& MUUSE

WINNER

Issue Nr. 7 // March 2012

Best emerging designers.Limited edition pieces.

Picked by you.

ASHLEY AUSTINMetalloid

DANNY TANGGentlemanly Femine

RAQUEL ZARIN

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Undertow

LAUREN JONESStrictly for the Birds

VOGUE TALENTSThe Finalists

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The collection Metalloid was inspired

by Ashley’s fascination with dilapidated

factories from the Industrial Revoltion.

“The once shiny, well oiled machines, decaying and ridden with rust, now transform naturally as

they would in nature.”

This state of change is represented best

by the Metalloids of the Periodic Table of

Elements.

The collection resembles the

“in between“ of a metal element and cloth.

MetalloidASHLEY AUSTINclick to see collection

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Warmth

PowerConfidence

Elegance

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PowerConfidence

Elegance

ASHLEY AUSTINMetalloid

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Danny Tang was inspired by the

menswear of the glamourous Old Hollywood. The hard tuxedo style

conveys confidence and independence,

but at the same time shows soft flirtatious

silhouettes, recalling the femininity and

grace of musical movie stars and singers.

The concept is based on a modern

reinterpretation of the Broadway mood,

or in other words - from Broadway stage to everyday life.

Danny’s icon is Fred Astaire, whose style

resonated with 20s, 30s and 40s fashion.

DANNY TANG

Gentlemanly Femine

click to see collection

Grace

GlamourFemininity

Independence

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GlamourFemininity

Independence

DANNY TANGGentlemanly Femine

UndertowRAQUEL ZARIN

click to see collection

“After spending many summers working

and living in a small seaside village

in New England I learned about the

beautiful and seedy side of paradise. Many people that live by

the ocean are dependent on the ocean to

make a living and in turn their lives are

controlled by the tide.

Despite of or maybe because of this

connection to nature, they are carefree

and seem to float in and out of days

gracefully.With this connection to nature

comes an uncertainty and instability. This

collection is about capturing the duplicity

of paradise.”

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GraceEffortlessness

ParadiseSensuality

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UndertowRAQUEL ZARIN

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Strictly

LAUREN JONESclick to see collection

“The initial inspiration behind this

collection was structures by the artist

Patrick Dougherty composed of twigs.

I was fascinated by the soundness of the

sculpture which was made from such

delicate materials. This relationship between stability and delicacy became my main concept.

As I began to explore using the form, I

discovered the amazing shapes that could

be made from accordion pleated fabric.

The delicacy of chiffon and the stability

of wool jersey became the perfect analogy

for my pieces.”

for the birds

Elegance

DrapingSophistication

Delicacy

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Strictly for BirdsLAUREN JONES

As you may have heard, for the last months there

has been an ongoing contest by MUUSE in

collaboration with VOGUE Italia Talents to find

MUUSE’s most promising designer by VOGUE Talents

We are happy to announce our lucky winners:

Heidi Langvad & Christina Heidtmann of TEKO,

who collaborated for the submitted collecction

under the name

& MUUSE

WINNER

HEIDI PAULA

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Dark GlowHEIDI PAULA

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The collection is built around facades

- the ones you can’t see - the contrast

between psychological aspects - feminine

and visually strong garments, with a love

for the organic process.

Contrast is one of the recurrent themes

of the duo’s work: open vs. closed, the

fragile, the mysterious, the hidden and

the completely delicate and fine, complimented by the very dark and raw. Every piece in the

collection is made entirely of natural

materials (100% cotton, wool, cashmere,

silk, leather) and many styles consist of

handcrafted elements.

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Power

MysteryFemininity

Elegance

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MysteryFemininity

Elegance

HEIDI PAULADark Glow

FINALISTS& MUUSE

Elegance

From the intitial entrant pool of nearly

200, along with our winner, 9 finalists have

been accepted to show their collections on

MUUSE. Following is a preview of the upcoming talent you can look forward

to discovering on MUUSE in the

next months.

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FINALISTS

1Sofia Alemani The inspiration of this collection is the concept of dual personality: unique reversible coats: you can wear two different sides.

Elena Ciuprina “Modern Bedouin” is inspired by the elements of Peruvian costume, the leading motif is the search of different ways of re-shaping a simple shirt.

Michela Marolla Soft and instinctive lines, sometimes structured, a palette of neutral shades, woven draperies, a sequence of dresses that follows alternate rhymes.

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Anat Martkovich Design as an advanced form of play, a great puzzle made from everything you see around you in life, reconstructed and put together through your own eyes and hands.

Marco Rambaldi A modern interpretation of Japanese armors, using furnishing fabrics and gum for the definition of some details.

Daniel Silverstain a.whack.n.blite is a collection inspired by the foundation of the Bauhaus and Piet Mondrian with a wink to the 60’s.

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Maniko “Middle of somewhere” is a delicate and very feminine collection, exuding lightness, which is broken by simple shapes and lines.

Anja Stuebling Between illusion and reality stands a reduced formal language, uniting constructive expression with subtle femininity. Not better, but different.

Lilach EliyahuChildhood memories, combining dolls parts and other elements from the children world. In her design Lilach likes to incorporate colors and textures as well as developing fabrics.

See many more designer collections on MUUSE.com:

Annie Woodcock, LCF

Edda Thors, RISD

Minna Lundgren, Central Saint Martins

Vera Thorardottir, Istituto Marangoni

Siwen Jian, RCA

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