. However, all is not lost… Several student/graduate led initiatives have quickly sprung up on Insta and Facebook, determined to …
FASHION LOCKDOWN: NEW YORK
KINGA MALISZ is Design Director at Jason Wu, based in New York. With over 12 years of design experience, she’s also worked with Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen and Nina Ricci, specialising in creating red carpet gowns for the A-list, bridal dresses for society girls, and RTW collections for the runway. Hi Kinga, …
FASHION LOCKDOWN: MILAN
For weeks, we have been deeply saddened by the continuing Coronavirus crisis situation in Italy, both on a humanitarian level and also the concerning impact on once buzzing design studios in Milan, and the production centres of the Northern regions. We spoke to a senior menswear designer in Milan (who did not wish to be named), …
FASHION LOCKDOWN: LONDON
JANNI VEPSALAINEN is a knitwear designer based in London, working for JW Anderson. Here, she shares her tips for working from home under lockdown, the work challenges she’s faced so far, and the ways in which the industry might change for the better in the long term…. Hi Janni, thanks so much for taking the time …