Men’s: AW13 for Louis Vuitton

January 19, 2013January 20, 2013 | Design & Culture by Ed

Louis Vuitton knows how to amaze me. This time, LV was awesome! Kim Jones, the deigner, is just a menswear genius! The collection started from faded leopard coats, then into black. The sport jackets with fur and backpacks are just perfect for a stylish trip to mountains and the 70’s floral kimonos look like they were taken from Tibet! The whole collection was like a trip to this magical place in Asia. Mountains, snow, Asian-culture influences, dragons… The bags from traditional tapestry shown some mystic stories and the super cute sweater with a comic leopard will be for sure must have in Paris street style (the same as the beige too big scarves from last season). And look at the backpacks- they are edgy with youthful vibe, although they look practically for a journey to a ideal snowy country… Maybe Switzerland, Italy, France or Aspen?

Paris: Day 3

November 4, 2012November 5, 2012 | Design & Culture by Ed

Today, the first thing was a long walk from Saint Honore to Avenue Montaigne. All the shops were closed today so it was quite fast… However the shop windows were open as always!:

Mathew Williamson for Laduree- Williamson’s limited edition box, stacked with delicate light-as-air macaroons, makes our tongues tingle just looking at it. Featuring an iconic kaleidoscope butterfly print designed by the maestro himself and filled with eight scrumptious macaroons, it’ll make the perfect gift for your best girls – or a decadent Parisian-style wedding breakfast treat when served with the finest champagne…

Moschino

Christian Louboutin

Chloe

LV
And then, I had a delicious lunch in L’Avenue… After this I went to Louvre to see the brand new Islamic part. It was nice, however all those vases and stones weren’t really exciting after the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. But the building of it was really modern and elegant.

And after the museum I went to look for the Alaia boutique and saw the most cool region in Paris! It was close to the Hotel de Ville and it reminded me of Soho. The shops there were really cool and were selling great designer and non designer pieces. There was also a Lomography shop were I saw a lot of beautiful cameras. And back to Alaia. I found it but it was close however I really like the idea of the shop. Alaia’s decision to sell his designs in a different district far from the fashion streets, so the celebs can buy the clothes and shoes in piece. And here are few best addresses of the Jew District:
Lomography- it is a society and a shop that loves old fashioned cameras and produce them. The shop has a great atmosphere and every lover of polaroids and others will find a home there.
17 rue Sainte Croix de la Bretonnerie

DOM- It’s a perfect place to find cool decorations for your home. Ex. A telephone in a skull shape.

L’Eclaireur- a shop with labels like Dries Van Noten, Maison Martin Margiela, Lanvin. It’s typical and experimental because it provides a dazzling voyage of discovery. Everything here is a suprise plus there is the added advantage of good service. A perfect place for a fashionista.
12 rue Malher

The Jewish district has a lot of places and here are more photos of restaurants and others.

Paris Fashion Week SS12 Higligths

October 5, 2012June 25, 2017 | Design & Culture by Ed

Dior- Raf Simon’s debut. Our favorite Dior collection that was shown in those 10 years! Minimalism mixed with sequins and great lite materials and colours. Those are clothes for women to buy and wear. We are totally for YES to Raf Simons!Saint Laurent- The next hot debut but not as good as the first one. Hedi Slimane for YSL. In other words, wild west and sexy cowgirls. For me nothing new, however world critics graded it for a 5+. Alber Elbaz told as it was “very YSL”, Pierre Berge said that Hedi understood the style of YSL and Kate Moss ensured as that she wants everything from the show.Chalayan- A great collection. The mix of prints, casual denim on dresses and does extraordinary hats are just the key trend for this summer. Louis Vuitton- Oh My God. A total fail. Too much of colourful check patterns, colourful pants, colourful shoes and tops!!! The only interesting thing about the show was that the models were transported by the elevators. Marc, next time have bigger distance to colours and check pattern!Celine- Till now I don’t understand, what was sitting in the head of Philo Phoebe when she was designing those clothes. We know she was pregnant, but the hormon storm doesn’t change anything! Those are not ironic projects, controled kitch. This is just a fashion horror. This is unfortunately one of the worst collection for this season. However the bags are wonderful!Alexander McQueen- Honey bees were in the details at Alexander McQueen’s spring 2013 collection, which drew inspiration from queen bees presiding over the nest. Gold collars shaped like bee clusters and hexagonally-woven hats seemed both ominous and protective on the runway. But what caught our eyes were the regal details like this red cotton off-the-shoulder dress, reminiscent of the neckline and sleeves popularized under Queen Victoria’s reign and updated with a plunging v-neck. And that was a really interesting collection, I should say!Balenciaga- The inspiration of the show- ballette show of Murice Ravel, Bolero ( when Cristobal Balenciaga, his label was designing in 30’s the costumes for the show). The skirts with flounces, and white tops are making as thinking about classical Spain, and the peaceful and delicate coloristic makes it more modern.Felipe Olivier Baptista- I see here a brand new hot brand on horizon! It is Olivier Baptista. This season he showed as creative ways of wearing spoty, French chick with classical beige sandals and colourful prints.Miu Miu- We understand that Miuccia Prada love sfurs, but that doesn’t mean we need to see at Miu Miu’s Summer collection! The colours are very dull and unpleasant, those safrocs and pijamas are the best for a cold nigts and I still can’t understand what the hell was the main topic of the collection… I liked more the Prada collection for this season- however the shoes there were much more worst than those here.

Stella McCartney- Sporty, fresh and modern. We LOVE it! Paul McCartney, Stella’s dad, said that the collection was “quite wholy”! :)Maison Martin Margiela- Quite boring collection. Minimalism to the power of 2. Clothes were unfashionably too big on models. However it was quite “kind to an eye”. I mean, have a look at LV show and compare with MMM.Chanel- One of the best shows. Clothes were classical but with a note of youth and modern. The colours and shades are perfect for summer, and we know already that the pearls are bag in fashion. This collection is great from lots of reason but this one is for sure the truth- it is Chanel!

Fashion show is unfortunately finished. There were lots of good and bad collections for summer… We saw New York, Milan, London and Paris and in reality all were super cool!!!