The location is a two-storey house with colorful walls that match with the outfits of the models: yellow, fuchsia, cobalt blue, red, turquoise and white. Continue reading
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WILLABELLE ONG
Born and raised in Singapore, now Australian-based Willabelle Ong is the creative professional, influencer, and travel enthusiast behind the luxury lifestyle and fashion site, Pale Division. She has collaborated and blogged for a diverse clientele, with profiles ranging from Gucci, Longines, and Schwarzkopf, to eBay, Sony, and Lenovo.
Other celebrated brands that have reached out include SK-II, Mode Creation Munich (MCM), Logitech, Nokia, Magnum, NARS, Benefit, ASOS, Reebonz, Melissa, River Island, and so on.
Travel-wise, Willabelle’s work has taken her on sponsored trips to remarkable countries — the most recent being France for instance, as well as the opportunity to Continue reading
SAINT LAURENT
Mr. Slimane, I hated being sit on the ground like a student, and you know why? Just because I have 55 years old, when we noticed that Mr Pinault sat also on the floor we remained silent and shut up. The designer gives us his vision on California in the 1970s, at the highlight of the anti-war movement. He mixes all the influences; Hippy, Flower Power, Folk Music, Rock, Surf Culture, and war veterans to create one of the most diverse and sartorially disruptive moments in recent history.
Leather cow patchwork poncho, Baja hoodie or pony skin cape. There were perfectos, intricately embellished hippy vests and studded suede jackets.
Then he added the essential accessories such as neck scarves, silver jewelry. He mixed western gringos and flower power culture; very difficult to understand any way. Oh, by the way I could not see anything as the spotlights were in my face.
DIOR FOR DEVOTED CLIENTS
The Designer Kris Van Assche gets points for coming up with a rather original interpretation of the used and abused style. The introduction of Breton-esque bumble bee striped tank tops first worn like vest with the suits and then later, on their own, and paired with comfy denim jeans.
Showing suits, jeans, and blazers covered in hand written musing of Mr. Christian Dior. It was featured on short sleeve shirts, denim jackets, and most captivating on cropped sweatshirts worn over shirts that peeked out from above and below. Van Assche once again produced a surprisingly novel offering for the devoted Dior customer, very devoted indeed.
WOOYOUNGMI PARIS 2015
Born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1959 and growing up in a post-war country brimming with political unrest, Woo Youngmi was fortunate to find creativity close to home. Her father, the head of an architectural firm, and her mother, who taught both art and piano, did their utmost to use what they had to provide a creative environment for their five children.
In 1978 Woo Youngmi enters Sung-kyun-kwan University in Seoul to begin her fashion studies. On graduating in 1983 she wins the Osaka International Fashion award.
By 1988 Woo Youngmi has launched the menswear brand SOLID HOMME, starting out with a small boutique in Seoul. She becomes the first menswear ready-to-wear female designer in Korea.
In 1989 her younger sister Woo Janghee, having completed her studies in applied fine arts, joins Woo Youngmi at the design helm. Side-by-side they build one of the leading brands in Korea.
In 1993 Woo Youngmi and some young designer friends begin ‘New Wave’, as a platform for young designers to Continue reading
JUUN J MENSWEAR SPRING 2015
This is one of those designers who always have a vision ahead of the others. Pure white is the absolute chic. He has understood that gender is not a subject in itself, what matters is the beauty of the artistic print that gives our secular eyes, we never see the obvious. Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant …
MAJE TRIES LUXURY
The SMCP group has decided to create a new division of luxury: Maje Paris. The group wants to offer to its clients exclusive outfits and has chosen Maje Paris to sell them. This is also probably to counter Zara’s offer. Continue reading
ERMANNO SCERVINO
The dynamism fuelling the creative research is also the driving force behind the corporate strategy.Constant interaction between knowledge and experimentation materialises in a product that brings together innovation and craft excellence. In 2007 the headquarters was opened in Grassina, in the hilly environs of Florence.
The atelier, the research laboratory and the prototype, knitwear and finished garment departments are grouped together in the new premises so that they are in continual contact with the style concept. This is to the benefit of Ermanno Scervino’s working strategy, which is to be directly engaged in the developments of his research, remaining in intimate contact with all the phases of workmanship.
The new headquarters also houses the offices in charge of administration and manufacturing and distribution logistics for the entire group. This dynamises Continue reading
KIRKWOOD AND LVMH
Since last year LVMH has become one of the main shareholders of the virtuoso shoemaker who has presented several innovative models to his male clientele, for whom he has been designing since 2013. It is only the third menswear collection for Maria Luisa’s darling, following a mini-capsule presented in January 2013.
“My male client is the best friend or the boyfriend of my female client!” joked Kirkwood on Monday, June 16 during his London men presentation. “I wanted to reinterpret the classic derby Continue reading
PHILIPP PLEIN NOT EMPTY
Starting with a personal vision more than ten years ago, by now the company PHILIPP PLEIN can look back on a successful history. Based in Switzerland, he has been creating an exclusive, surprising and uncompromising brand.
Today it is a global luxury lifestyle brand, rich in variety with more than ten different categories: fashion for men, women and kids, luggage, jewellery and lunettes. The home collection includes home furniture, home accessories, garden furniture, dog accessories, lightning and kitchen.
The noble aura of the brand opened the doors to the best stores worldwide, in over 60 different countries the company distributes products, including PHILIPP PLEIN monobrand stores in: Monte Carlo, Saint Tropez, Cannes, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Kitzbühel, Continue reading
BJÖRK BODY OF PROOF
Last week, it seems when, MoMA announced it would acquire Björk’s Biophilia app — made in collaboration with the graphic-design duo M/M (Paris) — for its permanent collection, the first such induction of an app for the art museum, they were only getting started.
Today MoMA made the bombshell announcement that a retrospective of the Icelandic shrieker-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s career would go on view from March 7 to June 7, 2015.
” Björk is an extraordinarily innovative artist whose contributions to contemporary music, video, film, fashion, and art have had a major impact on her generation worldwide.” This highly experimental exhibition offers visitors a direct experience of her hugely collaborative body of work.
MOSCHINO MENSWEAR LONDON
LAFAYETTE MADE IN MILANO
The international Galeries Lafayette development have announced that they have reached an agreement with Westfield and Gruppo Stilo – two leading international mall specialists – to open their first and wholly-owned store in Milan within Westfield Milan, the expected largest mall in Italy.
The future Galeries Lafayette « flagship » store (18,000 m2, four floors) will be one of the main attractions of Westfield Milan, expected to open in 2017/2018.
Located 20 minutes away from the centre of Milan and 10 minutes away from the airport, this prestigious Continue reading