“Elegance is invisible, impalpable, difficult to define. It is or it isn’t. It’s like charm”. This is the tune that Bottega Veneta is humming into the ear of Tomas Maier, creative director for the Italian label since June 2001. The tote bag, cornerstone piece for the fashion house, intertwines discretion and savoir-faire in its extraordinary signature style, the...
Love for beautiful clothes knows no limits, but sometimes can face certain obstacles… – like the constant need to iron them, sitting on our luggage desperately trying to fit all we need in or the fact that even though those jeans may look like a dream yet they feel like a nightmare. The sad truth is...
With an increasingly haute couture feel, the sweatshirt is quickly climbing the list of most coveted pieces this winter. At its core, the sweatshirt is the essential starting point for any streetwear ensemble: athletically draped over sporty shoulders, it soaks up all that pesky sweat that comes with a long run in Central Park. And...
“I like the idea of the trench coat, which was established 158 years ago, mixed with something a little bit naughty, a bit cheeky and sexy. So we had cotton woven here in England mixed them with plasticised leathers and covered in heart motifs.” Christopher Bailey
Chanel is hitting hard this season with its Legobag, already adopted by the biggest fashionistas on the planet. Guess they just couldn’t let such an it-bag pas them by! It was a rather bold choice on Chanel’s part but has revealed itself to be a prolific one who’s success has proved to be rather promising....
The label, famous for its trademark down jacket, has also been able to reinvent itself. The brand’s keen following today is due to the fact that it masterfully transformed what was once a tasteless, unsightly article of clothing into an essential item for the winter months. Originally produced for factory workers, the down jacket rapidly...
On October 1st, 1926, American Vogue published a drawing that depicted one of Chanel’s styles, accompanied by the comment: “the Chanel ‘Ford’ – the frock that all the world will wear”1, and the “little black dress” was launched.2 From black dresses to restrained ornamentation, Chanel was neither the first nor the only one to make them in the 20s....
Man was light years away from thinking that he could one day set foot on the moon. And yet, he did it that fateful July 20, 1969. The cataclysmic 70s allowed Italian entrepreneur Giancarlo Zanatta to get inspired and create a pair of boots with a decidedly cosmic allure. Thinking of a name wasn’t rocket...
The Fashion Week of Milan will not leave us unscathed: patchwork materials, arty spirit and dazzling glamour remains with us. The leg straps, which are second skin to Pucci, fascinated us, the Byzantine art inspiration of Dolce & Gabbana transported us, and the geometry minimalist Jil Sander enchanted us. It was assertive of luxurious elegance.
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only… Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel
