The Italian design house has finally put an end to the suspense by revealing the name of one of the replacements for Christopher Kane, former creative director for Versace’s secondary line “Versus”. Recipient of the award for “Emerging Talent for Ready-to-Wear” at the 2012 British Fashion Awards, this more than promising talent has been able...
Kitten heels for a flowering young woman: it’s the accessory of choice for a radiant femininity, ingenuous yet mischievous. These tiny stilettos, with their 5 cm height, are making a comeback with a solidly affirmed character and an iconic reissuing. The curved profile for the mythic elegance of Audrey Hepburn, the square heel for Yves...
All of Chanel’s creations have the inimitable ability to tell an entire story. Called simply the “Boy”, this bag imagined by Karl Lagerfeld in 2011 renders homage to Gabrielle Chanel’s one true love: English polo player Arthur “Boy” Capel. Without getting bogged down by sentimentalism, Lagerfeld’s homage is movingly restrained. The colors are elementary: dull...
Badge out, laid off Says he’s got a bad cough/ Wants to get it paid off.” BOB DYLAN, SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES
Advertising duo Jacques Bungert and Frédéric Torloting, recent acquirers of the Courrèges design house, are about to do a major overhaul on the label, which fell into quasi-abandon in the late 70s. . Their challenge? “To only focus on timeless styles”, without playing the vintage card. Their signature style has been able to enter into the...
Two of Madonna’s famous cone bras, which are actually technically corset tops, were put up for auction on Wednesday, October 3 at Christie’s in London. The two cones are stitched into the garment’s body, made of green and white silk, and are accompanied by multiple hand-sewn sequins and beaded fringes. Indeed, the Queen of Pop’s cone bras...
What could be more chic or fun than spending a Baba-esque S/S 2013? The Parisian concept store Nouvelle Affaire is rendering homage to stylist Catherine Baba, a colorful figure in the fashion world. A native Australian who’s lived in Paris for 20 years, Catherine Baba has put the rest of the fashion universe at her...
Alaïa Azzedine is proving that aesthetics have no limits; raised in Tunis, he founded his fashion house with a little help from his amicably authentic skills in the 80s. The mystery, the constant and sincere passion that characterize his creations have no doubt contributed to the fact that he is now so honored by the...
Following Paris-Moscow and Paris-Bombay, Karl Lagerfeld has decided to honor Barrie Knitwear, a Scottish cashmere manufacturer and latest acquisition of the French haute couture house, in the Linlithgow Palace. This runway show is also a broader homage to Scotland, first discovered by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel thanks to the Duke of Westminster. It was here that she drew...
Kevin Lyons1 is teaming up with Colette to offer up a Converse “Colette blue” style, specially for Illustration Month. The Converse epic has all the makings of an icon. At the beginning of the 20th century, Marquis Mills Converse fell down the stairs and almost broke his ankle. In 1908, he decided to create a pair...
