Bell Quintão is not a brand built on hype. There are no seasonal surges, no trend-chasing, no mass production runs. Instead, working independently from her studio, Brazilian-born designer Bell Quintão produces small-batch, one-off leather pieces designed to last for decades and, she hopes, to be passed down the generations.
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Born and raised in Walsall, the historic centre of the British leather trade, it’s no wonder that Lauren Broxton thinks that leather working is in her blood. “It was inevitable really,” she says. “I grew up here – you can’t walk around the
A groundbreaking laboratory study has found that fashion’s pivot to recycled polyester may be doing more environmental harm than good. Research published by the Changing Markets Foundation reveals that recycled polyester creates significantly more
There’s a particular kind of alchemy that happens when tradition meets experimentation - when centuries-old craft techniques are reimagined through a contemporary lens, not to replace what came before, but to carry it forward. Craft-designer-artist Roee Ben
Thailand Apparel Category Winners, Phanteera wowed judges with design Europa’s Embrace, draws inspiration from Greek mythology - specifically the tale of Europa and the white bull.
Wu Jo-I, who attends Shin Chien University in Taipei, said her work begins with the perception of a scene. She then turns observed moments into geometric and structural forms. She won the Taiwan overall title for her accessory design, Pressure Lines Between
The Real Leather. Stay Different. Africa Talent Leather Design Showcase 2025 (Design Exhibition: 26–28 November 2025, Runway Showcase: 28 November 2025) will be held alongside the 18th Africa Leather Value Chain Forum.
Few garments are more enduring than the leather jacket. From 50’s greasers to Tumblr-era style icons, it’s been a uniform for musicians, bikers, and anyone looking to make a
Lan Anh said of her People’s Choice winning design HORN-TO-HOPE: “It unites the strength of the rhino with the resilience of the orchid to symbolise endurance through adversity. Rhinos, threatened by poaching, and orchids, thriving in harsh conditions,
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Islam’s collection, Shields, took the apparel title. The designs range from structured, tailored silhouettes that emphasise the body’s shape to looser, more fluid forms that incorporate supportive
Jamie took the overall title with a collection of shoes that that was both revolutionary and highly marketable. He said: “SubTraction reimagines footwear as a modular system - personal, purposeful and circular. Bold in its rejection of convention, the
Ask any fashion editor, and they’ll tell you that Danish designers are among the most exciting in the world right now. These days, Copenhagen Fashion Week is just as watched as the likes of Paris and Milan, with journalists and influencers flocking to the