Alexis Mabille Feature at Music & Men’s Fashion Week 2012

The French Couturier who showed for The Inaugural Women’s Fashion Week 2011 was the only designer for the event in October 2011 to return to Marina Bay Sands Singapore for Men’s Fashion Week 2012. Well received for his animal prints gowns, use of fur and feathers and cuts that brings out the women’s silhouette like figure, Mr Alexis Mabille showcased his view on what Menswear should be like.  The hall for Men’s Fashion Week 2012 on the fourth day had the ladies really excited as models strutted down the runway in Men’s Underwear and the Preta-porter Collection of the Frenchman’s design. The brand known as : L’HOM d’Alexis Mabille was one that had a easy on the eye gentlemanly charm while not missing out on the aspect of fun. The one time Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent designer has now gained international recognition with his gorgeous gowns, well cut suits and off course his trademark mega watt smile and bowtie.

Issue by ROJ SINGHAKUL Feature at Women’s Fashion Week 2011

Issue is  a huge brand hailing from The Land of Smiles. Featured in Tyra Bank’s America’s Next Top Model Season 6. It has also been featured prominently in Teen Vogue and L’Officiel Paris. Designs from the brand are often full of vibrant colours and energy while incorporating a uniquely Oriental charm.

“I can express myself through their ornate bohemian styles,” says the international model Florence Faivre of her long-standing favorite Thai brand, “empowering me to feel a different yet strong sense of identity.”

Roj Singhajul – the designer behind the brand

After graduated from Faculty of Fine Arts in Bangkok, Roj realized that he has been fascinated by fashion all along. He decided to open a single little store that was to become the Brand Issue . The Issue Logo itself reminds one of Thai fonts, showing the designer’s pride in his country. Roj is also a keen believer in Dalai Lama’s Teachings especially : “Stopping is surrendering. Never give up, no matter what happen,” which sort of explains the designer’s energy and his willingness to travel to absorb new experiences and look for new fabrics.

Issue’s website can be viewed at www.issue.co.th

Alexis Mabille Showcase @ Women’s Fashion Week 2011 Haute Couture Week

Alexis Mabille is a couturier who knew what he wanted at a very young age of eight and worked towards it step by step. Born in Lyon, the young Frenchman has a profound of museums and theatres , creating party and theatre costumes growing up. Upon graduation from Paris’ Chambre syndicale de la Houte Couture in 1997, he undertook apprenticeships at Ungaro and Nina Ricci

He spent nine years in Christian Dior under John Galliano as well as the Dior Homme line under Hedi Slimane . Crediting family and friends as well as The Story of Charles Frederick Worth with the Empress Eugenie and Pauline Von Metternich as inspiration, Alexis has rosed to prominence as part of Fashion’s elite. In 2005, Alexis Mabille started his own line under his name and Treizeor – in which he singlehandedly made bow-ties popular again.

Counting Dita Von Teese , Marie Agnes Gilot as friends who have brought about a more feminine charm to his work, Alexis Mabille who prides himself in reinventing himself every season.

More of his work can be seen here at his own website: http://www.alexismabille.com

Maxime Simoens Haute Couture Collection @ WFW Singapore 2011

  

 

The 26 year old Frenchman has emerged as the must watch fashion designer in only his second season showing in Paris’s Haute Couture Calender. Celebrities like Beyonce and Dita Von Teese are all fans of his work. Maxime Simoens who was deeply influenced by cinema and theatre growing up switched to Fashion Design only at the age of 17. Citing Marilyn Monroe and Louise Brooks and the 1920s as his favourite era, the young designer also draws on musicians like Mozart, Aphex Twin, Beth Ditto and The Gossip or Vanessa Paradis as some of his other influences.

Using a Barcode as a logo, Maxime Simoens seeks to combine an edgy practical approach to luxury with his primary concern being to deliver quality at a reasonable price. Maxime Simonen’s 2011 Autumn / Winter Collection  work was inspired by Murnau’s Nosferatu which manifests itself in his neo-gothic aesthetics and the expressionist style. The shapes are highlighted against darker backgrounds and the Art Deco like Geometry seems to be another key aspect in this collection. Following like a narrative from piece to piece, the collection seems to move from the monochrome to a more romantic flow with capes that flow like the rainbow reflecting off a river on a hot sunny day.

Maxime Simoens website can be viewed here at : www.maximesimoens.com