BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Surface Textiles
NOVA CHIU.
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NEW EVENTS OF 2013 LONDON FASHION WEEK:
Request the pleasure of you to view our
"WILD EDGE" AUTUMN/ WINTER 2013 COLLECTION SHOW:
Friday, February 15th, 2013 at 7:00pm
Fashion Scout
Freemason's Hall
60 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ
RSVP Press:Portia Shaw
portia@poppr.co.uk
+44(0)207 637 3332
RSVP Buyers/Others: Jeff Archer
info@novachiu.co.uk
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NOVA CHIU Paris Fashion Week Showroom:
Thursday 28th February- Monday 4th March:
10:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 5th March:
10:00 - 17:00
Place: FASHION SCOUT PARIS SHOWROOM:
23 Rue du Roi de Sicile
Paris 75004
Closest Metro: St Paul
RSVP Press: Portia Shaw
portia@poppr.co.uk
+44(0)207 637 3332
RSVP Buyers: Jeff Archer
info@novachiu.co.uk
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PREVIOUS EVENTS:
LONDON FASHION WEEK CATWALK SHOW.
Showcasing Nova Chiu "Bon Voyage" Spring/Summer 2013 Collection at Vauxhall Fashion Scout
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LONDON FASHION WEEK CATWALK SHOW AND EXHIBITION.
Showcasing Nova Chiu AW2012 Collection at Vauxhall Fashion Scout
*Vauxhall Fashion Scout Ones to Watch AW12-13 Winner*
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GRADUATION CATWALK SHOW.
Showcasing Nova Chiu "Shangri-ladida" Collection at London College of Fashion
*London College of Fashion's 2011 Collection of the Year*
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Concept of the Collection
Spring/Summer 2013 is inspired by the creative duos travelling and road trips since their debut as part of Vauxhall Fashion Scouts- Ones to watch in February 2012.
The duo behind Nova Chiu concentrated on creating a more wearable and versatile collection. With their past two collections pushing Avant Grade boundaries, the minimalist tone taken embodies a clean, flattering and functional collection with simple, yet beautiful structured shapes.
Whilst on their journeyâs Nova and Jeff took many images of the scenic landscapes including mountains, trees and rivers which they manipulated the colouring and printed on fabric such as; Silk, Satin, Cotton and Spandex.
The collection uses a similar colour palette to Autumn/Winter 2012 with a plethora of colours including pink, blue, green, orange and purple.
Nova Chiu manages to create timeless pieces with a unique appeal to make a strong statement this season.
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Company History
The Nova Chiu brand is a fashion label developed in London, United Kingdom by Nova Chiu and Jeff Archer. The Nova Chiu brand focus' on textiles, print, and colour, The label embodies elements from ethnic cultures from China, Canada and Europe concentrating on classic silhouettes from London and New York.
Born and raised in China, Nova Chiu came to London to study at the renowned London College of Fashion, a place she credits with propelling her into the fashion industry with all the right skill sets and knowledge to succeed. Nova graduated in July of 2011 won the prestigious award of Collection of the Year. After some deliberation, she decided to join partnership with her boyfriend Jeff Archer, who graduated from Helen Lefeaux School of Fashion Design in Vancouver and The International Academy of Design in Toronto.
Their first project together was to show under Vauxhall Fashion Scouts Ones to Watch show at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012-2013. Since, they have shown their Spring/Summer collection with Fashion Scout in September 2012.
Nova and Jeff are now a regular fixture at London Fashion Week, their work has been featured in the Evening Standard, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar,
The BBC,The Independent, and i-D Magazine.
Achievements:
-Selected to show and exhibited at Vauxhall Fashion Scouts Ones to Watch Show. London Fashion Week February 2012
- Winner of the overall prize at Fashion Culture: The Polish British Fashion Show in Warsaw, Poland. February 2012
- Graduate Showcase: Vauxhall Fashion Scout (Freemasons Hall) London Fashion Week 16th Sept, 2011
- Winner of the BA Show 2011 Collection of the year at London College of Fashion, and awarded First Class Honours. June/July 2011
- Graduation Collection (Shangri-Ladida) published on 8th and 13th June 2011 in the London Evening Standard and the Independent Newspaper; as well as featured on websites such as Vogue UK, BBC News and Harpers Bazaar UK, etc.
- Finalist of 2011 British Fur Trade Competition.
- Finalist of 2011 Nina De New York Fashion Illustration Competition.
- One of the Winners of the British Fashion Council, Colleges Council Graduate WGSN Digital Presentation Award 2011
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INFO and SALES Contact:
Website: www.novachiu.co.uk
Email: info@novachiu.co.uk
Facebook.com/nova.chiu
Twitter @ NovaChiu
PR Contact:
POP PR UK
18 Great Portland Street
London W1W 8QP
Website: http://poppr.co.uk
Call: +44(0)2076373332
Email: info@poppr.co.uk
Check us out on Vogue UK:
http://www.vogue.co.uk/brand/nova-chiu
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SS13 Photographers: Marc Aitken/ Fashion156/ Kean Diao