Recent Parsons grad Rui Zhou may barely have one foot out of the classroom, nevertheless, her striking experiments in knitwear have the fashion industry taking…
Naomi RougeauApril 9, 2019
With his latest project, Handle with Care, Dean Sidaway squashes the ridiculous old adage that “those who can’t, teach” and offers some wisdom for designers-to-be.“I…
Naomi RougeauMarch 11, 2019
Designers and models conspired to put the glamour back into fashion week. There’s nothing quite like a ‘90s supermodel or a stellar front row to…
Naomi RougeauFebruary 15, 2019
From pullovers embedded with air plants to subversive twists on classic cable knits, New York-based Adam Aronowitz is weaving refreshingly modern heirlooms. Untethered to any…
Naomi RougeauFebruary 5, 2019
The designer revolving door continues, moving top names from house to house, now impacting the Paris menswear collections too. Even with all the musical chairs,…
designowstudioJanuary 29, 2019
Shoptiques founder and CEO Olga Vidisheva rounds up her favorite finds of the new year from the site’s global network of 5,000 boutiques...and counting. In…
Naomi RougeauJanuary 18, 2019
Coco Chanel. Katherine Hepburn. Bianca Jagger. Each of these women is a fashion icon and part of their credentials is they didn’t play by the…
designowstudioJanuary 9, 2019
Designer Kota Okuda’s creative process is unlike any other: instead of starting at a fabric store, Okuda went straight to the bank and exchanged $1…
designowstudioJanuary 2, 2019
Blame it on Meghan Markle but the previously outmoded tiara is back in a big way. So forget about politically-charged slogan tees: this season, it…
Naomi RougeauDecember 21, 2018
With bold colors and adventurous silhouettes, Buenos Aires-based Romina Cardillo of Nous Etudions lights the way for a more sustainable fashion future. Over the past…
Naomi RougeauDecember 14, 2018
With her award-winning MFA collection and hand-illustrated prints, Sicily native Federica di Leo creates thought-provoking garments for which there’s more than meets the eye. “Like…
Naomi RougeauDecember 5, 2018
Forget about the thousand dollar “ugly sneaker.” This season, no fall wardrobe is complete without a generously sized, artfully patterned scarf. Here at Designow, with…
Naomi RougeauNovember 15, 2018
Bold newcomer Seiran Tsuno didn’t let her rural upbringing in a remote mountaintop village (or a career in medicine) prevent her from pursuing her design…
designowstudioOctober 23, 2018
From crafting her own jewelry and footwear to hand-dying her own fabrics, Liv Ryan is proving that young designers really can — and should —…
designowstudioOctober 18, 2018
An intriguing crop of young knitwear designers — and one household name worth revisiting — put a stylish new spin on your fall mainstays. With…
designowstudioOctober 5, 2018
It all started with Elsa Klensch. As a kid, celebrity stylist Stephanie Tricola would never miss a standing appointment with her mother to watch Style…
designowstudioSeptember 6, 2018
DESIGNOW shines the spotlight on the THE COLLECTIVE 2018 winner: Fashion Institute of Technology student Tirzah Rasys. DESIGNOW: Tirzah, congratulations on your win. The judges loved…
designowstudioJuly 3, 2018
When you meet Frank Tell the first thing you notice is his boundless energy. Tell’s enthusiasm for design and the world of fashion is contagious.…
designowstudioMay 30, 2018
In our ongoing mission to develop and promote emerging talent, DESIGNOW showcased 27 semi-finalists and their collections during The Collective 2018: a private, closed-door runway…
designowstudioMay 29, 2018