Thursday. 25 April. 2013. 10:03 am
We caught up with the Aussie designer and business woman extraordinaire when she was last in town.
Sambag‘s unmissable turquoise shop landed in Hong Kong’s trendy PoHo district about six months ago. It’s a little haven of Australian spirit, awash with bright colours, fabulous accessories and affordable essentials. Founder, Sam Wagner, was recently in town for a few days so we caught up with her to chat about everything from the very beginnings of the popular Aussie brand, all the way to salmon skin.
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Friday. 12 April. 2013. 10:33 am
The Italian jewellery designer spoke to Butterboom ahead of her trunk show at Lane Crawford.
Italian jewellery designer Maria Grazia Baldan was in town to celebrate her first standalone trunk show at Lane Crawford. Butterboom met up with her to discuss her transition from making jewellery with pasta to using a combination of gold and precious antique materials and everything else along the way.
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Thursday. 20 December. 2012. 10:23 am
Stunning print leggings by local designer.
R.I by Carrie is local Hong Kong designer that has an unique point of view towards fashion. Carrie found her signature style during her study in London. A showcase of her textile printed works at the Brick Lane Gallery got her designs into the East End Film Festival and she has been on the radar of fashionistas since.
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Wednesday. 19 December. 2012. 10:30 am
Specialising in classic silk shirts for women.
A good silk shirt is something of a wardrobe staple; an effortlessly chic and understatedly glamorous item that goes with anything. VAUGHAN, which was launched in November 2012 aims to bring this outfit essential to the modern woman with their beautifully designed, feminine silk shirts. Lindsay Narain is the brains behind the brand and with her passion for fashion and her background in advertising and e-commerce, surely nothing can stop her.
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Monday. 19 November. 2012. 10:21 am
Harvey Nichols shows off the best of British fashion with the Great Cast of British Designers exhibit.
Harvey Nichols is boasting their London heritage by showing off fun and funky collections by young and innovative British designers. The exhibition, known as the Great Cast of British Designers, runs until November 21 at Harvey Nichols at the Landmark.
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Monday. 21 May. 2012. 12:34 pm
The famed French designer comes to Hong Kong.
Isabel Marant is one of those rare fashion designers that is as popular in Hong Kong and Japan as she is in Europe.
As readers of Butterboom know, she just opened her 3rd store here in Hong Kong in Central on Ice House Street and to kick it off she came to town to meet with media and throw a huge party at Zuma.
We had a chance to sit down with Isabel as she spoke about her background, her view on Asia and her thoughts on new designers trying to break into the industry today. We found her charming, generous and very smart about the fashion world and wished we could spend more time with her.
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Tuesday. 6 December. 2011. 11:07 am
Baddest Chinese fashion designer shares her experience as a Chinese fashion designer.
Masha Ma spoke at the Business of Design Week held on the last day of the 3 week long Business of Design Week. A graduate of the famous design school, Central Saint Martins in the year 2008, her collection was selected for show at London Fashion Week and list an extensive list of accomplishments and successes including being final listed multiple times in competitions that include the Lancôe Colour Designs Award 2006, Chloé’s design competition, the 2009 CCDC Design Contest and wining the Best International Innovation Award and short-listed for both WGSN “BREAKTHROUGH DESIGNER” of the year and Lycra Emerging Talent of the Year.
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