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Raf Simon’s First Campaign: From Past to Present
The first photos of Raf Simons’ Spring/Summer 2013 campaign for Dior are already circulating through newsstands and tablets everywhere. In this pure, white setting, little surrealist clouds à la Magritte sprinkle a holy, minimalist, and strangely poetic vibe into the scene. The Belgian designer’s style is then grafted in: a geometric chic full of discretion and delicateness, as if...
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2012 Flashback: The Tiger Sweatshirt by Kenzo
Preferred motif of designer Kenzo Takada, the tiger is making a big comeback. The beast has been invading our closets for the past few months, and it’s back now for winter with a new Kenzo sweatshirt available in several styles. The important thing, explains Humberto Leon “is to have fun”. This tiger-print fleece sweatshirt will...
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2012 Flashback: The Sweater with Geometric Intarsia by Céline
The expression “opposites attract” has never rung so true. Generous volumes with a cocoonish allure, color blocking that gives a bit of panache, a fur band to add a soft touch, linear prints for sobriety: this is the recipe for the Céline sweater. Totally in contrast and opposition, this new winter trend is not something...
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The Immortal Biker Jacket by Rick Owens
They say men are fanatics of the surrealism and strange, living in the rhythm of their vagueness, often very accommodating, they are UFOs … Like the magic of a biker jacket made of boiled leather, made famous by Rick Owens. Can we really believe in the American fashion designer eager worked materials, atmosphere, and extravagant notable film...
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Grunge Is Back
Jacobs blew up the fashion scene when in 1992 he showcased his landmark collection. His obsession with rock and roll appeared on the runway in the form of flannel shirts, thermals (his reimagined cashmere), Doc Martens, layers and layers, all being topped off by a small crocheted skullcap. Marc ruled the runway being praised by...
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Balenciaga’s Baby Doll Dress
The baby doll dress, characterized by its trapeze-shaped silhouette without a marked waist, owes its name to the short dress worn by Caroll Baker in 1956 in filmmaker Elia Kazan’s homonymous movie. And so, it wasn’t an invention of great Spanish master Cristóbal Balenciaga’s, but with him it saw its contours defined and enjoyed an...
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Roger Vivier and Marilyn Monroe’s “Rendez-Vous”
Marilyn Monroe once said: “The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” Fragile. Feminine. Incandescent. So many terms will forever adorn this incontestable icon, and inspire designers in the meantime. For their “Rendez-Vous” collection, released this December 2012, Roger...
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Repetto: Between Ballerina & RTW, There’s Only One Step!
A new direction for Repetto. The mythical French brand, shoemaker for national icons like Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsboug, is starting to operate in a new market: ready-to-wear. Emilie Luc-Duc, creative director of Rodier, created a clothing collection unique to the Repetto universe. The brand is staying loyal to its identity by uniting two concepts:...