Here are two really exciting designers I have learnt about.

I heard about Lisa Shahno last week on Trendland, and I really like the shapes of her clothing. It is obviously not very practical, but I have always found structural clothing more appealing than soft and flowing silhouettes, and so this stuff really rocks my boat.

Images from her website.

Yvette Yang’s work has been mentioned a lot recently, she creates fonts using fashion imagery. Her fonts are based on a season, so she creates two sets a year. I’d love to know how these have been used, and I like the fact that they are seasonal. Fonts trends evolve very slowly, so it is nice to see something that will change more frequently. It means that her fonts are also a reminder of some of the key pieces or looks from a particular season, which is a nice alternative to looking at a seasonal “trends” summary.

From Autumn Winter 2009:

From Spring Summer 2009:

From Autumn Winter 2008:

Images from her website.