REFINEMENT 🕶 #DACBE: #UmitBenan, one of the best #Milan-based menswear (and not only) designers, focuses on uncompromisingly manufactured and painstakingly designed ultra-luxe clothing. For the #AW22 offering, modelled by the always-chic #GiovanniDarioLaudicina, some of the finest pieces included a workwear-inspired essentials (mostly in double cashmere) and investment tailoring. “At the end of day, I don’t want to mess too much with design. The emphasis is on great stuff, stuff that’s so great you want to come back and buy it again”. More on the JOURNAL 🌹 #MFW #MilanFashionWeek #Menswear #ManFashion #Tailoring #TimelessClassics #DACBECOLLECTIONS ☕️ #collage by me.
EMBRACE THE WEIRDNESS 🗝 #DACBE: For #AW22, #JonathanAnderson embraces all things “weird”, and aesthetically navigates between the 1980s (sparkly party dresses) and the now trending, early 2010s “indie sleaze” (metallic lycra jumpsuits). #JWAnderson is all about the “weird”. When Anderson detects weirdness, he is not repelled but stimulated: for him “odd” and “bad taste” hold creative opportunity. More on the JOURNAL 🍭 #Milan #MFW #MilanFashionWeek #WeirdCore #IndieSleaze #DACBECOLLECTIONS 🕷 #collage by me, music: “Which Way” by FKA Twigs and Dystopia.
IL NUOVO ABITO 🏔 #DACBE: Men’s #MilanFashionWeek has officially started! And here’s lesson number one: you just can’t go wrong with #Zegna. I know it myself – I’ve got a couple of my dad’s clothes coming from the brand, and really, this brand is not just timeless, but its quality is indestructible. #AlessandroSartori, Zegna’s creative director, embraces what the Italian brand stands for with every season, delivering absolutely desirable, refined and relevant investment pieces for a contemporary man. For #AW22, Sartori said he was presenting “il nuovo abito“: the new suit. Yet this collection represented something far bolder than that. More on the JOURNAL ❄️ #Milan #MFW #Menswear #ManFashion #Tailoring #WomenInLove #DACBECOLLECTIONS 🌨 #collage by me.
LESS IS (REALLY) MORE 🔗 #DACBE: It’s no secret that #VictoriaBeckham‘s brand had some rough time financially. Wisely, the company scaled-down to its main line, at the same time incorporating a lower price point and limiting the range of new products. Looking at Beckham’s #PreFall2022 offering, this new approach has a positive effect on the designs. Less is really more. We’ve got great, business-ready tailoring, a fine balance of neutrals and neons (Victoria certainly understands that a wardrobe has to offer different attitudes, depending on the wearer’s ever-changing mood), and languid dresses that come with sexy zip details and erotic cut-outs. More on the JOURNAL 🖇 #London #Tailoring #SoftMininalism #SoChic #DACBECOLLECTIONS 🔍 #collage by me.
UTILITARIAN ROMANTICISM 🐛 #DACBE: In his second menswear collection, #ErdemMoralioglu goes for a laid-back, streetwear-ish approach – something you rarely see in his often dramatic women’s offering. “Utilitarian romanticism” is how the #London-based designer summed up his newest creative venture. He has a point: in a world where people wear couture-house joggers to dinner, and even #Erdem surrenders to sporty dress codes, streetwear is really just daywear. “It’s a boiled fleece hoodie with a tailored, nipped jogger,” he said of the collection’s most informal look. Erdem’s men’s world has a relaxed, almost light-hearted quality about it - more on the JOURNAL 🪡 #LFW #Menswear #ManFashion #DomenicoGnoli #GoGreen #DACBECOLLECTIONS 💚 #collage by me.
ULTRA-LADY 🎀 #DACBE: There are those collections in fashion history that just get better with time. For a while now, I’m absolutely obsessed with #LouisVuitton‘s #AW10 – one of the best collections created by #MarcJacobs for the French maison. “And God Created Woman” announced the program, bringing up thoughts of the era of the young Bardot, of fifties-sixties wasp waists, and circle skirts. At the time, #MadMen was on everyone’s minds and TV screens (those were the pre-Netflix times…), and that same season, Miuccia Prada also went for the retro ultra-femininity. Jacobs’ collection was stark contrast casting-wise (lets not forget 2010 was peak time of the super-skinny-model standard) as the designer called on Laetitia Casta, Bar Refaeli, Catherine McNeil, Karolina Kurkova, and finally Elle Macpherson, all women whose physical attributes have acted as a disqualification for fashion show participation for years. More on the JOURNAL 🌹 #Paris #LadyLike #BarbaraPalvin #JuliaNobis #JessicaMiller #CircleSkirt #DACBECOLLECTIONS 💖 #collage by me, music: “Vaya con dios” by Kali Uchis.
BRAND TO LOVE: ZANKOV 🐬 #DACBE: #HenryZankov, an experienced, #NewYork-based knitwear designer, concepted his namesake brand to inject a sense of playfulness, freshness and ease into men’s and women’s knitwear. #Zankov is a knitwear collection that establishes a new visual and tactile language with a strong emphasis on color, touch, pattern and quality. More on the JOURNAL 🐡 #Knitwear #Knitting #SweaterWeather #EmergingBrands #StripesOnStripes 🐠 #collage by me.
IDIOSYNCRASY 🌈 #DACBE: #ChristopherJohnRogers is one of the best things that has happened to American fashion in a while. His amazing garments, always pulsing with colour, energy and statement-making silhouettes, aren’t just red carpets regulars, but wardrobe staples of women with their own, very personal, idiosyncratic style. In his #PreFall2022 line-up, the designer takes notes from his first experiences of fashion. More on the JOURNAL 💥 #NewYork #BeBold #StatementDress #CelebrateLife #EveningWear #DACBECOLLECTIONS 🪐 #collage by me.
FESTIVE GUIDE: COZY UP ⛄️ #DACBE: And just like that, this is my last festive shopping guide of the year! Fabulous and bold winter scarves, hats, and gloves are always a no-fail idea. After all, we all wish for a white #Christmas, and what better gift is one you can use right away. For immediate satisfaction, let her unwrap COS’ classic cashmere scarf or JW Anderson’s wooly teddy mittens. However, the must-have winter wear of the season is sure to be a colourful, statement sweater – The Elder Statesman, Christopher John Rogers and Loro Piana are brands to go for! More on the JOURNAL 🎁 #MarcJacobs #AW21 #CozyUp #WinterLayers #GiftGuide #ChristmasShopping #FestiveSeason 🎄 #collage by me.
FESTIVE GUIDE: TAKE IT EASY 👑 #DACBE: As the temperature dips, our homes become more important than ever. And for the homebody, this means a renewed commitment to all things hygge – with a focus on those everyday luxuries that make staying indoors ever more chic. At the top of her wishlist is undoubtedly a unique tracksuit that is polished yet practical. Tactility is key – so button-up cardigans, socks and blankets will tick all the right boxes, while a pair of shearling mules from Molly Goddard will delight. Discover the “Take It Easy”, last-minute festive guide on the JOURNAL 🎁 #GiftGuide #ChristmasShopping #Balenciaga #DemnaGvasalia #MarieAntoinette #TakeItEasy #ChristmasMood 🎀 #collage by me.
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