Richard Nicoll

Jeremy Laing, Anthony Vaccarello and Adam Kimmel Nominated for This Year’s ANDAM Fashion Award

Thanks to a grand endorsement from Carine Roifeld, Hakaan Yildirim was already a name to know when he received France’s prestigious ANDAM award in 2010. “We’re in Harvey Nichols, Colette, Opening Ceremony–it’s nearly 26 stockists internationally!” he told Fashionista at the awards ceremony in Paris last October.

Now it’s time for another up-and-comer to take advantage of the prize, i.e. €220,000, a mentorship with former Chloe chief exec Ralph Toledano, and the chance to show at Paris Fashion Week. This year’s nominees include Jeremy Laing, Adam Kimmel, Anthony Vaccarello, Commuun, Matthew Harding, and Yiqing Yin. The judges? Pierre Berge, Hillary Alexander, Emmanuelle Alt, Nicole Phelps, Sarah Lerfel from Colette, and Humberto Leon from Opening Ceremony, to name a few.

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Trendspotting

Trendspotting: Drop it Like it’s Hot

By Alaina Hernandez Sunday, Feb 27, 2011 / 5:43 AM

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Trendspotting

Trendspotting: Pleats, Please

By Samantha Tobias Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 / 5:30 PM

Sharp pleats are everywhere–some more, please.

Fashion Shows

London Fashion Week Spring 2011: The Ten Best Collections

London Spring 2011 was hands down my favorite fashion week ever. Shocked, are you? Once you feel the energy, see the masterful technique, and find yourself wide-eyed by the innovation, you’ll understand where I’m coming from. Here are my ten favorites.

Additionally, I must send out a big thanks to Swarvoski, not only because they sponsored my trip to the UK, but also because they underwrote almost all of the very best shows at LFW. If not for them, some of these collection mightn’t have happened.

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Fashion’s Night Out: Under the Radar Events We’re Excited About

The FNO buzz is out of control, with retailers worldwide throwing lavish parties and bringing out the big guns to attract shoppers. While Bergdorf’s and Barneys’ bashes are the most elaborate, not everyone wants to stand in crowded rooms shuffling for fun.

Here are some of the best smaller events that are sure to be a blast. There’s everything from DVF’s high tech bash to Kiki de Montparnasse’s kinky party to yoga at Adidas for those who just want to relax.

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Swarovski is Underwriting Shows for Prabal, Mark Fast, Henry Holland and More This Season

Swarovski just released the list of shows it’ll be sponsoring for Spring 2011. The roster is long, but distinguished:

Prabal Gurung
Juan Carlos Obando
Erdem
GILES
Marios Schwab
Richard Nicoll
Mark Fast
JW Anderson
Holly Fulton
Henry Holland
Michael van der Ham
Louise Goldin

What does a Swarovski sponsorship afford designers?

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Fall 2010 Paris

Hamish Has My Notebook, and Other Things I Noticed At Cerruti

When I’m sitting at a show, especially after 30 straight days of fashion shows, I get so distracted by a particular person that I forget to watch the clothes. Yesterday, at Richard Nicoll’s Cerruti debut, the venue was barely filled. Not because the industry isn’t interested in what he does with the Italian house, but [...]

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UK Fashion Continues Global Domination

The Brit’s are taking a cue from our successful CFDA/Vogue Fashion fund; Vogue UK and the British Fashion Council have teamed up for the sake of their country’s flourishing young design talent and formed the BFC Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Each year, the fund will award £200,000 to a fresh-faced designer, plus a mentor, to [...]

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Richard Nicoll’s New Gig

Next season’s buzz (too soon?) will surely revolve around Marios Schwab’s debut collection for Halston. But there’s another Brit with exciting news — Richard Nicoll’s just been appointed Cerruti’s women’s wear designer. The old Italian house, founded by Nino Cerruti (who’s still very much alive) in the late 50s (women’s came ten years later), was [...]

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Trendspotting

Trendspotting: The Balmain-tidote

Last season, one couldn’t squeeze into a show without being knocked around by a pair of expensive shoulders. Though the Balmain or Margiela or any shoulder interpretation of the two have stuck around here and there, SS10′s featured a healthy crop of anti-shoulders so far. Designers ranging from Richard Nicoll to the team at Topshop, [...]

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Fashion Shows

One person can only cover so much of London Fashion Week, so check out The Daily, from the Rubbish team, for runway highlights, cooking class with Richard Nicoll, backstage photos, Somerset House street style & more.

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

In Vogue: We’re a sucker for epic young Hollywood portfolios in any magazine, but Teen Vogue‘s is always styled best and has the most fashion – this time around that includes Alia Shawkat, maybe better known as Maeby Fünke, who happens to be co-hosting Rachel Antonoff’s SS10 presentation. {TeenVogue} London Bound: Christopher Bailey talks to [...]

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