FASHION: DEIRDRE McQUILLANtalks to Amanda Pratt about the inspiration for Avocas
autumn look IT COMES AS no surprise that Amanda Pratt, creative director of
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Smith iPhone 5 Case. Elsa Schiaparelli (who was a customer of Avoca in the
1930s), another designer famous for her individuality, is a revered figure.
Pratts ability to combine different colours, textures and patterns in a wayward,
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in a fashion garment. Its to do with knowing when something is too much or
knowing when its too little, it has to do with balance, she says, sitting on the
floor in her office, knee-deep in clothing samples. I always start with fabrics
because that is my great love, she says, admitting that she haunts the VA in
London several times a year. I was always in love with beautiful old clothes
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smith holldall bags sale. I love the history in fabrics. Her creative
responsibilities dont just end with the fashion collections she designs every
year C spring 2013 is already out of the way and winter 2013 in progress C but
includes everything from scarves to homewares, samples of which crowd the
shelves in her office. Ninety per cent of what Avoca produces in these areas is
exported, mainly to northern Europe but also further afield; the company has
just received a 56,000 order for socks, for instance, from Anthropologie in the
US and there is growing interest from Japan. The countries whose fashion really
excites me are the UK and Japan, she says. Her scrapbooks in which she gathers
ideas, images and fabrics for each season are a key to her design approach. I
work on it at night at home, sitting in front of the fire when I have mental
space. And I am completely paranoid about it. If I cant in the book, I cant do
it in reality. The winter collection shown here, would have started on these
pages. I comment on the buttons, always a noticeable feature, the latest made
from old watches. Most people think of a button as something that just does
something up C it is usually the last thing a designer thinks of, whereas I
think of it like a piece of jewellery that adds something happy and unexpected.
Buttons were special to our ancestors and were often a mark of position. I see
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to the Japanese market and Japanese magazines sit on a rack alongside French
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than sexuality. We have been exporting there for the past four seasons, which
means that at retail, Japan is selling 1.3 million worth of Avoca product. Now
the giant Itochu Corporation, one of the worlds biggest, which brought Paul
Smith, Vivienne Westwood and Jil Sander amongst others to Japan, wants to open
an Avoca retail shop in the country. Pratt is heading there next month C she is
already taking lessons in Japanese C and if successful, the venture will mark a
major development for the Irish company which has seen a big jump in exports
since September 2009 as well as a 64 per cent increase in online business in the
last six months. Here in Ireland, however, most people associate Avoca with its
caf and shops, the newest of which has just opened in Malahide Castle in north
Dublin. Because of this, we are not really seen as an export business, says
Pratt. I cant think of any others in Ireland doing what I am doing and
exporting. We are not seen in Ireland as being a design-driven house and the
area that I am passionate about is design. There is so much innovation going on
here and to think that another nation like Japan, whose people are so different,
would think that Avoca would be exciting, would be a dream.
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When times are dark and Batman, Superman or Captain America are not around... you can always turn to Victoria’s Secret! Nothing can stop fashion show producers from doing their work, not even Hurricane Sandy. After the storm hit New York last week, the producers for the upcoming and anticipated VS show, managed to be one of the first to revive a whole building to be up and running once again. (Styleite)
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Ending this weeks of fashion highlights, Lady Gaga is not one to stay indifferent to the suffering of others and dedicated a moving a capella version of her song &lsquo buy Paul Smith Handbags;marry the night’ to New York City in a performance in Costa Rica. The pop star also tweeted “here new york, i sang a song for you tonight.” Take a look:
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Kicking off its second crack at the China market, following a well-publicized withdrawal five years ago, leading British label Paul Smith recently unveiled its first new location in Tianjin. Having — in some analysts’ eyes — jumped the gun by entering China before consumers had warmed to more low-key labels, Paul Smith is optimistic that the emerging brand-savvy Chinese shopper will mean its prospects in 2013 are far better than they were in 2006.
Spearheaded by the new Tianjin location outlet paul smith bags, Paul Smith&rsquo buy Paul Smith Handbags;s renewed China push will be both old-school and cutting-edge, with the brand expanding its brick-and-mortar presence while jumping into domestic Chinese social media platforms. Hoping to open around 20 locations nationwide over the next five years, Paul Smith is preparing to open its very first mainland China flagship, a 5,000 square foot (465 square meter) “megastore” in Shanghai by the end of this year.
Located in the Lotte Department Store at Tianjin’s Milky Way International Shopping Center, Tianjin’s Paul Smith boutique wouldn’t look entirely out-of-place in London, with a nicely outfitted interior featuring pale yellow limestone floors and antique furniture. Using the same store-in-store effect seen at Paul Smith locations at Heathrow Terminal 5 and on Greene Street in New York, the Tianjin boutique is divided into four discrete sections: menswear, footwear, jewelry, and womenswear. Each section features its own British flavor, with the menswear section outfitted in traditional hand-carved oak paneling, a pair of 19th century oak tables and two antique chairs upholstered with Maharam fabric personally designed by Sir Paul Smith. With oak flooring in a unique zigzag pattern, a light pink striped backdrop, a central antique dolphin-base table, and a coral chandelier, the womenswear section is the yin to the menswear area’s yang outlet paul smith holdall.
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As Jing Daily noted in August, Paul Smith is optimistic that changing demand in the country — led by shoppers with an eye on quality and style rather than logos and flash — will help it capture more of the country’s still-booming high fashion segment despite consumer slowdown fears. By 2020, the mainland China fashion market is expected to triple in size to more than 1.3 trillion yuan (US$206 billion), up from 400 billion yuan in 2010. As Balbina Wong, chief executive officer for ImagineX Group (Paul Smith’s distributor in the Greater China region), put it this summer, “This is the right time to join the race…Chinese consumers are becoming more sophisticated and brand-conscious. China’s overall GDP may slow, but the middle-class is growing Paul Smith Handbags UK.”
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