Simon Gao

Simon Gao started his career in the fashion system by opening his own studio as a stylist. This experience allowed him to get in touch with the fashion industry, and in this way he standardized into the industry process his first F/W collection. 

The same collection was showcase on Vogue Italia on September 2012.

"My inspiration in five words? Nature, three-dimensional, reconstruction, recombination and layering."
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Jun Chia

Jun is the chief designer behind the Shanghai based brand KISMET.

 

He is from Singapore and few years ago he moved to Shanghai, China, where he improved his skills as a pattern maker. 

Natali D

Natali D is a stylist.
She is from South Africa; later on she moved to London where her "eyes were really opened to the fashion scene". Now she is working in Shanghai, a metropolis where the "fashion scene is going through a very exciting period of transformation".

In London and as well in Shanghai "fashion design does not conform to rules, and you have so many different amazing designers on the scene as well as emerging designers".
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First Exhibition

Below you can read the introductions about the four capsule collections showcased at the first exhibition in Shanghai, by four different designer.

Skura
This collection gets inspiration by the wood window shutter, and a memory of simple daily life gesture.
A piece of wood without extra decoration and ornaments [sakura] reflects on us mood of joy, sadness and excitements. From all this feeling he develop this collection.
Light flown dresses, pleated skirts, and tops in silk in combination with light woolen coats make the collection. The color combination is in the shades of gray with accent on washed pink, green tones, and mustard color. 

Contact the designer: Alen Poropat

African wildlife.
All the collection is focus on the icon of the Lion, the king of the jungle.
The lion is wild and strong yet it gives protection to his family; it is a perfect symbol that represents hardness and softness at the same time.
This is an ideal representation of the relationship between young men and women.
The garment fittings are all oversize to bring the grand feeling from the lion. The combination of fur, wool and leather make this collection warm, soft and hard at the same time.
Contact the designer: Allisa Vallentine

Glamour China.
China has a real impact on his creation; the daily environment, the juxtaposition of western and eastern culture, the contradiction of a developing country are a constant source of inspiration.
The results of this process and analysis are glamorous dresses covered of gold sequins mixed with rough and rustic element of the daily life, like old customized military coat.
Contact the designer: Tom Eloi Gobles

闻
All his collection his inspired by Confucius word 闻.
This word has different kind of meaning. If you read it as a verb it means “to smell / to hear”, but as an adjective is “famous / well know”.
Often overlooked in Confucian ethics are the virtues to the self, namely sincerity and the cultivation of knowledge. Virtuous action towards others begins with virtuous and sincere thought, which begins with knowledge.
Contact the designer: 1900 (杨树)

Exhibition #01

 The 15th of December we had our first exhibition in Shanghai.

Designer:
Alen Poropat
Allisa Vallentine
Tom Eloi Gobles
1900 (Yang Shu)

Thanks to everyone.

Itee Soni

Itee Soni is from India, but she works in Shanghai.
Her design is striking and fun and yet eminently wearable. She follow the eco-fashion style producing all her garment using organic fabrics or recycled fiber.

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www.finchdesigns.com
Studio n5, Lane 169, Jiashan lu, Shanghai - China.

Snow Lee

Snow Lee is a young chinese fashion designer; she develop her skills in Shanghai, a city where young people are fashionable and there are a lot of different sub cultural at the same moment that inspire her.

Niki - Xu Qin

During last spring Shanghai fashion week, Niki - Xu Qin - came out with an unique collection. A woman sportswear collection in the tone of blue, red and white.

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Since her childhood Niki loves fashion, and, after few year as a lecturer in SWPU University, she decided to make her dream real.
www.weibo.com/qinxuniki

Felicia Ardelia

Felicia Ardelia is from Indonesia as well, she used to live in Malaysia, Beijing and Shanghai (China), and now she is in Singapore.

As a designer, her style change drastically in Beijing, were she was no more afraid to dress something unusual, to be different. Each place where she lived influence her somehow, and more the cultural was different from her personal background, more the influence was strong.

Lauren Elissa Pilgreen

Lauren's design approach has been influence by American and Chinese culture as well.

Different kind of beauty, different kind of lifestyle, different kind of need, allow her to explore her idea with an open mind.

Personal data.
Lauren Elissa Pilgreen is a young and talented designer.
She stayed in Los Angeles, California; and Shanghai, China.
Now she is going to explore London, UK.
www.laurenelissapilgreen.carbonmade.com

Tom Eloi Göbels

As a first designer: Tom Eloi Göbels
He took a long journey before he become a fashion designer. During this "going around" he explored different kind of field not related with art/design. He accumulated an unusual knowledge for a designer; those knowledge makes his point of view unique.


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Tom Eloi Göbels is from Liège (600.000 people) in Belgium (10.000.000 people); currently he is living in Shanghai (23.000.000 people).
www.tomgobels.com