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Czech schoolboy maps his life from disabled to designer

The toy cars, double-deckers, stuffed toys and pillows on his bed are meticulously ordered into neat rows, but Matej Hosek still inspects his room with a frown, looking for shortcomings. He pushes one car back by a millimetre with satisfaction, then opens a folder with dozens of transport maps he has drawn as part of his battle with autism....

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Ten tips for designers to excel: Recap

There is hope yet for designers who feel like they have become stuck in their roles after landing their first job, or are unsure of what step to take next. In order to help out high-aiming designers, we have compiled a list with the ten tips designers should take to excel in the fashion industry. Interested in reading the full article? Then...

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Ten Tips for Designers to Excel in the Fashion Industry

Maybe you’re a few years into your career in the fashion industry and the relief at being one of the few from your graduating year who got a job is beginning to fade. Maybe you’ve been entrenched in a job for too long but when you peek outside your cubicle, you no longer see the forest for the trees. Either way, you’re ready to rise, get...

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Colombia's Amelia Toro: designer and teacher

Colombian designer Amelia Toro doesn't just dress elegant New York women. In her homeland, she is committed to training and employing single mothers in a bid to give back to society. During New York fashion week, she presented her latest capsule collection at her immaculate store in Manhattan, summing up the line as English schoolboy meets...

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Ornate riches at play in Mary Katrantzou's London Fashion Week Show

PVC, foam pyramids and paisley prints were laid side by side in Mary Katrantzou's new collection shown at London Fashion Week on Sunday, on brightly coloured, richly textured dresses, trousers and coats. The Greek designer took as her inspiration the concept of horror vacui -- the fear of empty spaces, the idea in visual art of packing in as...