In the beginning it was brown. Yes, Emile-Maurice Hermès chose this shade for his label’s visual vocabulary, notably by using it for the color of the boxes that would enclose newly acquired pieces. But then World War II saw the Nazis occupying Paris. Like many sectors, fashion was slowed to a halt, and even occasionally...
At the heart of the Fall/Winter 2016 collection is a piece that was particularly attention-grabbing – a piece cut like a winter jacket using the most exquisite of leathers. Pash leather is born from the craftsmanship of Tod’s workshops, but also from a special attention to style influenced by the unique philosophy that accompanies the...
Givenchy is one of the big names in Parisian fashion – designer and friend of Audrey Hepburn, the original artist Hubert developed ultra-refined and mysterious collections with aristocratic lines. And so, perhaps to incarnate or rather capture the mystery of Givenchy’s creations, Ricardo Tisci has added an oversized agate stone to several of these looks....
Carven. The brand founded by Carmen de Tommaso in the wake of WWII initially proposed a revival of a light and joyful spirit, giving meaning back to the phrase joie de vivre. Ever since, its aesthetic has been characterized through diverse associations each more ravishing than the next. This means motifs but also colors; lots...
“This piece took 194 hours to make” said the back of one of the pieces that went down the Vionnet runway in Paris. One thing is certain with Goga Ashkenazi’s new collection: the garment is precious, something to be worked but also to be understood. In perfect line with Madame Vionnet’s spirit, it seems that...
Finally, a woman designing for women! At Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri is announcing: “I force myself to be attentive to the world and to create fashion that looks like the women of today, a fashion that will accompany them in their transformations to escape stereotypical categories of ‘masculine and feminine’, ‘young and not so young’,...
Amid tropical vegetation and a landscape of natural foliage, Balmain’s runway presented in Paris seemed to awaken the brand’s instincts. Taking a softer route towards nature, the Balmain army appears to want to cover themselves in the most beautiful things in the wild. “This collection is inspired by the unique strength of these women that...
Japanese-inspired, psychedelic, or faded, flowers have once more set the tone for Dries Van Noten’s Spring/Summer 2017 runway. When not captured in the huge blocks of ice set up around the catwalk by artist Azuma Makoto, these flowers imagined by Dries Van Noten sprang forth from pieces as if emerging from a bucolic daydream. “Dare...
The discreet and lesser-known partner, Andreas Kronthaler is presenting his second collection for Westwood. This label grew along with the punk movement; today that aesthetic seems to have become an integral part of the fashion landscape. That’s no doubt why Kronthaler preferred to work with perspectives and aesthetics that the brand has already explored. This...
