Andrea Pompilio New Performer @ Pitti Uomo 81

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Winner of the 2011 edition of Who Is On Next? Uomo, Andrea Pompilio held a preview showing of his F/W 2012-13 menswear collection as one of the New Performers at Pitti Uomo 81, on January the 12th at the striking venue of the Spazio Alcatraz at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence. Describing his look as an American Sportswear, Andrea drew his inspiration from men's real life and original style to create a cozy, versatile and eclectic collection rich in prints and with a very interesting colour palette. The collection features 30 outfits with an important group of jackets, suits and coats in revisited classic materials and shapes, teamed with outstanding hats, oversized scarves, shoes and bags. Andrea Pompilio has also created a video in collaboration with the thecorner.com previewed at the Pitti Uomo and on the net.

Narelle Dore

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 Narelle Dore's spectacular designs involve many things: craftmanship, mystery and spiritualism among them. The Australian, currently based in Antwerp, fashion designer treats textiles gently and naturally, transforming them into true pieces of art. Since her graduation from the Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp in 2008 she has drawn a global interest with many features of her annual collections in glossy online and printed editions. Her latest knited and crochet experiments on feminine dresses in earthy and pastel hues, all made by organic materials like wool will be presented at the Amsterdam Fashion Week during the last week of January.

Improv-isualists by 3.1 Phillip Lim

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Enjoy the S/S 2012 menswear collection of 3.1 Phillip Lim in film. One of the best and sleekest meswear collections for next season with alternative sport style, fine materials and smart patterns. I'm sure you'll love the faded-coloured pieces.You can see the full collection here

Trine Lindegaard S/S 2012 Collection

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Danish designer Trine Lindegaard specializes in avant-garde menswear fashion. Trine is a graduate of  the Instituto Carlo Secoli in Milan, the Middlessex University in London and the Royal College of Art, while her graduate collection was voted among the ones to watch by Vogue.com. Since her graduation she started evolving rapidly by selling her own label through ASOS, also collaborating with textile designer Elisabeth Buecher on a special label titled Move Me Shirts, currently on sale at the Tate Modern.

Her new exciting collection for next summer is dealing with Trine's favourite elements: bright colours, experimental sewing techniques and playfulness. The result is a desirable and extravagant collection, a celebration of everyday objects with rubber bands widely layered and stitched together to create an intriguing play of different dimensions on sweaters, pants, shorts, impressive coats, even on wigs. She's a genious, really can't wait to see her next collection.

Knotted by Maya Hansen

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For her S/S 2012 collection, Spanish corsetery designer Maya Hansen decorates her creations with synthetic hair, braids and tons of swarovski crystals, teaming them with matching sky-high heels, metal armour accessories and white burlesque wigs.
The collection is titled Knotted and you can see it in full here

"KNOTTED Spring/Summer Collection 2012" by Maya Hansen from Sergio Ojeda on Vimeo.

Nuptus by Sylvio Giardina

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The S/S 2012 collection of fashion designer and visual artist Sylvio Giardina is titled Nuptus and is inspired by clouds and their ever-changing forms. Playing with proportions, volumes and the sphericity of the feamle figure, Giardina gave his garments a fluid, almost liquid form with the use of polyethelene foam and Swarovski-crystal-embellished jersey.
The result is an outstanding game of sculpture and movement.

Thomas Wakeford S/S 2012 Collection

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Thomas Wakeford and Raphael Castelmezzano are the designer duo behind English fashion label Thomas Wakeford. Critics already calle them as mavericks, a rather honorific expression in the fashion world, meaning that their work is really exceptional. Vogue Italia described their S/S 2012 collection as "a chaotic crash of exotic blood and psychedelic cyber travels", probably because it has a lot of different messages to send. The collection is inspired by 90's acid house football culture and Beetlejuice, so bright vivid colours like turqoise, orange and yellow blend gracefully with the bold geometric pieces and structured patterns, while the frayed hemlines of the garments incline a beautiful decay. Black, white and metallics equilibrate the colour palette and the whole collection gets more drama with the addition of the retro-feeling hats, the oversized bags and the chunky heels.
I think it's one of the more inspiring collections of the new season. London rules.

BLK Denim

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BLK Denim is the latest project of Johan Lindeberg, former CEO of Diesel, launching online since February 2011. The BLK Denim home is based in downtown New York in a modern flagship store and project space for creative collaborators, holding events and special exhibitions regurarly. The line is mostly about denim for men and women, inspired and designed for the contemporary independent consumer with great biker jackets, cashmere sweaters and high waisted pants along with a special accessories selection and a culture magazine called BLK Denim Gazette. Some call Lindeberg the Tom Ford of downtown New York. I think they're right.
You can find out more here