The great thing about upcoming designers is that the good ones quite stir the fashion-web even without having a website or public portfolio. When KB posted a magazine scan from Russian Vogue, Jen from knit kicks did some research and BANG – Russian knit-designer Irina Shaposhnikova who studied at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts – stood in the online-limelight.

Several Blogs and Fashion sites featured her work as a student and continued when Irina Shaposhnikova surprised again with her outstanding graduate collection “Crystallographica”. No matter if she knits or does other handicrafts, her fashion is art and her art is wearable. Don´t miss to glance at the “Crystallographica” Collection here.

Photos via Knit Kicks. Others about Irina Shaposhnikova: le-be, today and tomorrow, Fashion Copious.

If you love knit, you should become a follower of knit kicks. While on research for the Zoo, i accidentially ended up on Jennifer Jarvis´ blog and immediately stayed.

I was pretty amazed, that I finally, Finally, FINALLY founded a knit blog which features not every knit-gossip flowing around in the virtual world but only great designers. If it´s the bigger names or upcoming youngsters, on knit kicks there´s a great selection of the knit talents of the now, interviews, short portraits and collection photos. While being a very talented knit designer herself, Jennifer Jarvis offers a great platform for the mentionable ones in her business segment. (more…)