Next week 35 London based designers will hit the New York fashion scene. Let's meet the designers.........

ACCESSORIES

Cheet London

Original, striking handbag and accessory design

In 2003, Emily Cheetham left her life as a PR executive behind and established her boutique accessories label, Cheet London. Emily strives to blend artisan's skills with contemporary design by creating stunning, bespoke fittings such as bead encrusted figure-of-eight features or weaving piping to create textural interest in lattice patterns. Her intention is to provide contemporary, stylish and practical handbags, rich with personality and suitable for an active, urban set.

Chicurela

Luxury eco friendly accessories made of salmon skin leather

Chicurela is a designer and producer of high-end luxury products using exclusive salmon skin leather.  The company uses a combination of salmon skin leather, leathers, gold and silver metals to design handbags, belts, small leather goods and jewellery for today's sophisticated executive women.

The company's three collections Alegra, Luna and Gala are handcrafted in South America using the finest materials including salmon skin leather, gold and silver-plated metals and silk lining. 

Dialog

Cassandra Postema and Dong Shing Chiu met while studying at Central St Martin's. After graduating, Cassandra went on to create her own label Cassandra Postema London.  In the late 90's Cassandra was awarded the New Generation sponsorship award for her debut label at London Fashion Week. The label received rave reviews from the press, along with celebrity clients such as Nicole Kidman.

Harri-B accessories

B-witched

Harri-B was born eight years ago in a farmhouse kitchen.

Over the past eight years the product has improved and changed a little. Many pieces are designed in conjunction with the client's current thinking and requirements.

All materials are hand picked from around the world, often from the Gem fair in Bangkok and S. Americas including precious/semi precious stones and all the current gimmicks of the moment.

Nadia Minkoff

Nadia Minkoff, London, life-style brand specializing in ladies bags and accessories. Made entirely in the UK and Europe of the finest leathers, cottons and silks. Lovingly designed and crafted with out compromise on detail and quality

Ruthi Orlin

live.love.laugh.life.

An eclectic mix of old and new, This jewellery brand is unique and quirky with a vintage feel and is all about keeping trace of memories, and the need to collect and carry these fragments of memory around with you. These thoughtful pieces tell personal stories bearing meaning and symbols.

The pieces are handcrafted and consist of unrelated goodies, relating stories of travel, the things that remind you of people, and the people that remind you of places. Often allowing the person wearing the piece to personalize it in their own way.

Silvia Campbell

‘All my creations are unique and I strive for ergonomic beauty and comfort in my designs that make them stylish and yet remain entirely functional. Giving a feeling of exquisiteness and elegance that is unique, beautifully feminine and exclusive, with an emphasis on customer satisfaction.'

~SunAngel~

~SunAngel~ is a new fashion concept with the vision to create stylish, distinctive, elegant, funky and yet, very functional laptop bags, overnight bags and briefcases for women.

Vivien Cheng

Vintage and reclaimed handbags revived with original, hand-painted motifs

Vivien Cheng is an artist and designer who specialises in reviving vintage and reclaimed handbags with her custom, hand-painted motifs. Often inspired by Japanese crests and Art Nouveau, Vivien's eco-philosophy is to create harmony between her designs and the original handbag. True to this style, her handbags seem to invoke a subtle dialogue between its past and its present.

LADIESWEAR

ADIL

Adil is an innovative brand, combing cultures internationally, tapping into people's lives.

Alice Palmer

An exciting and modern range of knitwear and accessories.

Since graduating from the Royal College of Art last year, Alice Palmer has set up a new label, based in London, offering designer knitwear and fashion accessories, which are highly innovative, bold and exciting to wear.

Bellanina

'Bellanina encapsulates love sorority and eminence into its sexy architectural garments'

Bellanina is a British born brand which started from a bedroom and worked its way up to a nationally recognised brand in 5 years. Our in house design team create designs which are feminine and have sharp cuts. Our designs use a particular arrangement of colour with the concept appealing to a variety of fashion conscious females.

Bellanina dresses compliment any woman's form and this casual style allows one to dress it up if needed. These pieces are timeless gifts of style.

Catharina Eden

Classically modern and beautifully understated dresses.

Catharina Eden creates limited edition and bespoke cocktail dresses to regular distinguished clients in her native Finland and in the UK.

Having studied fashion design in Finland (BA) and undergone a course at Central St. Martins School of Art and Design in London, Catharina then went on to work at Alexander McQueen and Ben de Lisi before launching her label in 2006, which she keeps independent of the trends and true to her vision.

Corsellis  ‘Enjoy the Attention x'

Exclusively designed focusing on Premiere Party Fashion and Attention Seeking Chic.

A Corsellis design is recognised by its outstanding quality, strong colours and prints. Zoë was a short-listed designer for Britain's 2008 Project Catwalk and was on stand-by for production.

All collections are inspired by the strap-line ‘Enjoy the Attention'. Corsellis clothes are designed to make the person wearing the clothes feel great, stand out and get noticed.

Hemyca

Bespoke high - quality tailoring for the contemporary woman.

Hemyca's vision is to become a modern, successful, recognised and unique brand. Our mission is to provide bespoke high - quality tailoring for the contemporary woman. Using a mix of traditional and new / technical fabrics, we aim to create forward thinking inspirational designs.

Honor Gold

Honor Gold offers a unique collection of ready to wear dresses.

The talented designing duet, siblings Jade and Rena Jessop first launched their "Honor Gold" label in 2008.  This exciting new label offers a stunning selection of ready to wear dresses, catering for almost any occasion.  Not only have Jade and Rena encompassed sheer timeless elegance into their designs, an evident focus on versatility can be seen throughout their collection.

Ismail Erbil

Eclectic womenswear design combining elegance, artistry and colour play.

Ismail's most recent collection entitled Urban Nymph brings together two methods of working.  Free flowing draping and creative fabric manipulation is juxtaposed with a more structured look of sharp lines, panelling and pattern cutting.  Ismail uses colour to energise his designs.  He experiments with a natural colour palette of greens on the one hand with a more synthetic sense of colour which includes silver and fluorescent yellow on the other.

Katasi

Katasi's fabrics are unique, pure luxury meets ethnic vibe with a classic twist

Lorena de la Torre

Feminine tailored demi-couture womenswear design with sharp geometric shapes.

Lorena de la Torre was born in Spain in 1978, the daughter of a painter who was surrounded by art from an early age and grew up influenced by it. On the 11th of December 2006 Lorena de la Torre presented her first couture collection, showcased at the Park Hyatt in Dubai, in collaboration with Pearls of Tahiti who have also teamed up with Jean-Paul Gaultier, Georges Chakra and Elie Saab among others.

MAAME BARYEH LONDON

FUNKY, CREATIVE, QUIRKY "BE A LEADER NOT A FOLLOWER

‘Each design is unique and once complete leads to a new idea, how do I push the boundaries even further, what would make it look even more interesting? Jackets are my main forte short, asymmetric, seamless, quirky, bright, detailed, the possibilities are endless and the end result is timeless. It's a garment worn over others so it should make a statement, express a personality, and communicate with the outside world.'

NKWO

Afro-Bohemian Chic. Merging afrocentric sensibilities with a broadly commercial appeal.

Romeo Pires

This fun and excellently made label included soft tops, skirts, dresses, blazers all covered in fantastically bright bold prints that will certainly get you the attention you crave! Romeo Pires have invested into their own highly automated production unit offering a unique blend of quality with high fashion prints.

Samantha Cole London

A contemporary British brand that draws influence from historical references combined with modern silhouettes that cater to image conscious, discerning, expressive, confident women who enjoy a cosmopolitan lifestyle.



 

Samantha Mark

'I wear Samantha Mark, therefore I am."

Samantha designs pieces of art. Her work is usual in context, creative in cut and innovative through my use of fabrics and presentation/ styling. She is a designer that creates items of both current and radical fashion. She is inspired by the evolution of change. She is inspired by my environment, her designs continuously metamorphose to suit my diverse styles. To see her garments nurture and grow more amazing each day is one of the main reasons Samantha became interested in the world of fashion. Samantha would like to look upon myself as a 'unique designer' within an evolving dream.

SHYAMOKI

'Shyamoki' is a line of women's wear which is inspired by Indian ethnic handicrafts, embroidery and fabrics, entwining East and West together to create a unique look.

Twynkle Loves

"Innovative Fashion giving individuals the tools to accentuate their freedom"

Twynkle Loves is a dedicated services consultancy and fashion retailer that has been created to provide fashionistas around the world with 1st class styling and customising services as well as top quality, exclusive fashion items designed by our very own in-house designers.

VICTORIA BARBAN LONDON

Cool, romantic and Glamorous day to night women's and maternity wear

whereareyounow? Josie x

Unique Recycled partywear made from vintage fabrics.

Josie's garments are lovingly made from vintage or hard-to-find materials.  Many have come from all over the world.  They all have their own, personal history. Scarves that have graced high society or hidden rollers on the factory floor. Belts have been paraded in Paris and nipped in mini-dresses at Woodstock. Ties once worn to Ascot, souvenir tea-towels from holidays abroad, and net curtains that have had the Queen to tea - they have all been carefully restored to make very noticeable garments. You'll help them continue their journey...

ZSEGA

Original twist on modern fashion

MENSWEAR

Emmy Collins London

Innovative, quirky, elegant and above all wearable

Emmy Collins is a designer who is rapidly gaining a reputation for making garments that cut a real dash in a jaded fashion industry.

With clothes characterized by sharp, funky tailoring and a fresh, startling approach to colour, Emmy is beginning to establish himself as one of London's most flamboyant designers of men's clothes. It has to be said - his signature pieces are not for the faint hearted.

Invisible Inc

Vintage style Japanese red selvedge denim & Quirky Organic Cotton T-shirts

The re-launch of an exciting British based, British designed Premium denim label. Our capsule collection includes 13.5oz ring spun Japanese Red Selvedge denim made on traditional shuttle looms for that vintage look and feel and organic cotton T-shirts.   We've also added out new T-shirt range to coincide with out re-launch where we've used an "Invisible Ink" so the print changes colour and becomes more visible in daylight.

Isis Cashmere

PIONEER OF LUXURY HAND PRINTED SWEATERS

Tailored luxury casualwear for men. Made in London.

Transforming traditional formal tailoring into luxurious casualwear with its high standard of British craftsmanship and some of the finest clothes, Nico Kubisch is now one of Britain's up and coming cutting edge designers.

Orlebar Brown

A more tailored approach to men's swimwear

Launched in February 2007, Orlebar Brown is new and exciting approach to men's beach and swimwear. ‘We have one simple and unique philosophy:  to create tailored swim shorts that are perfectly cut in good colours.'

PEREGRINE

Exciting men's clothing telling the true British story.