The creative duo at the head of Valentino remains loyal to their muse Marie Antoinette for next season. Inspired by 18th century style, but in a much subtler and more airy essence, Chiuri and Piccioli also opted to trace the style and preciousness of the famed Petit Trianon’s decor on their pieces; this was the...
For several seasons now, Lacoste’s new creative director has been recreating the brand’s image. In a jazzier vein, and with a younger and more urban spirit, Felipe Oliveira Baptista is creating a collection for next season that’s once more blurring the lines between athletic fashion and urban fashion. With the next Olympics right around the...
“No concept”. For next season, Alexander Wang refused to put his inspiration into a conceptual box. This year, and just like at his origins, the King of New York Cool is getting back in touch with street ethos: “We’re always asking ourselves what is modern. Well, what’s modern is what’s just in front of us.”...
It was in 1970 that Manolo Blahnik crossed paths with Diana Vreeland. Interested in his talent, the “Big Chief Forever” advised him to concentrate exclusively on shoes. That’s what he would do starting in 1972. In that year, British designer Ossie Clar entrusted Manolo Blahnik with the creation of the shoes for his runway shoe;...
They say men are fanatics of the surrealism and strange, living in the rhythm of their vagueness, often very accommodating, they are UFOs … Like the magic of a biker jacket made of boiled leather, made famous by Rick Owens. Can we really believe in the American fashion designer eager worked materials, atmosphere, and extravagant notable film...
Surrealism blazed a path little by little in the visual culture of the era, notably through the pages of magazines like Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar, who’s illustrations echoed the direct ties that would forevermore bind art and fashion, and of which Elsa Schiaparelli – a pioneer in the genre – was the most illustrious representative. The “tears” dress,...
“We grew up within the company, among the looms, jumping on balls of yarn from Mongolia. After school, we imagined little knit collections for dad, who would present his own at fashion trade shows. Our game was a bonafide ritual. It became our profession.” Camilla et Carolina Cucinelli
It was love at first sight. One of the founding fathers of contemporary photography, David Bailey truly fell for this bag that has the soul of an icon: the Cape Bag by Tod’s. “For the first time in my career, a bag was the connecting thread in my work,” admits Bailey. And it’s true! Inspired...
It’s known for its lightness, comfort, softness, quality, and especially its cashmere. The Burberry scarf is celebrated the world over for its intense reliability. To celebrate this iconic scarf, Burberry is launching a scarf bar for the very first time! Available online and in boutiques around the world – including at their 8 Boulevard Malesherbes...
The “180” moccasin what with its shape that hasn’t changed since its original creation in 1946, still produced in accordance with fabrication processes dating back to 1946 in the original ateliers in Limoges, France, is now and probably will remain for a long time to come one of, or even, the emblematic style for the...
