Category: Fashion
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The fashion month(s) are behind us and the dust has settled. One thing I can tell you, London did not come to play. Here are our top ten London shows from this season. Fashion East is a non profit incubator established in 2000 that aims to highlight and nurture upcoming designers. As fashion is always…
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Starting today the multi-brand retail destination htown will be taking over the retail space at the One Hundred Shoreditch Hotel to create an inclusive space that combines community and fashion in support of charitable causes. htown was founded in September 2019 by Harry Fisher, who brought together the mission of his agency htown, which aims…
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Over the last three decades, streetwear in Africa has morphed from a niche and DIY-centric movement into a booming market that is quickly catching the attention of the rest of the world. African streetwear, although often inspired by styles seen more frequently in the West, also has its roots in African culture. It represents a…
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![Returning to Eden: The Latest Collection from Bandit Studioz [@jachukuomotayo]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_3712-1140x850.jpg)
Bandit Studioz founder Jachuku Howard started designing ten years ago, just after he left high school. Bandit Studioz was founded in 2019, and was initially best known for their colourful crochet hats, which were definitely ahead of the trend as crochet and knitwear, especially in bright colours, is now everywhere. GUAP visited Jachuku on set…
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In 2022 Karanjee Gaba was the first Sikh model to feature in a Louis Vuitton campaign, wearing a beautiful bright pink suit and a black turban. Social media and publications alike were ablaze with comments on this first. But what does it mean to be the “first” in a year as recent as 2022? Is…
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Last week, as is always the case, New York opened the official fashion month. Even though there are now off season shows and fashion weeks across the world, such as CPHFW, the big four (New York, London, Milan, Paris) remain the most prevalent. In total there were 150 official shows, presentations, showrooms and digital releases.…
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![UK Stylists To Watch in 2023 [@gelmira @elshhy2]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Guap-cover-page-5-1140x850.png)
Gone are the days when stylists would work in silence behind the scenes. Social media and the increasing need to brand yourself means that stylists are more visible, and needed, than ever. Celebrity stylists such as Law Roach and Danielle Michelle are great examples of stylists turned public figures, receiving their well deserved flowers. Here…
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Over the past few years smaller fashion weeks have received an increase in both respect and coverage from the traditional fashion media. This is especially true for Copenhagen Fashion Week. Some of this media attention can be attributed to the rise in popularity of Scandinavia based influencers such as Matilda Djerf. Celebrated for their seemingly…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few days, you’ve definitely seen MSCHF’s big, red Astro Boy inspired boots. The boots went immediately viral after being seen on the likes of Drake’s muse, Suki, and basketball player, Shai Gilgeous Alexander – a smart marketing move on the part of the Brooklyn based art…
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In December 2022 I got the pleasure of being invited to a special experimentation experience at The Converse Concept Creation Center— more commonly known as “C4”. C4 is a hub for Converse and their creative community, located in Charlestown, MA – just down the street from their Boston Headquarters. We got a tour of C4…