Throughout the seasons, it’s become the Italian brand’s cornerstone creation. This shoe is very in vogue with the modern man, who is increasingly called on to move around. The “Gommino” gives its wearer a unique degree of comfort and stability in movement thanks to its famous 133 rubber pebbles. These qualities make it a must-have, a...
The story of plastic beach sandals is a French one, beginning in 1946 in Auvergne. One man, Jean Dauphant, began fabricating knives with handles made of plastic instead of horn. This modification was an economical solution, adapted to the difficult times of the immediate postwar period, as well as a small revolution in itself. For...
Thanks to the imagination of Marco Zanini, the creative director invites extravagance into the here and now. For two years he’s reworked the inventions of the style pioneer that Elsa Schiaparelli was. She who played with the divided skirt created by Paul Poiret, who created the trompe-l’oeil sweater, she who dared introduce zippers into an...
When Martin Margiela was active in the 90s, the artist took particular interest in turning one man’s cheap into everyone’s treasure; taking mottled objects from flea markets, Martin then transformed them into clothing for an egalitarian intelligentsia that liked playing with contentious undertones and subtle jabs in the fashion realm. In other words, do-it-yourself in...
First appearing in Paris in the latter half of the 19th century, the tanktop became a bonafide fashion item throughout the postwar decades – assuredly sensual. Marlon Brando sported a simple white one in 1951 in “A Streetcar Named Desire”, very lightweight and tight-fitting, particularly indented both in front and behind the neck, giving tenfold...
For three days, last July 22nd to July 24th, to the masterful rhythm of François Tajan’s gavel, Artcurial disbursed over 1,000 lots of collector watches, jewelry, and Hermès Vintage bags. This special rendezvous in Monaco has affirmed its status, year after year, as one of the most anticipated annual sales events. The 2014 edition allowed...
Pre-Raphaelite painting, an iconographic emblem of the 19th century, is the common thread for Valentino’s couture collection. Silhouettes inspired by this British art movement nourished by Italian “quattrocento” that, when thought through the label’s prism of aristocratic aesthetic, acquire a grandly romantic aura. This collection was presented at the Solomon de Rothschild hotel; it’s sophistication...
A game of fabrics, graphic cuts, and volume effects… Hussein Chalayan’s message for Vionnet is loud and clear: return Vionnet’s genius to the place it deserves. Indeed, Madeleine Vionnet is at the origin of the invention of the “coupe en biais” and “drapé” techniques. These couture techniques have proved a veritable goldmine to the greatest...
