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Designer Profiles Ones to Watch

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Adil

Adil is an innovative brand, combing cultures internationally, tapping into people’s lives and creating pieces that do not fit in to any particular time or place but truly blur the lines between past present and future.

Amisha

Amisha is an exciting new independent jewellery label presenting eclectic pieces that embody romance and timeless elegance whilst hinting at the spirit of passion and rebellion that come with just seeing where life takes you…

BARÜCH

The concept of BARÜCH is to produce a limited number of capsule collections which are released each year.

Bellanina

‘BELLANINA IS THE NEW BLACK’ Bellanina is erupting and is stirring the fashion world into a frenzy. This new unique label for twenty something women mixes love, sorority and eminence to launch its latest collection this autumn.

Blueberry Jewellery

Blueberry Jewellery was launched in January 2007 by self taught designer maker Caroline Fagence. Each piece is designed and handmade in her beautiful North Devon coast surroundings.

Catarina Vassalo

Catarina is a Portuguese Jewellery Designer who turned a hobby into a profession in January 2007.

Chichia London

Chichia London is a womenswear ready to wear clothing brand by London based designer Christine Mhando. Born in Tanzania and raised in London, England, Christine has taken influences from both continents and cultures and translated them into her own unique quirky style of clothing with an urban twist.

Claire McKay

After working for high street, mail order and lingerie brands in design, buying and retail Claire McKay set up Irresistible Lingerie 18 months ago. Based on the concept of affordable luxury the irresistible...collection is designed using high quality fabrics and in striking colour combinations. Currently catering for sizes from a 30A to a 38F this will be increased in Autumn/Winter 08 to include 28 backs and up to a G cup.

Clare Scott

Clare Scott is a self-taught lampwork artist and jewellery designer.

Corsellis

Corsellis is exclusively designed with a focus on Premiere Party Fashion & Attention-Seeking Chic.

Deborah Henning

Deborah Henning is the epitome of femininity and style, with luxury fabrics and excellent fit the label is set to be every woman’s must have.

Emily Trotter

Emily Trotter's 'lie down I think I love you' range fits with the Look Boutique Brand, as unique, gorgeous and sumptuous materials. Emily’s designs backlash to the current ubiquitous mass produced product formed the desire to create accessories which value longevity and individuality over the disposable.

Emmy Collins

Emmy Collins is an avant-garde and versatile designer who is rapidly gaining a reputation for making garments that cut a real dash in a jaded fashion industry.

Fanniann

Fanniann is a collaboration of three independently skilled individuals with a similar Vision in mind. Jane Henderson, Designer of the Fanniann womenswear label. Keith Henderson, Commercial Director and Business Leader and Michelle Byrne, Creative Assistant.

Goldie London

Goldie London is a young, fresh and inspired London based women’s wear label founded by head designer Michelle Goldie.

Heidi Mottram

Heidi Mottram worked in the world of art, fashion and textiles for several years before establishing her own line in 2007. A graduate from London College of Fashion and Central St Martin’s, Heidi started her career working with many major international designers including Vivienne Westwood and Matthew Williamson. Heidi is a specialist in eel skin as a textile and is considered the UK guru in the use of the product in design and fashion. She has discovered new ways to work with and manipulate the skins, including pleating, ruching, pin tucking and folding to create new textures and shapes. Heidi has created outstanding works of art that have been sold in galleries across the UK, as well as developing a collection of corsets and eel skin designs for bags, purses and wallets. She continues to develop the use of eel skin, working on commissions and projects in the art, design and fashion fields and is always looking for new arenas for her creative talents.

HEMYCA

HEMYCA Ltd Helen and Myra the designer’s behind this emerging brand graduated from the London College of Fashion, and went on to work for leading designer’s Roland Mouret and Ben de Lisi, and well known high street retailers, for many years, they were inspired to create a unique vision. HEMYCA launched their first collection in December 06 and have recently shown their SS08 Collection at On/Off during September London Fashion Week. In November 2007 they were announced as runners up in The Whistles Award for New Designer presented by Amanda Burrows, Brand Director at Whistles at Fashion Expo. They have recently featured on a plethora of television shows; appearing on Britain’s Next Top Model, Living TV in a documentary offering up fashion advice and style tips and featuring on Channel 4, as Gok Wan’s Fashion Fix “Must Have Designer Label”. And it doesn’t stop there; HEMYCA are set to feature in an upcoming BBC1 primetime fashion drama series, and tackling music videos too, with Kayne West’s new music video! Going from strength to strength to be considered one of “the UK’s most sought after designers” by The Daily Telegraph (2008)

Honor Gold

Honor Gold’s designer Jade Jessop is infectious when designing a collection, instead of opting for cutting edge catwalk looks the look of the collection is about being stylish and wearable.

House of Bilimoria

Born in Canada to a family of tailors… Shilpa has graduated with a BA (hons) in Design for Fashion & Textiles. Though, in her opinion the most valuable education has come from being exposed to many different cultures, this is what has had a profound effect on Shilpa's outlook on life, and her work.

iLE Aiye

iLE Aiye is an independent design label for my knitwear collection

Joe Blake

Joe Blake is a fresh breath of urban style. This label specialises in sassy, trend-setting style for the modern fashion goddess. Infused with all the vision of its founder – Joanna Blake who graduated from London College of Fashion with a BA in Fashion Design Technology, Joe Blake reflects assured sassiness combined with a stylistic maturity borne of Joanna’s diverse and invaluable experience in the fashion and textile industry.

Kate Tailyour

This Spring Summer 2009 British women’s wear designer, Kate Tailyour’s collection continue to grow and excite, maintaining her status as ‘one to watch’ from the best of Britain’s new designers with the addition of several new ethical pieces within her collection.

Katie Slater

Award winning Textile Designer, Katie Sue showcases her first baby wear collection with The Look Boutique. Each piece is hand made right down to the last detail for your new baby. Katie’s design style brings back the recreation of traditional hand embroidered clothing with a modern edge. These designs include customised wording which can include babies name, fairy tales or mementos important to you.

Kookie Designs

Mel started making beaded jewellery 8 years ago, after her lovely Husband bought her some beads and stringing material one Christmas, she has totally hooked ever since.

Lizzy Nolan

Self-thought Irish born designer Lizzy Nolan started designing her own clothes about seven years ago. While working as a fashion house fitting-model in Hong Kong she acquired a lot of knowledge about fabric, the importance of attention to detail, how to fit clothes in order to make the most of a womanly figure and experienced first hand what was involved in creating a collection from scratch.

Lora Leedham

Lora Leedham is a 22 year old independent jewellery designer from the Midlands. Even from a young age Lora's passion for design meant that she was designing shoes! She studied design and hoped to become an interior designer. However, after finding her love for jewellery design she pursued her career within the field.

Motasem Ltd

The name “Motasem” means "having an attractive, imposing appearance. A suggestive of health and strength; good-looking and beautiful", which sums up the mood for the label

Myha

Award winning Jenny Hardcastle studied a BA Hons in Fashion Design and soon excelled in her field.

Oak Jeans

Oak Jeans was founded in 2006 by self taught independent designer Scott James. The first year was spent producing one off custom jeans for private clients. In late 2007 the company released the first small run of jeans for the public to buy. Those quickly sold out and further small production runs where commissioned.

Old Hat

Old Hat is a women’s, ready to wear clothing brand by North East based designer Kelly Ann, a fresh fashion design graduate with strengths in trend forecasting, an eye for quality and a professional production approach.

Sam Ubhi

Sam Ubhi’s main fashion influences are: - 1940's and 1950's and her mother, spending her early years in Nairobi, Kenya. Nicholas De Steale – the artist and Temples or ‘Wats’ in Thailand.

Samantha Cole London

Samantha Cole London is a contemporary British Brand that draws influences from modern day trends without completely relying on it for direction and purpose of her collections.

Simone Williams

Sensual, modern, feminine, beautiful, only a few of the words used to describe the Simone Williams collection. Her unique creative vision and eye for beauty has led to a collection filled with stunning one off pieces that create attention wherever worn. Beauty is often said to be in the eye of the beholder but The Simone Williams collection insures it is in the wearer.

Vault Clothing

Me, Myself and I (A little history which might interest you)... After finishing a foundation course in fashion design some time ago Laura realised the significance of understanding the history of clothing and the social implications, which govern the direction fashion takes.

Wellicious

Heike Schnell is the German-Peruvian founder of the wellbeing brand Wellicious.

Woodchip Boutique

Donna flowers and Kimberley Barnes have been best friends for 15yrs they both studied art and design and graphic design at college and have always been interested in fashion and making clothes and bags for themselves.