MARIA ARISTIDOU FW 2018/19 HAUTE COUTURE

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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The Kooples Spring 2019 Menswear

Alexandre Elicha said his Spring lineup for the Kooples “mixed grunge with the baroque.” What he meant by that was that there was a slightly more freewheeling, almost Italian verve mixed in with the label’s typical rock ’n’ roll aesthetic. Vogue

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PIERRE HARDY- MEN SS19 COLLECTION

The Summer collection introduces a new informal and emancipated elegance articulated around two types of models. 

First, a folk spirit is given to lightweight classics developed in supple leathers – often unlined – and mounted on thin leather or rubber soles. Desert boots, “espadrille” slippers and slip-ons refer to a drifting Jack Kerouac look or an unlaced derby evoking a Gyspy Rock Jimmy Hendrix type. These shoes reflect a feeling of travel, wandering, from the Mediterranean Sea to Orient. Black, cobalt blue, Havana and black stripes, kaki … these colors take us to solar places.

The sport models refer to a more urban aesthetic. Two new sneakers, the Vibe and the Trail, play on graphic constructions. Pierre Hardy designs extremely striking models in contrasting tones.

Casual or sporty, these models are often punctuated with colorful lines, whether it’s in black and Havana leather for the dressed models or in overlapped leather bands for the sneakers.

Pierre Hardy defines a new dynamic tempo.  

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Yang Li Spring 2019 Menswear

Music & Fashion from Yang Li Spring 2019 Menswear. “I wanted to emphasize that live music is a physical experience for which there’s no adequate substitute. Not everything can be consumed through mobile phones.” Yang Li.

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Cultivate - From Ideas to Action with Ragtrade Atlanta

Join the June Ragtrade Atlanta conversation, "When Style Meets Business" this Tuesday evening at Bloomingdales Lenox Square Mall. Learn about what it takes to work in the business of wardrobe. Doors open at 6 PM. 

Fashionado's E. Vincent Martinez moderates the discussion with this fabulous panel:

- Holly Katz Style
Wardrobe & Personal Stylist

- Emily Sistrunk
Photo Stylist & Founder of Pixhouse Studios

- Jaclyn Banner-Akeju
Costume Designer

RSVP HERE.

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Loewe Spring 2019 Menswear

Loewe's lookbook for their 2019 menswear collection was shot by famed photographer Duane Michals. [Look for the cameos!]

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MOSCHINO CIRCUS: MOSCHINO SPRING 2019 - MENSWEAR & WOMEN’S RESORT COLLECTION

Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Children of all ages! Welcome to the most spectacular, most fascinating, most incredible… Mos[t]-chino Show! Trapeze artists, acrobats, popcorn, cotton candy, unicycles and clowns. 

“You will see death-defying acts of glamour! You will see beading and embroidery never before attempted in a setting like this.”

Moschino’s Creative Director Jeremy Scott is reaching into the circus of today’s events and pulling a rabbit out of a hat – or rather, a tiger. This season is Moschino’s answer to the current state of affairs. From peony-pink ruched tulle dresses with giant multi-colored daisy appliques, to harlequin Lurex brocade suits, silk georgette gowns with floral appliques outlined in tiny crystals, tiny round paillettes mirrors dotting a floor-length black gown. The message is a cinematic bow to the accusations, the scandal, the “news” of today. Scott asks us to step into the Moschino house of mirrors with him as he breathes joy, levity and life into the uncertainty. However, this collection is acutely aware of the act from which it must distract. There is a darker side to the mirth and frivolity. A literal dove-covered bodysuit is juxtaposed by gold cord soutache embroidery shaped in the outline of a skeleton is a key thematic element on tuxedo suits, tracksuits and jumpsuits. Blood-red beaded embroidery over a nude tulle gown creates a visually “slashed” and “torn” illusion beneath an operatic ruched tulle overcoat. Carefully sewn metallic bugle beads hang from colorful polka dots on a white gown looking like an illusion of dripping paint, unfinished and abandoned. The message is clear, amidst the adversity, there is hope. This is communicated in the vibrant metallic trinkets stitched into quilted black tulle, just slightly obscured but dazzling in its own right. A superhero bodysuit beneath a literal red satin cape, a lion tamer tuxedo in a beaded sequin leopard pattern lean into the unknown, embrace it, become fearlessness itself.

When society feels like a tightrope walker leaning in the wind, Scott is here to entertain astonish and impress.

So step right up, admit one, run away with the circus and … let the show begin!

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