During the Belgian haute couture house’s runway show in Paris, the result of four years of research was finally revealed. Five unique pieces of jewelry graced the couturier’s pieces, like diamond stalactites. MMM and Swarovski came together around the idea of an “artisanal” haute couture runway. For its first partnership with a fashion house, the...
“I wanted a sweatshirt, open in front, with lots of pressure so that it would look like clothing from the Renaissance, children’s clothing for big people or the other way around.” The story behind Agnès b. is first and foremost about giving oneself the liberty to do what one wants. The origins of the cardigan...
Coco Rocha attended the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring-Summer 2014 fashion show, in New York on September 8. She was wearing a jumpsuit by DVF for the event.
Fur and Fendi: this is the story of the Fendi sisters. From the very beginning, they approached fur in an incongruous way; by bringing the formality down a notch, the girls also made it a bit less dramatic. When they called out to the young Karl Lagerfeld in 1965, it was to give the label an incomparable style....
The collection was thought up like an inspiration notebook. This partnership between The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Dior culminates in delicate pieces that, through their pure lines, transcend these retrogressive Warhol sketches from the 50s. This is how a recurring theme with modern traits ends up on the Lady Dior: a high heel....
The origin of pleasure cruises goes back to the middle of the 19th century. The pages of this new work cover the history of tourism from the Belle Époque to modern times. From the rich and fabulous to the simple cruise passenger, an entire era is transposed by the adventures on board these giant boats....
Alexander takes his logomania from the gimmicky 90s. Just like he did during this decade, he slaps his own name all over his creations. But with candor. Subtly worked, his W.A.N.G. signature slips onto a number of pieces in the collection; on classics revisited in a desirable modernity, or even an accessible one, his fingerprint...
Jeff Koons has always been able to transform everyday objects of Americana into deliciously oversized works. Glamorous ever since these pieces were enthroned at Versailles in 2008, it’s through his work that kitsch makes its way into art. By choosing popular objects, Jeff Koons recalls cartoons, toys, and more generally the memories and dreams of...
