Everything started with the death of Guccio Gucci, the famed founder of the Tuscan luxury house, and the successive inheritance of the enterprise by his sons Aldo, Vasco, Ugo, and Rodolfo. By using the initials of the man behind Gucci’s edification, Aldo Gucci gave birth to the famous double G logo in homage to his...
Oversize clothing? Women took it from the male wardrobe. Now it’s the men’s turn to take back their right to wrap up in the comforting lengths of immense coats with a hide lining. Dolce & Gabbana went down the runway with crowned heads dressed in printed sweaters on top of slim-fit pants. To evoke the...
For next winter’s collection, Kris Van Assche dug up his inspiration in the origins of the brand on 30 Avenue Montaigne. Straight out of the tastes of Monsieur Dior himself for the tailors of Savile Row where he liked to dress himself, he borrowed a discreet elegance tinted with romanticism. But here, the streets encompass...
In this Spring/Summer 2015 collection, Christopher Bailey chose to honor famed writer Bruce Chatwin, a globetrotter-cum-acclaimed author renowned for his travel narratives including “I always wanted to go to Patagonia” – the birth of a writer. Dubbed “Book Covers & Bruce Chatwin”, the Burberry Prorsum summer 2015 collection redesigns the silhouette of the Burberry man:...
Highlighting the collections Burberry Prorsum, London, and Brit, the campaign is projected around the artistic aspect of ready-to-wear and men’s and women’s accessories for next season. It’s worth saying that Chesterfields and coats, wool and monogram poncho covers all make us yearn for winter. That’s because Christopher Bailey worked particularly with painting techniques. The light trenchcoats? Bailey’s...
“The Yves Saint Laurent revolution is the arrival of the perfecto on the runway.” These words could sum up the heritage that Slimane is a part of: making women love what others before them once adored. In 2007, Hedi Slimane left the creative direction of Dior Homme to immortalize, with his telltale black and white...
Newly elected Academic Alain-Charles Perrot, chief architect of Historical Monuments, entrusted Lanvin with the creation of his “Immortel” outfit. This year the brand had the occasion to retie their old bonds with a tradition that dates back 113 years: the creation of custom-made suits for the “Immortels” – known in France as the “Habit Vert”....
