AMBUSH gets a shoutout on DAZED / November 5, 2016 by Slow Waves

Killer labels you won’t find at fashion week

"Japanese duo Ambush produce unisex designs that have spanned bent metal nail motifs, eyeball necklaces and heavy sterling silver chains. Having collaborated with Louis Vuitton and Sacai, they’ve evolved organically since they began back in 2008. In their own words: “(At first) our style was more bold and loud – kind of like who can scream the loudest to be heard. Over time, we started to see that sometimes it’s not about the volume but getting hold of the right keynote to cut through the noise.” They ditch the crowded womenswear season to instead host a small event during menswear."

Other labels that made the list include ARIES, MADEME and ALYX, read the full article HERE

Nominations For the Fashion Awards 2016 Announced / November 3, 2016 by Slow Waves

We are super excited to announce that two of our labels have been nominated for the British Emerging Talent 2016 award!

FAUSTINE STEINMETZ (AW16 available in store and online)

PRESS RELEASE

Today, Tuesday 25th October 2016, 10.30am PST, Dame Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the nominations for The Fashion Awards 2016, alongside Karlie Kloss, Ambassador for the event’s lead partner Swarovski and Caroline Rush, BFC CEO. The announcement took place during a brunch, at Soho House West Hollywood in LA, attended by media, stylists, talent managers, retailers and friends of the BFC. The Awards nominations were simultaneously revealed at a screening at the Mondrian London and digitally via a private URL to influential international media and retailers.

Watch The Fashion Awards 2016 Nominees video here: https://youtu.be/GsnACjUodH4

Earlier in the year, 1500 key members of the fashion industry were invited to put forward their preferences for each category. The voting body represents 41 countries across media, retail, communications and creative disciplines such as photography, art direction, set design and production.

Nominations were made in nine categories with the five brands/individuals receiving the most nominations shortlisted in each category.

The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony held at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, London in front of 4000 people on Monday 5th December. The Fashion Awards 2016 in partnership with Swarovski will be the first awards to celebrate the international industry, from business to creativity, from emerging talent to fashion icons. The Fashion Awards 2016 will act as the inaugural annual fundraiser gala for the BFC Education Foundation charity, supporting talent of the future. The Education Foundation offers scholarships to talented young people to study at the best universities as well as opportunities to fund apprenticeships to develop much needed industry skills.

The Fashion Awards 2016 Nominees are:

BRITISH EMERGING TALENT

Alessandra Rich
Charles Jeffrey
Faustine Steinmetz
Molly Goddard
Self Portrait

MOLLY GODDARD (SS17 will be available exclusive to Slow Waves in Australia)

DAZED- Designers pen anti-fur letter to fashion students / October 25, 2016 by Slow Waves

In an open letter sent by PETA to Central Saint Martins, Molly Goddard, Faustine Steinmetz and more urge aspiring designers to choose alternatives

The latest news comes from anti-animal cruelty charity PETA, which has teamed up with a host of young London designers (including Molly Goddard, Faustine Steinmetz, Marta Jakubowski and Hannah Weiland of faux-fur favourites Shrimps) to pen a letter to Central Saint Martins, urging students there not to use fur.

The letter also takes aim at fur companies who sponsor students’ collections, offering them the use of expensive materials. “Already, many consumers are turning their backs on wearing fur, and the dying fur industry is desperately trying to keep itself visible by pushing pelts on up-and-coming designers,” it reads. “We, the undersigned, urge you not to give in to industry bribes and incentives.”

Read the full article by Emma Hope Allwood on Dazed HERE

Y/PROJECT- The Interview / October 23, 2016 by Slow Waves

If the name Glenn Martens isn’t already in your vocabulary, then commit it to memory now. The Belgian-born, Paris-based designer at the helm of Y/Project is part of fashion’s exciting new wave, tearing up the rulebook with urban, real wardrobe vibes. Think wearable, adaptable, versatile pieces, gender fluidity, sexiness in small doses and most of all fun!

On working under John Paul Gaultier/

He’s obviously been one of the biggest stars. Today we don’t respect enough of what he really stands for. I was really lucky that I was picked in my final year in Antwerp to work for him. The archive of Gaultier is beyond amazing. Certain brands copy and paste Margiela, but Margiela took so much from Gaultier. He's the true inventor. The most impressive thing I learnt from him is to always enjoy your work. I think you have other houses in Paris, amazingly respected houses, which are known to be trendsetters, but I think the pressure of being such a trendsetter probably, for the designers and teams, can be really poisonous for the work environment. While I think at Gaultier there was nothing like that whatsoever.

On gender blurring/

Looking back at our history it seemed more than logical to base our girls on our guys … today, 50% of the collection is still unisex. I’ve been playing with these codes since my own label in 2012, I just did not communicate on it. It’s definitely a “thing” now. I guess it reflects the society we live in, a society which is slowly freeing itself from stereotypes and other socio-cultural constraints.

On Y/Project being described as postmodern/

People do love to label things and since my arrival we’ve been labelled in many different ways. But at the end the brand is all about freedom and fun. We’re a young team working 24/7, we want to have fun at work and we want this to be visible in the collections we propose. We want to make people happy.

Read the full interview on Browns HERE

SLOW WAVES OFFERS YOU A SMALL PREVIEW FROM SS17 / October 17, 2016 by Slow Waves

With summer quickly approaching so will our SS17 collection from some of our favourite designers, including Y/Project, Ambush, Common Projects, Alex Mullins and more.

For SS17 Caitlin Price's fascination with nightlife rituals and club uniform moves on to 24/7 partying, exploring the relentless hedonism of young British women on group getaways.

Y/Project notes that its unisex offering represents 50 percent of both its men’s and women’s collections.

Alex Mullins SS17 brings lustful warm weather, baggy silhouette breathe. technology deletes details. Melted knots and liquified graphics wither in the sun. Romanticised rose petals become machines, in this oxymoron of industrialised romanticism.

Faustine Steinmetz does denim - but like you've never seen it before. The designer takes inspiration from everyone's favourite material, and creates pieces that hint at denim jacket and jeans, but with abstract twists like hand-weaving and hand-dying.