Kate Moss wears Prada dress from the Fall/Winter 2013-2014 collection for the launching of her brand new signature collection of high-tech accessories with Carphone Warehouse, in London.
Author: Icon-Icon (Sébastien GIRARD)
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The Caban by Yves Saint-Laurent
While all of Paris was dressing up in clothes that were enamored with frills, Yves Saint Laurent, age 26, took it upon himself to establish raw, almost utilitarian lines. The most important thing was no longer the proactive perfection of an envisaged body, but to make it so beautiful that it was naked. Inspired by the...
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Gianni Versace’s Home Put up for Auction
The Versace world is a glitzy, sumptuous one. One of those worlds that tells the story of fashion’s Golden age. Gianna Versace had a profound fascination for classical art and Roman architecture. So, when in 1992 he found this building inspired by the Alcazar de Colon 1, built in 1930 by architect Alden Freeman, the...
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Ladurée Macaroons
When Louis Ernest Ladurée opened his bakery on 16 rue Royale in Paris in 1862, the great fashion of the Second Empire was increasingly numerous and luxurious cafés. The Ladurée brand didn’t quite get tongues wagging yet, but the La Madeleine neighborhood where it set up shop was rapidly growing as a number of French...
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Be Baguette: the Totally Iconic Baguette
Under normal circumstances, enriching, beautifying, or embellishing a classic is no easy task. In particular when that classic is the Baguette, a bag who’s many versions, each more imaginative and outlandish than the last, has been conquering women for more than fifteen years now. But the iconoclastic Fendi and its more-than-creative creative director, Karl Lagerfeld, have...
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Dom Pérignon and Jeff Koons for the Better
Previously, Jeff Koons was a couturier… of Wall Street commodities. When he ventured into art, it was with the idea of it as a preferred vehicle for merchandising. It was only natural then for him to collaborate with the Château Mouton Rothschild when they asked him to imagine the tag for their 2010 vintage. Jeff...
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The Mini-Me Collection by Burberry
Before lighting up the runways with its lines that are so functional they’re glamorous, the Burberry trench coat served the British armed forces during World War I. Conceived by Mr. Burberry himself in 1901, it was manufactured in gabardine cotton in order to make it lighter and more comfortable. Sewn-in shoulder pads and a belted...
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Sergio Rossi and his Ecopump
Sergio Rossi, the famous design house founded in Italy, needs no introduction. Typically Mediterranean, its incomparable savoir-faire privileges a fiery sensuality. Pumps, sandals, ankle boots, and thigh highs gain a little height thanks to a vertiginous and majestic heel, supporting a sole with voluptuous curves who’s pointed toe suggests the power of a Southern European...
