One thing’s sure – this perfume is going to be as good, as the campaign shot by Paolo Roversi and styled by Julien D’ys. Sexy, sensual, elusive – just like the magic of Alaia. The bottle is beautiful just like Alaia’s signature body dresses. Can’t wait to smell it because the expectations for Azzedine’s debutant fragrance are really high…
10th of May – this means, it’s Nicolas Ghesquiere‘s birthday! Let’s celebrate it, by looking back at his biggest moments at Balenciaga, and now at Louis Vuitton – the time-line proves that this guy is a real fashion visionaire. Wishing him all the best!
AW01 – the “all black” collection. Nicolas showed his amazing tailoring skills through elegant jackets, coats and blazers.
AW02 – One of my favourite collections ever. He showed soft, oversized sweaters and jackets, and a small group of colorful knee-length collage dresses apparently influenced by Cubist paintings.
AW04 – This shearling jacket from 2004 is my dream.
SS05
SS06 – The jacket from this collection photographed by Nick Knight.
Nicolas and his friend, Charlotte Gasinsbourg, in AW10.
SS11 – Campaign photographed by Inez & Vinoodh.
AW12 – Cosmic sweatshirts.
AW14 – Arrival at Louis Vuitton.
AW14
Louis Vuitton SS15 photographed by Juergen Teller.
Jeanne Damas in SS15‘s corduroy trousers and bra.
AW15 – Fernanda Ly on the runway.
Resort 2016 – An extravagant show in Palm Springs, California.
TBC.
Maryam Nassir Zadeh
They are as soft as socks. They are as casual as ballerinas. Slip-ons which are the perfect-shoes-on-the-go are making a loud comeback. It was Maryam Nassir Zadeh who made the cult in New York – and then, Phoebe Philo of Celine made them cool again during her recent fashion shows. What’s nice about them is the fact, that they are so seasonless – I mean, you can wear it during summer and winter, and they always look good and on time. So, in other words, they should be present in your everyday wardrobe!
Celine Pre-Fall 2015
Maryam Nassir Zadeh
Maryam Nassir Zadeh
Celine SS15
Maryam Nassir Zadeh
There is always a kind of strong anticipation while waiting for the release of Celine’s pre-collections. What Phoebe Philo is going to propose to us this season? Pre-fall at Celine usually means a selection of classical, sophisticated clothes kept in toned colours – this time, Phoebe went slightly more playful, pushing her austere comfort zones. After seeing the AW15 collection, I wasn’t surprised its pre-version will be kind of fun. Hand-embroidered folklore caftans, fringed ponchos and over-sized, burgundy culottes are just few to mention. There was also the slip-dress action – worn in a very Celine-ish way, it felt light and slightly infantile, but in a good way. In overall, a confusion between mature elegance and childish innocence was presemt in these as usually great clothes. Can’t wait to see it strike the stores!
Loewe X Constantin Brancusi
Fashion and art? Some say these two are strictly different worlds. But some think they have a lot in common. In my opinion, fashion and art are both somewhere in the middle – fashion and art inspire each other, but are still used in contrasting ways. Fashion is first of all a good business. Art is a strong form of expression. For AW15, designers went into trend-without-a-trend thing, giving us various art references. Here is what I observed throughout the fashion week in Paris.
Haider Ackermann X Leanne Shapton
Celine X Alex Katz
Lemaire X Johanna Tagada
Chloe X Pieter Bruegel
Jacquemus X Maria Pininska Beres
Design & Culture by Ed 