It’s said that Peter Dundas took inspiration for his Fall/Winter 2015-2016 collection from his time spent watching the stars. It’s no doubt for this reason that he declared it to be a “very personal collection”. Indeed, from way up there among the brilliant orbs and the mysterious Milky Way, Dundas managed to come up with...
Roberto Cavalli remains loyal to his DNA by presenting resolutely seductive silhouettes. The Italian designer resists the call of the 70s, preferring rather to exalt the foreign. With a pretext of a journey to elsewhere, or more precisely to Asia, the Cavalli collection harbors a number of Chinese influences. That’s why the designer glorifies prints...
It’s no secret: Christopher Bailey is fascinated by the speed with which the world is changing. But now the Burberry creative director is taking a certain pleasure in the idea of slowing down the world’s breakneck rhythm – at least at his own level. The collection is called Patchwork, Pattern, and Prints… This is how...
Very discretely, Karl Lagerfeld presented his 50th collection for Fendi last week: a collection with a little something special, as the pieces borrow their structured lines from the architecture of the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana. The analogy may be surprising, but in reality, the edifice is today home to Fendi. So forget about the past,...
Made famous by Coco Chanel in the 50s, the skirt suit knew its first successes in a tweed version braided with ribbons; these timeless little trimmings in contrasting colors were a Chanel signature that would become an often-copied iconic classic as well. Madame Pouzieux and Coco Chanel shared a passion for horse-riding, as well as...
From the hills of Sommerset, where the brand’s manufacturer has been based since its creation by Roger Saul in 1971, Mulberry distills an English spirit that lies between chic and fantasy the world over. Johnny Coca won’t take over as new creative director for the brand until next year. In the meantime, the team currently...
Herminie Cadolle, who’d resided in Paris with her husband since 1860, was a corset manufacturer in one of the workshops that was then the backbone of Parisian fashion. During the Paris Commune of 1871, she participated in one of the first movements that claimed to be feminist: the Union of Women for the Defense of...
Tod’s Band – Chapter One: The Wave Attitude. The Italian label surrounded itself with 15 personalities from the worlds of music, cinema, and photography – 15 female personalities each more inspiring than the next. By casting Langley Fox Hemingway, Julia Restoin Roitfield, or Quentin Jones and Sonia Sieff, Tod’s is highlighting 15 young women that...
“The collection alludes to the world of drawing, sometimes exaggerated costumes fashioned by celebrated opera artists.” Angela Missoni is delivering a collection that’s enamored by Eastern influences; in her own words, “the ambiance reveals a charming young girl from Shanghai enamored by the Chinese tradition.” Imbued with audacity and graphic details, the designer is apposing...
