Paris - The Glass Magazine

The Chic of Araby – Armani Privé Spring 2014

January 23, 2014

Advancing like fearless serpentine creatures of the Orient, Giorgio Armani’s exotic artillery, which was out on full force on Tuesday night in Paris, has marked another success for the Italian designer, who unb...

Elie Saab SS14 Haute Couture – The Promise of Spring

Emma Walsh

January 22, 2014

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

Transforming the modern women into a fairytale protagonist, Elie Saab’s new Haute Couture spring/summer 14 collection has redefined femininity. With a consistent, romanticised colour palette of pastels thrus...

The future of fashion is now

Vanessa da Silva Miranda

January 22, 2014

News

The new, the exciting, the innovative is the life-breath of fashion and no one knows it better than the two leading agencies promoting the new names who will breakthrough in the near future. Known for their...

Architecture Exotica: Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring 2014

Livia Feltham

January 22, 2014

News

Stephane Rolland, the architect of self-assured Amazonian femininity, undeniably failed to disappoint yesterday in Paris by gifting the dreamy couture universe with the type of stupendous grandiose spectacles t...

A Shocking Epoch: Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring 2014

Livia Feltham

January 20, 2014

News

When Elsa Schiaparelli closed the hallowed doors to her iconic maison in December 1954, it slowly sparked the almost mythical recherché that has been associated with the fabled name ever since, and today in Par...

Walk on the Wild Side: Balmain Menswear AW 2014

Jessica Quillin

January 20, 2014

News

Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing has brought a fresh, rocker look to the French brand in his nearly three years as Creative Director. His Autumn/Winter 2014 menswear is no exception, bringing a tribal flair to the b...

Tisci holds court at Givenchy Menswear AW14

Livia Feltham

January 17, 2014

News

Above all else, Givenchy’s AW14 mien is case in point that Riccardo Tisci has his finger firmly planted on the pulse of youth-quake forefront, with an acutely on point projection of the ice-cool urban affectati...

Utilitarian Savoir Faire for Louis Vuitton Menswear AW14

Livia Feltham

January 16, 2014

News

A compelling melody of bold, brassy, adventurous trumpets signalled the beginning of Louis Vuitton menswear today in Paris at the Parc André Citroën, enveloped by the cosmic azure of a marble-esque catwalk, rec...

East meets West

Nicola Kavanagh

January 13, 2014

Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

Rue Saint-Honoré is one of the Glass team’s favourite streets in Paris – filled with stores we love, chocolatiers we crave and boulangeries we miss. Perfect for us then that the Mandarin Oriental group have...

Fit for a Queen

Nicola Kavanagh

October 30, 2013

Europe, Paris, Travel

Ah, Le Marais! To many, the pulse of hip Paris beats from the 3rd and 4th arrondisement. Its cute shops, gorgeous restaurants and grand museums occupy buildings steeped in the district’s royal history. Yet ...

Paris Fashion Week: John Galliano SS2014

Annie Fong

September 30, 2013

News

Bill Gaytten worked hard in following in the footsteps and continuing to design for the John Galliano label after the furore around its founder's departure. A brave man and taking a new direction after the exha...

Paris Fashion Week: Comme Des Garçons SS2014

Annie Fong

September 29, 2013

News

Once again Rei Kawakubo presented a spectacle that was mesmerising, when we thought fashion was getting too fast Kawakubo comes in to slow it all down. A large spotlight hanging over the catwalk swung back a...

Paris Fashion Week: Jean Paul Gaultier SS2014

Annie Fong

September 29, 2013

News

Grease was the word at Jean Paul Gaultier's spring/summer collection, it was an all-singing, all-dancing fashion spectacle with energy and feel-good fun. It was a take on Dancing With The Stars, the reality ...

N°5 Culture Chanel at Palais de Tokyo

Roxy Mirshahi

May 2, 2013

Avant Art, Culture, News

Chanel N°5 is a perfume that travels afar. It crosses countries, literature and artistic movements, spanning all periods with knowing assurance. First launched in 1921, the perfume is a mere eight years away fr...

Glass meets one of the most respected and renowned actors of our time, Vincent Cassel

Nicola Kavanagh

January 25, 2013

Archive, Culture, Feature

The outsider – Glass meets one of the most respected and renowned actors of our time, Vincent Cassel On a scorching August morning in Biarritz, France’s surfer paradise south-west coast, the promenade is thr...

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