Aesthetics. Rick Owens AW14

February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

In his aesthetically world of dark chaos and comfortable, timeless pieces, Rick Owens seem to ignore all the rules of model line and beauty. Forget skinny girls and “pretty” faces. The AW14 was all about Parisian women who are Rick’s friends- they don’t have anything to do with fashion. And they wore the new clothes on the runway, that were really cool, in their own, everyday way. The clothes maybe weren’t unexpected – although these nun bonnets were terrible- but still, they felt Rick. What do you think of this kind of diversity in fashion? I am totally for ‘yes’.

Objet Sonore. Carven AW14

February 27, 2014January 6, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

I love that Carven collection! It is so pretty and cute! So Parisienne! The colours of pink, orange and blue look so adorably sexy with this leopard fur on collars… And those surrealistic embroideries on dresses look very mature, but at the same perfect for a Carven femme. I must admit, for few seasons Carven did boring collections, but this time they out-stood their selves. When I see those dresses I here early Vanessa Paradis… “Joe le taxi , Y va pas partout, Y marche pas au soda, Son saxo jaune, Connait toutes les rues par coeur, Tous les p’tits bars, Tous les coins noirs, Et la Seine, Et ses ponts qui brillent “

Acide Naturel. Balenciaga AW14

February 27, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Alexander Wang impressed me this time with his AW14 for Balenciaga. The collection is cool, pretty and delicate. With Gisele Budchen on finale wearing crystalized sweater, the collection took a more elegant twist. Fur trimmed cocoon coats, synthetic chunky knitwears and beautiful leather dresses are just few highlights… The clothes were somewhere between urban fun and Parisian elegance; colours versus toned greys; boots and stilettos; Le Smoking changed into a coat. Not only it was ingenious, but also very modern and… WANGed.

La Dame. Undercover AW14

February 27, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Jun Takahashi’s dreamy AW14 collection for Undercover yesterday got really stuck in my mind. ‘Once upon a time, there was a Parisian dame, which wore crowns made by the Japanese hairstylist, Kamo. She was a queen, but in her mind. The dame wore bourgeois coats with Chinese porcelain print, long gowns in royal colours… She didn’t live in a queen’s palace, but in small apartment on Le Marais. Our dame never gave damn and always wore what she felt like, in very slouchy way.’ Jun Takahashi is the Asian version of Vivienne Westwood- he also has this punk attitude as she… And this Undercover collection is just damn awesome!

Blanc au Blanc. Gareth Pugh AW14

February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Gareth Pugh is the designer that always shocks with his ethereal fashion. This time, he presented one of the best- totally made out from plastic, paper or fur- in one colour… White. Like a mind cleanse, the models wore white sculptural dresses, fur coats, piece of plastic for covering their boobs and Pharrell looking like hats… There was also the wind-it-up look, where the model had a huge key stuck to her back! It’s all a bit fairy-tale, a bit sci-fi (just see that silver polished look that is so dramatic!) and bit chaotic… Bug that’s why Pugh makes the most spectacular (not so about venue) collections coming from Paris.