8.31.2012

[ TREND REPORT ] GOTH AESTHETIC by Marina Araujo Alvarez






Today's post [ TREND REPORT ] GOTH AESTHETIC, is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor Marina Araujo Alvarez who is a Fashion Designer and Stylist located in Barcelona, Spain.

Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com and her website marinaaraujoalvarez.com.

© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   
Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

8.30.2012

>>DESIGN CONTEST - RIVALATION . LADY GAGA


Rivalation's Fashion Design Challenge 2012 is Lady Gaga Funeral Outfit.  This fashion design contest is open to all students, designers and young professionals in the fashion industry and anyone interested in fashion and design since no specific fashion design training is required.  Are you ready to design an outrageous and fashion forward funeral appropriate outfit for fashion megastar, Lady Gaga?

Registration starts Sept 3th - 30th and final design submission deadline is Oct 15th.  Check out the details here.

8.29.2012

>>FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - ALESSIA LANDI

Alessia Landi is originally from Florence, Italy living in Gent, Belgium is our featured illustrator.  She is a Scientist but has a deep love for fashion and art.  She spends her free time either drawing or photographing and she can't spend a day without doing so. Alessia has been impressively featured by The Man Repeller, 7 For all Mankind, the fashion magazine Glam*it, and Grazia.it to name a few. Go here to view her press information.

Visit her portfolio website alessialandi.com and visit her blog the-reddot.com.


© 2012 by Alessia Landi - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

8.28.2012

>>TRENDS - CSI/FASHION SNOOPS - F/W 2013

COLOR SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL is a color resource provider.  To order their current Fall/Winter 2013 inspiration color standards and their individual ribbons, go here. In partnership with FASHION SNOOPS, an online global forecasting service and consulting company, here is their A/W 2013 runway color direction for the season...







8.27.2012

>>TRENDS - MPDCLICK . F/W 2013-14

MPDclick, UK's largest trend service preview of three themes for the upcoming women's Fall/Winter 2013-14 season. Go here to learn more about their services and to view their blog Trend Journal, go here.

   WANDERLUST  
Wilderness travel inspires a high-winter trend that combines the keen sense of adventure of iconic explorers with a renewed fascination for the great outdoors. This lifestyle trend combines modern functionality with traditional fashion styles. 



   REFLECTIVE   
Modern generations mix nostalgia for their Soviet heritage with their contemporary futures, resulting in a blend of quirky folk, Soviet style packaging and a fascination with branded sportswear.


   EXPRESSION   
Creativity is reinterpreted using expressive freedom within the urban environment: a rise in art-squats ensures a considered approach to artistic ventures, commenting on social change with a refective and humorous slant.


8.24.2012

[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO


FV contributor  Jen Gassiraro's  [ artINSPIRES ] series to inspire us with design, home, artist and style images.  She will also feature her new, an amazing paintings and such from time to time.


Visit her inspirational sites: 
ART jengassiraro.com BLOG/inspiration jengassiraro.blogspot.com PINTEREST/inspirationpinterest.com/jngassiraro

Images via:

1·        ARTIST Lisa Hochstein collage lisahochstein.com
2·        DESIGN Katie Lewis illustration katelewisart.com
3·        HOME Amy Butler's living room via gallery.apartmentherapy.com
4·        STYLE Coach purse coach.com


*Layout image is exclusive to FV and may not be copied without proper permission.

8.23.2012

>>FEATURED ARTIST - RACHEL CLORE

Freshly graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland, Rachel Clore is a budding textile designer. Her most recent works have been inspired by her experiences while living and studying traditional tie and dye techniques in India.

While living in India, Rachel was inspired by everything—the vibrant markets and bazaars of bustling New Delhi, birds (most often the colorful Kingfisher), mangoes, chikoo (a delicious fruit), ornate gold jewelry and temple architecture, electric color, painted elephants, marigolds and other flowers, truck decoration, decoration in every sphere, and the people she encountered every day.

Upon returning home to the United States, the culture clash forced Rachel to examine her most vivid memories. Her memories, sketchbook pages, paper clippings, photographs, and writings then helped inform the creation of digital repeats for fabric. As time passes, Rachel has turned again and again to thoughts of color, food, and the mesmerizing visual clutter that embodies India’s energy and spirit. 
 

Read more about Rachel’s prints and journey through India at rachelclore.com.



© 2012 by RACHEL CLORE - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

8.22.2012

>>TRENDS - TEXTILE REPORT . WOMENSWEAR A/W 2013

Textile Report's Womenswear  AW 2013 Trends. This single publication has 145 pages of comprehensive textile and fashion trend information.  Featured are womenswear reports, street fashion, designer shows, styling and color trends as well as fabric and print ideas, trade fair reports

Go here to order your copy, this publication is very reasonable for all the trend information that you need at a glance. 







8.21.2012

>>DESIGN CONTEST - BETAFASHION . ORIENTAL OPULENCE







   ORIENTAL OPULENCE   

Check out Beta Fashion's latest DESIGN CONTEST. Trend image via ASOS, go here to shop and be inspired:

Oriental trends have been prominent on the A/W 2012 catwalk with many designers leaning on the bold and opulent oriental prints to create drama in their collections. Florals, birds, dragons and fish are just some of the topics that feature heavily in such prints, always presented in distinctive colour ways that are both strong and at the same time delicate. For this project we want you to draw inspiration from this print theme to create beautiful and contemporary designs to be used on our range of scarves.

4 winners will be selected, each being awarded £300 and seeing their designs produced and sold in our online store, Topshop and more.

Go here to submit your designs and final submission date is 09/13/2012.

8.20.2012

[ INSPIRATION + ILLUSTRATION ] series . MELANIE BOYCHUK



You can also check out her website, missmel.com to view more of her work and to contact her if you need an illustrator for any projects.  To also view her past illustration posts on FV, go here.

© 2012 by MELANIE BOYCHUK illustration and Fashion Vignette layout. All rights reserved. No part of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.   

8.17.2012

[ TREND REPORT ] MILITARY INFLUENCE by Marina Araujo Alvarez




Today's post [ TREND REPORT ] MILITARY INFLUENCE, is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor Marina Araujo Alvarez who is a Fashion Designer and Stylist located in Barcelona, Spain.

Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com and her website marinaaraujoalvarez.com.

© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   
Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

8.16.2012

>>FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR - ALICE WILSON

Meet talented illustrator, Alice Wilson who is a 20 yr old English student studying literature at Trinity College Dublin but her real love lies in art, specifically portrature. She has a fascination in people, characters and the story behind them. She lived in Paris for a year giving her the oppurtunity to see some of the world's most talented artists an obviously draw some wonderful people! She is happiest when drawing/painting using a variety of mediums: ink, pencil, watercolour and oil as well as mixing up textures. She has had no training but through her blog has increased publicity and therefore increased commissions!

Take a look at her portfolio/blog aliceauxpaysenchantes.blogspot.co.uk and do ask for commissions by emailing wilson.a2@hotmail.com.



© 2012 by ALICE WILSON - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

8.15.2012

>>TRENDS - A + A PRINT TRENDS - F/W 2013-14

A + A Print Studio's trend publication is a comprehensive report of key trend in prints for the fashion and decor industry.  This single publication has 175 exclusive designs divided into 6 trend themes, inclusive CD-ROM for further creative elaboration and application of the prints.

This trend report includes inspirational all-over prints, fabric swatches and yarns by each trend themes and ideal design tool for your own graphic and print motif designs. Go here to order your copy.







8.14.2012

>>DESIGN CONTEST - UNIQLO . T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

Here is Uniqlo's UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) Grand Prix 2013 annual T-shirt design contest. Participants from around the world turn T-shirts into creative works of art

Music is the theme of the UT Grand Prix 2013 T-shirt design contest, with six very popular artists set to participate. AC/DC, David Bowie, Madonna, KISS, the Sex Pistols and members of The Who will personally select the winning entries, with each artist responsible for choosing the six Artist’s Choice Award winners.The competition is open to anyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality. Entries will be accepted from all countries around the world.

To learn more about the contest and to submit your designs, go here. The deadline to submit your designs is September 2, 2012.

Total prize = $30,000 where Artist's choice winners (6) will each win $4000 and then the People's choice winners (6) will each win $1000.



8.13.2012

>>TRENDS - MUNICH FABRIC START . FALL/WINTER 2013

The Munich Fabric Start is an international fabric trade fair that holds two fair trades a year.  A wide range of textiles, accessories and trims will be at this exhibition. The fair is scheduled to be held for 3 days from Sept 4-6, 2012 and to order your admission online, go here.... munichfabricstart.com/visitor ticket.

Here is MunichFabricStart's Fall/Winter 2013 trends for the season:

MAXIMALISM-MINIMALISM... below are just a few samples of some of their trends and to view more, go here.  You can also order their very reasonable Spring/Summer trend catalog and color card online, go here and stay tuned for their Fall/Winter 2013 materials.






Editorial via MunichFabricStart....

RETROFITTED FUTURE
The coolness and future oriented approch of the 50s and 60s determine this theme. A mixture of innocence and sexiness. Science-fiction brings the required surreality into this theme. Retro, future and design are the key words of this mixture.

AURA OF PARANOIA
Mystical, gloomy and serious. A dark undertone finds its expression in austere elegance. Everything is wrapped in a general coolness. Powerful forms take over the appearance and minimize the sight onto the carrier. Matching is taking place here in topics, as medieval times with cyber, gothic with protection, baroque with reduction or femininity with power.

CALULATED FREAKMIX
Normality bores. With a lot of courage, surprising and lust for something new, this theme brings us all the fun. Unbiased, like a brainstorming, ideas sputter and interact freely. Like different snapshots of a kaleidoscope in multi-pattern-material-mix, we can witness an extract of one of this season´s theme: clash of plenty.

CAME, SAW, CONQUERED
A fashionable trophy hunt begins. Show-off, no must, but en vogue! Luxury exposed in its prettiest form. No matter if ceiling fresco, candleholder, golden adorenment or persian rugs, they all serve as inspiration for prints, applications, stitchery or whole models. Aristochratic and chic is the mixed diversity made of rich and traditional materials like velvet, satin, duchesse, tweed or corduroy.

8.10.2012

[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO


FV contributor  Jen Gassiraro's  [ artINSPIRES ] series to inspire us with design, home, artist and style images.  She will also feature her new, an amazing paintings and such from time to time.


Visit her inspirational sites: 
ART jengassiraro.com BLOG/inspiration jengassiraro.blogspot.com PINTEREST/inspirationpinterest.com/jngassiraro

Images via:


1·        ARTIST Beatriz Milhazes via durhampress.wordpress.com
2·        DESIGN hollysharpe.com
3·        STYLE Noir Jewelry via shopbop.com
4·        HOME alnoordesign.com

*Layout image is exclusive to FV and may not be copied without proper permission.

8.09.2012

[ GOFA Inspiration + Illustration ] August MMCF - The Dark Knight

We are thrilled to share our newest contributor Windsor & Sparrow's first post today. Windsor & Sparrow is a creative agency who works with a variety of talented artist, designers and individuals to turn concepts and ideas into projects and products.  The collaboration is with the company's newest project, The Gallery of Fashion Art, an online gallery featuring the works of fashion illustrators. 

The Gallery of Fashion Art's post is featured on their site's MMCF, which every month the artists will share new illustrations based on a film and illustrated in their interpertation for their love of fashion. Every month the artists on the site's MMCF, will share new illustrations with you where they critique, illustrate and investigate current films, their costumes and their character. 

Today's post features their August MMCF - The Dark Knight....., go here to check out their site.






Images for Michelle Macias product inspiration via:
Clutch/youheshe.com  Bag/topshop.com  Bag/karmaloop.com Wedge/boohoo.com Mary Jane Platforms/topshop.com  Cateye Sunglasses/romwe.com Cateye Sunglasses/romwe.com  Stretch Leggings/topshop.com Chiffon Top/sheinside.com

8.08.2012

>>TRENDS - MUDPIE WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY & CASUAL FALL 2013/14

Mudpie Women's Fall 2013/14 Contemporary and Casual trend book features three trends, New Renaissance, Avant Garde and Modern Artisan.  The key themes are compiled into "Career", "Luxury Casual" and "Urban" with both sophisticated ranges and contemporary styles. The book is complete with Pantone referenced colour palettes, versatile garments, accessories, directional graphics, prints and more. To learn more and to order your copy now, go here.



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