Pre – Essentials

May 22, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Altuzarra – mules, checks and bandana is a lot of a frenchie!

The Pre-Fall 2014 pieces are fastly appearing in the stores, so why not have a look at the new trends closer (ok, we think summer now, but fashion industry is going to tell and what)? The pre-collections are always the ones that stay longer on the shopping racks and are the things you are going to wear the whole season – the AW14 is rather for the show… in my opinion, the thing to invest this time is a turtleneck knit or a chic bandana. Both look gorgeous with a over-sized, geometrical coat or an A skirt. Also, nothing fails like mules or heels with fur: they are everywhere and I love it! Also, voluminous sweaters look so last season with jeans- why not wear a lace skirt a la Jason Wu? Surely this time, the designers presented very mature looks, but I think they don’t give you age (just look at the The Row look-book). It just the matter of how you will wear it!

Ellery – perfect coat with perfect shoes means perfect outfit. Tie that turle round your neck, too!

Atto – A line skirt, tutleneck and comfortable pumps.

Jason Wu – Girly but mature, so an embroidered skirt and a knitted, wool sweater.

Reed Krakoff – a lovely work made for busy days. Love the pony on Reed’s sweatshirt!

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The Row – masculine chic at it’s best.

Calvin Klein – Francisco Coasta thought of lazy evenings, so that’s why he offers warm, cozy wool dresses and jumpers that seem to be perfect for a stylish nap.

The Row – again, Olsens nailed it: the coat / cape that is a pure perfection. And that bag, of course.

Brooklyn Heights. Dior Resort’15

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Dior and Brooklyn sound strange in one sentence. The baby of Parisian LVMH and a district of New York? Believe that or not, but that’s totally true- Dior showed it’s Resort 2015 collection in Navy Yard Greenhouse, from which a beautiful view of Manhattan’s skyscrapers is seen. In my opinion, the collection (excluding the fact it was presented in Brooklyn) was one of the best that Raf Simons presented to date. The artistic director created a smart, lovely and energetic collection that is a mix of eternal Parisian chic and the new New York style. Simons took up the silk scarf—le carré, as they say in Paris—as the show’s leitmotif. It meant that these clothes were more fluid than the sculpted and molded silhouettes of some of his previous collections for Dior. And, of course, you had an impression you look at art- everything felt artsy and very free-spirited!

About the artist: Lucien Freud is known chiefly for his thickly impastoed portrait and figure paintings, he was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time. His works are noted for their psychological penetration, and for their often discomforting examination of the relationship between artist and model.

Celine Pre-Fall 2014 Necklaces

May 1, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

A recent jewellery crush? These multi-coloured Celine necklaces for Pre-Fall’14. They own that ethno feeling… The necklaces have marble, plastic and metal in their “panels” and look really good with everything black! That lands our 1st of May wishlist.

Julien d’ys Does Hair at Comme des Garcons

April 28, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

A Comme des Garçons show isn’t complete without the hair alchemy of Julien d’ys. Born Pierrick Le Verge, he’s been defying convention for three decades with his off-kilter, theatrical creations for the likes of Chanel, John Galliano and, most famously, Comme des Garçons, where he’s worked with Rei Kawakubo since 1991. Every season, d’ys elevates Kawakubo’s outsider sensibilities with creations that stem from obscure corners of the imagination, from oiled black wigs inspired by David Lynch’s The Elephant Man to candy-floss creations covered in safety pins. SS14 saw d’ys wrap shreds of black fabric around paint-stripped hair to blur the boundaries between beauty and sculpture. “Rei is a genius and I respect her very much. She likes to provoke people through her collections and I like that; perhaps that’s why we get on so well! She understands that I like to create an element of theatre and do things that are a little different, so when we work together it’s magic. She is always telling me to be strong, strong, strong, and never cute! “

Think BIG for Fall

April 24, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Comme des Garcons AW14

“Fashion is reactionary,” said Valerie Steele, the director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Sensibly, she explained that fashion is moving away from “a close-to-the-body moment.” “It’s the pendulum effect,” she said. “If it’s long, it gets short, and if it’s short, it gets long.” Fashion changes a lot just like proportions. This fall, it’s all about a large coat with too long sleeves and over-sized shoulders. Just like the one at CdG by Rei Kawabuko, whose boundary-fight with stereotypical beauty is just on it’s place this season. I really loved what Prada had in it’s offer- 70’s masculine jackets. Looked elegant, but very on the go. And of course, lets not forget about VFiles Melitta Baumeister, who loves dressing Rihanna in white fur stoles and large, leather jackets! Her new season collection is amazingly cool. in a very BIG way.

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