When Paper-Doll.com was launched over 5 years ago, we made a commitment to add an artistic element to the site. Every season since our first, we have had a “fashion photoshoot” featured on the site. We are now taking a bold new step. We want to eliminate the gap between photographer and model, and we’re opening this space for young artists to showcase their own interpretations of clothing we carry on Paper Doll.
We will add a new artist once a month. If you like what you see, please visit their personal sites. If you would like to be part of the Paper Doll Artist project, please email artist@paper-doll.com with examples of your work.
London based fashion designer Ann Louise Roswald creates beautiful clothes that are available in over 100 boutiques and department stores around the world.
A graduate of Central St Martins College of Art & Design, Ann Louise put her First Class Honours Degree in Fashion with Printed Textiles to good use by starting her own line that debuted in Liberty’s in 1998, commissioned by the store following her degree catwalk show.
With almost a decade under ‘its’ belt, the business, which is managed by Roswald and her husband Nick Hartley, has grown into an internationally recognised label; exhibiting collections seasonally in London, Paris and New York alongside showrooms in Düsseldorf and Milan.
Originally known for bold, signature floral prints Ann Louise Roswald’s design ethos encompasses all of the textiles used in her ready-to-wear collections. Tweeds are woven in Scotland and Jacquard weaves are created in France where Ann Louise works directly with highly innovative textile manufacturers to lovingly produce exclusive fabrics that form the basis of her collections. By working closely with “masters of their art” Ann Louise applies intricate beadwork and appliqué to garments to create stunning heirloom pieces.
“Ann Louise Roswald is on a mission to make us all feel like movie stars” Thérèse Quinn, Gloss Magazine March 2007.
There is a cinematic quality to Ann Louise Roswald’s collections; created by blending iconic fashion moments with contemporary design.
Roswald’s heritage has almost certainly been an influence; raised in the North Yorkshire coastal town of Scarborough with a Swedish father (originally a clogmaker) and a Scottish mother (a trained dressmaker) there is a natural openness to her work. With her studies at St Martin’s bringing her to London this is where she primarily lives and has based the business – although a renovated cottage on the West Coast of Ireland has evolved into the family home. This rural retreat, a labour of love over the last 8 years, has been restored into a stunning home in keeping with the local landscape.
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Q: How Big?
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Q: What type of materials?
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Videos of PhotoSynth in action are available on the project site.
