The British Fashion Council has announced the three winners of the “Fashion Forward” 2013 award for womenswear. David Koma, Holly Fulton and Michael van der Ham are the lucky three designers–and if you don’t know their names yet, now’s the time to get familiar.
GMHC – FASHION FORWARD 2011 [60 sec. w credits] from Jonathan Turner on Vimeo. To promote the annual GMHC Fashion Forward fundraiser event, 11 models including Crystal Renn, Andrej Pejic, Lea T, Jenny Shimizu, Hanne Gabby Odiele and Sky Ferreira shot a full commercial at Milk Studios in August and we have the 60-second teaser! Read more →
West Hollywood Bans The Sale of Fur: It’s the first U.S. city to do so. The law doesn’t include animal pelts or secondhand/vintage pieces though. {Daily Mail}
Ricky’s Was Going To Sell An “Anna Rexia” Costume: It featured a skeleton frame printed on a skintight black dress and had a “measuring tape” belt, presumably so the wearer could show off how tiny her waist is. Obvious outcry forced the store to pull the costume; how did this even get produced in the first place?? {Jezebel}
Watch Tavi Rap In A Cab: Refinery29 interviewed the 15-year-old blogger about her fashion week experience, high school and secret talents, which includes rapping Nicki Minaj. {Refinery29}
We know it can be tough to choose favorites in fashion. So we understand why, for the first time, the British Fashion Council chose to award not one, but three promising labels under its Fashion Forward sponsorship scheme. Congratulations to Peter Pilotto’s Christoph and Peter, Meadham Kirchhoff’s Edward and Ben, and Todd Lynn’s…Todd Lynn.
We caught Todd on the phone to ask him about his triumph.
