On Saturday the 24th May, the New Designers Fashion Show will take place as part of Malta Fashion Week 2014. This is the show in which emerging local designers have the chance to show the country their designs and basically get noticed, it is also a form of competition as one designer will win the best new designer award at the Malta Fashion Awards one week alter. In anticipation of this event, (one of my favourite in the whole week), I will be shining the spotlight on each of these ‘new designers’.
When I sat down to interview the brains behind this project (her name is actually Fransina), I was immediately greeted by a wonderful smile; this lovely young woman is very friendly and very easy to talk to, with a warm and open approach. She talked to me about her love of handbags, her love of eclectic designs and how each bag she creates is different from the previous one.
The name of the brand is Fransina and it was launched in September 2012. This is the first time she is exhibiting in Malta Fashion Week. At the young age of 16, she started studying fashion design at Manzoni Fashion House in Malta. This was her starting point and entry into the world of design and fashion. Her primary focus up until now has been selling at different local artisan markets such as Patches and Malta Artisan Market but she plans to open a shop in the near future. Her target audience is ‘vintage lovers of all ages’
She describes the collection, (which is to made up of 6 bags of different styles and fabrics), she is exhibiting at Malta Fashion Week as inspired by the eclectic designs of Alexander McQueen but incorporating a retro, 50s style.
A peek at her collection
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