Rousseau

Lucia Russo is the designer behind this fresh label designed for young and urban women.

Her first steps in the fashion industry happened by winning important contest. During summer 2010 Lucia won the "Roberto Cavalli 40th Anniversary Contest", and her print pattern capsule collection was display on Roberto Cavalli's facebook profile; the following year, Lucia designed a capsule collection for the competition "Max Mara Fashion Group is looking for Young Designer" and her collection was sold under the label SportMax.
Glamour interview.

Cristalplant: Design Competition

The best way to begin the new year is by promoting this bath competition that promotes new interior designer. Every designers born after 01/01/1973 can participate.

Submission date: 8 February 2013

Competition.

Happy New Year

A new year is coming, and, like for every one, is time to make a balance of the work we had done and to look forward for the coming year. 

During the past years, we promoted a competition, from Globalization to Individuality, and last October we had our second exhibition where we showcased the winners projects.
Step by step, we are learning how to promote and give more visibility to newer [fashion] designer; how to organize a contest and an exhibition; and how to discover interesting projects.
 

The purpose of the coming 2013 is to do better and to improve our self, always seeking to outstanding project that leaves us astonished.

We wish you a brightest and full of newest designers 2013.

Shooting

I'm definitely getting ready for the next exhibition: from Globalization to Individuality.

 

Last week I was shooting the collection designed by Tom Göbels, 文房四宝, when a photographer came across and did some shoot as well.

From Globalization to Individuality: awards.

The contest, "from Globalization to Individuality", promoted few months ago on this blog was a success. Thanks to all designers.
All contestants produced and proposed amazing ideas; we received beautiful drawing and sketches; for the jury was not an easy job to declare the winner.

Allisa Vallentine

Allisa Vallentine won the first price for women wear.
Her collection represents an evergreen feminine looks where soft and transparent fabrics flow around the body following the figure movement.

Stathis Samantas

Stathis Samantas won the first price for accessories.
His concept was strong and outstanding, a deep observation of European Country during the last century and today.

outfit: Allisa; shoe: Stathis

Our team thanks everyone that made this contest a success; and we remind you the exhibition after the MWFW.

REPORT 6#

Soon is summer, but even sooner there are going to be the September Fashion shows.

Design grows in Brooklyn, and if you want to grow as a designer, you can show your S/S 2013 collection from September 27th - 30th at BK Fashion Week{end}.
You can apply until August 15th.
Category:
Couture - Women/ Men
Ready to wear - Women/ Men
Eco-Friendly

REPORT 5#

Most of the time, when we think about fashion, in our mind the picture of beautiful woman wearing luxury goods appears.

In fashion there are not just chiffon dress, hill shoes, and diamonds. This industry satisfy many different needs that require specific pattern construction and particular kind of performable fabric. Apparel has many fields, and each of them has unique approach and different research. The design intention is to make garments to cover / to protect / to be worn and make appealing the human body. Every one, no matter the purpose of it, wants to feel good while he is wearing his clothes.
One particular field of apparel is clothes for disabled. The approach and research for this field is one of the most challenge for a designer, because there are involved so many particular needs. Picture a tree:  boughs come out from trunk, each bought has branch, and other branch until leaves, flowers, and fruits. To design clothes for disabled a designer should be extremely specific on any particular needs. And there are plenty of them: difficulty in closing/opening garments; specific use; particular movement.
For the fourth years in a row, the city of San Paulo de Brazil promotes "the international inclusive fashion", a contest where design students have the opportunity to challenge themselves about a field that is not often take under consideration: to design clothes for disabled. A way to try you and learn something new about fashion without barriers.

REPORT #4

Coco Chanel designed the first petit noir in 1926; and, later that year, it was shot on Vogue America. Since then, every woman has her little black dress, and black became a must have for all seasons.
Why black color is always fashionable? So fashionable that we often say, in reference to the latest color trend, "is the new black."
In ancient western culture, black was the color for mourning; however, after Mademoiselle Coco introduce it as an evening dress color for the new dynamic women of the '20, it become stylish, elegant and powerful. 

It is used during formal occasion; by subculture like Punk or Goth fashion; like a passe-partout during the fashion week. Look in your closet: you have something black.
Is black a color? If we take a careful look at the color wheels, black (and white as well) is not there. We cannot see pure black, but we use it for having shades. 

The challenge of "Draw Black" competition is to express your self by shades; you can use any media you like, as long as the drawing is made by hand.
All works should be submitted by June 15th.

Form globalization to individuality, by Allisa Vallentine.

Natural catastrophes have a global influence on our world, however each individual react in his own way.

In Asia, tsunami left behind horror, pain, and sufferer. In contrary to those awful results, see water out-pour is powerful, dangerous, and beautiful.

Form globalization to individuality, by Snow Lee.

Once upon a time, our world was halcyon.
Each individual had connection with nature, and all the creatures were friends. Then, as a dark cape, globalization destroyed this harmony; and it brought pollution, diseases, and unhappiness.
However globalization brought as well a worldwide network that allow people from all over the word to communicate to each other to fight the pollution by using recycled materials an create unique accessory. There is still hope.

Snow Lee developed a collection of accessories decorated with garbage. Material like plastic, metals, ribbon take new life to decorate her collection.

Snow Lee is from China, and globalization created a high environmental pollution issue in this Country. 

Form globalization to individuality, by Francesca Paolin.

Francesca has been working on the concept of "double side" for a while, and the duality of globalization and individuality was a variety on the theme of juxtaposition. 

 

She was fascinated about how different ethnic groups develop similar, but at the same time different, solution to the same problem. About the different interpretation of what is exotic if you live in America or in Asia. About the cultural substrate of history, that layer after layer, makes the personality of a country. About the meaning of colors. 

Form globalization to individuality, by Maria Saguinsis.

Every city has its own rush hour, from America to Asia, our society has an obsession with speed and instant things: a constant marathon with time. 

"During the morning rush hour you see career-driven individuals with coffee-filled paper cups in one hand, a smart phone in the other. People have suddenly become so busy that they have forgotten the beauty of sitting down on meals."

Form globalization to individuality, by Julija Moroz.

Globalization is living in a big metropolis, a city where people work, meet each other, do some activity, find a way to entertain themselves.
Julija inspiration for her cosmopolitan collection has its root in playing with texture and decoration to create unique outfits.

A mix of different fabrics, shape and decoration: form fine silk to thick leather; from clean straight line to the perfection of circle; from delicate embroidery to hard beads. She defines a woman out of convention and feminine, comfortable in wearing unique clothes. A woman that lives in a globalize metropolis, but she expresses her personality and unicity.

Form globalization to individuality, by Stathis Samantas.

Dear readers, let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl, and her name was Greece. The wind was soft on her blond hair, like the corn in summer; the blue sea could see itself inside her innocent eyes; her skin was soft and smelled of laurel. She used to run into nature with Artemis, wearing leather sandals. During that time she was happy.

From Globalization to Individuality

Few weeks back, through this blog, we launched a competition.
The theme was "from globalization to individuality".

A brunch of designers challenged themselves in this contest. Starting from today, while we are waiting for the final exhibition in Milan, their projects are going to be featured on this blog.
So you can see the way they develop the theme, what they designed, get new inspiration for yourself, or just be critique.

REPORT #3

To all emerging designers and to who wants to challenge himself, Synergy Events is promoting two upcoming happening, a Fashion Challenge in Paris and The Emerging Trends 2012 in Boston.

For the Paris Fashion Challenge, they are seeking an elite group of up-and-coming designer to showcase women's style and trends this summer.
For more contest details and information, please click here.

The Emerging Trends 2012 is held in Boston in late September, to support the Boston fashion community in developing a reputable image as a fashion capital of innovation and creativity.
For more information, please click here.

Competition

For celebrate one year of life, Design: Generation 2.0 promotes the design competition: "from globalization to individuality".
To receive any further information, contact the following e-mail: designgeneration20@gmail.com.