From the Hindustani word “epae-jama”, it literally means “leg garment”. England, the port of entry for this new fashion, was already using them around 1625 in the way that is most commonly known to us today. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that they would spread more significantly to other countries, and it was...
Everyone remembers their very first Loden; everyone remembers its comfort, its features and its characteristic cut. However, if you think that the name refers to the fabric it’s made of, think again. Loden is actually the production technique used to make the coat. It consists of unique properties such as being waterproof and resistant to...
AD: Marc Jacobs, model: Cara Delevingne (STORM MODEL), Look #33
“I don’t want bourgeois fashion”, claims Erdem Moralioglu, who made flowers his brand’s signature. His fashion idol? Who else but Yves Saint Laurent. He textured the creations for his last runway show during London Fashion Week in a quasi-couture way. His silhouettes, at the edge of science fiction, demonstrate all the virtuosity of a graduate...
AD: Olivier Rousteing, model: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (WOMEN) #Look 44
“This collection is defined by a desire to take Dior in a new direction, to turn it upside down,” he claims. His plan: to write “a new narrative”. In the Musée Rodin, guests flitted to and fro through the waterfall of a hanging garden, composed of hundreds of flowers with fluorescent and surrealist colors. Flowers...
AD: Karl Lagerfeld, Model: Marine Deleuw (ELITE), Look #28
AD: Clare Waight Keller, Model: Nadja Bander (NATHALIE), Look #19
AD: Riccardo Tisci, Mannequin: Lais Ribeiro (OUI), Look #14
