Bottega Veneta eyewear combines shape and functionality with new versions of the classics and distinctive runway styles that express the house’s aesthetic sensibility. As the latest representation of this outstanding craftsmanship, the Bottega Veneta Felis eyewear is a pair of new limited-edition cat-shaped sunglasses. With passion and expertise, Bottega Veneta’s artisans hand-weave the finest premium […]
Photographer Steven Meisel captured four newcomers for the Miu Miu Spring 2016 ad campaign: actresses Millie Brady, Julia Garner and Matilda Lutz, as well as New York-based artist and actress India Salvor Menuez. The muted setting of the images allows the collection, described as a study in extreme contrasts: tweed, jacquard, gingham, satin and lace […]
The Italian fashion house introduces the Prada Spring 2016 ‘Real Fantasies’ film with a three-dimensional and surreal vision of the brand’s Spring 2016 menswear and womenswear collections. The film is based on the graphic reinterpretation of the fashion show venue Indefinite Hangar. Described as a “3 dimensional blank space,” the setting of the video seems locked in […]
The Stella McCartney Spring 2016 lingerie and sleepwear collection faithfully toes the line of what you’d expect from the designer. The collection is inspired by prints and palettes from the latest ready-to-wear collections. Soft cup bras in pastel hues are mixed with sporty silhouettes, meanwhile with romantic lace, luxurious silks and playful prints, this collection follows a typically […]
Director, music producer and graphic designer, So Me directs the Christian Dior Poison Girl fragrance film campaign as a manifesto for seduction 2.0. The action plays out in the rooftop setting of the Boom Boom Room, one of the hottest nightspots in the city that never sleeps. In a scene pulsing with lights, music and […]
French fashion house Chanel is taking consumers inside the house for the thirteenth time to cultivate exclusivity and mystery. The craftsmanship behind the Haute Couture jacket is revealed, beginning with Karl Lagerfeld’s sketch and ending with hours of excellence in the work of the seamstresses. Chanel’s gallery shows a number of outfits from between 1934 […]
Lightness and transparency renew the verticality of the brand’s style with the Schiaparelli Spring 2016 Haute Couture collection. Shocking pink silk cigaline stretches in cartridge pleating and plissé soleil. A breeze of hemp fringes echoes raw linen braiding. The sensuality of natural materials caressing the skin uncovers the underlying tension typical of the Schiaparelli allure. […]
Manolo Blahnik opened the doors to his second London boutique in Mayfair’s Burlington Arcade at 51 Piccadilly. Unwilling to settle for a more commercial location like Bond street, Blahnik was willing to wait until he secured the right spot, that is linked to history and tradition. “It took 28 years to find the right location,” said the footwear designer. […]
The muse of the new Elie Saab Spring 2016 Haute Couture collection, was Englishwoman on a trip to the subcontinent. Citing the travels of an Anglo-Irish noblewoman Lilah Wingfield and her travels to Delhi Durbar in 1911, the collection combined Victorian elements with traditional Indian style. “India is her backdrop and her inspiration for a new blend of […]
British label Self-Portrait has created six unconventional new wedding gowns looking to appeal to the ‘untraditional bride.’ The dresses offer fuse modern shapes with vintage details. While the collection is quintessentially Self-Portrait with its guipure lace, Victorian-inspired and off-the-shoulder necklines, it still possesses traditional wedding dress characteristics, such as the use of silk and organza in a white-and-cream […]
Designer Hedi Slimane photographs the Saint Laurent Spring 2016 Skin collection captured in simple black and white images, highlighting the details of the collection. For Spring, all dresses are worn with oversized men’s tailoring or leather jackets as well as ’90s inspired thin Paris heeled sandals or Saint Laurent festival boots. Hedi’s recurring Saint Laurent […]
For the Manoush Spring 2016 collection, designer Frederique Trou-Roy casts her signature gypsy heroine through a hippie-chic lens. Channelling London fashion in the ’70s, she draws inspiration from icons of the time: the famous Thea Porter, the it-girl and creator of boho-chic style, and Ossie Clark stylist, known for her long, flowing robes . The collection features […]