Posts Tagged ‘ local designers ’

Designers Set To Roll Out Their Ranges At Fashion Fest

Jun 22nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Fashion

After a decade of working abroad, designer Karishma Krishna will make her debut at this year’s MTN Durban Fashion Week.
Krishna, 33, of Verulam, who returned to her home town this year, will show her latest range, An Enlightened State of Zen, at fashion week.
“My colours are bold and fused with pastel shades, and my inspiration [...]



Australia - A Style Of Its Own

Apr 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Fashion

As Rosemount Australian Fashion Week enters its teens the event is now a destination for international buyers.
On Monday more than 100 fashion designers from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and India will begin showing their wares at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week’s spring-summer 2008 collections. In the front rows, next to the media and celebrities, local and [...]



In mass-obsessed China, designer seeks luxury niche

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Fashion

Famous in China for his fluid designs in muted colors, Shanghai-based Qiu showed his casual spring-summer collection of lambskin jackets and cotton shirts at the Singapore Fashion Festival last Sunday.
Wearing gold shoes and beige pants, his shaved head adorned with earrings, Qiu told Reuters that Chinas fixation with manufacturing in large quantities and catering to [...]



Court ruling condemns fashion hacks

Mar 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Culture

Plagiarism in the fashion industry is nothing new. It’s been
happening for years. But in the internet age, it is getting a lot
easier - and quicker - to blatantly knock off someone else’s
designs. In fact, these days copies often hit the market long
before the originals do.
Before the internet, it was not uncommon for local designers to
go [...]



Court ruling condemns fashion hacks

Mar 13th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Culture

Plagiarism in the fashion industry is nothing new. It’s been
happening for years. But in the internet age, it is getting a lot
easier - and quicker - to blatantly knock off someone else’s
designs. In fact, these days copies often hit the market long
before the originals do.
Before the internet, it was not uncommon for local designers to
go [...]