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Altuzarra RTW AW23- Ritual & Myth

NYFW: Altuzarra RTW AW23- Ritual & Myth

A BREATHTAKING COLLECTION WITH THE ALLURE OF GREEK LEGENDS AND REFERENCING A SERIES OF DIFFERENT PRINTS MAINLY USING THE SHIBORI TIE-DYE TECHNIQUE In this show Joseph Altuzarra “takes us on an odyssey through a mythological landscape,” the collection straddling the “supernatural and human,” the “magic and real.” he says. A breathtaking collection that made use of a variety of prints, mostly…

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Stephane Rolland SS2023

Paris Couture Week: Stephane Rolland Celebrates the Jewels of Brazil

WELCOME TO RIO DE JANEIRO! A STRONG AND SCULPTURAL COLLECTION IN WHICH STEAMY DRESSES FOLLOW SILHOUETTES RICHLY ADORNED WITH GOLD. For his Haute Couture collection, Spring/Summer 2023, presented at the Palais de Chaillot, the French designer Stephane Rolland, takes us in total immersion in the Amazon. In a stylistic scenario divided into three acts, Stephane Rolland dives back into the…

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Elsa Schiaparelli

Paris Couture Week: The Fascinating World of Elsa Schiaparelli

SCHIAPARELLI OPENED THE PARISIAN HAUTE COUTURE SEASON IN A PLAYFUL WAY, EVOLVING THE CODES AND ARCHIVES OF THE HOUSE DURING A FASHION SHOW PRESENTED AT THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS. Designer Daniel Roseberry opens the show with a scalpel-cut black velvet blazer embroidered with clusters of black grapes inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli’s original archives, even though behind it is revealed…

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Vegan Dress

Paris Fashion Week: A First Vegan Haute Couture Dress Made From Cocoa Beans

MAGNUM, THE ICONIC ICE CREAM BRAND LINKS SUSTAINABILITY AND FASHION THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH FORWARD-THINKING VISIONARY IRIS VAN HERPEN, REPRESENTED BY CINDY BRUNA. Dutch designer Iris van Herpen made her own mark at her house’s 15th-anniversary show on July 4, parading a spectacular vegan haute couture dress. In collaboration with the Magnum ice cream brand, the fashion designer relied…

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Franck Sorbier

Paris Couture Week: Franck Sorbier – The Saltimbanque Style

MADE OF DENSELY SEWN GUIPURE, AND COMPLEMENTED BY FRAGMENTS OF LACE, RIBBON, VELVET AND BROCADE, ALL THE FRANCK SORBIER PIECES WERE FABULOUS. There aren’t many designers as indie as Franck Sorbier, whose three-decade career has been marked by wonderful moments, like this season’s acrobat-inspired chic. The venue chosen for this year’s show is the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers,…

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Leandro Cano

Paris Fashion Week: Leandro Cano Celebrates Andalusia

ENTITLED “EL BAILE DE LOS EXCLUIDOS” (THE BALL OF THE EXCLUDED), DESIGNER LEANDRO CANO’S PRESENTATION MIXED DIFFERENT “BUCOLIC REFERENCES WITH DREAMS” AND PAID TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE SET APART IN THE MIDDLE AGES BECAUSE OF THEIR DIFFERENCE. Andalusia has always been a land of passions, but today it seems more fashionable than ever. Lately, many groups and artists have been…

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Zimmermann

NYFW: Zimmermann RTW AW22 A New Aristocracy Prevails

NICKY ZIMMERMANN MAINTAINS ITS MOMENTUM. WHAT WAS ONCE JUST A VERY ACCESSIBLE SWIMWEAR BRAND IS NOW A FULL-FLEDGED FASHION HOUSE, AS EVIDENCED BY ITS LATEST COLLECTION Zimmermann Autumn/Winter Ready-to-wear 22 collection reveals a certain spirit of modernist grandeur throughout the entire collection, from bell-sleeved dresses with kaleidoscopic floral patterns to matching pants and shirts with zodiac-inspired prints to floral patchwork…

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Viktor&Rolf

Paris Fashion Week: Viktor&Rolf ‘s Vampires Take Over the Spring/Summer 2022 Haute Couture Runways

VIKTOR&ROLF, WHO WILL CELEBRATE 25 YEARS ON THE PARIS CATWALKS NEXT YEAR, ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE PARISIAN FASHION SHOWS SCENE WITH A STRONG VISUAL SIGNATURE. Dutch duo Viktor&Rolf paid tribute on January 26 to German filmmaker Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau’s Nosferatu, released 100 years ago, in their Spring/Summer 2022 Haute Couture show “Surreal Shoulder“. “Dracula,” the novel from which the German…

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