“I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.”, claimed Gianni Versace. And indeed he did. He rarely drew any designs, instead deciding to pin the material on the mannequin or a model, cutting it and shaping it to best fit the figure. No wonder that it took him little...
In 1948, Christian Dior decided to pay tribute to her sister, Catherine, by dedicating a unique scented perfume. The delicate fragrance draws its inspiration from the “Jardin de Granville” where the designer has spent his entire childhood. “Make me a fragrance that smells like love” says Christian Dior to his longtime friend Serge Heftler-Louiche. Miss Dior was...
“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven’t had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.” Yves Saint Laurent
In Salzburg, Austria, the lady with a love of camellias crossed paths with a hotel lift operator, who’s uniform gave her the initial idea for a four-pocket jacket. It is said that her lover at the time, the Duke of Westminster, was responsible for her rather British taste for tweed. It was no surprise that...
In the House of Gucci, the Bamboo bag is emblematic. At the end of the 40s, the shortage of leather lead Guccio Gucci to use other materials like bamboo thus leading to a stroke of genius that will deeply mark the history of the Italian luxury brand. The “sac Bamboo Gucci” was designed in 1947...
The Boy Chanel is the it-bag of the Winter 2011-2012. It is modern, classic and also “boyish”. This bag carries the story of the passionate love between Coco Chanel and Arthur Capel, her most beautiful love.
