Art and fashion fusions are nothing new, but rarely do the two worlds collide so forcefully as they do in Stephen Galloway. The American-born talent has performed with and created costumes for the world's most elite dance and opera companies; provided art direction for the likes of Issey Miyake and Yves Saint Laurent; choreographed a Rolling Stones world tour; and consulted with photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin on projects from Vogue editorials to Gucci ad campaigns. And, as if these highlights weren't enough for one career, this one-man tour-de-force is set to unveil a new set of fashion and performance projects for 2009.



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Justin von der Fehr traded baseball training for a trip to the local Gucci store at the ripe age of 12. He loved the look and feel of the products, the way they were made and the thought process behind the designs, but he didn't consider a career in the industry until years later.
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While the contemporary market may no longer seem synonymous with fashion's haute couture, Georgia-born designer Demna Gvasalia is proving the cynics wrong. Spinning made-to-measure everyday luxe, Gvasalia's collection DEMNA is breathing new life into an old world craft.
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Leading the pack of young and creative casualwear labels in Spain, Barcelona-based El Delgado Buil has a spring/summer '09 collection that will leave you ready for the first sign of crocus heads and Easter egg hunts.
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Over the past few years, designers such as Sandra Backlund, Cooperative Designs and Tom Scott have elevated knitting from an ironically hip craft to a fine art. Along with these headline-grabbing names, there's now a slew of young knitwear talent exploring further possibilities in a field bound by tradition.
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As we reported last week, Grace Jones is charging back into the public consciousness with her new album—but for many in the fashion industry, she never left. One such designer is LA's Franc Fernandez, who counts Jones as the key muse for his new collection of headpieces, Blanc.
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London designer Tim Soar prefers to let his clothes do the talking. His spring/summer '09 collection was accompanied by a press release of few words—a list of fabrics, textures, themes and shapes alongside a simple mission statement: "I hope that with each season I have moved forward towards a more perfect crystallisation of what is in my head."
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Russian born Serguei Povaguin knows how to dress a woman. His eponymous collection of womenswear and accessories seamlessly meld masculine and feminine aesthetics, delivering a collection that evokes power dressing for the modern, feminine woman.
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Fed up with the male-oriented sneaker market, Miss Mdot—the attention shy designer behind the JB Classics Lab range—launched Booji, a not-so-shy urban shoe label dedicated to sneaker-loving ladies. Given Booji's potential to rule the streets, homeboys may soon try to squeeze their way into a pair as well.
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This month we are honored to feature illustrations of designer/artist/blogger Richard Haines as our cover art. The images, which Haines illustrated for JC Report take after his popular blog What I Saw Today, featuring hand-sketched looks from the endless runway that is New York City.
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