The camellia embarked on its first crusade in the 18th century and enraptured a very influential woman indeed: Empress Josephine of France. Charmed by the plant’s perfect symmetry, she made it into a print for garments and the decorative arts alike. The following century, “La Dame aux Camélias” by Alexandre Dumas painted a vivid picture...
For her Pre-Fall 2014 collection, the creator Diane Von Furstenberg celebrates the 40th birthday of her brand updating the emblem of her creation : the wrap-dress. Designed in all over graphics prints, this collection re-uses symbols of the house with originality and sophistication.
The emblem of Trussardi celebrates its forty years in this video realized by the Japanese illustrator, Yuko Shimizu. The artistic direction is entrusted to the descendant of the creator of the brand, Gaïa Trussardi, who at thirty years old, brilliantly transmits the strong identity of the house by combining authenticity and modernity.
This collection, a poster child for the brand’s favorite season, is entitled Bagatelle and sounds out as the presage of an intimate and precious series. The collection’s name conveys the spontaneity of a budding flower and the languidness with which the few pieces in this jewelry series are announced, like a soft awakening at the...
This video represents Louis Vuitton’s idea of the contemporary traveller. The actor in the video is seen with a breath-taking background of the South-Western United States landscape. He shows the iconic men’s collection for this season shedding light to the timeless style of the pieces.
For the Spring 2014 collection of Couture, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli keep the identity of the brand and offer their afficionados the pleasure of new versions of their famous embroidered long dresses. This season for a voluptuous walk, lace consolidates the ephemeral touch of the sylph women, in love with the italian savoir-faire.
An enthusiast of the mechanical industry and new materials, this eminent French female designer prefers to be called an artist and operates with incredible liberty of thought, desiring first and foremost to be modern and avant-garde. It’s at the side of Le Corbusier and her brother Pierre Janneret that she started to diffuse her ideas...
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is faithful to his original style inspired by street art and contemporary art. In his fashion show for pre-fall 2014, the work and the inspirations of the famous writer Jean Cocteau were incorporated into the collection by the designer. Warded of naive prints and “trompe l’oeil”, the new collection is a brilliant echo of...
Hot on the heels of this discovery, he set up shop in London in 1891; 30 years later, he would become official outfitter at the Court of King Edward VIII. Associated with royalty, Burberry brought its Scottish print to the forefront, as evidenced by the King’s famous exclamation: “Bring me my Burberry!” Today, the print...
The Royal Offshore Collection was introduced in 1993 and lead the way with its original 42mm watch. Despite many people who did not have faith in the oversized style of the collection at the time, it proved to be the pioneer of this style that has remained iconic ever since.
