Born June 5, 1984 to a small town in the Netherlands, Iris van Herpen took an interest to dance and fashion in her formative years. She attended the Preparatory Course for Art & Design in Artez, where she graduated in 2006 in fashion design. Iris also interned with Alexander McQueen in London which helped her hone in on her artistic vision of fashion. After her internship, she designed shoes fo[...]
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Hedi Slimane (pronounced: Edi - Slie - man) was born July 5, 1968 in the 19th arrondisement of Paris to Italian and Tunisian parents. As a young boy, he quickly became fascinated with photography, something that would stay with him throughout his life. Around the age of 16, Hedi began making his own clothes, but wasn't yet drawn into the world of fashion and design--it was simply a means to an end. He[...]
Raf Simons is a fashion designer born January 12, 1968 in Neerpelt, Belgium. As a teen he was influenced by electronic, new wave, and post-punk music like Kraftwerk and Joy Division. Originally, Simons went to school for industrial and furniture design but then after a trip to Paris Fashion Week, he decided to make clothing. One of the most prolific menswear designers of recent years, Simons is resp[...]
This British designer paired the whimsical with the macabre: creating a tidal wave within the fashion community and solidifying his place as one of the most influential artists of our time. Lee Alexander McQueen was born March 17, 1969 to a humble family in East London. As a boy, he quickly found himself making dresses for his sisters at a young age, and almost immediately declared he would be a fash[...]
There's a lot of labels out there with really...colorful names. Many of the designers and fashion houses are French and Italian--which is great, it makes for beautiful names, but sometimes, people aren't too sure how you're supposed to say it. Here is our no-frills guide to fashion designer pronunciation some of the trickier names, send us an email if we missed some you'd like to know! A Abaeté: A[...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f1cFqUcsZM Estonian synth goddess teamed up with low-fi diva, LA Vampires for the Integration LP, which came out in 2012 on Not Not Fun records. Kind of weird house music, kind of down-tempo, if Silverlake had a sound, this would be it. Fuzzy pop sounds are bountiful in this record, you can pretty much feel yourself getting lost in a cloud of late night haze, and li[...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubJ7IzOrEE LA sweethearts, Vivian Girls dish out some serious dating advice to the tune of a 50's girl group sound similar to the Shangri La's. Perfect for some of those lonelier singles out there, especially since Valentine's Day is coming up quickly, barf.
So it's looking like Capes are coming back, which is...unsurprising, but you know you're going to see them all on the clearance rack sooner than later. I don't actually own a cape, even though I get carried away with Harry Potter-esqe fantasies of having mystical powers and dressing like Morticia Adams. As an Alternative to ponchos, unflattering capes, and weird batwing shirts, I present to you: t[...]
