travels

…bangkok fashion guide on superfuture

global fashion expert and city guide mastermind, the founder of superfuture, wayne berkowitz just told me that the BANGKOK superfuture city guide is out. it works as an app as well as a printed version.since our first trip to tokyo in the early 90`s i can say: superfuture is a fantastic tool to get around in asia fashion hot spots…..(usa, australia and europe as well).

check out the BKK shop till you drop map here: http://superfuture.com/supershop/bangkok-superguide#
bangkok is moning more in the direction of „wild tokyo“ of asia.

…bangkok research

thai brands. bangkok is becoming more and more interesting as hong kong, tokyo or korean fashion brands open up own concept stores. second hand and vintage are key trends for the youngsters to make a hot impression beyond the global brands. interesting to see that the hype about the h&m maison margiela coop was much bigger than in europe, one of the fast growing brands is DA+PP the new young line from the label dapper. check out the neo geometric bag collection from ROUGE ROUGE : fantastic shapes, very good workmanships, smart details. the collection of the antwerp thai collection CURATED by EK THONPRASERT was one of our personal highlights_ http://www.facebook.com/CURATEDbyEK.

trend research new york

end of august it was nyc research time again: 6 days store check_galleries_the fantastic fair trendselection by linea pelle_and loads of new bag inspirations form the streets of nolita, w.burg, meatpacking district, dumbo……here are some highlights (all pictures copyright:nextgurunow)
trend shots bag taschen trends von nextgurunow in new york city august 2012 . trends der ledermesse trend selection by lineapelle in new york

…lineapelle bologna_highlights and impressions

the summer 13 lineapelle  edition in bologna was very positive….and highly inspiring, even in a time of rising raw hide prices. as we did a research for clients on the fair, we can`t publish a full report here. but as usual we would like to share some ideas and innovation news from the fair.

in general it was visible that italy had a very tough winter season in the retail business. as in all european fashion centers, also in bologna and verona the high streets are more and more the same: same brands, similar products….concerning trend spotting you have to invest some extra time to find the „hidden gems“. two examples are the amazing stores MACONDO and the amazing new concept store WOODEN ( via fama 15) both in the back streets of verona.


especially the WOODEN store offers a great japanese meets italian craftsmen-ship orientated selection of up and coming brands plus a in house collection. great and friendly guys with a sense for minimalism and style without chichi !!! check them out on facebook: WOODEN

more images from the lineapelle fair leather trends after the more jump…

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…KUALA LUMPUR_SINGAPORE_fashion highlights

kuala lumpur and singapore proofed one more time that not only tokyo and seoul are the main fashion capitals in asia.the styling on the streets was highly creative….the most powerful trend will be the combination of traditional (ethnic) fabrics with modern fabrics and styling. goth and dark wave styling is still very strong, but the 60`s and early 70`s are increasing trends. local brands like PHILOSOPHY are gaining more and more importance…..the best malls to check out local brands and talent are: sungei wang plaza mall and fahrenheit 88…both located close to BB plaza.

here are some key looks from sr and kl…….thanks to ayie _ DETECTIF  STAILISTA _and kimmy for the support !!!!!

 

 

published 11.11.201

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SINGAPORE_KUALA LUMPUR research

as you have noticed the blog was a bit quiet..as i was travelling kuala lumpur and malaysia and singapore for 15 days. it was an extremely inspirational trip….and all the meetings with the fashion scene in KL worked out brilliant. one of the guys who made the meetings possible is the one and only AYIE_haswari ali (ayie ali)…fashion editor and the creative brain behind the most successful malayan entertainment and fashion web site murai.com.AYIE….is not only the most famous online fashion editor of malaysia..he is also an fabric expert, from batik to ikat he has the over knowledge about the traditional and modern craft scene in malaysia. in his column DETECTIF  STAILISTA he writes about the most important V.I.P´s and actors, the happening singer and celebrities….up to fashion news from the  royal family….ayie has the talent and the power and is for sure THE rising star as malaysians number one lifetyle editor. he has the rare ability to report  about fashion critically with a human sense of humour !! if you ever have to work one a fashion subject in malaysia…..i would more than recommend ayie and his team. a warm and big thank you goes out to his awesome fashion colleague KIMMY…..who is a „mall“ expert…and helped me a lot to find the sometimes hidden trend  treasures and fashion hotspot’s  in KL…..

 

expect some more info in the next days.

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…nextgurunow foto safari NYC in LR magazine

the nextgurunow. NYC bag trend research street  safari is now published in the lederwaren report issue nr. 09 / 11…….you can order the magazine  online…there is also the first and amazing  LR photo shoot  in the issue .see link below….. LEDERWAREN REPORT