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Best Looks from 2020 for Summer 2021

Best Looks from 2020 for Summer 2021 by Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE Eleonora de Gray. This year was particularly different for the whole world. Difficulties related to Coronavirus made a special restrictions related to our social life, to the way we see things, the way we see our sociality and how we should develop. We…

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Pierre Cardin died 29 December 2020

Pierre Cardin died 29 December 2020. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2021

Christian Dior statement for Pre-Fall 2021: “I like them chunky, I like them big, I like them plumpy, I like them round, with something, something. They like my sound, they think I’m funky!” And by “them” Maria Grazia Chiuri, creative director of Christian Dior in our days, meant brains of course. This is totally another…

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Balmain Pre-Fall 2021

Balmain Pre-Fall 2021. “Louis Vuittonious”, “Fendoshious”, and very “Versacerous” collection of Olivier Rousteing for Balmain Pre-Fall 2021 is all about his “dollhouse”. He placed himself inside, and “logo it up”. Being in closed space, locked down in very limited space, and in every way, he played with one and only symbol and with couple of old looks.

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021 Métiers d’art

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021 Métiers d’art Chanel Pre-Fall 2021 Métiers d’art. Each year since 2002, CHANEL presents in December a collection dedicated to its Crafts. This collection highlights the creative dialogue between Virginie Viard, Artistic Director of CHANEL’s Fashion collections and the Art Houses that enhance the Maison’s creations. This ready-to-wear collection specific to CHANEL celebrates…

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Nina Ricci – INPI treasures

Nina Ricci – INPI treasures. Nina Ricci was the one of the first designers from XIX century, with culture of great tailor and contemporary dare, who brought Italian classy looks to France. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Coco Chanel Interview 1959

Coco Chanel gave this interview in 1959. The incredible feeling of this interview: “It is happening TODAY”, “Nothing changed since1959”… Coco Chanel gives an expert opinion about style, copy, trend, meaning of the trend and fashion. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Lanvin Spring Summer 2021 Shanghai

Jeanne Lanvin 1925 vs Lanvin Spring Summer 2021 Shanghai Fashion Show. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Best of Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2021

Best of Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2021 season. Review by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Maison Margiela Spring Summer 2021

Maison Margiela Spring Summer 2021 by John Galliano. Paris Fashion Week. Review by RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2021

Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2021 Ready-to-Wear Paris Fashion Week. Movie “Wings of Desire” of Wim Wenders, and repeated image of Bruno Ganz, an Angel staying on the roof of high building in Berlin right after the Second Word War, is a leitmotiv of Louise Vuitton Spring Summer 2021 collection by Nicolas Ghesquiere.

Chanel Spring Summer 2021

Chanel Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Each x Other Spring Summer 2021 Paris

Each x Other Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. Review by RUNWAY MAGAZINE. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Kenzo Takada – fashion icon died 4 October 2020

Kenzo Takada – fashion icon died October 4, 2020. Article by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Thom Browne Spring Summer 2021

Thom Browne Spring Summer 2021 “Lunar Games 2132” Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Hermes Spring Summer 2021

Hermes Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Vivienne Westwood Spring Summer 2021

Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Spring Summer 2021 – digital presentation Pris Fashion Week. Review by RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Nina Ricci Spring Summer 2021

Nina Ricci Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. Review by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE ®

Rick Owens Spring Summer 2021

Rick Owens Spring Summer 2021 show from Venice to Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Balmain Spring Summer 2021 Paris

Balmain Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. Olivier Rousteing new explration of the history of the brand. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Elie Saab Spring Summer 2021

Elie Saab Spring Summer 2021 “Hymne a la Vie”. Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Marine Serre Spring Summer 2021 Paris

Marine Serre Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Christian Dior Spring Summer 2021 Paris

Christian Dior Spring Summer 2021 Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

YELLOW color – history and values

YELLOW color – history and values. Article by Executive Director of RUNWAY MAGAZINE Guillaumette Duplaix. Have you noticed this ambivalence in the interpretation of YELLOW? It is a primary straightforward color. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide.

Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2021 Menswear Shanghai

Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2021 Menswear presented in Shanghai August 6, 2020 blow up serious public conflict related to plagiarism, or simply a copy, and probably another juicy lawsuit, raised AGAIN against “creative” director of Louis Vuitton Menswear Virgil Abloh. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Visionary designer Jeanne Lanvin – INPI Treasures

A hard worker, Jeanne Lanvin began her milliner’s apprenticeship at very young age and proved to be quite creative. The hats created by Mademoiselle Jeanne were met with great success, and Jeanne already dreamed of opening her own shop. The dream would soon become a reality for the then 22-year-old milliner. Through her many sacrifices and persistence, she managed to get “Lanvin (Mademoiselle Jeanne) Modes” hats worn by the most fashionable Parisians. Story by RUNWAY MAGAZINE.

Christian Dior Cruise 2021 Resort

Christian Dior Cruise 2021 Resort collection. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Inventions – INPI Treasures

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Inventions – INPI Treasures. Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is an artist and designer, who’s bringing all innovative technics from art and design to fashion. This is not just a synergy, this is complete colorful chemistry and innovation. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Digital – Day 2

Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Digital – Day 2. See all collections on RUNWAY MAGAZINE. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021

Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Digital Fashion Week. Report by RUNWAY MAGAZINE.This collection is more inspired by Karl Lagerfeld than Gabrielle Chanel. Karl would go to ‘Le Palace’, he would accompany these very sophisticated and very dressed up women, who were very eccentric too.”

Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Digital – Day 1

Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Digital – Day 1. It was quiet a challange today for the fashion houses, Federation and for the spectators to follow. But of course we all witness several amazing and very creative surprises.

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Digital Fashion week by RUNWAY MAGAZINE. “Alchemy is a form of magic, so the transformation of images, or bodies, in art acts on dream / psychic substance,” – Leonora Carrington.

Alexander McQueen and John Galliano for Givenchy 1997

Alexander McQueen and John Galliano for Givenchy 1997. There are many wonderful legends in fashion, and specially from the “Golden era” 90s. One of them is the story about Alexander McQueen and John Galliano in 1997 created absolutely ingenious collections for Givenchy in 1997. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

75 years of Balmain – “Balmain Sans Souci” on Seine

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Maison Balmain and its “creative” director Olivier Rousteing decided to do some sort of presentation on a barge on the Seine with fashion show, singer and dancers, to which everyone was virtually invited to watch live exclusively on Tik Tok. Press-releases with pompous announcements were massively distributed to the press about THE MOST WANTED Parisian event just before Haute Couture fashion week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Haute Couture Digital Fashion Week and how to attend

Haute Couture Digital Fashion Week and how to attend. All this mystery around Haute Couture fashion week, sacred event where only chosen ones can see the creative work of the designers, the gods of fashion, creators of trends and public opinion about elegance and grace, the one who dresses the stars. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

CHANEL N°5 – INPI Treasures

CHANEL N°5 – INPI Treasures. Chanel No. 5 was the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel in 1921. In 1921, Coco Chanel found the formula for the eternal feminine. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Balmain Cruise 2021 Resort by Olivier Rousteing “Papa Copy-Catto”

Balmain Cruise 2021 Resort by Olivier Rousteing. Another epic collection Olivier Rousteing “Papa Copy-Catto” Balmain Cruise 2021 Resort by Olivier Rousteing and his team together with CEO Jean-Jacques Gueval (former CEO of Zadig & Voltaire, known by his adventures from Sentier to LVMH) “produced” during the coronavirus pandemic. Discovery by RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® – International Twofold Media known Worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France

About good and bad taste – Redefining Fashion

Article «About good and bad taste – Redefining Fashion» by Jean-Pierre Dubois-Monfort, French and European Affairs Analyst. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Celine Fall-Winter 2020-2021

Celine Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France. Hedi Slimane presented his Celine Fall-Winter 2020-2021 collection in signature of 1970s-inspired Bohemian or “Parisian Bobo” style. See all looks of the collection HERE.

Heritage of Karl Lagerfeld

Heritage of Karl Lagerfeld by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE. A little more than a year ago Karl Lagerfeld has left us. Usually at this time of the year we all declare the yearly results – a balance sheet, financial statement that reports a company’s assets and so on. So let’s say that I’m going to declare 2019 year – a year without Karl. And I’m filing the petition for “bankruptcy” and creative property liquidation of Karl Lagerfeld.

History of handbag – INPI Treasures

History of handbag – INPI treasure. INPI – Institut national de la propriété industrielle – National Institute of Industrial Property in France, the place where for almost 200 years registered great French innovations. We are sharing for the first time the archives of INPI – first registered handbags designs in France starting from 1864. Let it be known that most of the modern handbags in USA and Europe are having the same ancestor – a handbag designed in Paris, France, as an earliest innovation designed for women since XV century. Story by RUNWAY MAGAZINE

Maison Margiela Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris

Maison Margiela Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

GIVENCHY Fall-Winter 2020-2021

GIVENCHY Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Balenciaga Fall-Winter 2020-2021

BALENCIAGA Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Philippe Huppé – Fine crafts are the soul of our France

Philippe Huppé, Member of the French National Assembly, French politician and member of the Economic Affairs Committee, known as an author of several books specializing in the history of the heritage of the region of the Haut Cantons de l ‘Hérault, recently proposed a project related to serious measures to protect and “boost” French National Treasure, Living Heritage – Métiers d’Art and fine craftsmanship. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ®

Isabel Sanchis Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris

Isabel Sanchis Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Weekmk Ready-to-Wear. The Spanish fashion house dedicated to the design and manufacture of ready to wear and couture dresses, celebrated this year its 30th Anniversary. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ®

Off-White Fall Winter 2020-2021

Off-White Fall Winter 2020-2021 “Arcteryx and Obelix” – Paris Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear by RUNWAY MAGAZINE. Virgil Abloh, founder and creative director of Off-White, brand also founded by LVMH, made a collaboration for this Fall-Winter 2020-2021 season with arctic wear “Arcteryx”, Canadian outdoor high-end clothing and sporting goods.

Leonard Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris

Leonard Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week. Ready-to-Wear. Reinterpreting this founding element of the history of the House, Christine Phung transposes it to the present: the richness of the Leonard heritage is revealed through a fresh and current look which draws its energy and its modernity from the high-tech current that l ‘found today in the Far East. If the cuts evoke kimonos, the heritage becomes contemporary when enhanced by the purity of a line, a skilful mixture of colors, or patterned bands and prints that inject vitality into the collection.

Rick Owens Fall-Winter 2020-2021

Rick Owens Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Christian Dior Fall-Winter 2020-2021

Christian Dior Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Paris Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear by RUNWAY MAGAZINE. And like always collections of Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior is a collection of tassels, fringes, clobbers, pleads, like simple covering muted together into some army inspired jackets, coupled up with monkey slippers and army boots. Notion of the simplicity… very expensive and very butch-ish simplicity is new identity of Christian Dior, stripped of class and elegance, robbed of style and crafts. In another words – duds for studs.

Coronavirus Covid-19 and how we face it

Coronavirus Covid-19 and how we face it. An article by Eleonora de Gray, Editor-in-Chief of RUNWAY MAGAZINE. We are facing Coronavirus Covid-19. We are facing it differently perhaps because we all have different faces. And specially in front of this situation when whole people of planet stay still we have real faces.

Best of Paris Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Ready-to-Wear

Best of Paris Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Ready-to-Wear. Paris fashion week despite of many complications showed some spectacular collections. Trend proposed by Paris came in color, for ones, and in geometrical shapes. Mondrian-ish looking shirts and pants are the “new black”. Trends by RUNWAY MAGAZINE Paris, France.

2020 Trend “Marie Antoinette” by RUNWAY MAGAZINE

2020 Trend “Marie Antoinette” by RUNWAY MAGAZINE. Marie-Antoinette style became more and more popular. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® is ultimate luxury magazine, known worldwide, published by ELEONORA DE GRAY, based in Paris, France.

Guo Pei Haute Couture Spring Summer 2020

Guo Pei Haute Couture Spring Summer 2020 Paris Fashion Week. RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® Collections. The most spectacular collection of this fashion week. Guo Pei presented art pieces of traditional magnificent three-dimensional Thangka craftsmanship fused with innovations. Special reportage by RUNWAY MAGAZINE / Editor-in-Chief Eleonora de Gray.