Wear The Dream

May 16, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

I used to think that I am the only one, who yawns when sees Elie Saab’s boring evening gowns. Many designer who do evening-wear think that an excessive amount of Swarovski and flesh-exposing-cuts is just it. But thankfully, Rosie Assoulin is the woman to say a loud “NO” to that. The New York-based designer creates dresses which are mostly categorised as “evenining” ones, but surprisingly look as good with white sneakers as with heels. By looking at the latest, AW15 collection by Rosie, it’s easy to conclude, that these simply cut, boldly-coloured dresses look at their best with sweatpants and yes, even with hoodies. Her clothes are like cameleons – they fit into nearly each occasion. The stand-out pieces are definitely the signature cropped tops worn over white shirts, corduroy pants and of course, the dreamy maxi-gowns. Somehow, with Assoulin, the statement “wear the dream” becomes real.

Tamara Staples & Easter

April 5, 2015April 7, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Photographer Tamara Staples has gone behind the barn to document the glamour of show chickens. With their ridiculous feather get ups and sassy postures, they perfectly match the mood of Easter. I wish you all a beautiful Easter day, full of love, joy and friendship!

Poor But Cool. Anton Belinskiy AW15

April 2, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

From Kiev Fashion Week, Anton Belinskiy seemed to be the biggest highlight. I truly loved the attitude his AW15 clothes had – they seemed to say “whatever” to everything, but in good sense. “Poor But Cool” knits and dresses clearly said, that everybody can wear a fur coat (in blush pink colour). The voluminous skirts and flared tops were constructed out of sporty, colourful textiles, which gave the whole collection a chilled, slightly edgy vibe.

Cute Pie. Miu Miu AW15

March 15, 2015March 15, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

One word that describes Miu Miu for fall is “cute“. Floral jewellery; little toddler shirts; pastel-coloured coats and dresses. Slightly naive and at the same time sexy. Miuccia Prada brought within the collection some spectacular aligator coats and really eye-catchy tweed skirts which seem to land the must-have status. Prada decided to play with fake—something something which seem to be artificial. This wasn’t just a collection of animal prints and patterns, rich in embossed leopard print with perverse backless “pinafore” dresses with big cartoon buttons. Miuccia states – you can have any color you like as long as it isn’t natural.

“Instinct? I like that word,” said Miuccia Prada after her show. For indeed, like all designers, she is led by her internal instincts, and these were animal ones on exposure today. “I wanted to put things together in a naive way, not caring, always wrong, with that attitude of instinct. It started with the mutation of ostrich in Prada, the genetic modification, the idea of a new species.“

And this is how we end this very busy and buzzy fashion month… au revoir.

Strip-This. Saint Laurent AW15

March 14, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Literally, Hedi Slimane was inspired with “style” and “attitude” of strip-teasers from LA. Yeah. I know. Surely, Saint Laurent wins the contest for the shortest mini-dress of the decade.