For its 1st campaign of the year, Gucci is associating its Spring/Summer Cruise collection with author and illustrator Hirohiko Araki. Two very different universes come together within a single epic to celebrate two events: the brand’s 90th birthday and Hirohoko Araki’s 30th. The Cruise collection, with its light and elegant materials enhanced by loud color...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Up For Auction
1960, Brooklyn births yet another artist. Jean-Michel Basquiat is born. His neon-toned palette, a distinguished silhouette, he’s managed to tie in each of his works, the terrible truth, denunciation, and dreaming, making use of the illusion of joy. As a child, his sole pursuit was drawing. In 1976, before ending his high school career, Basquiat...
Raf Simon’s First Campaign: From Past to Present
The first photos of Raf Simons’ Spring/Summer 2013 campaign for Dior are already circulating through newsstands and tablets everywhere. In this pure, white setting, little surrealist clouds à la Magritte sprinkle a holy, minimalist, and strangely poetic vibe into the scene. The Belgian designer’s style is then grafted in: a geometric chic full of discretion and delicateness, as if...
Holiday Nail Polish
The magic of the holidays is now raining down on your nails in sparkles. Let yourself be swept away by these nail polishes. Classic in black or more eccentric in snow or peridot, few will be able to resist their bewitching charm.
2012 Flashback: The Pointed Pump by Céline
Founded in 1945, by Céline Vipiana, the Maison Céline quickly got itself a place into the inner circle – among the most creative, inventive, and daring labels of the second half of the twentieth century. But, it was not before the 1960’s that the brand started its own woman-fashion line. Initially created for children, the...
2012 Flashback: The Tiger Sweatshirt by Kenzo
Preferred motif of designer Kenzo Takada, the tiger is making a big comeback. The beast has been invading our closets for the past few months, and it’s back now for winter with a new Kenzo sweatshirt available in several styles. The important thing, explains Humberto Leon “is to have fun”. This tiger-print fleece sweatshirt will...









