Emerging Fervour

Australian designer Kelly Love is the brains behind her label ‘Kelly Love, obviously, which was created to pay tribute to feminism, old world glamour and love in the purest form.

From Japan to London, Kelly has worked pretty hard to get to where she is now. The lucky lady had work placements with Akira Isogawa, Charlie Brown and Fleur Wood and also worked for the Baccini and Hill label after her studies.

Kelly has been based in London since 2008…REPRESENTING!!!

AW2011 – Song of the Rainbird is a collection of 60′s inspired pieces linking muses of fallen rock stars and beautiful birds in cages.

You can’t make out the beautiful colour palette in these shots that Kelly sent us but the gorgeous palette sees French navy, black, white and dusky grey with details of dark fuchsia and olive. Loving this collection, sexy is always good!

www.kellylove.com

Born and bred in Perthshire, Scotland, designer Zoe Watt studied Fashion at the University of Middlesex before embarking upon a Masters degree at Central St. Martins, London.

As with most of our designers that we feature on Emerging Fervour, Zoe Watt is rarely influenced by passing trends, and she combines the simple lines and forms found in geometry with everyday garments. I love how quirky Brass’ fabric choices are – things that you wouldn’t think match go surprisingly well together, which goes to show what a fantastic designer Watt is.

www.brasslabel.com

Mint Siren is a London-based luxury lingerie brand, designed and created by Swedish designer Josefine Wing. Swedish design is so hot as it’s always so different – and it shows with Wing who is taking lingerie onto another level. Check out the latest collection – unfortunately it’s too late to get your Christmas orders in now as deadline was the 15th December but if you’re happy to wait for this then get your orders in now!

There’s an interview from Fashion Zest with Josefine – to read the rest of the interview check out www.fashionzest.com

On how Josefine got into fahsion design…

“I was interested in making clothing from an early age. With a grandmother who had been a dressmaker and and aunt who was an arts and crafts teacher I was introduced to making clothing when quite young. I would make my own little creations and even sell some to friends at school. However, it took me until I was 22, when creating a small clothing label with a friend in America, to realized that it was something I would like to do for a living. I returned to Europe and enrolled at fashion design school in 2002.”

Lu Flux, a London-based fashion designer creates pieces from salvaged, vintage and organic fabrics. Lu Flux’s aim is to create new and exciting pieces from something old. The aim is to consume less and reduce waste. We adore anything to do with fair-trade and ethical fashion (check out our ethical fashion tag at the bottom of this piece for more articles of ethical fashion).

Take a look at Lu Flux’s SS11 and AW10 collections….

Over the Hills and Far Away, SS11 Collection

And the video…

Over The Hills And Far Away… Lu Flux Spring/Summer 2011 from Neil O’Driscoll on Vimeo.

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Dame and Knight AW10 at Emerging Fervour

Lu Flux is available in the UK, Japan and New Zealand – check out the Lu Flux site for more information on stockists.

We are always on the look out of emerging, talented people and got all excited when an email from Anita Quansah London arrived. Checking our her collection which consists of eclectic, expressive one-off pieces we were blown away.

Her clothing and neckpieces fuse together timeless sophistication with great originality using recycled and vintage materials! Each piece is handmade in UK using vintage fabrics fused with reclaimed textiles, incorporating mixed metals, silver, gold, gunmetal and the introduction of colourful elements such as pearls, beads, rhinestones, ribbons and fringing giving the collection a sense of modernity with a hint of the past.

They are just amazing but let the products speak for themselves!!

All pieces within the collection are currently available for purchase at My Sugarland boutique in London, www.notjustalabel.com and www.shrimptoncouture.com (and hopefully at Emerging Fervour one day!!).

You can view more of Anita Quansah London designs on www.anitaquansah.com and www.flickr.com/photos/tags/anitaquansahlondon.

Today the London Jewellery Week is starting, celebrating a week long London’s unique position in the world of jewellery design, production and retail.

The cornerstone events form the basis of a week of activities across the city, encouraging visitors to experience and celebrate London’s diverse jewellery scene. These events support new designers, feature established names and give visitors a unique experience of London’s traditional jewellery quarters.

There should be an event for everyone as looking at the list of exhibitors, I’m gutted I’m currently not in London to traipse the streets!!

You can find out where and when the events will be held on their website and you can even sign up for a discount card.

Website: www.londonjewelleryweek.co.uk

Enjoy!!

It’s back again! This year it’s bigger, better and on for longer.Admission: £2 – you can book online

When? 18th December 2009 : 6pm – 9pm
19th – 22th December 2009 : 11am-8pm

Where? Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA  (East Wing – next to the Ice Rink)

Who’s there? UK’s best and most innovative designers including Michael Marriott, Sebastian Bergne, Carl Clerkin, William Warren, Tim Parsons and students from the Royal College of Art and Camberwell

Buy truly original Christmas gifts at affordable prices, most items are under £10. And strangely quirky, definitely great stocking fillers:

What a beautiful sight, walking over Oxford Circus at 9 in the morning and being greeted by fabulous looking models!!

Brand Alley’s new advertising campaign, which consisted of six body-painted models strutting down the the X crossing to promote their business model, which is flash sales. The perfect catwalk.

Excuse the grainy pictures though as for that one day I’ve forgotten the camera at home .

I usually love to get my friends and family original Christmas gifts, but seeing as everything is usually left to the last minute with me, it usually ends up being something embarrassingly bad. This year however, I’ll be braving the cold and stepping out of my duvet to go to Shoreditch where I’ll be impressing my loved ones and getting them each something très moderne.

The East London Design Show as some of you trendies know, is an annual event that brings together the best of the UK’s independent product, interior and jewellery designers, all under one roof, in Shoreditch, just before Christmas. Genius.

There are different parts to this event – check it out…

VIP Reception and Rosemount Design Awards in association with Rosemount - Thursday 3rd December 6pm-9pm

Preview Evening (£5 entry free drinks) - Thursday 3rd December 6pm-9pm

Public day with late shopping. Reception in association with Business Junction and Design Minded - Friday 4th December 12pm-8pm

Public day - Saturday & Sunday 5th & 6th December 10am – 6pm

Oh yes we will!! Just check out the stunning ‘Miss Butterfly’ Spring/Summer 2010 collection and you will too. We fell in love with ‘Beautiful Soul’ at the London Fashion Week and it is hard to believe it was Nicola’s debut.

Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s, Madam Butterfly and produced from Japanese vintage komonos (dating back to the 1940’s), vintage saris, Ahimsa peace silk, Fair-Trade organic jacquard, handloom cotton, and bamboo jersey, each piece is exquisite and on top of that exclusive!! We just love the thought of going a bit greener and how easy would it be with garments like this?!

We’re so excited about ‘Beautiful Soul’ and welcome them with open arms. We’ll be getting to know Nicola a bit better so watch this space as we’ll find out what is in store for ‘Beautful Soul’.

If you can’t wait until next season, get a piece for this winter from one of the following stockists:

• Beautiful Soul
• Ascension