7 European Designers You Need To Know In 2012

Thankfully, it’s still January, so those New Year’s resolutions that may have been, um, “postponed temporarily” can now be replaced with this one — getting to know the best up-and-coming European designers of the year. Think Kane before Hollywood A-listers saturated the red carpet in his designs, or Katrantzou before editors fought over a seat at her show. That’s right. We’re dishing up the emerging talent from across that big pond who are on the cusp of making it big, and we're giving them a little nudge.

Stick to this guide on the seven new European designers you need to know now, and soon you’ll be fabulously cloaked in their duds while you casually name drop, say, Avelon to your fashion-obsessed boss that you so desperately need to impress. Just remember to take a mental picture of her jaw dropping for future confidence boosts...