Ingrid Johanna Lindskog, Istituto Marangoni, London
Istituto Marangoni London took over the city’s Art Deco Lawrence Hall to showcase the catwalk style of its 2010 fashion graduates. Impossible to include them all, we pick out our top designers to watch out for.
Ingrid Johanna Lindskog’s handmade paper-effect creations mixed tonal greys with bright splashy prints that blur cherry blossom, flamingos and sunshine motifs into a modern mix, accented by gold foil and oversize running stitches that dangle long threads. Ingrid has used a stiffness akin to paper to create tiers of knife pleats, cartoon-style sailor collars and angular diamond-shape silhouettes.
Anastasia Matvienko; Anastasia Matvienko; Yasmim Rebello, Istituto Marangoni, London
Anastasia Matvienko mixed natural brown leather and with luminous tones of blue that ranged from midnight indigo to turquoise. Abstract prints in the blue tones appeared inspired by perhaps the veins of leaves. Leather accessorised the look with cropped jackets and peplum waists – with long strips creating a puffball effect on skirts or linking pieces together. Yasmim Rebello used fish-skin to create a soft romantic look.
Diana Van Malderen, Istituto Marangoni, London
Diana Van Malderen’s collection in soft pink sand focusd on gentle wappping silhouettes in chiffon and sheer silks. Asymmetric strips of leather created a harness-style weave around the waist, hips or bust.
Jimi Choi; Kajsa Skoglund; Claudia Esteban, Istituto Marangoni, London
Menswear was represented by designers such as Jimi Choi, who in a subtle colour palette of blues added sophisticated detailing such as pintucked shoulders and jacket lapels and plaited belt.
Kajsa Skoglund’s pieces contained multiple strips overlapping to create a strong textual effect. On a buff-colour leather coat, the strips formed an oversize scarf; the multi-strips echoed diagonally on the trousers. Claudia Esteban focused on minimalist modern tailoring in stone and grey tones, with asymmetric leather accents.
Left and Right Anna Maria Radow, Centre Mikael Kjersens, Istituto Marangoni, London
Anna Maria Radow’s lingerie-style collection in floral lace, frilled elastic lace and embroidery created softly moden silhouettes with the introduction of more outerwear fabrics such as embroidered pink suede. Mikael Kjersens’ collection fused two types of felt together in a dark blues and greys mix to produce luxe on the move.
Dan Lu; Wu Chia Win; Chin Chung Chen, Istituto Marangoni, London
Dramatic silhouettes came though from the wok of Dan Lu; hundreds of mushoom-coloured tiny leather cones covered the rounded skirt of a sleeveless leather coat, while double-sided leather strips twist to accent the metallic shine on a minidress. Wu Chia Win’s overscale rose is formed from soft grey tailored fabric, while nostalgic 40s meets Victorian style with a Manga twist came through in the prints and ruffles of Chin Chung Chen.
