Duran Lantink news and archive

Woolmark announces 2025 finalists

The International Woolmark Prize, designed to support emerging designers shaping the future of fashion through innovation and sustainability, has shortlisted eight finalists for the now biennial fashion competition. London-based Standing Ground, founded by Michael Stewart, which was named the winner of the first-ever Savoir-Faire Prize in...

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Away from the big stage: The SS25 highlights from Paris

With Paris Fashion Week concluding the grand fashion circus for spring/summer 2025, the French capital showcased everything one might expect from a fashion week. Highlights included Alessandro Michele's inaugural Valentino show, JW Anderson's 10th anniversary at Loewe, and literal fireworks during the Coperni presentation at Disneyland. However,...

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LVMH Prize winners named as Hodakova, Standing Ground and Duran Lantink

The recipients of the LVMH Prize 2024 were revealed today, and with their announcement comes historic wins for a certain region. Upcycling brand Hodakova was initially the first Swedish brand to have been selected as one of the eight finalists for the prestigious prize. Now, the brand’s designer and founder Ellen Hodakova Larsson has ultimately...

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Making something new from something existing is 'in': This is upcycling

Which fashion designers are upcycling? How big is the upcycling movement? And how popular is it actually with the general public, i.e. the consumer? You can find more about upcycling in this background article. As always, we start at the beginning. Click on the icons in the text for more information. Contents • The meaning of upcycling (and how...

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Video: Duran Lantink's designs are transformed in this splicing, slicing fashion film

Nick Knight captures Dutch designer Duran Lantink’s reconstructed clothing in this innovative fashion film! In a response to overconsumption, Lantink approaches fashion with a mend and make-do attitude, splicing together deadstock or what would be discarded garments to create exciting, new designs. Source: ShowStudio, YouTube.