2012 has been a challenging year for several emerging fashion designers, especially if we consider that special events such as WhoIsOnNext? or the Vogue Talents selection at Palazzo Morando acted as a springboard for them. Andrés Caballero is one of those talented fashion designers. Born in 1981 in Mexico, he is the creative spirit behind the San Andrès Milano tailoring brand, whose strength lies in the rich cultural and training background which took him from Mexico City to the Marangoni School in Milan and then at the Paris American Academy in Paris, where he specialized in Haute Couture.     Andrès Caballero…

For international readers: flash post only in Italian about shopping proposals for Christmas. A run into several shops on line to support the new Italian brands. Click the links under the images if you want to know more about the items and maybe buy them. Have a great shopping experience!   Ultimissimi giorni di corsa per i regali di Natale. Inutile fingere, so benissimo che fate parte dei ritardatari o (peggio ancora) di quelli con il senso di colpa che aspettano i saldi con la scusa di crisi e tredicesime volatilizzate, ma che all’ultimo secondo spendono interi capitali improvvisando regali inutili pur…

During the last Milan fashion week, the ground floor of Palazzo Morando became a showroom which hosted the finalists of WhoIsOnNext? 2012, the fashion competition held annually by Vogue Italia for finding the great fashion designers of the future. The highest names of fashion attended the exclusive opening ceremony, but in the following days the exhibition has been opened to the public and the atmosphere became more relaxed, turning into a pleasant occasion to meet the designers. Marcobologna winners of Who is on Next?2012 – Milano, Palazzo Morando – Photo: Vogue.it

Finally, after a long wait, the young Sicilian fashion designer Vincent Billeci has presented the VINCENT Spring Summer 2013 collection. Born in 1988, Vincent has graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo and now has made his fashion debut with a short film by Mirko Cavallotto. Finalmente dopo tanta attesa è stata presentata la collezione VINCENT Primavera Estate 2013, la prima del giovanissimo designer siciliano Vincent Billeci. Classe 1988, laureato all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo, Vincent ha presentato la sua linea con un cortometraggio di Mirko Cavallotto in cui il caos di un’assolata metropoli si scontra con la leggiadria…

In the warm evening of July 26 at the Playground store of Florence has been presented the Vittorio Valerio fall winter 2012 collection and a preview of the spring summer 2013. The event has been organized by the IED students of the “Fashion Events and Public Relations” and “Visual Merchandising” courses. The Playground store is accostumed to this kind of events (the presentations during Pitti Uomo are a regular date of the fashion week) and over the years it has become a landmark of the Florentine shopping panorama, thanks to the huge range of emerging brands, selected for those bohemian-chic…

Andrea Cammarosano is the emerging designer who won the Yoox.com prize and obtained a special mention at the Who is on Next?Uomo competition held in Florence on June 19th, in conjunction with the 82nd edition of Pitti Uomo. Andrea Cammarosano è il designer emergente che ha vinto il premio Yoox.com ed ha ricevuto la “menzione speciale della giuria” al concorso Who is on Next? Uomo, tenutosi in concomitanza con l’82esima edizione di Pitti Uomo a Firenze il 19 Giugno. Ph: Pittimmagine.com Born in Trieste in 1985, Andrea began his studies at Polimoda in Florence, before moving to the Royal Academy…

Alta Roma, the Roman haute couture week, opened with the grand final of “Who is on Next? 2012”, a contest sponsored by Vogue Italia, dedicated to the scouting of new fashion designers. The ready-to-wear brand Marcobologna by Marco Giugliano and Nicolò Bologna, won the contest; Giancarlo Petriglia has won the second prize for his accessory line; while Charline De Luca and Conspiracy by Gianluca Tamburini, won both the third place with their shoes collections. The president of the jury, Franca Sozzani, clearly explained the motivation of the choice: these designers have managed to transmit their uniqueness, offering a new product,…

The ArchMedium group has spent three years organizing International Architecture Competitions for Students in collaboration with the University of Barcelona, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and the University of Buenos Aires among others. After the overwhelmingly positive feedback they have created Rivalation, a special section dedicated to International Fashion Competitions for Students. From June 4th – October 15th, 2012 will run the inaugural Rivalation fashion competition: “Lady Gaga Dress for a Funeral” in collaboration with Neo2, 90+10, Jasonitos, Visionary Artistry and fashionistaslite.  The competition is open to all currently enrolled undergraduate college students from all fields of study. Currently enrolled postgraduate students…

The Japanese multinational company Edwin Co. Ltd, which in 1990 bought the Italian brand Fiorucci, threatened to sue the young fashion designer Gabriele Fiorucci because of his name, giving rise to an unequal struggle between a giant denim idustry and a new talent. La multinazionale giapponese Edwin Co. Ltd, che nel 1990 comprò lo storico brand italiano Fiorucci, minaccia di citare in giudizio il giovane designer romano Gabriele Fiorucci a causa del suo nome, dando inizio ad una lotta impari tra un colosso del denim ed un nuovo talento.    Gabriele Fiorucci is a Roman designer born in 1975, already…

EASTPAK, urban lifestyle brand, continues to invest on young talents from all around the world inviting them to enter the new design competition “Bag in Town – A bag for 24 hours” with projects that can become real EASTPAK products. The competition, created in collaboration with IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) inside the creativecontexts.com project, explores the relationship between the bag and the urban environment. Encouraging proposals from the world of fashion, design and communication, Bag in Town aims to redefine the aesthetic and functional features of the bag, relying on a clear and simple question: “How can be structured a…