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Robert Abi Nader's return to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week is an ode to diversity and inclusion. Drawing inspiration from art, design and history, the designer showcases style, precision and modernity in this new collection.
Read MoreThe return of Balmain and Valentino to Paris Fashion Week Men’s in January 2024, after their hiatus, has generated quite a buzz.
Read MoreMake-believe is driven by instinct. Born out of the subconscious, it is an imaginary expression of our innermost thrills and tribulations. For the 2022 Artisanal Collection, Maison Margiela stages Cinema Inferno at the Palais de Chaillot, an assemblage performance piece conceived in symbiosis with the haute couture collection. Identifying a post-digital desire for physicality, Creative Director John Galliano crafts a multi-disciplinary format: a theatre played out in front of live spectators, captured by cameras that integrate with the performance in a film simultaneously broadcast to a digital audience. The narrative was created by John Galliano and brought to life in collaboration with the British theatre company Imitating the Dog.
Read MoreSince his beginnings, the Lebanese designer Ziad Nakad has always wanted to sublimate women, weaving around the female body a precious and timeless creation.
For the Spring-Summer 2022 collection, the designer invites us to discover a collection of muses, all different, and all cosmopolitan, having in common an assumed femininity. The choice of models, like muses, was decisive.
Read MoreViktor & Rolf Haute Couture, Autumn/Winter 2020 titled “Change” features three wardrobes for three mindsets in extraordinary times of change. Viktor & Rolf subvert the traditional catwalk by showcasing this collection in a special haute couture presentation. The collection consists of three different mini-wardrobes, each symbolizing a different state of mind. Each wardrobe has three outfits: a nightgown, a dressing gown and a coat.
The first wardrobe embodies a somber mood. The satin nightgown sports intricate lace incrustations with a raincloud motif. The grey chenille dressing gown has an intricate bow and extra long sleeves. The look is completed with a majestic coat in animal-friendly faux-leather. Its volume and cone motif does impress and emanates a safe feeling. The look is finished with a face mask accessory.
The second group of outfits signals the conflicting emotions we all experience these days. The nightgown is manically decorated with a polka dot motif of contradictory emojis, each symbolizing a state of mind. Its accompanying dressing gown has asymmetric sashes and bows down the left sleeve. A maximalist asymmetric coat in pink and yellow 'pleather' with glittery accents completes this manic mini wardrobe. Its generous A-line volume guarantees you will remain in your own safe zone while venturing out into the world. The abstract decoration of holes and tunnels is at the same time unapproachable as well as attractive, an effect that is emphasized by the color clash of pinks and yellows.
The last three ensembles radiate love for Autumn/Winter 2020. Red, black and white lace incrustations in a white satin nightgown are used to the opposite effect as before: melancholy becomes serenity. The dressing gown has a snug bodice and an important skirt, featuring two heart shaped pockets in quilted red satin. The finale coat in white faux leather features the heart symbol that shows unity. Illustrating that we all deserve to be loved, regardless of age, color, gender, race, religion or sexuality, it is adorned with dozens of glittering hearts.
The film is directed by Marijke Aerden, narrated by MIKA and shot on location in the Waldorf Astoria in Amsterdam. The 'Change' animation is realised by Studio Maan Bijster. Concept and text by Viktor & Rolf.
“The world around us is changing rapidly. Whether apocalypse or new spiritual era, you will continue to be able to step into the singular universe of spectacular beauty, unexpected elegance and spiritual glamour of Viktor & Rolf.”
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With Mister Mister, Viktor & Rolf introduce a new creative expression to their brand universe. Conveying the designer’s complementary bond, Viktor & Rolf Mister Mister is an extension of fashion artists' Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren's personal style - an intimate reflection, understated yet cleverly detailed with a myriad of textured patchworks and prints.
The collection embraces the modern dandy as a form of self-expression. Through a mingling of impeccable tailoring with casual wear, Viktor & Rolf Mister Mister crafts a playful take on formal wear. Homage is paid to an underlying sense of humor and irony through quirky conversational prints inspired by dandy narratives. Various top hats, either blown up or in micro patterns, executed in jacquards and trompe-l’oeil techniques, create a visual background that inspire dialogue amongst themselves.
Classic suits are crafted in playful patterns and casual garments feature formal detailing. Prints and patchworks give way to standout details, with several patchworks throughout the collection crafted with leftover materials hinting to the brand's recent Haute Couture collections that have placed an emphasis on the designer's notion of conscious design. This season’s vibrant color pallet is infused with classic masculine tones, highlighting the fresh accent ‘Winter blue’. Classic dandy pieces are defined by unexpected twists in detail such as tuxedo jackets that are finished with raw edges or men’s shirts that are adorned with asymmetric patchworks. The collection consists of around 130 pieces - from shirts and knits to formalwear, outerwear and accessories.
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sɛr(ə)nˈdɪpɪti/ (n.) the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. « a fortunate stroke of serendipity »
It was an early spring afternoon when "Serendipity" knocked on the door with a joyful unexpected surprise. Was it a coincidence or destiny? Sometimes you do not need to understand, just have faith and something wonderful will mark your way! As terrifying feelings, fate, love, change of hearts, unspoken words might be, there is always a hope for a stumble of magic dust for keeping them alive.
For Maria Aristidou, Fall/Winter 2018-19 couture collection, the inspiration was an overjoyed roller coaster. Her new luxurious knit couture geometric patterns with embroidered embellishments captures the romantic side of a woman and the power of the universe! Colors of limelight and darkness create a luxe feast of knit fabrics for sleek cut designs that embrace the female figure. Timeless classic with a modern twist are the signatures of the designer's Fall/Winter 2018-19 "Serendipity" Collection.
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