SANCHEZ-KANE at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

photo by Lance Skundrich

Meet Barbara Sanchez Kane, a Mexican born fashion designer, who is specifically focused on menswear inspired by her mexican heritage. In 2010 she completed her first degree in industrial engineering from Universidad Anahuac. Five years later she graduated from her next degree in fashion design from Polimoda, Florence, after she finished her intership at German designer Bernhard Willhelm in Los Angeles. In the month June of the same year she decided to launch her brand SANCHEZ-KANE.

She will present her new collection 'Courage of the Brave' on Saturday July 2 in Show 3 during FASHIONCLASH Festival. You can buy tickets here.

When did you realize you wanted to be a fashion designer?  
I loved to style myself even in my small town… got a couple of stares from time to time. I ended up studying engineering as it was expected form me, but it never felt quite real. Somewhere in the middle of my BA I had some health problems that just made me change 360 my standing point. Talked to my family about wanting to study fashion and they supported me only if I finished engineering, so I did! Graduated from fashion design from Polimoda in and have been designing ever since.

Alessandro Trincone at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

photo by Gioconda & August

Meet inspiring Italian designer Alessandro Trincone, fashion design graduate with honors at POLIMODA International Institute. His graduation collection Kings and Queens, was selected to be the best of POLIMODA’s graduation class of 2015. Following he took a scholarship at “Osaka Bunka Fashion College” in  Japan. From then on, the Japanese culture has been a huge source of inspiration for his designs, This is shown in his new collection: 'Annodami', which talks about his own experience with oppression and self fulfillment.

He will present his new collection 'Annodami' on Friday July 1 during FASHIONCLASH Festival. You can buy tickets here.

When did you realise you wanted to be a fashion designer? How long have you been designing clothing? 
I am designing clothes from 4 years and I realize that I wanted to be a fashion designer at an age of only 18. I said “ok, let’s try it” and then I understood that this way was my right way, my world, my dream and my passion.

Veranika Kharashun

1. Please introduce yourself to our readers. (Who are you, where do you come from and what is your field of specialization?) 
My name is Veranika Kharashun and I am a fashion designer from Eastern Europe (Belarus). I am a second year student of International Institute of Fashion And Marketing POLIMODA (based in Florence).

2. Tell us a little bit about the concept behind your collection.
The concept is to make pure and seemingly simple outfits. I kept the classic silhouettes which compliment the female body and transformed the patterns to give the clothes a modern edge and actuality.

3. Can you describe your collection in 3 words?
Wearable, neat and chic