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DUSK RHYTHMS Dircks and Elkin, who boast extensive backgrounds in textile and fashion design in Australia and the United Kingdom, glean their inspiration from the beauty of the great…

Born from a year of natural disasters, nuclear catastrophe, and financial collapse, Jaida Hay presents her Spring and Summer line for 2013. Entitled, “Less is More”, the collection…

PRINTABLE COUTURE Van Herpen and Oxman’s ensemble was the product of Stratsys’s “Objet Connex” multimaterial 3D-printing technology, which the company says…

Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton gave Paris Fashion Week attendees something to buzz home about. Bees, butterflies, honeycombs, and wildflowers flitted down the runway in a…

Karl Lagerfeld might have renewable energy on the brain. (Or not. It’s hard to tell with a man who once shipped a 265-ton iceberg from Sweden as a runway centerpiece.) For his…

CONVERSE x MISSONI ARCHIVE Gary Card, a London-based set designer and illustrator, borrowed cues from the collection’s “star chevron” logo to create his oversized shoe…

Arrum Lilly Swaziland-based Arrum Lilly‘s colorful patchwork aesthetic is a happy byproduct of the recycled materials mixed into the line. Designer Tanya Aab collects upholstery…

Last Tuesday, the British Fashion Council announced that out of 12 Central Saint Martins BA graduates, Liora Lasselle won the Estethica/Veolia Re-Source Competition for her innovative…

HONEST BY Honest By, Estethica’s “special guest,” is the first completely fashion label to promote complete transparency in price and manufacturing, according to Bruno…

VIVA LA REVOLUTION Westwood donned the same garb earlier this month at the Paralympics closing ceremony, where she unfurled a giant banner that proclaimed “Climate…

Upcycling impresario Christopher Raeburn returned to London Fashion Week on Sunday with his Spring/Summer 2013 women’s collection—the second he’s dedicated to the fairer…

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE An exhibit of the dresses, sponsored by American Express, will be on view at Somerset House for the duration of London Fashion Week. “Our eight designers…

We came, we saw, we chronicled the hottest green shows at Spring/Summer 2013 New York Fashion Week. Get the complete rundown below, and let us know which collections are your…

GLOBAL MASHUP Founded by Armas in 2008, Assembly began as an “artisan hub” of international and hard-to-find luxury labels, along with curated vintage and objets…

Photos by Amanda Coen for Ecouterre A chance encounter with the work of photographer Francesca Woodman provided the kernel of inspiration that led to Suzanne Rae’s Spring/Summer…

WHAT KATIE DID Despite the canny timing, reviews have been mixed: The New York Times’ Eric Wilson said that none of the 14 outfits were “especially interesting other than…

Photos by Amanda Coen for Ecouterre Inspired from his travels from Mykonos to Mumbai, John Bartlett channeled a masculine yet soft and laid-back style at his Spring/Summer 2013 show at…

Photos by Amanda Coen for Ecouterre Whatever you do, don’t call Osklen an eco-fashion brand, Oskar Metsavaht, the Brazilian label’s founder, tells Ecouterre backstage at…