French designer Isabel Marant (who launched her independently owned label in 1990 under the name Twen before renaming it in 1994) invited NOWNESS to follow her daily routine and talk about authenticity, femininity, design and perfection. Beginning her day with a swim, Marant says that she is inspired by everything from music to women in the streets and explains, “I love femininity in a woman, …
There’s certainly a power to patterns, and it’s all on view in “PATTERNITY: A New Way of Seeing.” Not just a collection of images, the book features in-depth research on how patterns shape our world. All of its fascinating insight hails from PATTERNITY, an award-winning design duo founded by art director Anna Murray and surface designer Grace Winteringham.
To keep up with the short attention span of style trends, the fashion industry must move fast, and this often comes at the expense of the very people fueling its creativity. Many top designers and creative directors have already suffered the effects of burnout—including Donna Karan, Ann Demeulemeester, Jeremy Laing and more—prompting them to leave their label or the industry altogether. As The Cut points …