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…
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…
SINCE JUNE 2, 2022, PRADA HAS BEEN UNVEILING A NEW TIMECAPSULE COLLECTION DROP EACH MONTH, ALONG WITH A GIFTED NFT Prada announced the launch of a new “Timecapsule NFT” Collection for the holiday season. Prada has chosen December 1 to launch its new unisex holiday sweater with a complimentary NFT. Each NFT will contain the serial number of the collection…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
SAMSØE AW22 COLLECTION IS A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH AND THE EVER-CHANGING CULTURES THAT THE BRAND DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM SEASON TO SEASON. Samsøe celebrates individuality and inclusion through freedom of expression with bold colors and prints and a general need to find one’s own identity. References to the 90’s and bold prints take us back to the past, while the shapes…
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…