On each of the seats at their Spring/Summer 2017 runway, Céline took care to deposit a quotation from American artist Dan Graham: “I want to show that our bodies are bound to the world whether we like it or not.” From one artist to another, Phoebe Philo seems to have wanted to show that fashion...
15 years; it’s been over 15 years that Nicolas Ghesquière has been dissecting the heritage of the brands confided to him in order to extract then introduce to the world a new conception of clothing. For Vuitton, Ghesquière has been pulling out all the stops for the past three years. Playfully combining his sci-fi aesthetics...
At Valentino, elegance responds to the very definition of refinement – it’s without compromise that this brand has been under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli for the past eight years now, composing and confectioning the ideal wardrobe for beauties on a quest for distinction. For the current season, a surprising pink is pushing the...
Rei Kawakubo is one of the pioneers of the famed “Anti-Fashion” movement. Arriving in Paris at the same time as other designers like Yohji Yamamoto, Comme Des Garçons has always questioned the human species, turning its aesthetics and established truths upside down in the process. A veritable purist ever since, Rei Kawakubo is this season...
The “Queen of Knits” – it wouldn’t take long for Sonia Rykiel’s sweaters to enter the fashion world. In the 60s, young Sonia introduced her own fantasy of womankind: she would be emancipated, inhabited by fashion rather than merely dressed by it. Her styles would catch the eye of American fashion writers on a scouting...
Is there any legend more contemporary than that of Alexander McQueen? The answer seems obvious; it’s no doubt for this reason that Sarah Burton is pursuing her exploration of McQueen’s signature for the Spring/Summer 2017 season. Luxury that only looks like itself: this is how one could define the line developed by Alexander McQueen during...
Isabel Marant has made pragmatic fashion her hobby horse – ever since the creation of her eponymous brand, the label has never ceased to export the cool and accessible silhouette that gives Parisian girls their look. But Isabel Marant’s Paris is more 10th arrondissement than 15th; this is one detail that matters when it comes...
Nadège Vanhée-Cybluski learned from the greatest – Martin Margiela, Céline, or The Row, the designer’s distinct touch and modern, pure vision of fashion has gotten the attention of Hermès. Indeed, she has a penchant for creations that, while perhaps simple around the edges, contain all the complexity of a work worthy of the brand. And...
Versace has always imagined clothing with a glamorous approach. A regular on the red carpets, crazy about cuts and the sexiest fabrics possible, the brand created by Gianni Versace has borne glamour, opulence, and Italian extravagance since the 80s. Silk, leather, leather and silk, or metallic mesh that becomes even more delectable when embroidery meets...
Emilio Pucci’s label has stuck out from the crowd since the 50s. Ever since his debuts – a sign of distinction for the Italian fashion brand founded by the discreet marquis Emilio Pucci de Barsento, Pucci prints have fascinated with their perpetual movement. Never timid, never static, the motifs imagined by Emilio have long given...
