The Spring/Summer 2018 season is making way for a maximum interpretation of Gucci codes. Ever since Alessandro Michele took over as head of creation, the label has once more become synonymous with opulence and extravagance – a kaleidoscopic wardrobe that spreads its delight far beyond the front row. For this new season, the creative...
In 1889, all of Paris was abuzz with the approaching Universal Exposition that would be held that year from May 5 to October 31. This would be a special one; for the centennial of the French Revolution, Parisians and visitors were promised unparalleled novelties. An art nouveau iron construction would soon tower over Paris. It...
The use of lace in Cristóbal Balenciaga’s majestic work was honored with a 2015 retrospective at the Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode in Calais, France. The “magician of lace” that Balenciaga was never ceased to experiment with the preciousness, delicateness, and charm of this material in his visionary fashion. Like a number...
Fashion doesn’t work without the notions of temporary, new, the latest thing. This is how pre-collections have become an essential indicator of trends for the coming season. Far from the spectacular action on the runway, these intermediary lines have the advantage of presenting a brand’s quintessential style in a more intimate setting. When it comes...
Within the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Fendi’s beauties took off on a recomposition of Debussy’s L’Après-midi d’un Faune. For this ‘Haute Fourrure’ Fall/Winter 2017 collection, Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi made the flower their favored motif. Often paired with summer ornamentation, the flower is transformed into a winter motif as Fendi crafts its petals out of...
In the heart of Paris, at L’Orangerie du Sénat, creative director Sarah Burton chose to present Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2018 men’s collection. In her post since the founder’s death in 2010, Sarah Burton was the designer’s right-hand assistant before that. For the Spring/Summer 2018 collection, she brings a number of the aesthetic and technical rules...
Fendi is leaving behind its attraction for Fun Fur and opting for a reflection on the traditional garb of the future for Spring/Summer 2018. The men’s collection unveiled in Milan last week started with a clear-cut idea: “Many jobs are disappearing. But new ones will soon emerge,” explained Silvia Fendi. By starting with the idea...
Carol Lim and Humberto Leon did a 360° upon taking over at the head of Kenzo. By updating the legacy of founder Kenzo Takada and bringing in an unexpected dose of American urban cool, the duo used their Spring/Summer 2018 collection as the occasion to highlight all the strengths of Kenzo’s style in Paris last...
Belgian designer Dries Van Noten’s Spring/Summer 2018 runway took place within the old headquarters of the newspaper Libération in Paris’ La Défense district. Among cardboard boxes and folders, a man with careful intellectualism and a muted avant-garde wardrobe went down the runway. The show was divided into two parts – opening with a number of monochrome outfits,...
Opened in London in 2004, the Dover Street Market surprised shoppers right off the bat with its selection of unpretentious luxury pieces mixed with the work of a few unknown designers. “In the beginning, we approached four people: Hedi [Slimane], Raf [Simons], Alber [Elbaz], and Azzedine [Alaïa],” recalls Adrian Joffe. The four all accepted to...
