Friday, December 28, 2012

[ TREND REPORT ] SCOTLAND by Marina Araujo Alvarez





Today's post [ TREND REPORT ] SCOTLAND, is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor Marina Araujo Alvarez who is a Fashion Designer and Stylist located in Barcelona, Spain. 

Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com and her website marinaaraujoalvarez.com.

© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

>>FEATURE - DESIGN STUDIO . NO NAME DESIGN

Our feature today is UK design studio, No Name Design who specializes in creating fashion design, allover prints and t shirt graphic artworks for brands/labels who want to maintain a level of uniqueness in the market place to be the No.1 leaders.  With 20 designers on their books, they will offer newness and a fresh approach for your design needs that you may not have at the moment, due to lack of choice.  They only source designers who have at least 2 years plus experience in their relevant fields and are fully "tuned in" with current trends, as they are well aware of the importance you have in setting yourselves apart from the competition!

You can contact them directly here and you can also view their online shop here.

Textile Design Studio Services
 • Print Design – CAD based allover repeats, placements & embroideries

Fashion Design Services                                                                      Trend forecasting & colour analysis  Apparel design – from initial concept through to final production  Brand redevelopment  Fabric & trim sourcing  Product development  Research projects  Fit & sample supervision







©2012 by No Name Design - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission. 

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

[ INSPIRATION + ILLUSTRATION ] series by MELANIE BOYCHUK



You can also check out her website, missmel.com to view more of her work and to contact her if you need an illustrator for any projects.  To also view her past illustration posts on FV, go here.

© 2012 by MELANIE BOYCHUK illustration and Fashion Vignette layout. All rights reserved. No part of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

TRENDS // STYLE RIGHT WOMEN'S . SPRING/SUMMER 2014

Style Right Women's Trend Book is an extensively illustrated forecast publication highlighting four key trend themes.  Their Spring/Summer 2014 trend book has 98 full color pages with inspiring mood and colour inspirations, styling, print designs, motifs and accessories.

This book also contains adaptable vector line drawings and original Pantone® cotton chips. Below are a few samples and to order your copy, go here.


Thursday, December 20, 2012

[ artINSPIRES ] series by JEN GASSIRARO



FV contributor  Jen Gassiraro's  [ artINSPIRES ] series to inspire us with design, home, artist and style images.  She will also feature her new, an amazing paintings and such from time to time.

Visit her inspirational sites: 
ART jengassiraro.com BLOG/inspiration jengassiraro.blogspot.com PINTEREST/inspirationpinterest.com/jngassiraro


Images via:


1·        ARTIST www.dianabehl.com
2·        DESIGN Lena Wolf via www.papercrave.com
3.        HOME www.decorpad.com
4·        STYLE www.designspiration.com


*Layout image is exclusive to FV and may not be copied without proper permission.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

[ STYLE FILE ] Forerunners Fashion Magazine . Dec Issue

Here is the latest issue by our contributor from Italy,  Forerunners, a fashion magazine by Ines Congedi and Ylenia Labate. Both Designers and Fashion bloggers, they aspire to show you their fashion collections and trend observations through the web. 

They hope their fashion illustrations will be useful for designers and creative people who are looking for new and inspiring ideas. They will also collaborate with other Fashion Bloggers for their styles where they will be featured on their monthly Fashion Muse contest. 

You can view their latest issue for December here as well as all of their other issues here. You can also visit them on the following sites:
Ylenia's blog - ylenialabate.blogspot.it


©2012 by Forerunners Fashion Magazine - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission. 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

>>DESIGN CONTEST - MIAMI BEACH INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK




The Miami Beach International Fashion Week will host the 6th annual design competition as organizers search for designers and artists in the world to spotlight in the "NEW STARS IN FASHION INSTALLATION" at the 15Th annual MBIFW. 

The following design competitions are:
  • Emerging Designer
  • Student Fashion Designer
  • Jewelry Designer
  • Student Graphic Artist
To learn more about each competition's requirements, rules of submissions and where to submit your work, read more at.... Miami Fashion Week and go to COMPETITION.

MIAMI BEACH INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK - final submissions 1/30/2013
Finalists will be announced on the MBIFW web site on February 15, 2013.

Monday, December 17, 2012

TRENDS - EVENT // WHO'S NEXT PARIS F/W 2013-14

Who's Next Pret A Porter Paris a trade show for the fashion industry featuring men's, women's and children's footwear, apparel and accessories. Their next show is scheduled in Paris, Jan 19 - 22, 2013 in the coming year, go here to sign up and attend their show.

Here is a snapshot of their Fall/Winter 2013 trends for the season. You can view the entirety of each trends as follows, Back Pack Life , GrandmaMedieval and Print.









Friday, December 14, 2012

TRENDS // TRENDSTOP - TRENDSTREAM .TREND WEBINAR .S/S 2014 WOMEN'S COLOR

A great resource for fashion and creative professionals is Trendstop.com an online fashion and trend forecasting agency based in London.  They have an extensive data for forecasts and trends in all areas of clothing, accessories and beauty for Men's and Women's.

New this week on their site is their TrendStream where you can signup to access to their exclusive fashion news, videos, inspiration and more..., go here to signup today.


You can also signup for their Trend Webinar for insider information on their 
essential theme and color trends. Go here to view and sign up for their upcoming event,  Fall/Winter 2013/14 Fashion & Color Themes this is scheduled on January 17, 2013. 


Also their Spring/Summer 2014 Women's Color Book, is now available to preview and purchase online go to the company website here.


Thursday, December 13, 2012

[ GOFA Inspiration + Illustration ] NATASHA NICOLE

Our illustrator contributor GOFA by Windsor & Sparrow's post today features Natasha Nicole an Artist/ Illustrator. To learn more about Nicole, go here.

Windsor & Sparrow is a creative agency who works with a variety of talented artist, designers and individuals to turn concepts and ideas into projects and products.  The collaboration is with the company's newest project, The Gallery of Fashion Art, an online gallery featuring the works of fashion illustrators.  Visit their website here...




©2012 by GOFA and Natasha Nicole - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission. 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

>>FEATURE - TRACI BAUTISTA . MIXED MEDIA ARTIST/DESIGNER


Our feature is amazingly talented Mixed Media Artist/Designer Traci Bautista who is based in Northern California but travels the country and internationally to offer workshops and classes on handmade books, art journals, mixed-media collage, and surface design.   She has been featured in Somerset Studio, Altered Couture, cloth.paper.scissors, Creative TECHniques, Belle Armoire and various books.  She has also been a regular guest artist on HGTV and DIY Network Craft Lab.  Traci is also the author of Collage Unleashed, and writes a regular column called Creativity Unleashed in Somerset Studio Magazine

To learn more about her work, events and workshops visit treicdesigns.com and to follow her inspirational blog,  kollaj.typepad.com. Thanks Traci and we look forward to meeting you in person one day and learn some of your amazing techniques! 




©2012 by Traci Bautista - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission. 

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

[ COLOR ] EMERALD



   EMERALD     Phillip Lim | Dolce Gabanna | Akris | Donna Karan Sketch | Mulberry 
Images via Vogue, Pinterest and layout by Fashion Vignette - order color via Pantone.

Monday, December 10, 2012

[ TREND REPORT ] SEVENTIES by Marina Araujo Alvarez





Today's post [ TREND REPORT ] SEVENTIES, is from one of our team member, fashion and trend contributor Marina Araujo Alvarez who is a Fashion Designer and Stylist located in Barcelona, Spain. 

Make sure to visit her amazing and inspirational blog, marinaaraujoalvarez.wordpress.com and her website marinaaraujoalvarez.com.

© 2012 by Marina Araujo Alvarez - all rights reserved.   Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

Friday, December 7, 2012

>>TRENDS - PATTERNBANK . S/S 2014 PRINT AND COLOUR


Patternbank is an exceptionally great resource with over 20 years in the print, graphics and fashion industry. The team has a creative and focused eye to aid you in your seasonal design developments. They aim to keep you up to speed with the rapidly evolving world of print, pattern and apparel graphics.Their global research brings you essential inspiration ideas for graphics, prints and patterns, making Patternbank a valuable resource and intelligence tool for any business, designer or buyer.

Yesterday, their Part 1 essential Spring/Summer 2014 print and colour trend direction went live to download at a very reasonable cost, go here to purchase yours now.  Their key print trend and colour report encompasses of the following:




  • 8 key print trends for Spring/Summer 2014:

    Ornate Linear
    Blue & White
    Graphic Pop
    Ghostly Florals
    Tropical Utopia
    Scientific Nature
    Future Nouveau
    Acid Stripe
  • 36 pages of inspirational print forecast intelligence

  • Over 130 on trend hand-picked colour images

  • Seasonal print mood & print direction pages for each trend

  • Colour breakdowns for each 8 print trends with TCX Pantone references

  • Clean and visually inspiring layout

Thursday, December 6, 2012

>>TRENDS - INTERFILIERE . S/S 2014


Interfiliere is the world's leading trade fair for intimates and beachwear fabrics. Here is their Spring/Summer 2014 trends. Their next show is scheduled January 19-21, 2012 at the Paris Porte De Versailles Pavillion 1. 

To register and order your pass online - Interfiliere.











Wednesday, December 5, 2012

>>FEATURE - SARAH FLEMING . TEXTILE AND SURFACE DESIGNER

Our feature today is Textile and Surface Designer, Sarah Fleming who is a CCAD graduate and is based in the UK. She showed an interest in art from a very early age and developed a great passion for Textile and Surface Design. She is inspired by the detail and beautiful patterns found in nature and her surroundings and experiments with a variety of screen print techniques to create her designs as well as producing hand-rendered designs.  Her work was featured at the Print Source NYC print show this year and as well as many other websites. You can view her blog here and also follow her on her facebook here.






©
2012 by Sarah Fleming - all rights reserved.   Layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission. 

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

>>STYLE FILE . SOPHIA WEBSTER

A former assistant to Nicholas Kirkwood, Sophia Webster is a rising designer star in her own rights. She is turning fashionable heads with her fabulous shoe collection and putting fun back into footwear.  Check out her interview via Net-A-Porter here.... and shop her collection here.




Monday, December 3, 2012

[ TREND REPORT ] ASIANESQUE


TREND: Asianesque

DETAILS: Asian inspired shapes, mixed prints, decorative dragon and tiger embroideries.

REFERENCE: Images via Vogue, Pinterest and layout by Fashion Vignette