From September 28- October 4th , Vancouver Fashion Week will be welcoming over 100 international and local designers, from 25 countries, to showcase their SS 2016 collections.
Whether a designer is already established, or just emerging into the industry, they depend on the power of social media. In light of this, we asked the designers to pick a blogger, editor or influencer who they feel represent their brand. The finished product was up to the creative direction of the Designer and Blogger.
With only 1 day to go; take a closer look at the collections of Lepschy, Liann Bellis, Mia Amica and Celina Porter.
LEPSCHY x Markéta Hejzlarová
Designer: Monika Lepschy
Blogger: Markéta Hejzlarová
Monika is a recent graduate of Ladislav Sutnar’s Faculty of Art and Design in Pilsen where she reached her Masters degree. During her studies, she took part in a wide range of competitions and won numerous awards. Some of Monika’s most significant achievements include a six-month internship in Amsterdam in Conny Groenewegen studio where Monika helped design shoes for an international clothing company SACHA.
In 2013 she created a collection of shoes and accessories inspired by the structure of spider fiber, which won the Arts of Fashion Competition in San Francisco (USA) in the fashion footwear and accessories category with the theme Resilience (Resistance). Thanks to winning the competition Monika could participate in an intense four-week internship at the prestigious Fashion Masterclass in Paris, which is focusing on haute couture fashion and pleating. The interesting fact is that the women’s shoes from the “Resilience” collection were the first shoes which she designed. Well Monika, quite a decent performance to start with!
In 2014, Monika was approached by Italian company Fedrigoni, the producer of the premium creative papers, with a project to create paper shoes, which would represent the company at the Vienna Design Week 2014. Monika created two pairs of women’s shoes for the Vienna Fedrigoni showroom. These shoes, impregnated with resin, can stay immersed in water all night without loss of quality. Monika was a great success in Vienna, therefore the Fedrigoni company decided to continue to support her.
In 2015, Monika was selected by the coordinators of Vancouver Fashion Week 2016 to present her designs there. For this occasion, Monica has prepared a brand new collection of footwear, apparel and fashion accessories Spring / Summer 2016 with the name “Thank you Marcus !”.
This young lady is currently designing custom-made clothes, shoes and fashion accessories. She likes to experiment with unusual materials and technological processes and she is looking for the boundaries of her field.
Take a glimpse into Monika’s collection being showcased by her blogger of choice- Markéta Hejzlarová.
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LIANN BELLIS x THE STYLE INSIDER
Designer: Liann Bellis
Blogger: Leonie Barlow of The Style Insider
Leanne Greaves and her Kiwi fashion label Liann Bellis have teamed up with leading New Zealand blogger Leonie Barlow of The Style Insider to showcase Greaves’ spring / summer 16 17 collection, which will be presented at Vancouver Fashion Week later this month. With Mother Nature as its muse and ‘70s references throughout, the collection is home to natural fibres in terracotta, cherry and stormy inky blue. These complement relaxed styles of loose necks, frill sleeves and drop waists, with delicate floral prints, lace and leather combining to create textural diversity within the range.
Leonie Barlow’s blog, The Style Insider, offers a daily dose of fashion and beauty inspiration. The blog gives followers insider access to the latest fashion and beauty trends and delivers helpful how-to hints and advice on everything from where to buy the latest printed tees to how to achieve the perfect smokey eye. In a former life Leonie edited some of New Zealand’s top-selling women’s fashion and lifestyle magazines including Fashion Quarterly, CLEO, SHE, New Idea and the Australian Women’s Weekly. When she’s not blogging she’s busy being a mum to two boys – Guy (11) and Jed (8) – and wife to someone who saves the world (he’s a fire fighter). They met 13 years ago when he sent Leonie a letter-to-the-editor asking her out on a blind date.
The Adara top offers an on-trend high neck with a soft lace ruffle. It has a back neck button opening and capped sleeves that are drawn in with a partial elastic band. The border lace gives a decorative edge to the A-line style. 100% Cotton Celtic Broderie Anglaise.
The Camber skirt is a practical style that wraps around the body, complete with a contrasting bias border and pretty Almond Blossom print. The skirt ties with a long sash allowing the piece to sit wherever the wearer desires. 100% cotton.
The Fia top hangs on a silk scarf that ties at the back of the neck. A gathered style that is fully adjustable to suit the needs of the wearer. Lined with a silky knit to aid ease of use this style can be worn tucked in or left loose to sit free of the body. 100% silk.
The Ostria pant offers a 3⁄4 length style with a subtle flare at the bottom. The earthy colour palette of the print is inspired by the Egyptian Beetle. 96% cotton and 4% spandex.
The Stellar dress is made up of a below-the-knee circle skirt and drop-shoulder frill sleeve. The neck is a semi boat-shaped style with a small back button opening and side invisible zipper. A curved waistline allows the dress to hang with ease off the body. This is a beautiful party dress for a warm sunny day that can transport the wearer through to an elegant evening event. 100% Orpheus Silk.
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MIA AMICA x Istiarina Putri x Riza Firli
Riza Firli is a blog author, social media journalist, and content marketing. He has been continuously blogging about fashion and lifestyle since 2012. His blogs are contagious amongst the news seekers, especially in the social media.
Istiarina Putri is 24 year old woman who is obsessed with beauty, writing her obsession publicly in a form of beauty blog to stay sane. She enjoys her career and actively writes in her blog whilst working as a media team leader and community manager for marketing and social media, at Kawaii Beauty Japan since 2013. In addition to that, she is also a Clozzete Indonesia Blogger Ambassador.
Riza Firli has collaborated with Istiarina Putri and Jessica Eveline (Miss Model of Asia and the 4th Runner-Up Miss Model of the World 2014) for MIA AMICA Spring/Summer 2016 collection blogger campaign.
MIA AMICA is a Jakarta based ready-to-wear fashion brand blending the Indonesian traditional and modern fabrics into the elegant and fashionable women’s attire. MIA AMICA is founded by its creative director and head designer, Priscilla Listia.
MIA AMICA collections are continuously gaining popularity by their up-to-date touch over the Indonesian traditional fabrics, known as ‘batik’ (hand-drawn or hand-stamped or combination of both) and ‘tenun’ (hand-woven), with contemporary design and the application of charming embellishments, embroideries, sequins, laser-cutting, and digital-printing.
The products of MIA AMICA are all manufactured locally in Indonesia utilizing pre-selected resources, while the looks suit for all season daily wear.
Comfort and proud of wearing the products of MIA AMICA will always be a rewarding achievement from our customers. MIA AMICA contrives the meticulous best fashion for women in Indonesia and worldwide.
The concept for the collection is ‘blue zone’- the collection is highly dominated by various blue tone. To balance it out, MIA AMICA adds white color which makes it more elegant for Spring/ Summer, do you agree? Even better, it adds some ornaments to cheer up your Spring/Summer with embroideries, sequins, and digital-printed fabrics. As for the pattern, we can definitely see the real Spring and Summer with clouds, birds, and flowers.
Of course fashion will never be complete without the touch of beauty. Jessica herself is a natural beauty, so we didn’t put much makeup on her. Spring/Summer is meant for natural, flawless makeup. So we just add earthy colors just like the MIA AMICA Spring/Summer collection.
The new collection from MIA AMICA will be available in Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) Spring/Summer 2016 (September 28 – October 4 2015). If you’re visiting VFW, you should attend MIA AMICA collection showroom or watch, on the runway, Thursday, October 1st 2015.
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CELINA PORTER x OLYA ROSTOV
Olya is a fashionista, with a passion for technology. She lives in San Francisco where she runs her blog focused on style, fashion innovation, travel, beautiful people and interesting events.
Can you believe this dress was a Men’s sweater?
Designer Celina Porter upcycled it to create a beautiful little black dress. Made of cashmere it is very soft, and has the perfect fit. Olya styled the dress with Chanel pearls- which are always in style.
Porters over-arching vision is to create beauty in all aspects of life. Her designs are how she expresses herself. They offer her a way to communicate when words can’t. Porter explains that a design could be based on a silly sentence, a stimulating conversation, a museum exhibit or a movie. To her, life itself is inspiring. Porter’s SS16 Collection was inspired by the process of blooming.
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