“Energetic, inspirational and confident,” words that describe fashion designer, Korto Momolu and her collections. The Project Runway finalist on both season five and All Stars season one returns to the competition on October 24, 2013 as one of the eleven designers on Project Runway All Stars season three. Born in Monrovia, Liberia until 1990, Momolu moved to Canada to attend fashion school at L’Academies des Couturiers Design Institute in Ottawa, Ontario. She currently resides in Little Rock,

Martin de Tours Clothier, the up and coming luxury ready-to-wear menswear company, is celebrating a successful debut of their new made-to-measure fashion collection. The much talked about fashion event was held on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the ultra chic Gansevoort Park Avenue in New York City. The interactive presentation event proved to be the most evocative and glamorous of the evening during New York’s most popular Fashion Week. The concept at the core of this exciting fashion present

French luxury brand Longchamp opened its European flagship boutique on Regent Street during the London Fashion Week weekend. The chief executive of the luxury handbag maker has credited London as the leading “global city” as it offers access to British and international shoppers. Longchamp is one of the world’s best known luxury brands and the company believes that its foldable Le Pliage handbag is the best selling handbag in the world. Since 1993, more than 26m versions have been sold. The c

British fashion house Burberry is joining forces with technology giant Apple for its London Fashion Week show taking place today. Burberry is to use the newly announced iPhone 5s to capture and share photos and videos before, during and after the Burberry Prorsum show using the mobile phone‘s new iSight camera, which is said to boast a number of improvements including a larger sensor, better live exposure adjustment, auto image stabilisation and live video zoom. Known for its digital savvines

In one of the strongest shows of the week, David Koma showed a focused collection of graphic bodycon dresses. The look, though sometimes hard and rigid, was at the same time very wearable by its clever tailoring and use of details, however fitted the dresses. While not everyone will want to dress like a warrior princess next spring, the bold colour blocking in black, white and cobalt made for a visually striking collection. Cutouts, zipper, peplums and sheer panels were just some of the de

The Spanish bridalwear brand - Pronovias opens boutiques in Lebanon, Libya, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Pronovias is boosting its global growth, opening four new shops in the Middle East: Beirut (Lebanon), Tripoli (Libya), Mashhad (Iran) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The brand has now entered Lebanon: its first boutique, with two storeys and an area of 230 sqm, is in the city of Beirut, at 1339 Park Palace Building, Minet El Hosn – Solidere. In early August, the company also opened its first sh

From colorful and retro feline patterns to the classic cat-eye, the cat is today’s fashion muse. To celebrate cat-inspired fashion, Fancy Feast Gourmet Cat Food and celebrity fashion designer Malan Breton partnered to create an unforgettable runway show at STYLE360 New York Fashion Week. Known for drawing inspiration from the latest design trends and fashion influences, Breton created three looks for his Spring/Summer 2014 collection based on the style, look and timeless beauty of the iconic

More than 30 catwalk shows, staged over a period of six days, were hosted at the just concluded fifteenth edition of Australian fashion frenzy Perth Fashion Festival. Both established Western Australian labels, such as Empire Rose, Morrison, Flannel and Ruth Tarvydas, as well as young emerging names like Monster Alphabet and Little Gracie featured their avant-garde creations at the festival. The event, which attracted an approximate number of 35,000 people, highlighted an array of trendy i

After wooing the people of New York and Tokyo, the touring exhibit, featuring the gorgeous 1920s’ style dresses from Baz Luhrmann directed American movie ‘The Great Gatsby’, has made a stop at the Prada IFC store in Shanghai, China. Jointly designed by the Milan-based fashion designer Miuccia Prada and the Academy Award-winning costume designer Catherine Martin, the exhibits include an array of women’s gowns, dresses and accessories made from soft shimmery materials like shiny iridescent meta

LCF and V&A joint Research Fellow in Design for Performance, Donatella Barbieri, is to bring a series of events entitled Costume in Action to the World Stage Design 2013 this September. Conceived and curated by Donatella, Costume in Action brings together the most up-to-date thinking about costume through talks, interviews and performances. Co-curated by MA Fashion Curation alumnus, Matteo Augello, the series also brings together LCF costume voices and visionaries. LCF lecturer Yves Ba