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June 2016 - Pitti Uomo 90 highlights
The theme will be Pitti Lucky Numbers. This season Pitti Immagine is focusing on numbers: their aesthetics, graphics and symbolism both in and out of fashion.
Men's Suit Accessories: F.B.M.A buttons
F.B.M.A. srl is a company producing fashion buttons and metal accessories. The company is a real trend-setter, making fashionable accessories as bijoux, buckles, pins, ear-rings.
Fashion photographer Miranda Penn Turin: 'My style is graphic, sexy and emotional'
Miranda Penn Turin is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed fashion photographer who works with celebrities, music labels, TV networks and some of the biggest brands in advertising.
The 2nd edition of Prima Milano Unica and the Fall/Winter 2017-2018 trends
Time for trend moods. Time for ideas. The FW 2017/18 Milano Unica trends were presented at “La Pelota” in Milan to exhibitors and fashion community.
Karen Woo for Peter Jackson menswear label
Fashion photographer Karen Woo shot the latest collection of the Peter Jackson label. In the campaign the main characters are SAM WITHERS and DAN HARRIS.
Pitti Uomo 89: Ravazzolo Fall-Winter 2016/2017 men's suit collection
Ravazzolo was among the menswear brands, which was definitely noticed by the visitors at Pitti Uomo 89 (January 2016, Florence).
Sartoria Latorre Fall-Winter 2016/2017 menswear collection at Pitti Uomo 89
The last edition of Pitti Uomo was held in Florence in January, 2016. Our team was there and among the brands, which grabbed our attention was Sartoria Latorre. It was founded in 1965 by Michele Latorre.
US photographer Jeff Bottari - I will always work hard to ensure that I exceed your expectations
Jeff Bottari is a California-based photographer, specialized in studio portraits, sporting and entertainment events.
US photographer Jason Mickle for the love of the arts
He is currently directing a feature length documentary and publishing a 3 volume coffee table book, as well as working in fine art world, developing work for four forthcoming shows.
Designer Forum New York 2016
Step into the most luxurious setting with your favorite bespoke clothing tailors and designers. Conveniently located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, Designer Forum New York caters to the finest upscale menswear buyers, in addition to the growing market of bespoke ladies wear buyers, custom clothiers and tailors / designers in the U.S., Canada and from around the world.
Alfred Brown Fall-Winter 2016/2017 fabrics collection
This season Alfred Brown shows vintage style cloths for suits and jackets in country checks, black and ecru designs and flannels with speckled yarn effect.
Pitti Immagine Uomo 90 presents Florence Calling: Raf Simons
'Florence holds a special place in my heart as, over the years, I have regularly come back to show my work or to collaborate on ventures that closely mirrored my thoughts about it. I am thrilled to be there again this season to present my S/S 2017 collection as well as a special project we are developing especially for Pitti.'
Solbiati Spring-Summer 2017 fabrics collection
Bright colors and bold fancies enliven a selection of fabrics for stylish jackets. In 100% linen or in linen and cotton, they come in micro or macro patterns, with a play of strong color combinations and sharp contrasts.
Dormeuil Ultimate Luxury - Extreme Vicuna Collection
The constant search for the rare and luxurious is woven into the history of Dormeuil. Founded in 1842, Dormeuil has sought out the most precious materials wherever they are in the world, travelling to remote parts of the globe, tracking down the most exquisite examples of precious fibre.
Lanificio Zignone Spring-Summer 2017 Collection
The formal wear collection of Lanificio Zignone explores a new definition of the classical fabric for official events. The keyword is 'perfect fit' following the body shape.
Spring-Summer 2017 fabric trends by Loro Piana
For Spring-Summer 2017 Loro Piana offers fashion fabrics, combining remarkable lightness with high performance and timeless style. Cashmere, silk, wool, linen and next-generation materials blended in innovative and sophisticated ways.
DECO 2000 - an electronically controlled decorative hand stitching machine
Deco 2000 duplicates the needlework of a skilled hand sewer by sewing true pick stitch, saddle stitch and long/short variations. Customized decorative stitching is easily programmable from the touch screen including the backtacking and condensed stitching at the beginning and end of the sewing cycle.
The sewing machines of the future
The development of the design (in all fields) during the centuries is an interesting process. The concept for the look of the sewing machine has also changed during that time and now we'll take a look at our top 5 favorite innovative designs, presented during the last years, because they determine the future trends in sewing machines' design...
David Needleman: "Just being alive tends to inspire"
David Needleman is a US photographer, born and raced in New York City. Over the last 5 years, David has been a regular contributor of celebrity portraiture to L'Uomo Vogue. In addition, David has also photographed for Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, Out and more.
Zach Miko - the first 'Brawny' male model
IMG Models is one of the largest modeling agencies in the world and aiming to help society to 'celebrate all body types', it has just launched a plus-sized division for male models. It is called 'Brawn' and 1.98 m 125 kg Zach Miko is its first representative.
Adam Katz Sinding - one of the most wanted in the fashion
Adam Katz Sinding - Self-Taught + Self-Motivated. Adam Katz Sinding was born on 3th of May 1983 in San Francisco, CA, and raised in Tacoma, WA. Living in Seattle, WA from 2001-2010, and a 6 month period in Paris, France, he now resides in Brooklyn, NY.
The ninth edition of Milano Unica in Shanghai
In the second largest market (with Hong Kong) for Italian exports, Botto Poala presents 78 Italian exhibitors and the new concept for the September edition of Milano Unica: The hub where excellence is Born.
Italian taste, harmony and excellence for Spring-Summer 2017 by DRAGO
DRAGO is a leading Italian wool factory, which produces high quality menswear fabrics by interpreting the value of Italian traditions in a modern and innovative way.
Premium quality shirting fabrics for Spring-Summer 2017 by Tessitura Monti
Tessitura Monti collection is the stylistic reworking of a travel on three evocative sensory dimensions:
* an urban itinerary;
* an exotic-tropical journey;
* a virtual trip through digital network.
S.I.C. Tess Spring-Summer 2017 Shirt fabrics collection
A fair and refined personality - this is the distinctive feature of the company's Spring-Summer 2017 Collection. Looking at the male total look, where the suit is still acting the main role with its tartan fabrics and sophisticated designs distinguishing the style of the contemporary man, the shirt element becomes an accessory without loosing the basic importance.
Karen Woo - street style, lifestyle and fashion photographer
Australian Born Chinese – Karen Woo is a savant creative talent who is fast becoming one of Melbourne’s sought after street style, lifestyle and fashion photographer.
Penrose - the British woven silk ties
Making and internationally supplying men’s accessories, specialising in woven silk ties. Each design is made in limited runs using the finest silks, crafted by specialist weavers in England and Italy.
National Tailoring Academy
The National Tailoring Academy is based in Dublin, Ireland, and its work is dedicated to 'the heritage of tailoring, the future of tailoring skills and tailoring education' in the country. It's located in a three-floored newly renovated building in the heart of Dublin City and runs both corporate courses and private lessons, including...
Shigoto Project Leclaireur x Premiere Vision
LECLAIREUR offers a unique vision of fashion, highlighting the most daring and avant-garde artists and designers in all its event spaces for the past 35 years. LECLAIREUR innovates, discovers and inspires. These values also drive PREMIÈRE VISION, the leading organiser of trade fairs for the upstream side of the creative fashion industry.
Bubble London - the UK's biggest baby and kids' tradeshow proved that children deserve to wear quality clothes
The Business Design Centre in Islington once again played host to Bubble London, where British and international brands were showcased under one roof to present their Fall-Winter 2016/2017 collections. There were 235 collections at Bubble this season, 85 of which were new to Bubble and 53 were new to the UK.
Nishiyama silk fabrics - a completely organic product
Available in two thicknesses and ranging from casual to formal, Nishiyama Silk’s distinctive stripes work beautifully for both men’s and women’s fashions, and pair easily with the company’s wide range of solid hues. With every season, the company introduces several new options to their ever-evolving collection, and custom textiles can also be created upon request.
Première Vision February 2016: British Exhibitors' Spring-Summer 2017 fabrics collections
British Exhibitors at Première Vision proved that black is not in fashion. See for yourself...
Laws of Attraction: Spring-Summer 2017 Accessories trends at Première Vision Paris
Spring-Summer 2017 is guided by the captivating laws of attraction. This season cultivates good vibes to attract and bring closer very different worlds. It unites softness and performance, encourages rawness and modernity to converse, binds mysticism with authenticity.
Bronte by Moon - British-crafted luxury fabrics for Apparel and Interiors
'The Bronte by Moon name has become synonymous with luxury wool accessories, and we look forward to creating yet more chapters in this proud history', says the brand statement 178 years after the beginning of the journey. All wool which the company use for fabrics is produced ethically in New Zealand (70%), South Africa (25%) and Australia (5%) without stress to the animals or the environment.
Bags, leather goods and accessories by South-Korean brand JE.F
JEFF.LTD is a company that is true to the original materials and gives priority to the design, avoiding unnecessary functionality. That's why it can't be swept away by the easy changing trends in modern society and its authentic brand's value is long-lasting.
Vitale Barberis Canonico menswear fabrics collection for Spring-Summer 2017
For this year's Milano Unica, Vitale Barberis Canonico has given the central role to its Prince of Wales. Among the most iconic and versatile designs in a man's wardrobe, the Prince of Wales has its origins in the 1840s when it was developed in tweed and generally appeared in contrasting blues and whites.
Spring-Summer 2017 fashion trends: Menswear fabrics by Cerruti
With a clear and precise insight on the demands of the contemporary man, Cerruti fashion house presents its Spring-Summer 2017 Collection with the aim of stimulating their clients to rethink and update their wardrobe with new colors, three-dimensional patterns and techno fabrics (with water-proof and stain-proof finish).
Spring-Summer 2017 Fabrics trends at Première Vision Paris February 2016
Seeking new balances, Spring-Summer 2017 plays on positive, creative instabilities, and moves lightly and light-heartedly away from well-established codes and standardisation. Fabrics and colours are ever more particular and multi-sensory, emerging as caring partners ready to convey differentiation, and communicate emotion.
Milano Unica changes because the fashion system has radically changed
Creating a fair that breathes in synch with the urban environment means generating a series of flows, triggering a virtuous network of influences, offering a wider audience the opportunity to approach luxury in its truest form. But it also means, for the operators, looking at reality and let themselves be inspired by it. Fashion is not locked in an ivory tower: it makes sense when it looks at reality to rewrite it and imagine a new one.
Vitale Barberis Canonico shows the new Spring/Summer 2017 collection 'The Prince of Wales is back' at Milano Unica
The Vitale Barberis Canonico wool mill is presenting at Milano Unica 22nd edition the new Spring/Summer 2017 'The Prince of Wales is back' collection. This collection celebrates the design of the Prince of Wales, the perfect design for a contemporary gentleman with a British twist.
The Dutch impose the new formula in fashion - made-to-measure suits from quality wool fabrics
MEN'S FASHION CLUSTER participated in MODEFABRIEK Amsterdam January 2016 edition (January 24-25). Amsterdam enforces the fashion standarts of custom suits.There you can see the latest collections of fabrics with over 1,500 designs of CERRUTI, E. THOMAS, and VITALE BARBERIS CANONICO and over 300 high-quality Italian linings.
Approaching the market from every angle - Milano Unica New York II Edition
MU New York features prestigious materials for men's and women's collections; avant-garde materials for the 'fashion' market; traditional and novelty shirting fabrics; denim; accessories. A total of 61 firms will participate in the upcoming edition, starting January 24, 2016.
PROJECT introduces new interactive partnerships and influential brands in menswear
PROJECT New York, under UBM Fashion Group's roster of premiere trade shows, will deliver its Fall/Winter 2016 offering this Sunday, January 24th until Tuesday, January 26th. The show will launch a new partnership with WGSN, showcase an interactive new app, Spin My Planet, and present a distinguished group of brands within The TENTS and PROJECT.
Federico Curradi is Pitti Uomo 89's Pitti Italics
Pitti Italics is one of the Pitti Immagine Uomo projects - the program through which the Fondazione Pitti Discovery promotes and supports internationally promising new generation Italian fashion designers. At this edition the spotlights was turned on FEDERICO CURRADI of Florence who has a decade of experience with the most prestigious names in fashion, from Ermanno Scervino to Iceberg, in his résumé.
Pitti Uomo 89 - The trade show
The world's most important platform for men's clothing and accessory collections and for launching new projects in men's fashion, Pitti Uomo, is currently running (January 12-15, 2016) in Florence, Italy. Be Global Fashion Network is on spot to show you the atmosphere of the event and to reveal the key trends and directions in men's fashion business.
SCABAL - The Pursuit of Perfection
'Noble Fleece is more than just an incredibly superior Super 200's wool. Noble Fleece is the culmination of several years' technical and social planning, all in pursuit of creating the world's finest, and most socially responsible luxury cloth'.
Emmett London - high quality men's shirts and accessories
Emmett's shirt are produced using the finest fabrics available and manufactured to the very highest standards. Each shirt range is made in a limited edition of 25 and new styles are available each week. The range of accessories offered by Emmett London includes: Ties, Pocket Squares, Cufflinks, Handkerchiefs, Collar stiffeners, Silk knots, Bow ties & dress studs, Scarves and much more.
Cotton is considered the dirtiest crop in the world because of the heavy use of pesticides
'Cotton is considered the world's dirtiest crop due to its heavy use of pesticides. Worldwide, cotton covers 2.5% of the cultivated land and cotton growers use 16% of the world's pesticides. Eight of the top 10 pesticides most commonly used on U.S. conventionally produced cotton were classified as moderately to highly hazardous by the World Health Organization.
Men's suit accessories by Thomas Pink
Brand's men's formal shirts come in the generously fitting Classic, the streamlined Slim Fit, and the skinny Super Slim Fit. More relaxed styling is found in the Casual and Polo shirt collections. In addition, the company offers a wide variety of high quality men's suit and shirt's accessories to finish your perfect look. You can choose from a range of Cufflinks, Cuff knots, Ties, Bow-ties, Pocket squares, Handkerchief, Scarves, Belts and much more.
Arnold Henri fashion photographers
Arnold Henri Photographers is a full-service company producing high quality catalogues for fashion labels. It is based in Beernem, Belgium. Studio's product range includes: Prepress & lay-out, Catalogue, brochure, Billboard, Poster, Leaflet, Flyer, Etc., Proofing ISO, Posters and Displays, Press Kits, Visual material on our ftp server, Web content and advice.