The woman she represents is emancipated, totally inhabited by fashion rather than simply dressed in it. Eternally preoccupied with equality and liberty,Sonia Rykiel continues to perfect, among other things, that which is unfinished. Nicknamed the “Queen of Knits”, she indeed manipulates the material like a champion. The “new Chanel”1, who is only ever fan of one...
A veritable diamond in the rough will soon be unveiled for all to see. On October 14th, Danielle Luquet de Saint-Germain, retired model, will be putting her private collection of Haute Couture and ready-to-wear pieces, one of the most significant of the late 20th-century, up for auction at the Hotel Drouot in Paris. Yves...
Harper’s Bazaar said: “Balenciaga assured that elimination is the secret of chic”. A science of the blueprint of clear couture for disconcerting elegance. Play on proportions and volumes expressed through an emphasis of the back, erasing the shoulders, and a release of height, and in 1947, or even earlier, the New Look arrived. Lines Cocoon,...
The fashion show “Common Passions”, is how Raf Simons refers to his last collection for Dior. The two designers share a fascination with reminiscences of historical periods. So if Christian dreamt about the Belle Époque, Raf Simons is dreaming about modernism. And syncretism resulted in a reinterpretation of the dress “Miss Dior 1949”. Black tulle,...
A graphic allure, relatively geometric and at ease with itself, explosive, crackling colors with bold mixes, a tender and sensual petal; orchids have a dazzling and moving power. The sublime character is a delight to find in Léonard’s motifs, which makes their prints their true label. In 1960, Daniel Tribouillard and Jacques Léonard invented a...
Flooded with gold, embroidery, and precious stones. Electrical, vibrant, and profound colors. Silky, lamé, and topstitched fabrics. Kaleidoscopic, Balmain’s jewelry dress can be looked at stitch-by-stitch as having as many facets as a diamond. A jewel out of its shell, it shines and dazzles. Visual shock is at work in the global ensemble, while marvel...
Employing every bit of her savvy rigor, Phoebe Philo uses looped fabrics to concoct coats that seem to be made like cocoons. This texture produces a soft and ideal geometric volume; the coat, what with its loose hems, rounded lines, and knee-length, sums up all of Philo’s signatures: comfort and structure. Moreover, the coat disposes of...
A few months ago, Marc Jacobs predicted the return of Grunge. A trend which has been confirmed during the Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 shows. Since the legendary collection of Marc Jacobs in 1992, grunge, originally unfashion and nonconformist, found its expression in the fashion world. Much more than a style, it is a clothing attitude: clothes are...
From May 13 to July 22, the A. Galerie, in Paris’ 16th arrondissement, will house the exhibit “Desire” from photographer Patrick Demarchelier. This retrospective will illustrate his numerous mythical prints, created throughout these past thirty years. Capturer of fashion and advertising snapshots, the self-taught Demarchelier first devoted himself to his passion at the age...
From the runway to the big screen, The Great Gatsby is making a comeback, this time reinterpreted by the delicious Leonardo DiCaprio. Gucci and Ralph Lauren started the movement in 2012 by presenting silhouettes close to that of the heroines in Fitzgerald’s novel in their Spring/Summer runways. Just the occasion to come back to the emblematic pieces of...
