Aspesi Store in Milan

March 20, 2015June 22, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Aspesi store in Milan is one of these spectacular places, that you want to visit as often as it’s possible. The ground-breaking contrast of marble columns and plastic box tables makes the store not only attractive, but also an experience. Although the clothes by Aspesi always seemed to be a bit boring for, the interior makes you forget about the “every wardrobe’s basics” – ethnic colours, bold cushions exuding with gypsy bohemia, crocodiles jutting out from the walls, grandiose metal panels and gorgeous hangers – all of this make me drool and think, that there are no more rules in designing a store or any other concept. Fantasy and creativity is the most important, and Aspesi architects approve.

Via Montenapoleone 13 / Milan

Rings on My Feet

March 19, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Martina Grasselli is the new-comer star of Italian shoes industry – after her latest AW15 presentation, I am in love. Her signature “rings” and “piercing” footwear is mind-blowing and feel truly unique. She has worked with Stella McCartney, Angelo Figus, Breil Milano, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Christian Louboutin, creating collections of accessories, offering her input both in terms of style and in terms of products. COLIAC, her brand, was founded in 2009 – it is a modern fuse of costume jewellery and tomboy-like shoes. It is characterised by an ironic tone with a hint of the surreal, artsy edge, making the shoes strongly recognizable not only in Milan, but also in other fashion capitals. Which ones do you fancy the most?

Brown Samurai. Marni AW15

March 1, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Consuelo Castiglioni went samurai this seaon, just like for SS15 – belted vests and sharp, Japanese silhouettes. But this time, Marni sees the world in brown and other warm, earthy colours. A lot of fur was used as application for pockets and stole; the skirts had this “not so perfect” attitude with threads projecting from the surface of wool-blended textile. Textiles. Consuelo mastered layering to perfection – the clothes look so real and casual, that you just start to dream of snowy December mornings. But, you know, the ones like in Milan. The last outfit worn by Julia Nobis, the Victorian blouse with turtleneck and embroidery is everything.

Italian Simple. Bottega Veneta AW15

February 28, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

When I first saw Tomas Maier’s AW15 for Bottega Veneta, I fell something positive. Although we’ve got polka dots there and there, the collection is kept in simple way – the silhouette is very graphical, but at the same time feminine. The 60’s and 70’s are revisited, but in modern, contemporary way. And what else is exciting about the entire collection, is this beautiful, Italian mood – Bottega Veneta’s woman for fall loves a cappuccino in the morning and enjoys a glass of red wine in the evening. She does everything in slow way, but with grace and elegance. She’s mysterious, but friendly. And she has days which are black & white, and days which are full of stripes and colour block!

I thought this might catch the constantly changing mood of Bottega Veneta woman…

Swiss Cool. Bally AW15

February 28, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

“I didn’t think I could do another beige trench,” Bally’s creative director, Pablo Coppola explains the vibrance of color in his new Fall collection. When he arrived at the Swiss brand just over a year ago, Coppola set a challenge for the old classics. Before he got there, the 150-year-old company didn’t have much of an identity – it attempts to revive it were usually too weak. Timelessness is a reliable route to timeliness these days. “You do a camel cashmere sweater and nobody says anything, but do it in fuchsia and they all want it,” Coppola explained. The olive-green alligator trousers are amazing, too. The eclectic chic – a bit vintage, a bit modern – was perfectly framed with geometrical prints on silk shirts and handkerchiefs. Bally gets hot. And Swiss fashion starts to be cool, too.