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...
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...
One thing is sure, and that’s the fact that Hedi Slimane is bringing his rock’n’roll twist to this decade. Yves Saint Laurent said “I create for my era and I try to anticipate for tomorrow.” Slimane creates for tomorrow by taking inspiration from yesterday while taking care to overturn contemporary codes in his wake. This...
He who exercised his talent for cuts and his love for lines with Céline, Lanvin, and Cacharel, is today applying himself towards turning iconic pieces from Petit Bateau on their head. On the menu: a reinvented striped sweater, its jersey fabric transfigured and quirky stripes to boot! At the center of his reflection: price. “I’ve...
In January 1970, she slipped three copies of her modern and sensual dress into a trunk, and went knocking on the door of the high fashion priestess herself, Diana Vreeland, legendary director of American Vogue. “She didn’t come to see me with an idea,” recalls Diana Vreeland. “She came with a global offer, a product,...
Born out of the legend of Wild West cowboys, leather pants made a solid comeback with the bikers of the 70s and 80s in the U.S. Everyone remembers the leather pants that equipped the band of teens seeking revolution in the movie Grease. It would get a bad reputation after a series of violent raids...
Alessandra Facchinetti, previously with Gucci, and Valentino before that, is imagining clean-cut and precise yet comfortable silhouettes for this summer. “Everything emphasizes, nothing holds back.” Using the latest technological advances, the laser-made cuts make this sportswear intensely feminine. Its special touch: sophisticatedly sporty. Bright pantsuits, patterned perfectos that fall perfectly over the shoulders, shirt-dresses, underskirts,...
Millions of jeans and just as many stories to tell. The new Levi’s campaign is shaking up the rules: by introducing a digital platform that allows their immense international fan community to interact, the jeans manufacturer is turning its followers into a living shopfront for their mythic jeans. The project invites them to share their...
« All my dresses come from a gesture. A dress that does not reflect or does not make one think about a gesture is not the right one ».
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...
