Paris Fashion Week: Valentino
The past seasons we have grown blissfully accustomed to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli reinterpretation of the Valentino brand – a romantic historicism in a thoroughly new way. This Spring/Summer 2...
Paris Fashion Week: Kenzo SS2014
Kenzo's Humberto Leon and Carol Lim are masters of re-defining the idea of what's cool and the everyday cult. For spring/summer they channel the brand's influences for a good cause and some fashion activism, lo...
Paris Fashion Week: Acne Studios
To the tones of At Sea performed by Swedish opera singer Jussi Björling, Acne Studios and designer Jonny Johansson presented nothing less than a marine inspired collection – complete with white sailor caps, nav...
PFW SS14: Haider Ackermann
Haider Ackermann’s spring 2014 collection show at Paris Fashion Week was a sexy display of sharply executed trousers and coats, and a showcase of the power of subtle patterns. Colours used in the collection wer...
PFW AW13: Atelier Versace Couture Fall
Naomi Campbell dashingly opened the Atelier Versace catwalk show in Paris – sleek and mature, a powerful specimen of a woman in a powerfully executed, racy black mini.
The collection featured dyed animal ski...
Raf Simons Spring 2014 Show at
Raf Simons’ Spring 2014 collection catwalk presentation at Paris Fashion Week was headily women’s wear and children’s wear inspired, with models donning the likes of shorts jumpers with modest, kiddie-like U-ne...
Paris Fashion Week AW13: Hermès
One could say Christophe Lemaire graduated with a distinction for his autumn winter collection. Held in the fitting location of Lycée Henri IV, a finishing school for the very intelligent before gaining entry t...
Paris Fashion Week AW13: Chanel
There stood a monumental globe, revolving. On it a map of the world with flags marking the precise location of 300 stores. We are of course talking about Chanel. You’re probably thinking this is a not so subtle...
Paris Fashion Week AW13: Giambattista Valli
Giambattista Valli has conquered two worlds to date - Prêt-à -Porter and haute couture. Where once they were borderline, now there is no dialogue between the two since he can let his imagination roam free in the...
Paris Fashion Week AW13: Stella McCartney
It’s going to be a big season next autumn winter according to Stella McCartney’s collection. And when we say big, we mean big coats, big waist drops and even bigger shapes such as plunging lapels and wide leg t...