Voyager. Celine Resort 2015

October 30, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Phoebe Philo is the woman designing for women. She knows best what they need and when they need. For the highly anticipated Resort 2015, Philo brought us totally new volumes and lengths- floor sweeping knitted dresses, voluminous capes and comfortable, over-sized tank tops. That’s a minimalist heaven with a twist of voyage souvenirs. Ethnic fabrics, pon-pons, fringes and the “Soft Ballerinas” were the factors that made think Cote d’Azur, Myanmar and a bit of New York’s attitude. But all of that bound with the Parisian ribbon of slight nonchalance. As you may see, the collection brings a lot of new features to Celine: waist-bags (LOVE!), bold colours and… yes, the first ever Resort campaign. With Daria Werbowy, of course. Is there something better than all of that? Well… only to touch and feel the clothes in person!

Antwerp: GRAANMARKT 13

July 19, 2014June 22, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

At the end of a square with 13 trees counted twice, there is a pretty large, cozy space called just like it’s address- Graanmarkt 13. Designed by Vincent Van Buysen, filled with palm trees, huge windows and various house decorations, we’ve got the most charming place in the whole Antwerpen. The store sells woman’s and men’s fashion brands like Isabel Marant, Marni or MSGM. You will also find fragrances by Maison Francis Kurkdijan… while the store itself is a fantastic place, they also have a beautiful restaurant downstairs which serves fresh and organic foodies. Graanmarkt 13 is not only a good place for shopping, but also a place where you must be while staying in Antwerp!

Graanmarkt 13 / Antwerp

Belgium: BRUGGE WALK

July 17, 2014January 5, 2024 | Design & Culture by Ed

What to love about Brugge? For me, the fact that it’s the most romantic (sorry, Paris), elusive and charming place on Earth. You may walk through the 19th century built streets, feel the warmth of all the citizens and eat tones and tones of mussels and waffles everyday… as Brugge (and Belgium) has a lot of to offer, here is a little introduction with my photos of the favourite places in this beautiful city!

Men’s: Voyage. Christophe Lemaire SS15

June 26, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Voyage au bout de la nuit from Charlotte Gainsbourg’s song Voyage is the perfect song that matches the mood of Christophe Lemaire’s SS15 collection which was one of the best ones. Discreet millionaire, chic traveler, man who knows what’s luxury to him: these are the three ways I would describe this beautiful collection. The simple pajamas, beige tracksuits and safari suits with these rectangular pockets are my favourite. Christophe Lemaire simply got me on his eponymous and elusive way of being in fashion.

Dubai. Chanel Resort’15

May 14, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Making it big for the shows is pretty natural for Karl Lagerfeld, who already took us to St.Tropez, Miami, Antibes and Singapore for his Resort collections. This time, we travelled to Dubai, the city of United Arab Emirates, that’s full of gold, petrol and luxury. So, no wonder… the collection was presented on a special Chanel island, that had a carved double C all over it! However, the collection itself was one of the worst, unfortunately. It didn’t have that Dubai opulence I wished of! It had flowers, moons, Scottish checks, blond version of Diana Ross curls and a lot of strange themes that seemed to be useless. I suppose Dubai summers are so cold you need to wear socks-up-to-knee… I certainly loved the camel gown that Joan Smalls wore with flats and trousers trousers. Oh yeah, trousers- I see Arabian harems are bag in beige! And I am a little bit disappointed that we didn’t see Sebastien Jondeau in a Chanelized sheikh costume. That’s it!

About the artist: Abdul Qader Al Raes is an artist from Dubai made famous by his monumental art works in palaces and distinguished public spaces.