Chopova Lowena's FW23 Collection Is What Angsty, Teenage Dreams Are Made Of
It is fair to say Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena-Irons' eponymously label Chopova Lowena is loved and appraised by all fashion enthusiasts -- subversive and non-subversive. And who can blame them? The creative duo understands youth, especially those that are often represented as outcasts.Yet, for the folkloric label, angsty teens and party punks are essentially what fuel the imprint's powerful designs. Now, despite the largest round of applause for their debut show last Spring/Summer 2023 season,...
Ancuta Sarca Harmonizes Technology and Nature in Her FW23 Presentation
Ground-breaking footwear and accessories designer Ancuta Sarca presented her Fall/Winter 2023 collection as part of the London Fashion Week's NEWGEN schedule. This season, the Romanian designer, Fashion East alumni and 2022 ANDAM Fashion Awards finalist continued to bridge juxtapositions through her signature up-cycled staples -- this time, launching bags made from boxing gloves and denim vests.Inspired by seminal movies such as Ex Machina and The Skin I Live In, Sarca translated the world's obs...
DI PETSA Celebrates the Breaking, Healing and Rebirth of the Self
Following the label's "The Moon Tastes of Wine" screening last season, which offered an ode to earthly healing powers, DI PETSA returned to London Fashion Week with a Fall/Winter 2023 runway show exploring the constant rebirth of the earth and the self. Inspired by the Greek Myth of Persephone -- a recurrent theme in the imprint's collection and one of the most ancient coming-of-age stories -- the collection conjured a feeling of inner strength and an invitation towards a self-reflective journey...
INTERVIEW: FW23 Proved That If You Think You Know Chet Lo, You're Wrong
Chet Lo doesn't think you know his next move, and more importantly -- he doesn't want you to. The Chinese-American designer returned to London Fashion Week this season for a second time and admittedly, it was a starkly different showcase to the one that we saw last year.Dubbed "BIOLUMINESCENCE," FW23 allowed its audience to step into the darkness for a change, and not need to see the light. Offering a much darker color palette, the collection built upon Lo's signature spike aesthetic and added e...