London Fashion Week: Ziad Ghanem Redefines Runway Stereotypes

Ziad Ghanem defied all stereotypes about who could walk the runway during London Fashion Week A/W 2010. A bold new interpretation of global beauty and the power of dress.

*images courtesy of Ziad Ghanem

London Fashion Week: Creativity Central

Sergei Grinko bespoke designs (collaborating with Ziad Ghanem) for LFW

Ziad Ghanem (image courtesy of Go See)

Ada Zanditon, A/W 2010-11 Collection, photographed by Thomas Knights (image courtesy of VOGUE U.K.)

Announcement for Ada Zanditon's A/W 2010 Collection Echolocation

And so the fashion week party flocks on over to London now for a Brit twist on some late winter sparkle. There is no doubt that London is the creative hub of so much of what is edgy and fashionable about sustainable fashion. Very much looking forward to Ziad Ghanem and Ada Zanditon's latest creations as well as the full report on Estethica.

Ivana Basilotta Collection to be featured at Estethica

*London Fashion Week A/W 2010-11

EcoChic Couture Highlights Texture & Flow

Oliver Tolentino gown made from piña fiber and thread with capiz shell embellishments (photograph by Johann Sauty)

Leila Hafzi Nepalese silk chiffon gown dyed with azo-free Swiss dyes, accessorized with The Andean Collection's colorful tagua nut bracelets (photograph by Johann Sauty)

Jose Castro's 100% paper dress with digital vintage corset (photograph by Johann Sauty)

Thakoon's silk dress printed with natural dyes, accessorized with Wired's recycled scrap metal necklace (photograph by Johann Sauty)

Ziad Ghanem's ruby red dress made from MUMO UK/sustainable silk (photograph by Johann Sauty)

*Note: All EcoChic Geneva invited couture designers were asked to create one-of-a-kind pieces out of white, cream, red or black hued sustainable fabrics, hence the subtle palette range above.

Faces To Watch in Eco Fashion 2010

Ziad Ghanem, the UK-based Lebanese designer who will be presenting his eco-couture designs at EcoChic Geneva and London Fashion Week

London-based Turkish designer, Bora Aksu, another textile rich couture presenter at this month's EcoChic Geneva runway event

Bora Aksu

Reem Alasadi, Iraqi born designer who combines costume elegance with uban wit - a bright star in the diverse line up for EcoChic Geneva

Bulgaria's Evgeni Petkov and his natural fiber eco-couture gown modeled by Julia Urevich. Stay tuned for more details on Evgeni's folkloric runway creation for EcoChic Geneva.

(Photographer: Ivomir Peshev; Model: Julia Urevich/Expose Models; Designer: Evgeni Petkov; Hair: Polia Atanasova for Schwarzkopf; Make-Up: Adelina Caneva)

* N.B. the above designers are not all eco fashion designers per se but they will be experimenting with sustainable materials for 2010.