“Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.” Diana Vreeland
Category: Fashion & accessories
Because most desired works are anchored in a trajectory of icons throughout history, anecdotes and personalities who have raised them to the rank of cultural...
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Falabella Bag by Stella McCartney
Environmental friendliness is where it’s at today, and Stella McCartney may just be to thank for it. The proof is her new small format Falabella tote bag. The British designer, a strict vegetarian, conceived this bag out of respect for the environment. Proud in her convictions, Stella McCartney doesn’t use any leather. The Falabella is...
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Beussanda by Imane Ayissi
Imane Ayissi’s first runway was in Paris in 1992. His collection, largely composed of polka dot dresses, made him say that there was “polka dots for the starter, main dish, and dessert, all in all more than 100 dresses!” His forebearers, Alaïa, Lanvin, and Saint Laurent, passed down a love of fluidity, a taste for...
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Hand in Hand with Schiaparelli
Founded in 1927 by Elsa Schiaparelli, the brand of the same name highlights fantasy and inventive fashion. Close to the surrealists led by André Breton, the couturier hopped on board to abolish the distinction between dream and reality, encouraging society to allow itself to be invaded by its subconscious desires. Today, the Schiaparelli universe is...
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The Dress Seen by Gianni Versace
“A Versace dress should arrive in a room before the woman.” – Gianni Versace
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The Top Shocking
A memory of the flamboyant era where Elsa Schiaparelli brought surrealist art into the fashion world, the brand’s new creative director enjoys using references from this apogee. With longer lines and modernized concepts, Bertrand Guyon is playing in “Elsa’s theater”. With experience at Valentino and as Hubert de Givenchy’s first assistant, Bertrand Guyon is signing...
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The Fall-Winter 2015/16 Haute Couture Corolla Dress
To create his 2016 haute couture collection, Raf Simons started with a few key concepts: purity, innocence, opulence, and decadence. In this mid-season period, Dior’s couture season is unfolding along the lines of the great Flemish masters of the arts. These masters came from Anvers, former region of the Lower Countries or what is today...
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The Vestal Dress by Versace
“We wanted to show the softer side of Versace.” Usually conquering and sexy, Donatella Versace chose this time to slip her women into juvenile dresses, where cut-outs and bold cleavage make for a body at the pinnacle of subversion. On a catwalk that was purposefully made out of 25,000 orchids captured in transparent glass, Atelier...
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The Red Dress and Valentino
“A camel coat, a little black dress, a big red dress… all about an elegant woman’s wardrobe.” – Valentino
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The Prada Skirt
Starting in the 90s, bright colors within the brand’s collections were already echoing back to the 60s, structured by geometric prints. Prada’s work with vintage inspirations favors a dialogue between the formal character of pieces like the suit skirt and the era’s praise of liberty. The Prada skirt is also distinguishable through its surprising and timely...