The Spotlight | Lucas Nascimento

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  • Photography by Morgan O’Donovan
  • Photography by Morgan O’Donovan
  • Photography by Morgan O’Donovan
  • Photography by Morgan O’Donovan
  • Photography by Morgan O’Donovan

LONDON, United Kingdom — “I like when people see my clothes and say, ‘oh, is that knit?’” confesses 32-year-old Lucas Nascimento. Indeed, the knitwear designer’s garments can be deceiving. His slick, sculpted silhouettes and intricate textures make his pieces look more like they’re crafted from some kind of luxurious techno-fabric from the future than woven cashmere, cotton and chenille. And that is precisely the designer’s goal.

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The Spotlight | Alexander Lewis

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Alexander Lewis Resort 2013 | Source: Alexander Lewis

LONDON, United Kingdom — For Alexander Lewis, preparing for the launch of his debut collection has been a gradual and methodical process. “Even though I’d known what the collection was going to be about, I put that on the shelf and spent a lot of time working on pure business research and building my business plan,” the Chicago-born, London-based designer with Brazilian roots told BoF. “I saw it being a very slow brew, not a flash

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The Spotlight | Edeline Lee

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Edeline Lee | Photo: Matt Wash

LONDON, United Kingdom — Seeing the designer in her element, there is no mistaking that Edeline Lee is woman who wears many hats. At her live-in studio in Kensington, clothing samples, notes and reference books are strewn about the space while Lee and her assistant cast a fit model for her upcoming season. Around the corner and just in sight, Lee’s son is drawing a birthday card for a friend. For the designer, entrepreneur and

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The Spotlight | Craig Green

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  • Papier-mâché luggage with cotton tunic and trousers | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan
  • Left: cotton tunic, Center: cotton top and trousers, Right: digitally block printed tie dye trousers and tunic | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan
  • Black cotton look with wooden and cloth structure | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan
  • Background: cream cotton trousers and tunics with headgear and papier-mâché luggage, Foreground: black shadow look | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan
  • Left: cotton tunic, Center: cotton top and trousers, Right: digitally block printed tie dye trousers and tunic | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan

LONDON, United Kingdom — Menswear designer Craig Green may have only finished his MA in fashion design at Central Saint Martins last month, but the 25-year old is already turning heads. Of course, it helps that his digitally printed tie-dye collection of cotton trousers, tunics and sculptural wooden and papier-mâché accoutrements tied with Luke Brooks to win the prestigious L’Oréal Professional Creative Award. And judging by

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The Spotlight | Tim Coppens

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NEW YORK, United States — This month, the BoF Spotlight shines on Tim Coppens, a promising Belgian-born designer who is rapidly ascending the menswear ranks in New York. Young menswear designers face the tricky challenge of pushing aesthetic boundaries while staying within the relatively limited sartorial confines of what the vast majority of men are willing to wear. Few succeed. But Coppens — who is a 2012 Ecco Domani award winner

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