Swarovski has announced the designers who will form the
AW14 Swarovski Collective.
The international programme has been supporting both emerging and
established fashion talent while encouraging creativity and innovation
with crystal for 15 years. Founded in 1999 by Nadja Swarovski following
her collaboration with Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow, the
Swarovski Collective has grown to support over 150 designers. Selected
for creative flair and ability to demonstrate craftsmanship with
crystal, the Collective designers receive financial support as well as
free reign to experiment with Swarovski’s extraordinary crystal range.
The 15 Swarovski Collective designers who will showcase collections at
New York, London and Paris Fashion Weeks include established names such
as Rodarte, Prabal Gurung and Mary Katrantzou as well as newcomers
Brandon Sun, Fyodor Golan and Tex Saverio. US designer Brandon Sun
crafted a career at both J Mendel and Oscar de la Renta before
presenting his first collection, including signature fur looks, at New
York Fashion Week in 2012. London label Fyodor Golan won Fashion Fringe
in 2011 and honed its conceptualist approach to design at both Alexander
McQueen and Raf Simons, before establishing the label in 2010. Tex
Saverio is showing at Paris Fashion Week for the second time, having
previously attracted attention for his collaborations with Lady Gaga and
more recently the wedding dress he designed for Jennifer Lawrence’s
character in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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