Rubrica: FASHION

Today in New York: Norma Andreu

Francesca Masoero | September 1, 2010 | Comments (1)
Today in New York: Norma Andreu

Norma Andreu is from Mexico City, has lived in  New York and now settled in Montreal, Québec. Norma loves children’s books and she moonlights as a painter, an illustrator, a uber funny blogger and more recently a textile artist. Under the name of Cara Carmina Norma created a wonderful world of fabric dolls and accessories hand made [...]

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Today in New York: Leticia Domingues

Francesca Masoero | August 26, 2010 | Comments (0)
Today in New York: Leticia Domingues

Leticia Domingues is a chemical engineer from Portugal. But when Leticia moved to the US, she transformed herself into a jewel designer and started crafting some very unique and beautiful pieces. Taking advantage of a precision and neat-ness that only a true engineer to-the-bone could actually have, but melting these skills with a mediterranean and [...]

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Today in New York: Nicole Deponte

Francesca Masoero | August 25, 2010 | Comments (0)
Today in New York: Nicole Deponte

Nicole Deponte is a Boston based artist who had no idea what she was getting into when she was given two trash bags full of neckties. Four years later with the help of her B.F.A. in sculpture and 15 years of retail experience, Deponte’s Lilian Asterfield label is redefining the fashion world’s perception of the necktie, [...]

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LANNON – Today in London: Esen Burrows

Francesca Masoero | August 25, 2010 | Comments (0)
LANNON – Today in London: Esen Burrows

Esen Burrows is a crafter and a mom of a lovely and bubbly little girl. Esen was born and raised in London (with the Stones as family friends, imagine that), but  lived in Turkey for 6 years and recently made the big move back to South Africa where her husband is originally from. She loves animals, [...]

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Today in New York: Meghan Willis

Francesca Masoero | August 23, 2010 | Comments (0)
Today in New York: Meghan Willis

Meghan Willis grew up in Toronto, Ontario, where she went to school for fashion design. Then, six years ago, she came to the US where she met, then married, Aaron Driggers. With him, slowly but surely Meghan is trying to start a Tsuru Nation – filled with art, creations, music, and bicycles. Tsuru Bride is her very [...]

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MAIEMI – Today in Miami: Chabri

Francesca Masoero | August 19, 2010 | Comments (1)
MAIEMI – Today in Miami: Chabri

A visual artist and fashion designer, Chabri creates her architecture for the body with draping and movement as vital elements in each piece. Her mantra is that “humble luxury define the fashions”, and with a strict use of clean lines but paying attention to detail, function, as well as artisticly fashionable elements, Chabri is able [...]

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Today in New York: Jessica Murphy

Francesca Masoero | August 17, 2010 | Comments (0)
Today in New York: Jessica Murphy

Jessica Murphy, who is currently earning her BFA at New York University, is also the hands and mind behind Factory Girl, a brand of unique and beautiful designs handmade  by Jessica in San Diego and New York City… :: Why and when did you start Factory Girl? Factory Girl just sort of happened one day about [...]

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Today in New York: Sally Keiser

Francesca Masoero | August 15, 2010 | Comments (0)
Today in New York: Sally Keiser

Sally Keiser mission is to spend 2010 away from new manufactured clothing, thus only allowing herself to wear repurposed, handmade, or thrifted clothes. It’s not an easy thing, but Sally is very determined in her project, up to the point that she started her own line of repurposed clothes and accessories. And it’s not just about [...]

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SANFRANSISCO – Today in San Francisco: Kia Xiong

Francesca Masoero | August 14, 2010 | Comments (0)
SANFRANSISCO – Today in San Francisco: Kia Xiong

Kia Xiong is a college student majoring in Fashion, and working full time on Nostalgia, her etsy shop. Kia started off by creating handbags and altering clothes, but along the way, she transitioned to wedding designs because it was something she was more passionate about and enjoyed more. Truth to be told, Kia was a [...]

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Today in New York: Lia Bowen

Francesca Masoero | August 13, 2010 | Comments (0)
Today in New York: Lia Bowen

What Lia Bowen says about her Bullfinch & Barbury creations is that she hopes her customers will wear them as often as she does. And how could you not, since each and every piece is unique, with a rich, painterly, hand-hewn look? Drawing inspiration from varied sources, like a few long-adored antiques, exotic flowering plants [...]

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