5 Mins with Australian Designer Cristina Nitopi...

We caught up with Luxury Australian based designer Cristina Nitopi on her inspirations and leaving her psychology career behind to pursue Fashion...

Above pic: Model wears one of Cristina's creations during Hong Kong Fashion Week 2010

* You originally had a career in psychology, what made you leave this career path and turn to fashion?

* Since I was in high school I always wanted to become a psychologist but what you wish for at school and what you see in the real world do not always match and that is what happened to me. I studied psychology for so many years and it was not until I started working in this area did I notice psychology was not for me. I noticed that text books and having a university degree does not always make a person it is something the world teaches people. I turned to spirituality and meditation for direction and I noticed I had alot of creative energy I trusted in the images I saw and this has helped me with designing.

* How did you break into the fashion industry and was it an easy transition?

* I always wanted to travel to New York but I was not much of a traveller. So I thought of having my first fashion show in New York. Of course not knowing what I was going up against I searched for Usa Fashion Shows and Couture Fashion Week appeared to me first. I informed the producer I was a new fashion designer from Sydney Australia and I wanted to expand my brand overseas. I told him I always wanted to visit New York and having my first fashion show in New York would be a dream come true. I presented my first collection to the producer Andres Aquino and he noticed I had potential and offered me an opportunity to have my first fashion show in New York and since then my career expanded and made the transition easy.

* You were born and raised in Sydney Australia, but your family originate from Sicily. Which would you say has had the greater impact on your designs and why?

* My Sicilian background has made a huge impact on my fashion career and designs just being Italian says it all. Most of the high quality fabrics are produced in Europe and I suppose my style is very european naturally and I combine. People always refer me to as the sicilian designer from australia.

* What has been the greatest influence when it comes to designing your pieces for this season?

* Meditation always inpsires me when I prepare for a new collection. Actually meditation is the only source I turn to for inspiration for all my collections.

* How would you describe your pieces for this seasons collection?

* I would describe this new collection as fun, wild and conservative

* What’s your favourite piece in your collection and why?

* I never have a favourite piece. So much of my energy goes into designing new collections I can never choose a favoiurite piece they are all equal to me.

* What has been the most memorable moment of your career so far?

* I have to say the most memorable moments of my career so far was when I had the menswear shows in New York

* What do you hope to achieve in the coming years as a designer?

* I hope I will always have the creative energy to create new collections and I am hoping to open more stores around the world.

Don't miss Cristina Nitopi's London fashion Week debut show in Feb 2011.

For more information visit http://www.cristinanitopi.com.au / www.lagenevenorthevents.co.uk

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Luxury Australian Designer Cristina Nitopi to Make LFW Debut

Immediate Release :-

London, UK (November 2010); Luxury Australian designer Cristina Nitopi will unveil her new A/W 11 collection during London Fashion Week at the lavish Charing Cross Hotel on February 18th 2011. This will mark Nitopi’s first show in London and support her expansion plans of introducing the brand into the European market.

Inspiration for Nitopi’s collections surface from her Sicilian heritage and being raised in a family fascinated by the world of fashion, giving her designs that unique edge. Her mother being a talented designer/dress maker inspired Cristina to eventually leave her psychology career and focus her energies on conquering the world of fashion.

Having recently successfully shown at Hong Kong Fashion Week and Couture Fashion Week in New York , Nitopi expressed “For this show I want to expand and cross my comfortable boundaries!”.

Not comprising on quality, Nitopi uses only the finest high-quality European fabrics and colours, with soft silk underlining.

Attracting press and fashion industry alike, Cristina Nitopi will be presenting her luxurious show stopping designs at the “A La Mode” Catwalk show hosted by LGN Events on the first day of one of fashions most anticipated events: London Fashion Week.

For more information on Cristina Nitopi visit http://www.cristinanitopi.com.au/

Press and buyers wishing to attend Cristina Nitopi’s Catwalk presentation should contact

sarah@lagenevenorth.co.uk

W: www.lagenevenorthevents.co.uk

Aussie-Born, London-Based Designer Kate Williams to Debut at LFW

Australian raised designer Kate Williams will send her latest collection down the catwalk at the off-schedule official ‘A La Mode’ show at London Fashion Week in September 2010.

Kate’s previous collections have seen a very modern take on women’s fashion. Combining the shiny futuristic qualities of metal with sheer fabrics and lace, she gives the whole “feminine with an edge” look a whole new direction. Kate works with flattering jersey, nylon, cotton, and wool to create a very individual style and aesthetic, often opting for a bold statement accessory or detail in her pieces, whilst still maintaining classic tailoring as the core recipe to her designs.

Having obtained a BFA (Dist) in Fashion Design at the Queensland University of Technology in 2007, Williams crossed the pond to London where she achieved an MA in Fashion Design from the London College of Fashion in 2010. Such a varied background in experience and education in couture, as well as ready-to-wear has accomplished Kate a unique aesthetic which won her a place as a finalist in the Australian Fashion Design Awards 2006, and being offered a position in the Golden Key Honour Society in 2007.

This dedicated go-getter is set to take the fashion industry by storm and her designs have the ability to seriously propel her career.

The ‘A La Mode’ show hosted by La Geneve North Events will take place at the prestigious Charing Cross Hotel in London on 17th-18th September 2010.

For tickets and further information, please contact Theresa@lagenevenorth.co.uk
W: www.lagenevenorthevents.co.uk
W: http://www.katewilliams.net/

Australian Designer to showcase at La Geneve North’s ‘A La Mode’ show.

Estelle Annabel is the new label awakening in Australia by Melbourne fashion designer Estelle Annabel. She is now soon to be catching the eye of the British press as she showcases in London in Feb 2010.

Having studied at the Canberra Institute of Technology, Estelle has now been in the fashion industry for 12 years. Her loyal following of customers are constantly bewildered by the intricate hand stitched details of each piece, as well as the beautiful fabrics she sources for her collection.

Estelle has a way of reflecting her work to suit each customer’s personality and manages to fuse vintage and modern styles to create her masterpieces.

It was Estelle’s attention to detail that caught the eye of press at the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne press flocked to see her works and they were not alone; the judges of “Fashions on the Field” have now voted Estelle as a finalist 7 times.

Estelle Annabel is definitely the milliner to watch this fashion week as she shows her new A/W 2010 collection of hats and fascinators at the LGN Events ‘A La Mode’ Catwalk Show. Her show will be part of an international showcase at the Charing Cross Hotel on Friday 19 Feb 2010.

For further information and tickets to the show contact:
W: http://www.estelleannabel.com/

La Geneve North Events
E: theresa@lagenevenorth.co.uk
W: www.lagenevenorthevents.co.uk