Tod’s newest designer, Alessandra Facchinetti has created a soft and graphic collection for next season, tender and jarring all at once. Her street cred comes from her work at Prada, alongside Muccia, before fine-tuning her skills with Gucci and Valentino. But for Tod’s, Alessandra Facchinetti seems to have found a natural fit, the perfect union...
Among other styles would appear the little white trapeze dress, like a stick of dynamite in the bourgeois wardrobe. It took the opposite approach to traditional silhouettes of the previous decade. But what made it special? A structured trapeze cut that freed the hips and revealed the legs above the knee. The dress’s flat, geometric...
A braided version in collaboration with Colette or an all-white version. Two numbered, limited edition styles that are 100% made in France. But just who is this Arthur character? Historic ambassador of Le Coq Sportif, Arthur Ashe is a tennis player who quickly captured the audience with his game and his elegance alike. The athlete...
Born from Coco Chanel’s desire for simplicity and practicality, the 2.55 is a veritable symbol of liberty. Inspired by the way she wore her binoculars on the racetrack, hands in her pockets, the 2.55 nonetheless preserves all the brand’s codes of elegance and refinement. From the time of its launch, it was already picked up...
Behind the name Dodo hides another chapter in Italian label Pomellato’s book. The principle: conceive a trans-generational language to be inscribed in line with sentimental jewelry of the 19th century. This is reified in twinkling charms made to become intimate companions for the children of Pomellato’s clients. A language that, while only understood by a...
Adorable yet sophisticated, Mary Janes have the reputation of being shoes for girls from well-to-do families. But that was before designers got a hold of them. First there was Vivienne Westwood to infuse a neon punk into them, perching female beauty on a thick heel that was so high that it became a pedestal. But...
NATO is a bracelet that is known in the catalogues of the British Ministry of Defence by the name G10. Originally, this large band of grey nylon fabric was made for the armies of her Majesty. But now once more the watchmakers on rue Cambon have fallen for a twist in the plot line. And...
The story of the Irish sweater begins on the isles of the Aran archipelago, tiny strips of land that are battered by the wind. To protect fishermen against winds and tides alike, knitters sheared many a sheep to obtain a virgin wool with which they stitched 100,000 points to compose this hand-made sweater. A twisted...
We get the picture: each detail of the Chanel brand was inspired by one of the major events in the life of Coco, and tweed is no exception. This trans-Channel fabric came from the man she shared her life with: the Duke of Westminster. The richest man in England, with a British elegance to match...
Coco Chanel’s story is imbued with mysteries and things left unsaid, secrets that purportedly forged the legend of the Dame aux Camélias. The same goes for the matelassé motif. It was used for the first time during the conception of her emblematic handbag, the 2.55 – no word on its original inspiration. Once more, it’s Chanel...
