Max Osterweis started Suno in 2008 after years of visiting Kenya and collecting textiles from the east African country. He later teamed with Erin Beatty to design collections in New York City and employ Kenyan artisans to produce the clothing, which is as of Fall 2010 was exclusively available in the U.S. The A/W 2010 collection included a great selection of dresses and jackets, but an online search of where to buy the brand produced just a smattering of items at Barney’s, Otte NY, and Opening Ceremony.

The label’s showing at New York Fashion Week this past Saturday, however, may have completely changed the scope of availability for the burgeoning company. According to an off-the-cuff tweet by Matches Fashion Director Bridget Cosgrove, the London-based fashion guidepost will stock pieces from the Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Cosgrove praised the “fabulous ethnic print combo’s with sophisticated twist colours” and womenswear buyer Georgina Gainza echoed the applause, calling the line “the new Dries.” If she means Dries van Noten, as I assume, that’s a pretty mighty compliment.

It will be interesting to see what ends up on the shelves (or the e-shelves for those of us with an ocean or so between us and London). See some of my favorites from the collection above and below.

via @BridgetCosgrove & @GeorginaGainza
photos: wwd.com

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 10, 2009 — Today, Halogen Network announced the launch of FashionTweek.com. The Twitter powered Web site will aggregate all real time reactions to the shows, parties and people of New York Fashion Week with useful and user-friendly functionality. It will be live September 8-20, 2009.

The site will include sections where users can view Tweets from front row attendees, fashion bloggers, magazines, labels and models; a section on the site for all Fashion Week photos; a feed that aggregates all relevant Fashion Week Tweets from the Twitter population; and search capabilities of Twitter content by label or model keywords.

“At Halogen we believe in the need to engage consumers, not interrupt them. FashionTweek does that by integrating the Twitter powered, real time web with other useful functionality, such as a comprehensive schedule of events from all the venues,” says Gregory Shove, founder and CEO of Halogen Network. “The site offers real value to those attending and those following the shows and people that make up Fashion Week.”

“We are already working on FashionTweek Version 2.0, which will include expanded ability to search, sort and analyze trends from all the tweets coming out of Fashion Week. This version will go live February in time for the Fall 2010 Fashion Week.”

FashionTweek is sponsored by W Hotels. For additional information on FashionTweek, contact Jessica Avanzino at Jessica@halogennetwork.com.