I especially admire those designers whose creativity is combined with sound business acumen.'- Adrienne Vittadini, fashion designer 'Kudos for PhaidonвЂ™s newest book Pattern - 10 curators from around the world describe a groundbreaking generation of the most courageous fashion designers. The book, presented in a printed Tyvek shoulder bag, offers something for everyone.'- Publishers Weekly 'This hefty volume, a follow-up to Phaidon's Sample (2005) takes on an almost impossible task: identifying the 100 most influential new designers of the moment. Exactly what you need on your coffee table.'. Fashion lovers will devour this hefty four-hundred page book. The designersвЂ™ diverse aesthetics, techniques and outlooks are presented via detailed introductions, backstage, campaign and editorial photographs, and never-before-seen sketches, all of which serve to give readers an in-depth understanding of their work.'.

' Pattern features established designers, well-known emerging labels, and proper newbies. 'Which young designers will be the next global tastemakers? New tome Pattern highlights 100 names currently shaping fashion.'- Harper's Bazaar It's a great resource, and edited by credible, interesting curators.'- Fern Mallis, former Executive Director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Pattern saves me from having to search a ton of uber-cool websites and blogs to find all the new, cool, edgy and emerging designers around the world.

Vandevorst (Antwerp) is the fashion label of designers An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, celebrated for its elegantly intellectual take on femininity and rich palette of influences. Heather Sproat (London) is a senior lecturer in fashion at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design.ДЄ.F. Keegan Singh (New York) is a fashion stylist whose work regularly appears in publications including American Vogue, Love, Purple and Interview. SHOWstudio (London) is a groundbreaking fashion and photography website that under the guidance of founder Nick Knight continues to redefine the representation of fashion online. Yasmin Sewell (London) is a fashion retail consultant, creative advisor for fashion brands and most recently the Chief Creative Consultant for Liberty of London. Preen (London) is the fashion label of designers Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi, which has garnered international acclaim for its structural sophistication and pared back opulence. Tim Lim (Shanghai) is a stylist and fashion editor and currently the Group Fashion Director at Modern Media. Gert Jonkers & Jop van Bennekom (Amsterdam) are the creators and editors of men's magazine Fantastic Man. Tavi Gevinson (Chicago) is an American fashion blogger who started her blog Style Rookie in 2008 at age 11. Imran Amed (London/New York) is a fashion business writer, editor and entrepreneur, and is founder and editor of the website The Business of Fashion.

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