Up and Coming Designers
30-10-2013
Hood by Air (HBA) – Image from FreshnessMag
Shayne Oliver – Hood By Air (HBA)
Shayne Oliver’s Hood By Air is already a celebrity favourite with the likes of ASAP ROCKY and Kanye West sporting the brand and front row at their shows. Blurring boundaries between women’s and menswear and the use of mostly monochrome androgynous designs, HBA is sure to be a hit.
Charlie May – Image from Fashionbite
Charlie May
Set up in just 2011 Charlie May started the womenswear label a year after finishing University and has already gained recognition from Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire “Contemporary minimalism is the concept behind the Charlie May aesthetic.”
Maki OH – Image from CpStreetMag
Maki OH
Maki OH presented in NYC for the first time this year to a great reception – As a Nigerian designer she aims to combine African and western styles.“The Maki OH design ethos is to challenge prevailing notions of beauty.”
Rosie Assoulin – Image from Allure
Rosie Assoulin
Her previous internships with Lanvin and Oscar De La Renta have a very obvious influence on her designs she says; “If I can make a ballgown feel like a pair of sweatpants, then I have succeeded.”
Words by Michelle Joesph
