For Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2013 campaign, the trench coat is prominently displayed on the shoulders of a modern day Romeo, the mini-Beckham himself, complete with an energetic and contagiously optimistic smile. Shot by Mario Testino, renowned photographer and longtime friend of the Beckham couple, Romeo’s pose is so natural that you might just start believing in...
The retrospective continues for the Little Black Jacket. The one that according to Karl Lagerfeld: “… has become the symbol of a certain elegance, feminine, with an air of nonchalance, classic and timeless, that is of all times.”
On February 12, 1947, Christian Dior exhibited his very first Spring/Summer collection, the Corolla and En huit lines, in his couture house on Paris’ avenue Montaigne. The success was so immediate that Carmel Snow, editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, proclaimed: “Dear Christian, your dresses have such a new look! “. This eponymous expression would go on...
The Italian design house has finally put an end to the suspense by revealing the name of one of the replacements for Christopher Kane, former creative director for Versace’s secondary line “Versus”. Recipient of the award for “Emerging Talent for Ready-to-Wear” at the 2012 British Fashion Awards, this more than promising talent has been able...
Advertising duo Jacques Bungert and Frédéric Torloting, recent acquirers of the Courrèges design house, are about to do a major overhaul on the label, which fell into quasi-abandon in the late 70s. . Their challenge? “To only focus on timeless styles”, without playing the vintage card. Their signature style has been able to enter into the...
Two of Madonna’s famous cone bras, which are actually technically corset tops, were put up for auction on Wednesday, October 3 at Christie’s in London. The two cones are stitched into the garment’s body, made of green and white silk, and are accompanied by multiple hand-sewn sequins and beaded fringes. Indeed, the Queen of Pop’s cone bras...
What could be more chic or fun than spending a Baba-esque S/S 2013? The Parisian concept store Nouvelle Affaire is rendering homage to stylist Catherine Baba, a colorful figure in the fashion world. A native Australian who’s lived in Paris for 20 years, Catherine Baba has put the rest of the fashion universe at her...
Following Paris-Moscow and Paris-Bombay, Karl Lagerfeld has decided to honor Barrie Knitwear, a Scottish cashmere manufacturer and latest acquisition of the French haute couture house, in the Linlithgow Palace. This runway show is also a broader homage to Scotland, first discovered by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel thanks to the Duke of Westminster. It was here that she drew...
Coco’s sole objective was to dress women up as well as possible: highlighting busts, lengthening dimensions, and setting the arms free in the process. Beneath the surface, the very stitches of the little black jacket bear witness to this story. Origins In Salzburg, Austria, the lady with a love of camellias crossed paths with...
Muccia Prada dreamed of being in politics. But despite being an active proponent for feminism as well as the Italian Communist Party, the P.h.D. holder in political science ended up trying her hand within the fashion world instead. The granddaughter of the Prada group’s founder has been a part of this world since 1978: finesse,...
