Some arena-playing rock bands travel less than young London’s designers. Those blessed by the British Fashion Council as part of the roving London Showrooms coterie have been on a whistle-stop world tour of late, hitting Paris, Hong Kong, L.A., and now, finally, New York, where they set up shop this morning to show their Spring [...]

London is famously supportive of its young designers, and today, the British Fashion Council announced the 18 who will be the beneficiaries of the NewGen sponsorship at London fashion week in February.Holly Fulton, Louise Gray, Mary Katrantzou, David Koma, and Michael van der Ham will all be presenting shows on the catwalk, supported by NewGen. [...]

Acne’s no stranger to fashion films—the Swedish denim-and-more label has commissioned several—but their latest is a doozy. Michelle Jank, an Australian artist who counts costumes for Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Art Centre ballets, creative direction for international editions of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and collaborations with Dover Street Market and Christan Dior among her accomplishments helms the [...]

The beasts went marching two by two for Spring ‘11. All throughout Europe, animals were on display: monkeys at Prada, swans at Miu Miu, pandas and zebras and giraffes at Louis Vuitton, and a stable’s worth of equestriennes for Jean Paul Gaultier’s last show for Hermès.The Australian jeweler Jordan Askill has been feeling the menagerie [...]

Sydney-born designer Jordon Askill has cut his teeth with some impressive mentors: He interned for Alexander McQueen, designed for Ksubi, then apprenticed at Dior Homme for a three-year spell, winning a clutch of awards along the way. Now he’s branched out on his own with a whimsical line of jewelry that includes a sculpture or [...]