On Wednesday, the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the nominees/honorees for the 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards. The event will take place on June 6, 2011 at the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.     NOMINEES Menswear Designer of the Year Michael Bastian Patrik Ervell Simon Spurr Womenswear Designer of the Year Alexander Wang Jack McCollough/Lazaro…

LONDON, United Kingdom:: Staged in the superb Raphael Rooms at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the London College of Fashion held its annual MA fashion show last month offering audiences a glimpse into the future of British fashion. The event as always exhibited a fantastic array of work – menswear graduate Sven Hoppe displayed one of the strongest collections of the night and subsequently took…

Tashkent by Cheyenne uses organic eco-friendly materials to produce her exquisite shoes. Brooklyn-based Cheyenne encourages the use of cork, scrap leather, and eco-friendly dying methods and vegetable-tanning as an alternative to the rather more popular toxic method of chromium. Tashkent by Cheyenne is a renowned line and in the past has been called on by fashion greats Philip Lim 3.1 and Mr.…

How would you describe your designs? I am trying to develop an aesthetic whereby form and structure have the same baring as texture. There is so much more to men’s knitwear than making a statement based on the depth of a neckline! I want my knits to be crackling with attitude Your inspiration is “The Gutter” a concept that is open for interpretation. What does it mean to you? In general terms…

Keeley designs the urban rawness behind ‘A Keeley’s Heel’     FAULT: When did you first realize you wanted to become a footwear designer? Keeley: The decision to design shoes was an obvious one for me from a young age, I have always been very creative and had a keen interest in fashion but shoes were always my first love! From the age of around 14 when I realised you could do a…

  FAULT: How are you feeling today? Alison Mosshart: I just woke up. Stress, whiplash… needs more coffee. FAULT: How many cigarettes have you smoked today? Alison Mosshart: 4 FAULT: Who is your favourite Band: past/present? Alison Mosshart: Spank rock, David Bowie, child ballads FAULT: Do you have a  favourite photographer? Alison Mosshart: Juergen teller, Chris…

A worth seeing exhibition dedicated to the legendary photographer Herb Ritts will take place in Berlin. More than 50 photographs will give a comprehensive insight into the work of Herb Ritts, who passed away in 2002. All of the exhibited photographs were developed during the artist’s lifetime. In the 1980s and the 1990s, the autodidact worked together with nearly every superstar. Among the…

Founded in 2001 by Andreas Eberharter, the label offers authentic jewelry for real individualists. The pieces are mainly made of  aluminium, acrylic fibreglass, Swarovski cristals and leather. AND_I Credits Model: Kiera Chaplin (egeria since 2010) Photographer: Stefan Armbruster