Bath in Fashion 2013: A review of the Designer Fashion Show

The headline event for Bath in Fashion 2013 was this Mallory sponsored fashion show on Friday the 19th of April, offering an eclectic range of wares on the catwalk.

Bath in Fashion illustration by youdesignme
Staged by the renowned John Walford, this Bath based show aimed to rival the best of them. Held on Friday the 19th of April …

New for 2013: Amelia’s Award will launch the career of a talented Graduate Designer Maker

I have teamed up with Secret Emporium to bring you the inaugural Amelia's Award, which offers a spot worth £495 in the Secret Emporium tent at Wilderness Festival this summer, plus loads of promotion for your new brand!

Calling all soon to be design graduates: read on to find out about my new collaboration with the brilliant Secret Emporium, a curatorial umbrella which supports and promotes independent creators …

Middlesex University Graduate Fashion Designers 2013: Preview Part Two

More amazing talent from graduating Middlesex fashion and fashion textiles graduates. Read on to meet some of the stars of the future.

Sarah Kathryn Grantham by Rebecca May Higgins.
You’ve met my first pick of the 2013 graduating Middlesex University fashion and fashion textiles students: now meet the rest.

A tailored trio of …

Middlesex University Graduate Fashion Designers 2013: Preview Part One

On Thursday 25th April Middlesex graduate fashion and fashion textile students showed their final collections in the Atrium, giving friends, family and industry insiders a chance to see their wonderful ideas on the catwalk.

Annest Gwynedd by Gaarte.
Last week fashion students at Middlesex University held their 2013 internal fashion show, featuring work from over 100 graduating students. Some of them were then chosen by …

Michelle Urvall Nyrén introduces her Ever Rêve A/W 2013 fashion collection

Designer Michelle Urvall Nyrén introduces her new A/W 2013 collection, stocked at Wolf & Badger.

Ever Reve by Jamie Wignall.
Michelle Urvall Nyrén has a wonderful way with ink, whether it be the washes of colour in her beautiful fashion illustrations (found in Amelia’s Compendium of …

Uniqlo UT Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat T-shirts fashion illustration competition

Uniqlo UT today launches an exclusive range of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat T-shirts online and we are inviting you to style the T-shirts through your artwork to create a unique fashion illustration. The winner will receive 2 return tickets from London to Paris and 2 tickets to the Keith Haring exhibition at the Musee D’Art Moderne. Read on to find out more about how you can participate.

Uniqlo UT today launch a new range of UT T-shirts bearing the iconic imagery of New York artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Keith Haring was one of the greatest …

An Interview with Jewellery Designer Rosita Bonita

We chat to jewellery designer Rosita Bonita, aka Rowenna Harrison, about her new collection Siren

Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days at Fashion Scout: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Ukrainian designers Anna October, Paskal, Yasya Minochkina and Anna Kolomoets showcased their work at Fashion Scout on Sunday 17th February. Photography by Amelia Gregory, illustrations by Jenny Robins.

For this catwalk show I found myself sat one person apart from the infamous London Fashion Week performance artist Pandemonia. I’m not very good at spotting fashion celebrities (I can …

Tata Naka: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Presentation Review

Tata Naka once again presented their collection in the Portico Rooms, this time inspired by American High School movies. Held on Tuesday 19th February 2013

Tata Naka A/W 2013 by Daniel Alexander.
Since Tata Naka returned to London Fashion Week it has become customary for Tamara and Natasha Surguladze to create a wonderful set that they …

Teatum Jones: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Presentation Review

Teatum Jones presented 'To My Youth… How we Laughed in Darkness' - a collection inspired by the author Nabokov - at the Dorchester Hotel on Tuesday 19th February 2013. Including Vine videos of the presentation!

Teatum Jones A/W 2013 by Laura Hickman.
Teatum Jones have been wowing the Amelia’s Magazine reviewers with their well thought out presentations for the past few seasons, but this was my …

An Interview with Designer Joseph Turvey – Part 2

Here's the second part of our interview with menswear designer Joseph Turvey where we look at his current S/S 2013 collection and Joe gives his advice for new graduates…

Joseph Turvey S/S 2013 by Gemma Cotterell
Joe’s MA collection: vibrant orange and magenta lace with transparent panels and translucent trenches was a massive hit. Fake Tokyo completely sold out and …

An Interview with Designer Joseph Turvey – Part 1

We caught up with menswear designer Joseph Turvey to chat about his A/W 2013 dalmatian-themed collection and much more…

Joseph Turvey A/W 2013 by Krister Selin
While everybody else viewed next season’s collections at the A/W 2013 London Collections: Men shows in January, I spent the week on a rather …

Huishan Zhang: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

I used twitter's new Vine app to capture the impressive presentation by Chinese designer Huishan Zhang at the Portico Rooms on Monday 18th February 2013.

Huishan Zhang A/W 2013 by Dom & Ink.
New twitter mini film app Vine was embraced by the more social media savvy end of the fashion crowd at London Fashion Week: …

Zeynep Tosun: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Turkish designer Zeynep Tosun put on a polished and brilliant show at Fashion Scout on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Zeynep Tosun A/W 2013 by Chloe Douglass.
There was one designer who made a unanimously good impression on the massed guests of Fashion Scout, and the one who had us all …

Fam Irvoll: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

A feisty show from Norwegian designer Fam Irvoll; You Only Live Once was shown at Fashion Scout on Monday 18th February 2013.

Fam Irvoll A/W 2013 by Dom & Ink.
It’s always fun when a designer shakes up the usual catwalk routine, and that is exactly what Fam Irvoll did with You Only …

Ekaterina Kukhareva: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Seventies wallpaper glitz at Freemasons' Hall with Fashion Scout from Ekaterina Kukhareva on Tuesday 19th February 2013

If you’d been with me and Amelia earlier in the weekend when she hastily gave me a beginners 101 in handling an SLR camera (kindly lent to me by Frances …

Charlie May: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Blogging fashion designer Charlie May showed off her minimalist style at the Ice Tank on Sunday 17th February 2013.

Charlie May A/W 2013 by Chloe Douglass.
There was plenty of buzz surrounding Charlie May’s second catwalk show thanks to her status as a blogging fashion designer, so I wasn’t surprised …

Yulia Kondranina: Fashion Scout Ones to Watch A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Yulia Kondranina showed with Ones to Watch at Fashion Scout on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Yulia Kondranina A/W 2013 by youdesignme.
Russian designer and Central Saint Martins graduate Yulia Kondranina was last to show at Ones to Watch, with a small collection of immaculate construction: models …

Yeashin: Fashion Scout Ones to Watch A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Korean designer and LCF graduate Yeashin showed with Ones to Watch on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Yeashin A/W 2013 by Sylwia Szyszka.
South Korean designer Yeashin Kim’s Woodland collection juxtaposed traditional Korean dress with inspiration from the swinging 60s. The colourful results built on the look she …