Alexander Wang is going fast. Really fast. In the space of 7 years, this Taiwanese-American has incarnated the idea of “making it” in America. At age 20, he dropped out of Parsons School of Design, consumed by the desire to create. He then set out to produce knits, in a unique style that already smelled...
Hedi Slimane likes to adapt his new designs, like a caterpillar morphing into a butterfly in its cocoon. “Creative and image director” for Yves Saint Laurent, he’s daring: after his initial departure, the fashion House followed its own instincts and reinstated St. Laurent’s first name. The reworked brand name Saint Laurent Paris is a sign of Hedi’s return....
“I like Le Smoking, because that was the moment when Yves empowered women.”
It’s in a black box that Hedi Slimane is making his comeback. Simple, natural, flexible, a “Saint-Laurentinian” flourish with a purely seventies vibe. From it, escape androgynous silhouettes definitively labeled “Saint-Laurent”; Yves’ timeless grammar, enriched with Hedi’s rocktouch, everything is in the mix, often colored black: the immense bonnets give structure to the linear allure established...
A whirlwind of colors, inspiration, and materials reaches us from the British Isles during the London Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2013-2014. From the iconic tartan Burberry to the velvet ways of Christopher Kane, and through the colorful patchworks of Vivienne Westwood, London asserts itself in an elegant and refined eclecticism.
In the name of Saint Laurent, Hedi Slimane is reviving the relationship between rock and fashion through the shots for his latest campaign. And that’s not all; this year, he’s also gotten Daft Punk onboard. May 1971: Yves Saint Laurent dressed up Bianca and Mick Jagger for their wedding in Saint Tropez. 2013: Hedi Slimane is...
Since their founding in 1961, Courrèges has been offering us timeless vogue, where architecture, philosophy, and couture intertwine. Their designer sounds off: “my style goes with a silhouette, a way to move in life”. Wearing Courrèges is more than just following a fashion; it is affirming a veritable allure and way of life. Since February...
The photo exhibit “The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfield” is getting ready to take over Dubai on April 27th. After traveling the world, the man with the ponytail and former editor-in-chief of Vogue France are continuing their retrospective in the United Arab Emirates. The exhibit, inaugurated in Tokyo...
Love for beautiful clothes knows no limits, but sometimes can face certain obstacles… – like the constant need to iron them, sitting on our luggage desperately trying to fit all we need in or the fact that even though those jeans may look like a dream yet they feel like a nightmare. The sad truth is...
With an increasingly haute couture feel, the sweatshirt is quickly climbing the list of most coveted pieces this winter. At its core, the sweatshirt is the essential starting point for any streetwear ensemble: athletically draped over sporty shoulders, it soaks up all that pesky sweat that comes with a long run in Central Park. And...
