The Bite Magazine - Summer 2012 - Issue 5

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS Esmod Berlin Milan-Instituto Marangoni Amsterdam Fashion Institute Paris T he international graduates showed an outstanding level of work that demonstrated the cultural differences between fashion graduates in the UK and those overseas. Everything from the tone of XLI FEGOHVST QYWMG XS XLI MR¾YIRGIW SJ XLI GSPPIGXMSRW [EW WXEVOP] different from anything else seen. Milan showed collections like no SXLIV 8LI LMKLPMKLX [EW 7S½E 'SPEWERXI [LS GSQFMRIH XIGLRSPSK] and fashion to become one of the most memorable graduates over the whole week. Her dress with expanding and contracting panels and another with tubes ½PPIH [MXL FPEGO PMUYMH EW well as a smoking glass skirt were the only garments to exploit the potential of this particular area of fashion. It is important that we realise that fashion, science and technology are more related than ever before; rapidly increasing the interconnection of these subjects opens new doors to creativity that can achieve not only innovative new aesthetics but new practical and functional aspects. Amsterdam displayed quirky detailing ERH ½RMWLIW WYGL EW PIK corsetry and ethnic beading. Berlin provided the single KAREN JANSSEN (BERLIN) ZHU LIYUANZI (MILAN) YVONNE KWOK (AMSTERDAM) KIM EUNHYUNG (PARIS) Zhu Liyalanzi – GPIZIV YWI SJ ½PQ concept. THE BITE LIKES