Our 2011 End of Summer Fashion Show Designers
Our ESFS designers range from the newly graduated to high street clothing stores, which provides a beautiful variety of ready to wear and more haute couture garments.
If you are an established designer, or just starting out, we want to see your designs!
Please email us with photos of your most recent collection and info about yourself, and show us why you are unique at hello@endofsummerfashionshow.co.uk
2011 Designers (so far!):
Pop Boutique
Pop Boutique Leeds opened in July 2008 in Central Road just behind Briggatte which is Leeds major shopping street.
It has racks of great vintage, POP label and a special lounge area in the basement dedicated to shoes, boots and accessories.
Pop Boutique’s aim is to bring you fantastic vintage product at great prices and ever changing fashion on the POP label. Enjoy!!!
Pop Boutique have stores across England in London, Liverpool and Manchester as well as Leeds.
Shop online at http://www.pop-boutique.com/
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Crystal Padmore
Naturally Beautiful, quietly confident and a modern crafted vision is how CrystalPadmore describes her fashion aesthetic.
She mixes chunky hand crafted knits with delicate bamboo jerseys to create soft flowing silhouettes with lovingly hand knitted features. With a strong environmental ethos, Padmore creates stunning bespoke pieces made by her own hands that strictly adhere to her environmentally friendly philosophy.
In 2008, Crystal Padmore won a fairtrade design competition for Topshop. She designed and sampled a fair-trade bag that was picked to go onto Topshop shelves in the oxford street flagship store. They were sampled in South America where her tutor and friend Maria Skoyles was able to teach the machinists new skills and techniques and supply a fair wage and decent working conditions for the women who made up the bags.
She is currently launching her own label, Crystal Padmore, extending the Coincide collection and products will be available to buy from www.crystalpadmore.co.uk later this year.
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victoria rosso
victoria, the producer and founder of this fine show, will be showcasing another vintage inspired collection for 2011.
Using a variety of materials sourced worldwide and some imagination, this will make for a colourful collection of summer pieces.
Check out my website here: www.victoriarosso.com
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Jamilia Designs
Jamilia is a London based knitwear designer. The collection contains vibrantly coloured and ethically sound British mohair jerseys, eyelash "fun-fur" yarn and recycled sari silk knitwear.
Jamilia maintains a subtle balance between the shape and colour of garments and it is expressed in the harmony of her knitwear.
The goal of her clothing is giving people, who wear them, an opportunity to feel unique, cosy, beautiful and exclusive at the same time.
As every one of them is individual, each person can find a garment which reflects their inner self, mood and personality
Find more info on: http://www.jamiliadesigns.com/
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Loela
New Manchester based Fashion Label Loela was set up in early 2010 by design graduate Laura Baker.
Specializing in unusual limited edition prints, and easy to wear shapes Loela garments are handmade and hand-printed creating distinctly
fun and unique clothes.
www.loela.bigcartel.com
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Cross Culture Project
Cross Culture Project (CCP) is a new independent label that focuses on fusing rich aspects of different cultures from around the world into everyday mainstream garments like t-shirts, hoodies, jeans, accessories, etc.
We draw our inspiration from art, history, music, film and anything pretty much anything we find interesting.
The current collection is an infusion of contemporary art and the patterns from a fabric called “Kente”. “Kente” originates from the African country of Ghana and is identified by its dazzling, multicolored patterns of bright colors, geometric shapes and bold designs.
For the “Kente collection”, CCP has collaborated with up and coming as well as experienced fashion designers and graphic artists across the world to create the current pieces. CCP will display their designs at the show.
Check out their online shop: www.crosscultureproject.com
Join their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/crosscultureproject
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Helen Barran
Helen Barran, based in Leeds, graduated from the University of Lincoln where she completed a degree in Fashion Studies. It was here that she developed her skills in designing, from pattern cutting and garment construction.
Her collection at the show is inspired by the Victorian era with all fabric locally sourced. She has concentrated on Bustles, Crinolines and other ways of emphasising the true female form.
We at 'The End of Summer Fashion show' describe it as ‘A modern Interpretation of Victorian Elegance’
Helen currently works at an alterations shop where she specialises in bridal and occasionwear. She also creates up one-off garments and fascinators in her spare time.
Her ambition is to eventually start up my own fashion label.
Contact on: hez.baz@hotmail.co.uk
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Kee Boutique
Kee Boutique specialises in beautiful vintage and handmade
clothing, using a range of pretty fabrics including lace, silk, broaches
and pearls to create a fabulous, feminine, cool collection of retro
inspired and trend leading dresses!
www.keeboutique.co.uk
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Gwen Reid
Agwein Reid is featuring her latest collection at the End of Summer Fashion Show. She began manufacturing and customising garments using her graduate prints and has since produced a collection for a Toni & Guy show.
The current collection consists of customised vintage leather skirts, integrating unique leather bow detailing in varied colour ways and is currently stocked at The Stalls Boutique in Harrogate.
View her designs here: www.facebook.com/pages/GWEN-REID
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Ever and After
Ever and After is a new Yorkshire based fashion label that specializes in wearable recycled fashion. The label was created by fashion design graduate and fashion model Zana O'Connell.
Zana creates unique garments from recycled and vintage fabrics, each piece is designed and hand-made with care. The label aims to give old, unwanted materials a new life and save them from being added to landfill, whilst also creating beautiful, feminine and wearable designs.
The ESFS is a chance to preview the latest collection from Ever and After which will be available from Space Vintage Boutique, in Harrogate and Leeds from the beginning of September.
Contact Zana at: everandafter@hotmail.com
and follow on Twitter: @zanaoconnell
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Roc and Doll
Roc and Doll sits right on the cusp of feminine; an edgy, directional label developed by designer Lucy Bennett and her strive to bring fashion forward design to the forefront of the independent designer market. The label’s strong silhouettes, and well engineered garments have to date rewarded her with a clear identity that goes beyond tailoring with a twist. The careful structure of each piece is fundamental to the brand’s integrity, and small limited runs provide both customer and designer with pieces that will not tire.
The label was established in 2005, shortly after Lucy graduated from the University of Huddersfield, where she studied Fashion. Early collections appealed initially to a very small sector, then, with the development of definitive styles, the designer’s handwriting became visible and a clientele was carved out for the label. Since then, it has achieved international sales, national press and orders with multi million pound e commerce sites; Brand Alley and ASOS.
http://www.rocanddoll.co.uk/
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Naomi Ding
Naomi is a Manchester based fashion designer, who graduated from (BA) fashion design and technology course at Manchester Mentropolitan University. She runs running NAOMI DING FASHION DESIGN STUDIO at the moment, basic designing for colthes manufactories and fashion companies in HongKong, China, and Singapore . She hopes to create her own brand very soon!!
Naomi's collection S/S 2012 for the show is called the Germination. This collection used 100% organic fabrics and recycled leathers. The aim of the collection represented a natural,organic style with a luxury approach: “ time spent not money made,” which involved traditional hand crafting skills such as hand embroidery, hand dye fabrics and involved the latest technology too.
See her latest video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgfE1J78xm8
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So now you've seen who we have to offer, you've got no choice but to come along and see the talent for yourself!
To see the 13 designers who showcased in our 2nd show in 2010, including Blue Rinse, Coco Boo, Forreduci, & Ages of Elegance click here!
To see the designers who showcased in our premier 2009 show - including Kookai click here!
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