A JOURNEY WITH GHESQUIERE 2016

vuitton5Louis Vuitton, the flagship luxury brand of LVMH, just put an end to almost one month of catwalk shows that began in New York and moved on to London and Milan before ending in Paris this week.

French luxury label Louis Vuitton show in Paris Fashion Week presented for next Winter, plenty of leather for outerwear, trousers and dresses. On a catwalk embarrassed with mirror columns, designer Nicolas Ghesquiere opened the Autumn/Winter 2016 show with a black coat adorned with golden buttons and cinched at the waist over shiny red leather trousers and military-style boots.

Ghesquiere, who has led a renaissance of the brand known for its monogrammed leather bags like Chanel 2.55, also presented T-shirt like dresses in bold geometric patterns – blue, red, white and black. Continue reading

SHIATZY CHEN PARIS 2016

canal2Shiatzy Chen is a Taiwanese fashion house, founded in 1978 by Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia, who is often referred to as the Chanel of Taiwan.

They describe their style as “neo-Chinese chic”, where the aesthetics of Chinese clothing and handicraft are combined with Western styles, using design features drawn from Chinese culture such as mandarin collars and Chinese patterns.

Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia was born in 1951 in Changhua, Taiwan.

She was not formally educated in the industry, learning her trade by working at her uncle’s factory. Very talented she probably is my favorite designer for this Paris Fashion Week.

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NINA RICCI BY HENRY

canaml-luxeGuillaume Henry born in France in 1978, studied art at Beaux-Arts de Troyes before moving to Paris to enroll in the Ecole Duperré School of Design, Fashion and Creation, and then IFM, the Institut Français de la Mode.

In 2003, he decided to stop his own label and, convinced that he still had much to learn, dedicated himself entirely to studio work at a French couture house.

This was a quiet collection, but with a sexual pulse and an emotional tug a step forward for Henry, now getting into the routine after three seasons at the house.

A variety of glossy textures trying to mind the romantic streets of Paris like the ‘rue St Denis’. It’s everything other than creative Continue reading

ALEXIS MABILLE PARIS 2016

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Life is a catwalk!” proclaimed Alexis Mabille. His positive attitude fights the current Winter blues and he explains in the backtage “It’s the parallel between the catwalk and a cat’s prowl, because all women are cats to some degree: seductive, power girl, sporty, masculine-feminine,”. Continue reading

ETRO MILANO 2016

My work is an emotional endeavour. I observe everything, storing sensations and inspirations to share with my creative team. I keep a notebook in which to record things that strike me. Continue reading

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER

DINEZFashion Week Haute Couture will take place from January 24th to 28th. The legendary Avenue Montaigne Hotel will pay tribute to Christian Dior with a five star dinner menu.

Under the leadership of Alain Ducasse, Chef Philippe Marc has created a menu inspired by the designer’s favorite recipe book. Fortunately Raf Simmons did not create the menu !

After the “Fast Fashion” they create the FFF (Fast Fashion Food). The fabulous marketing process is “en route”, with the FFF and do not stress if you do not like it you can go to the Dior Institut to relax. Continue reading

FOR YOUR BAG ONLY

SACAnalysts have projected that menswear would become a very lucrative segment of the fashion industry based partly on the buying power that men possess. Today, volumes have been growing at 5% per annum, yet the amount spent per unit has been increasing by 10% a year, which means that men are spending more on each bag they are purchasing.

“Man Bags,” which are considered to be totes, duffels, clutches, backpacks, messenger and bowling bags, represent 1 in 5 of all sales in the global luxury handbag market. The aggregate value of men’s bags sales have doubled with men now spending over $7 billion on luxury bags. Continue reading

RETURN IN 1980’S

1980sThe 1980’s fashion can be seen as a mixture from very diverse styles. There was not only one single trend or style; you could be whoever you want to be.

Women began to ‘dress for success’. They wore ‘men’ suits for powerwomen to adapt to the shapes of men’s clothing. Women in the workplace were no longer unusual. A long, wide blazer combined with shoulderpads, knee-high skirts and simple, elegant shoes with high heels. And not to forget the famous trenchcoat.

In the 1980s and continuing through the mid 1990s casual wear became a fashion trend. Leggings were a big part of this trend. They were usually worn with oversized sweaters and sweatshirts in the cooler months and with oversized tee shirts in the warmers months. Continue reading

MAGIC LAND OF HAUTE COUTURE

SORBIERFranck Sorbier’s fashion shows are always exceptional and magic moments. Haute Couture is a land of imagination. Many will speak of it as legend, as fantasy or even more as mythology. That is perfectly true. However, Haute Couture is a real exclusive instant to experience and share at least once in your life.

As you cross the “Bridge of Belief”, you can already imagine yourself lifting out of logic and out of reality, moving beyond time and space and beyond time-space, your imagination crosses Frank Sorbier’s imagination land. Continue reading

WANG SWITCH TO DEMMA

BALENCIAGAThere were rumors on potential successors of Alexander Wang who presented his last show for Balenciaga on October 2. Seven hours before the Nicolas Ghesquière show, the name of Demma Gvasalia was revealed as successor of Alexander. His name may be strictly unknown by the public, but not by influencers of webzines.

That Georgian who received the LVMH Award is graduated of the Royal School of Fine Arts. The prophecy of Li Edelkoort (Dutch Expert of future trends and fashions) who announced earlier this year that fashion was dead and that the garment finally regained its place on the front stage seemed to be fullfilled. Continue reading