London – The first full day of London Fashion Week kicked off with a nod to the Swinging Sixties by Irish designer and LFW veteran Paul Costelloe and Turkish designer Bora Aksu. 1960s-style Mod dresses and workwear in pastel linens, floral silk jacquards, and understated tweeds abounded in Costelloe's Spring/Summer collection, "Le ciel est...
16 Sept 2024
Turkish-born, London-based fashion designer Bora Aksu, known for his demi-couture romantic looks infused with nostalgia, has won this year’s Goodwood Talent in Fashion Award. The award from Goodwood Racecourse, in association with the British Fashion Council (BFC), is its fourth year and was created to recognise rising home-grown talent. Aksu, a...
2 May 2024
As a creative person, what do you do when your home country is hit by an earthquake? There's probably no "right answer," just a lot of questions. Fashion journalist Clare Press speaks with London-based designer Bora Aksu about the aftermath of the earthquake and how creativity is just around the corner here, too. Source: Wardrobe Crisis with...
31 Mar 2023
In this video you can see Bora Aksu’s FW23 collection presented at London Fashion Week. Video: BoraAksuStudio via Youtube
23 Feb 2023
With the spring/summer 2023 edition of London Fashion Week falling during the national mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II and her funeral, there was uncertainty about how the event would play out, especially after big names Burberry and Raf Simons bowed out. However, the emerging crop of designers in London, from Molly Goddard to Edward...
23 Sept 2022
There is a poetic beauty about how Bora Aksu marries the past with the present, with his modern, demi-couture feminine silhouettes and exquisite craftsmanship. For autumn/winter 2022, showcased during London Fashion Week, Aksu takes inspiration from 14th-century writer, poet and historian Christine de Pizan, often hailed as Europe’s first...
22 Feb 2022
In this video, fashion brand Bora Aksu has presented its SS22 collection at London Fashion Week (LFW). Watch the video below. Video: FF Channel via YouTube Photo credit: Denim Jeans Observer, Facebook
24 Sept 2021
For this season’s collection, Bora Aksu presented an overload of taffeta throughout his signature exaggerated silhouettes, in a range of eccentric tea dresses and bold two-piece looks. Within the collection, Bora Aksu offers up a striking colour scheme of bright pinks and blues among vivid greens and yellows. Layered silk taffeta lies at the...
17 Sept 2021
In another season, during another time, London Fashion Week would have been brimming with international press, buyers, influencers and notable industry folk. Front row catwalks would be celebrity-heavy and London abuzz with parties and events for its biannual fashion outing. Unlike in September, the February catwalks were shown entirely digital...
2 Mar 2021
In this video, Turkish fashion design Bora Aksu has presented his FW21 collection at London Fashion Week (LFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more FW21 clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: BoraAksuStudio via YouTube Photo credit: London Fashion Week
25 Feb 2021
Fashion week during a global pandemic is a little surreal. In an instant, a five-day London Fashion Week schedule, usually packed with back-to-back catwalk shows and presentations, is literally just a handful life events to accommodate social-distancing and ensuring Covid-19 safety. While most have opted for a digital viewing of their...
21 Sept 2020