Catwalk Review – Conscious Designers Collective

A host of ethical designers from the Conscious Designers Collective (CDC) showcased their SS10 collections at the Candid Arts Centre, London, on 16th October. Maria Kaski writes.

Held in conjunction with the Islington Contemporary Arts and Design Festival, designers included Tammam, Nancy Dee, Miksani and Beautiful Soul.

While Tammam wowed the crowds with an array of long wedding gowns and floaty peace silk floor-length dresses and Beautiful Soul adopted the intricacies of kimonos and translated them into an haute couture collection of dresses, capes and skirts, Nancy Dee and Miksani offered highly wearable ranges of dresses for the upcoming season.

Two tone delicacies marked Miksani’s offering, with models taking to the catwalk in nautical tones embellished with feminine crochet detailing. At Nancy Dee we saw the return of jersey and a refreshing pop of print on the cleverly constructed dresses.

The show-stopping hats and fascinators were provided by Harvash and  models included Miss Earth 2008 winner, Caroline Duffy.