When London-based designer Craig Lawrence launched his line of eccentric knitwear in 2009, his father begged him to get a "proper job." "He wanted me to work at British Telecom. He was just like ‘quit this fashion shit,'" jokes the 27-year-old. But after his pops saw Lady Gaga wearing his fall 2010 shredded metallic column gown on the cover of Grazia, he had second thoughts.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/31/12

On-the-rise Japanese designer Mihara Yasuhiro cites Sir John Everett Millais's 1852 painting Ophelia as the inspiration for his spring/summer 2012 womenswear collection. The painting, now held by the Tate Britain, shows Hamlet's angelic Ophelia, immersed in a river, singing with her last breaths before drowning.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/27/12

43-year-old Chris Harveaux of Oaks Armoury isn't too concerned with modish Dark-Age trends; rather, he's reviving the lost art of building old-world armor.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/29/11

In 1993, a picture of his naked girlfriend was all it took to launch then 21-year-old Mario Sorrenti's explosive career in fashion photography. Of course, it helped that his girlfriend was Kate Moss, and that the piercing image was for Calvin Klein's iconic Obsession campaign.  Now, almost 20 years later, Sorrenti's bold, sensual images frequent Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview, and W, for whom he recently shot a cover with the Fanning sisters.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/09/11

Flora Gill and Alexa Adams of Ecco Domani award-winning womenswear line Ohne Titel have always wanted to showcase their structured high-impact garments in an environment that echoes their aesthetic. Hence their excitement when New York-based arts and culture nonprofit BOFFO selected them to participate in its second annual Building Fashion Project.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/07/11

Despite the tragic death of Lee Alexander McQueen last year, the house of McQueen continues to charge forward, pushing the boundaries of contemporary fashion. From Kate Middleton's strong-yet-angelic royal  wedding dress to McQueen's hyper-feminine aquatic-inspired Spring/Summer 2012, creative director Sarah Burton has ensured that Mr. McQueen's rebellious quest for shocking beauty lives on.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/23/11

Cédric Rivrain's pronounced, twinkling emerald peepers are almost as well known as the ethereal fashion illustrations he's drawn for the likes of Lanvin, Sonia Rykiel, John Galliano, and Rue du Mail. So it's fitting that the cover of Selected Drawings, his first book of illustrations, is a surreal image of his own haunting eyeballs.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/18/11

Chrissie Miller of laid-back basics line Sophomore and Lindsey Thronberg, known for her sumptuous cloaks and bohemian dresses, met four years ago because they were fans of each other's work. "I was always trying to trade my stuff for [one of her pieces]," says Miller with a raspy laugh.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/17/11