Valentino has long worked with the delicateness of fabrics and the fluidity of movement. In their quest for perfection, the brand has already highlighted the creation of contemporary legends tinged with ancient inspirations. Red, the favored color of the latest Emperor of Fashion, has long been able to win over women on a quest for...
The designer duo at the reins of Kenzo, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, decided to play with a mix of genders for next season. Men and women came together for a very particular runway. The prints seem to be inspired by the arctic, where the elements run wild. It’s a joyous mixture of future icons...
On Thursday January 19, 2017, Kim Jones, creative director for Louis Vuitton’s men’s collections, teamed up with New York label Supreme to siphon off some of their hype. “Supreme is Louis Vuitton” is a collection that brings streetwear into the excellence and nobility of the centennial brand’s pieces. Supreme, founded in New York in 1994,...
Dries Van Noten is one of the few designers that is as talented as they are reflective. He sometimes voices off on his responsibility to the hundreds of people that his richly embroidered collections employ in India; now this latest season was the occasion to find new inspiration in Europe in addition to sourcing fabrics....
“I wanted to do something impeccable. I wanted girls to look like animated fashion drawings.” Karl Largerfeld attempted to monopolize on the original spirit of 21 rue Cambon without copying a single detail. Beneath the glass dome of the Grand Palais, in a decor inspired by the 30s and Art Deco, the runway’s ambiance recalled...
Andrea Incontri and the Tod’s team chose the beautiful Villa Necchi Capiglio in Milan as the location for their Fall/Winter 2018 collection. This collection was a departure from the norm in the fashion world, but was nonetheless the fruit of an unparalleled exploration. Strong and sophisticated, the 2018 Gommino reinterprets its own trademark to make...
I Nuovi Principi, The New Princess. This is how Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana decided to name their new collection, introduced in Milan for Fall/Winter 2018. This season, for the first time, it’s millennials, all of them fils or fille de or Instagram personalities – like Rafferty Law, Sistine et Sofia Stallone, Jaden Smith, Presley Gerber, Brandon Lee, Cameron...
A group of sculptures lit up in lilac, right in the center of the floor, were the visual reference point for the entire runway. Donatella Versace may have sought to make cuts sexy and fabrics sporty these last two seasons, but today the brand is taking on more traditional clothing. Wearability and lightness are obviously...
“This is the story of a lucky, intellectual, artistic, adventurous young woman. […] He and her play with unisex and interchangeable threads.” This is how Vivienne Westwood’s collection kicked off, a collection founded on a desire to anchor the label into current affairs. Global warming, over-consumption… it’s all part of the same problem for Westwood,...
References to a 70s palette, artsy, a bit vintage with a twist… It was a creational coincidence for Miuccia Prada: “I didn’t want to do the 70s,” she declared backstage of her Milan runway on Sunday night. “But it came like that, naturally. It was an important period for contesting, for humanity. Which is more than necessary...
