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

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AT VUITTON

VUITTON2016Nicolas Ghesquière opened his show on a serie of urban biker-chic, with a zest mixture of Gothic, accented with pink to illustrate barbies he met in Japan that will be called more easily: Manga look Barbie rockabilly (platform shoes, lace skirts, asymmetrical hem and mesh).

You usually know, I do not much like the mix of genres but for his collection in 2016, Nicolas handed us a copy where the mixing of genres is omnipresent with efficiency and simplicity in sophistication which has impressed me.

I know each of you eagerly awaiting the comments of Anonymode which, as a rule, does not like the Vuitton group, but this time you will have only positive comments because, we really like the fashion show. Continue reading

LAST TRIP FOR LAGERFELD

CHANELHas Karl Lagerfeld been watching too much ‘Pan Am’ ? As flights of fantasy go, it didn’t come more kitsch – or gimmicky – than boarding Chanel’s jumbo jet, he created for his Spring/Summer couture collection in Paris cavernous Grand Palais.

As ever at Chanel the devil was in the detail, from the logo-ed Chanel carpeting, the sleek drinks trolley dispensing flutes of champagne to the audience, the electronic light displays showing guests to their seats and even the niftily-placed drink holders. While most fashion houses have been dramatically scaling back on their collections. Attendees were served drinks from airline-style trolleys before the show began for the first class. The dropped waist flapper style, seen at some of the Spring/Summer ready-to-wear shows, is given a sixties twist.

Shades of blue dominated the collection, which had a decidedly futuristic feel. Another decade thrown into the mix: classic Chanel meets 1980s snow-washed denim. Probably the last trip for Karl Lagerfeld…

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BALENCIAGA, THE BIG WANG

BALENCIAGAThe important thing to remember is to grieve in the way that honors who you are. That is why Alexander Wang choose color palette restricted to creamy whites. In liquid silk dresses, textual short dressing robe jackets, and bra tops, the models paraded.

Just the fact that Wang went with the slip dress as the leitmotif of the lineup demonstrated he is very much in tune with current fashion trends. His sporty urban take on the concept also fells perfectly in line with his overarching predilections as a designer.

The models walked the catwalk as if they were relaxing at home, casually moving from one room to the next without a care in the world. Continue reading

BALMAIN SPRING SUMMER PARIS 2016

BALMAIN2016For his Spring/Summer 2016 collection, the French designer Olivier Rousteing produced a show extremely prolific. the show is based on three main ideas: fishnet, crossed bustier and flying dress which comes in different materials and colors throughout the presentation.
The music of Michael Jackson rhythmed the presentation.

It is nevertheless worth noting that most models were too thin and that the clothes were not adjusted to the body and were floating giving an impression of unfinished while the collection is superb.

It’s finally nice to see a young designer loving women and wishing to sublimate them. When is it the come back of elegance at the other shows. Thank you Mr. Rousteing. The Canal Deluxe team enjoyed your show.

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JIL SANDER

JILSANDERThe minimalist garden of Jil Sander: bent straw hats, square heels and openings on the shoulders of linear jackets. There was an understated beauty and poetry in this show.

The choice of a collection of a private garden made by the designer Paglialunga, which is not a gardener, but in his poetic approach of the brand, you feel the happiness to live in the nature. After all, this is not the world of Continue reading