Dark, Klein, light, or iridescent, blue seems to be the key component of Armani’s runway show. A show where the refinement seems to be directly inspired by the 40s. In those days, Giorgio Armani was a child who, to escape the torment of a world at war, preferred to hide in the shadows of movie...
A quotation from philosopher Giorgio Agamben awaited viewers on each seat in the viewing hall: “The ones who are really contemporary are the ones who neither perfectly coincide with their time nor adapt themselves to its demands… The Contemporary is that relationship with time in which we adhere to it through a disconnection.” Fittingly enough,...
The Fall/Winter 2016 collection leaves a considerable amount of space for unisex fashion as Vivienne Westwood goes back to her basics. A punk fashion show where oddball and eccentric make for fashion that’s as quirky as ever, heavily gleaned from punk culture. And just like only Vivienne knows how, Westwood offers a show full of...
From the hills of Sommerset, where the brand’s manufacturer has been based since its creation by Roger Saul in 1971, Mulberry distills an English spirit that lies between chic and fantasy the world over. Johnny Coca won’t take over as new creative director for the brand until next year. In the meantime, the team currently...
It’s no secret: Christopher Bailey is fascinated by the speed with which the world is changing. But now the Burberry creative director is taking a certain pleasure in the idea of slowing down the world’s breakneck rhythm – at least at his own level. The collection is called Patchwork, Pattern, and Prints… This is how...
The first Arthur Ashe style appeared in 1964. After a noteworthy collection with select designer boutique Colette, Le Coq Sportif is releasing a new version of its iconic tennis shoe. In taking inspiration from the chic and elegant universe of tennis shoes, the name Arthur Ashe seemed a natural fit. Le Coq Sportif would imagine...
Halfway between punk and sportswear with military details, these pieces by Marc Jacob appeared amidst a red decor like a garden of hell. A decor set up in the old Park Avenue armory, inspired by the salon of fashion guru Diana Vreeland. Romanesque inspiration abounds in this collection so anchored in the past that it...
Opening Ceremony gets its name from the legendary Olympics opening ceremony. A name borrowed from something that itself is a metaphor for openness to the world, Opening Ceremony is out to conquer new cultures, mixing art with fashion with absolute modernness. The bicephalous creativity of this New York-based fashion house is enamored with the photographic...
A wardrobe inspired by goth and metal subcultures went down the runway during New York Fashion Week. A spirit of mastered rebellion, a somber tension that Alexander Wang acts as a spokesperson for – there’s something almost militant in this runway show. Muses of the night invade the catwalk to cry out a new breed...
Ever since his arrival at the head of Lacoste’s creative direction in 2011, Baptista has never hesitated to dig deep into the brand’s heritage to set the tone for his collections. For Winter 2015, he’s taken on the idea of accentuating a deconstruction of Lacoste’s classics in order to reconstitute their iconic aura. In this...
