UK men’s brands, women’s resort and swimwear labels in Paris
20/06/2019
Brits in Paris Men’s Fashion Week, Pre and Swimwear June 19
UK brands have arrived in Paris, exhibiting at tradeshows and showrooms around Paris Men’s Fashion Week, Women’s Pre-Collections and swimwear and resortwear tradeshow Splash from June 20-26.
The Brits in Paris group at Man Paris and Man/Woman Paris includes Raeburn, Albam, Fred Perry, Lou Dalton and Sunspel.
At Trainoi Men’s and Women’s Tranoi Gallery, buyers can view collections from Begg & Co, Gushlow and Cole, Johnstons of Elgin, Tateossian and Simeon Farrar, while Bethany Williams, E Tautz, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy and Omar Afridi are showing at LONDONshowROOMS.
At Splash Paris, collections will be shown from Cloe Cassandro, Paolita, Sophie Anderson and Tallulah & Hope alongside Hunza G, Heidi Klein, Derek Rose and Paloma Blue.
A wide range of UK brands are debuting ranges at showrooms around the city including Awaykin, Common Trde, D’Ark Concept, FourMarketing, Nana Suzuki, Nieuway, Polly King, Rainbowwave, Riccardo Grassi, Six London, The Alphabet Showroom, Tomorrow, Tora Tora, Touba London, Welcome Edition and YouConcept.
You can also find details of independent designers Barbaraalan and J&M Davidson showing in Paris, plus runway shows from JW Anderson, Paul Smith and Dunhill.
For the full British exhibitor list, please see the attachment above.
Brands to look out for as part of the UK group in Paris, co-ordinated by UKFT and supported by the Department for International Trade (DIT), include:
- Camilla Bloom at YouConcept
A range of tailored knitwear, Camilla Bloom offers fully fashioned pieces, which means that each garment is knitted to the exact shape and size needed – leaving little-to-no waste in production. The brand only works with the best craftspeople from small-scale producers in Italy and China who are renowned for their knitting expertise and meticulous quality.
Collections are not named after seasons to avoid the implication that they expire. Instead they are designed to be long-lasting and versatile – an investment for everyday life.
- Cloe Cassandro at Splash
Ethical beachwear handmade in Bali, Cloe Cassandro produces timeless designs and the most beautiful silk chiffon fabrics, combined to create simple, classic pieces. Each of the silk-chiffon pieces is crafted, dyed and printed entirely by hand, keeping processes as transparent as possible.
- ELV Denim at Common Trde
E.L.V. is an acronym for East London Vintage; whereas ‘East London’ stands for creativity, and ‘Vintage’ evokes sustainable responsibility.
E.L.V. Denim take stocks of old discarded denim and transforms them into modern, sophisticated and even ‘made to measure’ jeans. Each jean is made up of two halves of vintage jeans, and is therefore entirely unique in its colour and fit.
There will never be another pair of jeans like your E.L.V. Denim jeans.
- Ester Kubisz at YouConcept
Contemporary Ready To Wear label specialising in tailored trousers of modern design and high-end tops. Based in London.
- FG8 at Riccardo Grassi
- Folk at Awaykin
The independent casual-wear brand for all Folk.
- Instrmnt at Welcome Edition
Instrmnt is a Glasgow-based, multi-disciplinary design studio focused on creating industrial-led products with an emphasis on quality, simplicity and attainability above all else. Founded by Pete Sunderland and Ross Baynham in 2014, the studio launched with one simple product: Instrmnt 01, a minimalist steel watch which takes inspiration from the industrial design of the mid-20th century. Further products and commissions have followed, including a 2-speed city bike built in collaboration with Freddie Grubb, an initial foray into furniture design via the creation of a multi-purpose day bed, and most recently, a range of spun-form aluminium clocks, manufactured in the UK with final assembly at the studio’s purpose built Glasgow workshop.
- KA WA KEY at The Alphabet Showroom
KA WA KEY reimagines traditional textile crafts and reworks everyday streetwear like denim jackets, knitwear and hoodies with an unusual balance of simplicity and soft masculinity.
- Kalmar at Fourmarketing
Founded by Karen Ruimy in 2016, Kalmar is a London-based resortwear brand, with a focus on ready-to-wear.
Built on the values of wellbeing and self-care, everything Kalmar creates is designed to empower the woman who wears it. These are designs that elevate, but never overwhelm; the Kalmar woman understands that the biggest luxury is to feel confident in herself.
The brand’s printed kaftans, dresses, swimwear and sandals capture the bohemian-inflected glamour of Marrakech in the 1970s – a nod to Karen’s Moroccan heritage.
- L Saha at YouConcept
L Saha creates timeless true luxury with love. Seen in Vogue.
- Marc Jacques Burton at D/Ark
London brand, crafted in Italy. Made for the stage.
- Paolita at Splash
Paolita, is a British premium swim and resort wear brand, based in London and founded in 2010 by Anna Paola. At its core, Paolita is a brand ushered by both an insatiable desire to travel the world and an absolute necessity to look effortlessly chic while doing so.
The brand takes inspiration from the multicultural buzz of London, the laid back lifestyle of Greece where Anna Paola grew up, and the warmth and spirit of South America.
- Raeburn at Man
Christopher Raeburn has established his eponymous brand with sustainable and intelligent fashion design for a global audience. The RÆMADE ethos in particular has pioneered the reworking of surplus fabrics and garments to create distinctive and functional pieces.
Alongside this, a highly collaborative spirit informs luxurious, handcrafted and award-winning products with integrity and purpose. This innovative approach, with an unusual balance of high concept, accessibility and wearability, is applied to menswear, womenswear, luggage and accessories.
- Remain Studio at The Alphabet Showroom
Founded in London, REMAIN STUDIO is a contemporary fashion denim brand focusing on classic elegance and urban street style as its base point. REMAIN STUDIO blends reference from art, modern culture and the collection stands out for its innovative washes and cutting-edge fabrics. Remain translates these ideals into a range of finely tuned denim with perfected fits and finishes. Accompanied by timeless and understated styles, it creates pieces for the modern wardrobe.
- Renata Brenha at Tora Tora
The Brazilian designer, Renata Brenha, creates garments as a means to channel ideas creatively and initiate dialogues with a larger community of thoughts. Hailing from Sao Paulo, her Latin American roots within largely mixed cultures inform both her aesthetics and approach. With strong curiosity in cultural anthropology, Brenha digs deep into the lived experiences of indigenous people – from the Zapatistas uprising in Chiapas, Mexico to the Yanomami Genocide in Brazil.
- Roker at Touba
ROKER is a designer contemporary footwear brand with a bold vision – non-binary shoes subverting traditional styles and made using techniques favoured by bespoke shoemakers.
Since its beginning in 2016, ROKER has been revitalising British footwear, combining modernity with timeless craftsmanship. ROKER sources fine leathers from Italy and manufactures all its products in London.
- Skiim London at Rainbowwave
SKIIM is a fusion of Parisienne chic and London cool, specialising in leather and suede pret-a-porter that is a complimentary essential in a modern woman’s wardrobe. It aims to make her look and feel beautiful, creating pieces that are thoughtfully designed and timeless, evolving and changing with her.
Collections are style rather than trend-led, and inspired by the attitude of iconic French cinema and actresses from the 60’s and 70’s with more than a nod to the irreverence and sex appeal of the two eras.
- Sophie Anderson at Splash
Sophie launched her collection in 2011 using the intricate techniques and skills of the Colombian Wayuu which have been passed down through generations. The result was a collection of striking hand-woven bags that combine traditional artisanal processes with vibrant colours and eye-catching designs.
In recent years, Sophie Anderson expanded her collection into Peru, Europe and India working with a variety of new materials such as crochet grass, leathers, vinyl ropes and raffia.
Sophie Anderson’s original best-selling bags now sit alongside a full accessories range featuring belts, woven, knotted and knitted leather bags, structured baskets and a variety of dyed crocheted grass hair slides and headbands.
- Tallulah and Hope at Splash
Determined to bring a new, refined modernity to resortwear former fashion PR Lisa Ispani and costume designer / stylist Zoe Holborough, launched Tallulah & Hope in May 2010. Their refusal to bow to holiday wardrobe cliches inspired them to design a collection of versatile pieces with feminine fluid silhouettes in unique, bespoke prints. The timeless bird motif representing freedom and peace, features as a signature thread through each season’s print story. The label celebrates women at their most joyful, carefree and free-spirited; each piece designed to deliver effortlessly style and subtle glamour whether you’re spending time in sun-soaked climes or the city.
- US Rubber Company Dubbleware at Welcome Edition
Created in 1924 as one of America’s first workwear brands, Dubbleware is relaunching in 2019 after nearly 60 years.
- Wicker Wings at Polly King
Wicker Wings creates beautifully handmade wicker handbags, while creating and sustaining artisanal jobs and leading the way for a socially conscious business.
Wicker Wings consists of a sister and brother team who have a shared passion for creating products using the purest hand-craftsmanship with the most natural materials. A strong focus on quality, detail and craftsmanship. Wicker Wings put style over trend through creating lasting handbags.