The Designer

Affectionately known by fashionistas as the ‘King of Sequins’, Ashish Gupta burst onto the LFW runways in 2004 and won the New Generation award three times.

Born in Delhi, the son of two doctors, he studied Fine Art in India, moving to Middlesex to do a BA in fashion design and then on to Central St Martin’s for an MA, graduating in 2000. His plans to work in a Paris design studio were foiled when his bag containing his entire portfolio of work and his cash was stolen at the Gare du Nord. He quietly began making clothes for friends until being spotted by Yeda Yun of Browns Focus, who gave him his first order in 2001, Browns Focus has been a loyal stockists since then.

The Ashish collection is today available at select retailers worldwide.

The Collections

Ashish exuberantly mixes sportswear, high-octane glamour and breathtaking craftsmanship – the beautiful, handbeaded pieces are all manufactured in-house at his workshop in India.

Repeated collaboration with high street fashion mecca Topshop Ashish x Topshop are popular capsule collections, one of the recent capsules was snapped up in its entirety by Beyonce during a private shopping spree.

The Designer

Affectionately known by fashionistas as the ‘King of Sequins’, Ashish Gupta burst onto the LFW runways in 2004 and won the New Generation award three times.

Born in Delhi, the son of two doctors, he studied Fine Art in India, moving to Middlesex to do a BA in fashion design and then on to Central St Martin’s for an MA, graduating in 2000. His plans to work in a Paris design studio were foiled when his bag containing his entire portfolio of work and his cash was stolen at the Gare du Nord. He quietly began making clothes for friends until being spotted by Yeda Yun of Browns Focus, who gave him his first order in 2001, Browns Focus has been a loyal stockists since then.

The Ashish collection is today available at select retailers worldwide.

The Collections

Ashish exuberantly mixes sportswear, high-octane glamour and breathtaking craftsmanship – the beautiful, hand-beaded pieces are all manufactured in-house at his workshop in India.

Appreciation for quality materials and a strong integrity to design and workmanship, are the main principles behind the Emm Kuo accessories line. Architectural influences, strong textural contrasts and clean shapes render the collection modern, yet classic. The Emm Kuo brand aims to create accessories that are a harmonious mix of style, sophistication and versatility. Each piece is treated like a work of art; intertwining only the most luxurious European leathers, exotic skins and customized hardware in an intricate, but understated way.

Born in Taipei and raised between Hawaii, New York and Hong Kong, Emmaline Kuo Ranzman developed an early love of travel and appreciation of world cultures that has left an indelible mark on her design aesthetic. While receiving a BA from New York University in design marketing and art history, she assisted at LVMH in London, and Yigal Azrouel in New York. Upon graduating, she later went on to work at Entertainment Media Works, one of the pioneers of the fashion dot-coms, as well as acted as a fashion consultant in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Realizing her true passion lay on the creative side, Emmaline enrolled at Parsons School of Design, where she received a graduate degree in fashion design and went on to design at Catherine Malandrino and legendary designer, Stephen Burrows. Her love of exploration and experiences of other cultures has led her to all corners of the globe, including extended stays in France, Spain, and the Middle East, as well as having visited over thirty different countries. These travels have been a constant source of inspiration, shaping who she is as a designer today, tomorrow and beyond.

The Emm Kuo  evening collection has gained a following with stylish women such as Olivia Wilde,  Blake Lively, Ashlee Simpson, Marisa Tomei, Elle Varner,  Maria Menounos, Candice Lake & Peony Lim

Appreciation for quality materials and a strong integrity to design and workmanship, are the main principles behind the Emm Kuo accessories line. Architectural influences, strong textural contrasts and clean shapes render the collection modern, yet classic. The Emm Kuo brand aims to create accessories that are a harmonious mix of style, sophistication and versatility. Each piece is treated like a work of art; intertwining only the most luxurious European leathers, exotic skins and customized hardware in an intricate, but understated way.

Born in Taipei and raised between Hawaii, New York and Hong Kong, Emmaline Kuo Ranzman developed an early love of travel and appreciation of world cultures that has left an indelible mark on her design aesthetic. While receiving a BA from New York University in design marketing and art history, she assisted at LVMH in London, and Yigal Azrouel in New York. Upon graduating, she later went on to work at Entertainment Media Works, one of the pioneers of the fashion dot-coms, as well as acted as a fashion consultant in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Realizing her true passion lay on the creative side, Emmaline enrolled at Parsons School of Design, where she received a graduate degree in fashion design and went on to design at Catherine Malandrino and legendary designer, Stephen Burrows. Her love of exploration and experiences of other cultures has led her to all corners of the globe, including extended stays in France, Spain, and the Middle East, as well as having visited over thirty different countries. These travels have been a constant source of inspiration, shaping who she is as a designer today, tomorrow and beyond.

The Emm Kuo  evening collection has gained a following with stylish women such as Olivia Wilde,  Blake Lively, Ashlee Simpson, Marisa Tomei, Elle Varner,  Maria Menounos, Candice Lake & Peony Lim

Good Omen NYC is a Brooklyn-based women’s luxury knitwear company. It was founded by Parsons graduate and knitwear designer, Elizabeth Dran, a fashion industry veteran with 10 years of experience.

The line’s inspiration is rooted in the wild beauty of the natural and the supernatural; the instinctive and the scientific. Good Omen travels the world to stay on the cutting edge of knit technology and source unique and special yarns, all while emphasizing superior quality and fair labor practices. All of their yarn is rigorously tested to ensure the softest handfeel and the greatest longevity. They are committed and proud to be a part of the burgeoning American manufacturing renaissance. Their fully fashioned sweaters are all made in the USA.

Joanna Laura Constantine Fashion Jewelry collections are as diverse as the modern woman. Bold, edgy and stunning, her work covers a wide range of styles.

Lou de Bètoly is a French designer born in 1985 who works and lives in Berlin.
Her challenge is to bring classical craftsmanship and Haute Couture techniques into a modern context.

After graduating from Esmod Paris with highest honours in 2006, she works a few seasons at the studio of Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris on the prêt à porter knitwear collections, as well as the Haute Couture embroideries and knit.
In 2011, she launches in Berlin the duo label Augustin Teboul, dedicated to all black, high- end collections retailed internationally in luxury stores.

She is at the moment working on her solo project under the pseudonym Lou de Bètoly, an anagram of her real name Odély Teboul.

She developed skills for hand knit, crochet and embroidery during her early childhood. Over the years, she established a unique handwriting, leading into strong imaginary embellished textile structures.
She sees fashion like a mix of sculpting and painting with the needle, as well as a sociological experiment.

Female artists, freedom, and women empowerment are inspirational sources, with muses like Niki de st Phalle, Louise Bourgeois, Annette Messager, George Sand, Marina Abramovic and Andy Warhol, people who challenged aesthetically a reflection about the society at a given time.

Her perpetual questioning about life is translated deeply into her creations. Evolving aspects are, mass consumption, commerciality of art, value of objects, happiness at high speed and therefore value of time.
As a Permanent traveller, she describes her mind like a sponge, and seeks for the unexpected beauty of the every day life, and people.

The designer means more than just creating garments, and functional products, she feels _Like De st Phalle explained_ that by going deeper, in the sense of poetry, by trying to express herself strongly, it will necessarily lead to an expression of the situation of the woman in the society.

With her new brand, Lou de Bètoly brings surrealism, decadence, poetry and dreams in garments.

Joaillerie Wild Edition is Pascale Monvoisin’s fine jewelry line that features precious, semi-precious stones and diamonds set on 9 carat gold. 

At the heart of Pascale Monvoisin’s creative universe lies new horizons, this might be due to her previous work where she travelled the world as flight attendant. From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, from San Francisco to Rio, Delhi, and Tokyo, she nurtures her imagination and sense of beauty with colors, atmosphere, art and culture. Wandering through streets in Africa or into an anonymous bar in Los Angeles, contemplating a Rauschenberg or Rothko piece, she feels, above all, freedom to create. These light and confident energies help her take the steps to express herself as a jewelry designer. 

"I am fascinated by personal style. Just as a novel, a poem or a painting reflects the artist, fashion shows us the artist within."

New York based Susan Alexandra was raised in the Midwest. When she was seven, Susan scored her first copy of Vogue. "The cover was Shalom Harlow and Amber Valletta in Issac Mizrahi ballgowns- bright purple and pink cream puffs! I was completely enthralled. I wanted to be part of that magical world."

After obtaining her degree in fashion and marketing, Susan studied in the Second City under fashion doyenne Ikram Goldman. In New York Susan has worked at Jean Paul Gaultier, Interview Magazine and Jill Platner.

Her style is lush, romantic, whimsical, humorous and informed by sharp juxtapositions. Best known for her colorful hand painted bracelets and cuffs, Susan Alexandra fuses bronze, vintage baubles and findings and hand sculpted clay beads. Susan's influence's range from Frida Kahlo's lace gowns, Oilily patterns from the 90's, bodega signs, watermelon candies and hip-hop music. She is a Scorpio, which is important.

"Don't take yourself too seriously. Have a sense of humor. Wear something that makes you smile."

All pieces are made by hand in Manhattan.

"I am fascinated by personal style. Just as a novel, a poem or a painting reflects the artist, fashion shows us the artist within."

New York based Susan Alexandra was raised in the Midwest. When she was seven, Susan scored her first copy of Vogue. "The cover was Shalom Harlow and Amber Valletta in Issac Mizrahi ballgowns- bright purple and pink cream puffs! I was completely enthralled. I wanted to be part of that magical world."

After obtaining her degree in fashion and marketing, Susan studied in the Second City under fashion doyenne Ikram Goldman. In New York Susan has worked at Jean Paul Gaultier, Interview Magazine and Jill Platner.

Her style is lush, romantic, whimsical, humorous and informed by sharp juxtapositions. Best known for her colorful hand painted bracelets and cuffs, Susan Alexandra fuses bronze, vintage baubles and findings and hand sculpted clay beads. Susan's influence's range from Frida Kahlo's lace gowns, Oilily patterns from the 90's, bodega signs, watermelon candies and hip-hop music. She is a Scorpio, which is important.

"Don't take yourself too seriously. Have a sense of humor. Wear something that makes you smile."

All pieces are made by hand in Manhattan.

"I am fascinated by personal style. Just as a novel, a poem or a painting reflects the artist, fashion shows us the artist within."

New York based Susan Alexandra was raised in the Midwest. When she was seven, Susan scored her first copy of Vogue. "The cover was Shalom Harlow and Amber Valletta in Issac Mizrahi ballgowns- bright purple and pink cream puffs! I was completely enthralled. I wanted to be part of that magical world."

After obtaining her degree in fashion and marketing, Susan studied in the Second City under fashion doyenne Ikram Goldman. In New York Susan has worked at Jean Paul Gaultier, Interview Magazine and Jill Platner.

Her style is lush, romantic, whimsical, humorous and informed by sharp juxtapositions. Best known for her colorful hand painted bracelets and cuffs, Susan Alexandra fuses bronze, vintage baubles and findings and hand sculpted clay beads. Susan's influence's range from Frida Kahlo's lace gowns, Oilily patterns from the 90's, bodega signs, watermelon candies and hip-hop music. She is a Scorpio, which is important.

"Don't take yourself too seriously. Have a sense of humor. Wear something that makes you smile."

All pieces are made by hand in Manhattan.