Germany:GDS to open on Sept 10 with 1750 shoe & bag collections

 

The gradual recovery of the economy has created both an upbeat and more sombre mood. And both these emotions are reflected in general fashion and shoe trends – and so too in the urban and streetwear segment. Soft and fresh tones with touch of romance exude optimism while dark influences also emerge – sometimes even on similar shoe styles which only differ in terms of colour, fabric and presentation. A wide variety of trends impact urban and streetwear looks this season, thereby triggering a variety of different design themes.

The Amsterdam design forecasting agency YTrends presents four trend themes for the 2011 Spring/Summer season:

Combining traditions – Formal – Eco materials – Innovative proportions

Combining traditions
Several trends remain significant long term and feature prominently in Summer 2011. Retro styles for men and women and a focus on traditional craftsmanship convey a sense of assurance and longevity. A combination of both, however, triggers interesting new ideas such as the use of traditional skills and finishing techniques for sneakers that were previously only massproduced or new-style uses for old-fashioned designs. For instance, deck shoes with an ethnic-style opanka construction very much tie in with this theme.

Formal
This desire for traditional classics can also be seen the steady rise in the number of formal-looking shoes styles. Here we see new takes on classic men’s shoes for the young and trendy customerbase through to countless high-heel variations for women. Court shoes and ankle boots remain key and are combined with the many retro skirts, dresses and leggings still in evidence on the fashion scene. Lasts are feminine but not staid and for the large part dispense with elongated toes. The focus here lies on the design of special heel shapes.

Eco materials
The use of ecological materials is still of great significance in Summer 2011 – especially since eco trends are easier to transpose in summer. Sandals facilitate minimal designs with unlined, vegetable-tanned leather uppers. Styles made with fade-out, textured or waxed canvas or satin also feature in this theme. Materials like these also appear in the summer versions of the many robust casual boots emerging last season. There is no end in sight for the experimentation with new dyeing techniques like spraying, tie and dip dyeing.

Innovative proportions
Furthermore, young shoe fashions also experiment with all-new shapes. These are heavily influenced by architecture and science and display proportions that are either geometrical – negating, even distorting the shape of the foot – or highly curvaceous in design, so flawless that the shoe seems like a living organism. As well as impacting some slim, elegant heels this feature mainly influences platforms of all kinds plus wedge heels and other stable heel shapes.

GDS will be held in DГјsseldorf from 10 to 12 September 2010. Altogether some 760 exhibitors from 33 countries with approx. 1,750 collections will be presenting their shoe and bag trends for Spring/Summer 2011 (correct as of 15 July 2010). 

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UK:Pure London to support emerging designers

 

Pure London will be supporting the up and coming talent in the British fashion industry this August with the winners of Graduate Fashion Week showcasing their collections on the main catwalk.

Graduate Fashion Week aims to promote and nurture the talents of today’s young, creative innovators, so that tomorrow’s creative industries can continue to play a major role in the economy of the UK and the rest of the world.

The very best BA Graduate fashion design talent in the UK including Rebecca Thomson, Sara Wandsworth, Naomi New and Rhea Fields will be opening the catwalk show on the main stage every day, a must see for any buyer.

Rebecca Thomson, of Manchester University School of Art, is the winner of the most significant and prestigious prize at GFW, the River Island Gold Award. Her collection presents elegant wearable, neutral designs which have a strong commercial feel. The striking ethereal, structurally engaging collection features lace and frills, ruffles and flounces.

“We have all agreed on the winner because of her good sense of proportions, the unusual and interesting combination of fabric and for the contemporary feeling of her collection. She proved to be a complete designer, with creativity and strong knowledge of tailoring,” commented judge Alberta Ferretti at GFW.

Rhea Fields from Northbrook College was the successful winner of the Womenswear Award. Her collection consists of androgynous tailored pieces with fleshy pink tones, black leather and latex.

Naomi New hails from Northumbria University and was a finalist of the River Island Gold Award. Her collection is inspired by her love of horse riding and consists of flamboyant designs incorporating her equestrian and armur influences. With Lady GaGa as her muse, this is a collection guaranteed to inspire buyers and retailers with fresh ideas.

“To be showing my collection on the catwalk at Pure London is such an amazing opportunity. I’m so excited to see my pieces on the catwalk again, and the fact that so many buyers, retailers and industry experts will see them too, is a real honor." commented Naomi New.

From the University of Central Lancashire, Sara Wandsworth’s floaty layered pieces, showcasing her great oversized prints of London landmarks, will inject some fun into the catwalk scene.

Big Ben, The London Eye and the Union Jack flag feature throughout, but red, white and blue was banished in favour of black and white with teal and off-beat yellow. Simple shapes draped and layered with kaftans; floaty dresses and sweet shorts, this is a must see young designer.
 

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India:Board of Governors of NIFT reconstituted

 

The Board of Governors of the prestigious NIFT has been reconstituted by Textile Ministry as the tenure of the previous Board expired on 31.03.2010. Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, Textile Minister has included very prominent Textile industrialists and professionals figure in the newly constituted Board of Governors.

Thiru. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman TVS Motor Co. and Managing Director Sundaram Clayton Ltd. is the new Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) now reconstituted. Thiru. Venu Srinivasan was the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) during 2009-10 and is also a recipient of Padma Shri Award.

The new members are as under:-

1. Thiru. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Co./Managing Director, Sundram Clayton Ltd., Chennai - Chairman
2. Thiru. N.K. Singh, M.P.
3. Tmt. Deepa Das Munsi, M.P.
4. Kumari Saroj Pandey, M.P.
5. Director General, NIFT
6. Financial Adviser, M/o Textiles
7. Joint Secretary, M/o Textiles
8. Joint Secretary, M/o HRD
9. Thiru. A. Sakthivel, Chairman, FIEO, Tirupur
10. Thiru. Sanjay Jayavardhanevelu, Lakshmi Machine Works, Coimbatore
11. Thiru. Prashant Agarwal, Managing Director, Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd., Mumbai
12. Thiru. Premal Udani, Chairman, M/s. Kaytee Corporation Ltd., Mumbai
13. Thiru. M. Ramaswamy, Warsaw International, Tirupur
14. Tmt. Rajshree Pathy, Director, Rajshree Spinning Mills Ltd., Coimbatore.
15. Thiru. Dilip B. Jiwrajka, Managing Director, Alok Industries Ltd., Mumbai.

NIFT being a Statutory Body formed in pursuance of the NIFT Act, 2006, approval for the appointment of Chairman and a few members of the Board of Governors is accorded by Tmt. Pratibha Patil, Hon’ble President of India in her capacity as the Visitor of the Institute. Accordingly, the names proposed by Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles have been approved by the President of India.

NIFT has Centres at New Delhi, Kangra, Raibarelly, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kannur, Patna and Shillong. New NIFT Centres are coming up at Coimbatore, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar and Srinagar. There are in all 8400 students.  

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USA:High fashion swimwear meets luxury shade

 

Shade specialty company, TUUCI, will take center stage with swim fashion sophisticates from Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS at this weekend’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim event in Miami, Fla.

Two 11-foot Ocean Master Razor parasols by TUUCI will shade the end of the brightly lit runway, highlighting the glamour of the 2011 swimwear collection adorned by Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS models. The parasols’ canopies will be constructed with TUUCI Tuff-Skins Sharkskin Silver fabric and will create a peak over the catwalk.

“Our shade structures are the perfect accent to an outdoor fashion event, especially one that involves swimwear,” said Dougan Clarke, founder and CEO of TUUCI. “Reyhan Sofraci’s Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS lines are made with an edgy style that matches the architectural design of our parasols and engages the eye at first glance.”

The Razor parasol is an asymmetrical construction featuring a razor-like, self tilting canopy profile that can rotate a full 360 degrees. It provides shade no matter what time of day it is, creating the perfect retreat for poolside or beach bathing dawn to dusk.

Presented annually in Miami Beach, Fla. at The Raleigh Hotel, the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim event is invitation only. The Aqua Di Lara and QISS QISS show will begin at 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 17 at the Oasis outdoor area. 

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Switzerland:Top-class designers participate in Swiss Textiles Award

 

The Swiss Textile Federation is giving away their international fashion prize – The Swiss Textiles Award – for the 11th time in Puls 5 in Zurich on 4.November 2010 during the first Fashion Days Zurich. Thanks to the stringent criteria selection, the international team of experts has admitted highly qualified labels to participate again this year. A professional jury of the trade will ultimately select the winner from the catwalk on the evening of the event to take the prize home.

Zurich – 15 July. For the 11th time the Swiss Textile Federation will host the Swiss Textiles Award on 4.November 2010 in Puls 5, in Zürich. This event is globally prized as one of the most renowned fashion prizes for young designers. The prize money which the winner can earn is presented with totals the amount of 100 000 Euros. This prize allowance is a non-cash amount which is solely used to finance the development of the coming collection during the following season or even year, media publications, show productions, production of collection, etc. and paid out in installments as the money is needed.

This year the following finalists in the competition are:

Mary Katrantzou (Greece)
Jason Wu (USA)
Damir Doma (Croatia)
Juun J (Korea)
Adam Kimmel (USA)
Duro Olowu (UK)

International experts are chosen the six finalists
Since 2003 a professional team of international experts select the finalists to participate in the Swiss Textiles Award. This team of professionals is newly elected every year. This year the following personalities have contributed much discussion and recommended at least one designer as finalist:

Glenda Bailey, Harper’s Bazaar, USA
Vanessa Friedman, Financial Times, UK
Trudie Götz, Trois Pommes, Switzerland
Karen Langley, Dazed & Confused, UK
Hideki Iida, Diptrics, Japan
Beniamino Marini, Vogue.it, Italy
JoГ«l Morio, Le Monde, France
Hanni Pontani, MADAME, Germany
Joseph Quartana, Seven New York, USA
Klaus Ritzenhöfer and Daniel Riedo, Apropos, Germany
Robin SchuliГ©, Maria Luisa, France
Silvano Vangi, Luisa Via Roma, Italy
In Hae Yeo, Harper’s Bazaar, Korea

In order to take part in the competition the contestants are required to fulfill the following criteria:

• He or she must have created his/her own fashion label which has been on the market for at least four seasons.
• The collection/s must have been officially presented in one or more of the fashion centers; Paris, London, New York or Milan.
• The designer is known internationally and represented in notable shops in a variety of countries.
• His or her label has been noted and discussed in the fashion media world-wide.

The evening will be enlivened by a presentation of the new collection by Alexander Wang, last yearвЂs Swiss Textiles Award winner. 

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India:L’Oreal reveals stunning Aisha collection

 

Here’s your chance to get the look of stylish, fun and fashionable Sonam Kapoor who is all set to sweep you off your feet in her latest Bollywood movie- Aisha. Sonam plays the main lead of the movie Aisha and portrays an unmatched and graceful style. For all you lovely ladies out there, get that chic look of Aisha as L’Oreal Paris reveals the new stunning aisha collection which will definitely up your beauty and style quotient.

This exquisite collection includes UV Perfect, Pearl Perfect day cream, Glam Shine 6 H lip gloss, Blush Minerals and Khol Minerals.

The Aisha consumer offer is on till July 25th and will be on at all L’Oreal Paris counters.

That’s not all. Moreover, to feel like a real star, you can participate in the contest and win a golden opportunity to walk the red carpet with Sonam Kapoor.

Available at the L’Oreal Paris Boutique [Phoenix Mills, Mumbai] & all L’Oreal Paris counters across India from July 2010. 

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USA:Frederick's of Hollywood unveils sizzling swimwear line

 

Frederick's of Hollywood is excited to announce the debut of a sexy new collection of swimwear, "Hollywood Sizzle Pool. Party. Swim." launching at stores in summer 2011. The world-renowned lingerie purveyor will show the entire line for the first time to press and buyers during Miami SwimShow July 17th-20th at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

In true Hollywood style, Frederick's is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the hottest new swimwear in the industry with an official launch party on July 17th at Mynt Lounge, Miami's most exclusive celebrity hotspot. Guests can view the collection on Moulin Rouge inspired dancers while listening to performances by DJ Julian Ingrosso and DJ Keidy.

The sultry suits take inspiration from the sexy lingerie looks and Hollywood heritage that made the Frederick's of Hollywood brand iconic. From the new-to-market "CORSETINI," inspired by the lingerie purveyor's extensive corset suite, to a "Tinsel Town" bikini embellished with gold sequins, the sizzling suits are worthy of the hottest pool parties from LA to Miami. The line even boasts an "I Do" bridal bikini and matching train sarong so brides-to-be can flaunt their status at poolside bachelorette parties from coast to coast.

"We are excited to debut our complete line of swimwear, Hollywood Sizzle Pool. Party. Swim., a bold collection that fits the varying tastes of beautiful, sexy women everywhere. This collection encompasses the essence of the Frederick's of Hollywood brand, while successfully bringing us from the bedroom into the fun and sun poolside," stated Thomas Lynch, Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident the collection will be well received in Miami by retail buyers and media at SwimShow." 

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