Authentic Material – designer of exceptional natural materials. Founded by bringing together advanced technologies and craftsmanship, Authentic Material reinvents material by using unique know-how that preserves and enhances it. Rich in their identity, each material reveals a story that continues with its transformation. The key concept is upcycling, it is the process of transforming by-products, waste…
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Louis Vuitton the travel trunk 1885
Louis Vuitton the travel trunk 1885. Source INPI – www.inpi.fr. When Vuitton opened his first store in Paris in 1854, he began by selling flat-topped trunks that were lightweight and airtight, and were bought by France’s Empress Eugénie in its first year of sale. His first piece was the grey Trianon canvas flat trunk. Vuitton was the…
Disney Villains and The Blonds – Spring Summer 2019 NYFW
Disney Villains and The Blonds – Spring Summer 2019 NYFW. Ones again The Blonds surprised New York this fashion week with the show in collaboration with Disney – Disney Villains and the Blonds. This was the most spectacular show at New York fashion week for Spring Summer 2019 season. On Friday, September 7, Disney Villains…
A Fashion Week without idiots
Sartre was right: “hell is the others,” and it’s still incredible that we managed to make oranges without pulp, seedless grapes, flours without lump, coffee without caffeine, syrup without dye and non-alcoholic beer without ever being able to make a world without a fool? Would we be able to create a Fashion Week without booby? So, we…
Marcel Marceau – Mime in the cinema
Mime in the cinema. Have anyone noticed that Mime is one of the most popular character in XX and XXI centuries movies? Animations, comedies, dramas, even horror movies. Everyone knows how Mime looks : painted white face, striped t-shirt, black beret or hat with red flower. And this is of course very French. Mime began in…
Fashion fairy tale – story of Miniskirt
A Runway Retrospective : fairy tale about miniskirt. One of the most disputable stories in fashion is a story about miniskirt. Fantasy, beauty, history and myths—all in the name of fashion. Miniskirt is so casual today for all women. But the story and dispute not just between designers but between the countries who first cut the…
Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall Winter 2018-2019
Imperial Russia – or rather, a dream-like depiction – is at the heart of Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall Winter 2018-19 collection “Un soir à Saint-Petersbourg”. The grand balls held by tsars in Saint Petersburg give way to a sense of aristocratic opulence. From the Great Ball that once that marked the opening of a…
Guo Pei Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Guo Pei Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 “The Architecture” – Time flows unhurriedly, while architecture stands immutably. “Time and Space” have always been the two grand themes that artists devote themselves to express. Over the long course of history, architecture has been witnessing human civilization, traversing time and transforming space. It is through architecture that mankind…
Giorgio Armani Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Giorgio Armani Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19. Conveying to the young generation the true meaning of haute couture, going back to the catwalk as it once was: the authentic essence of luxury and perfection. This is the idea that inspired the autumn/winter 2018-19 Giorgio Armani privé collection. Expressed in a sculptural, almost regal style, this season’s haute…
Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 new collection “Animalia Fantasia” is one of the most spectacular collection showed in Paris during Haute Couture fashion week. “Fantasy is a flower that does not flourish on passivity. Determination is what it needs.” – Elsa Schiaparelli, Shocking Life. The style of a woman comes from her spirit and personality. In…
Valentino Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Valentino Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 new collection is a “New Memory”. Here, now. Memories that chase each other and overlap with the present, to be consumed by the breath of time. A sense of surprise that passes from one glance to another, myths that take on different hues, emotions that are imprinted in the air,…
Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 collection “Smoking no smoking?” breaks the rules by rejecting the symbolic masculine-feminine suit, advocating for freedom of expression in all its forms – including “free the nipple”.
Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 . The Fall Winter 2018/19 collection’s “High Profile” silhouette redefines the Haute Couture look. The CHANEL ateliers created skirts and long dresses in tweed, velvet and chiffon with zippered slits, revealing the leg in elegant profile. Each of these looks opens on the side to reveal a matching mini-skirt, with tweed…
Dolce Gabbana Alta Moda Como Fall-Winter 2018-19
Dolce Gabbana Alta Moda Como Fall-Winter 2018-19 is one of the greatest wonders of the fashion world. Great Dolce and Gabbana showed glory and grace during 4 days of the events on Lake Como in Italy. One of the most spectacular private shows in the world Alta Moda had 120 intricately handcrafted looks. Courtesy Stefano Gabbana…
Givenchy Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
For the Givenchy Fall-Winter 2018-2019 Haute Couture collection, Artistic Director Clare Waight Keller wished to create an homage to Monsieur Hubert de Givenchy, not only for the timelessness of his creations but as a tribute to the innate elegance of the man himself and the grace with which he lived. Clare Waight Keller is Givenchy’s…
Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 is a collection of memories, an immaculate renewal of the vows which represent Viktor & Rolf’s longstanding union to fashion. The approach, a typical Viktor&Rolf antithesis speaks to the designer’s personal fascination with time: consciously cherishing the past, yet always looking forward and pushing the boundaries of transformation. Highlights…
Iris van Herpen Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Iris van Herpen Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 called “SYNTOPIA”. In this collection Iris van Herpen explores the new worlds that arise within synthetic biology and the intertwining relationships between the organic and the inorganic. ʻSyntopiaʼ acknowledges the current scientific shift in which biology converges with technology and visualizes the fragility and power within. For Syntopia, Van…
Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 collection is all about winter and voyage. A nomadism where cultural and artistic roots perpetuate new aesthetics. Two key-words : ergonomics and opulence. A natural presence, free from all constraints. The movement is detached and generous. Comfort and sensuality, the textures are rich and sensory. Wide pyjama-jumpsuits in silk, jersey bomber jackets…
Franck Sorbier Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19
Franck Sorbier Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018-19 collection is about fragile paradise about which we all have to protect. Beautiful story of animals, vision of wonders of the world is another story of the designer. Franck Sorbier tells sad story about how we are consuming the planet with no regret, killing amazing creatures of this world…
Aigle x Ines de la Fressange
Capsule Collection in collaboration Aigle and Ines de la Fressange launched during Haute Couture fashion week in Paris “Le kit de pluie de la parisienne” , the rain kit of Parisian. With 111 days of rain a year the wardrobe of the Parisian must be parried with the chic and elegant pieces for caprices of…
POURQUOI CHANEL A CRÉÉ LA PETITE ROBE NOIRE ?
RUNWAY MAGAZINE ® Article par Anonymode Les années folles battaient leur plein quand un magazine de mode présenta sur sa couverture en « front page » la première «petite robe noire» conçue par Coco Chanel et qui inaugurait ainsi le long règne de la mode des soirées de la parisienne chic. Une femme garçonne qui posait avec des…
Les premiers lauréats de l’appel à projets du ministère de la Culture
Les premiers lauréats de l’appel à projets du ministère de la Culture en faveur des jeunes marques de mode www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr Dans sa politique en faveur de la mode, le ministère de la Culture s’applique à soutenir la création et les créateurs. C’est pourquoi il lance en 2018 le premier appel à projets intitulé « aides aux…
Versace Fall-Winter 2018-19 Milan
Versace Fall-Winter 2018-19. “The Clans of Versace” — Donatella Versace’s fall collection was, according to the opening quote of her show notes, an ode to women who “know that today nothing is acquired through birth, but rather earned through what they achieve.” Versace’s clanswomen have calmer tendencies as well. A trio of slinky black dresses worn…
Local Ambition – Reality Show by Always Late TV
On LOCAL AMBITION, newest reality modeling show from St Louis, Missouri: Eleven women have been chosen as contestants. Alliances will be formed; rivalries will develop; and the cast will have to question who they can trust. Intrigue, kidnapping, foul play – local police investigate. Girls have to act quickly. Jaclyn isn’t like the rest of her cast mates on…
Royal Wedding 2018 – Harry and Meghan
Royal Wedding 2018 – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held at 12:00 on 19 May 2018 at Windsor Castle in England. Ms. Meghan Markle’s wedding dress has been designed by the acclaimed British designer, Clare Waight Keller. Ms. Waight Keller last year became the first female…
Gucci Fall-Winter 2018-19 Milan
Gucci Fall-Winter 2018-19 Milan. Alessandro Michele titled his Gucci show “Cyborg” after Donna Haraway’s 1984 essay, “A Cyborg Manifesto”. “We are the Dr. Frankenstein of our lives”, he said. “She describes the relationship between being and becoming… I am a lover of the divine. I would celebrate the gods of Olympus rather than our Catholic sanctities”,…
Story of Fashion Model – My Runway Bag
Story of Fashion Model – My Runway Bag. I’m a Hollywood model, Anna Vallefuoco. And the most exciting moment every day is when I’m on my way to do a shooting or a fashion show. What is so exciting about? I know that every moment of the shooting is a creation of the team :…
Chanel Cruise 2018-19
Chanel Cruise 2018-19. Replica ship in Grand Palais is striking backdrop for catwalk show that reflects bold new confidence of French fashion. Docking a 148-meter-long ship with on-board piano bar, swimming pool and a passenger list of Hollywood stars in the center of Paris is a bold statement of ambition, luxury and elegance. It is…
Shiatzy Chen Fall-Winter 2018-19 Paris
Shiatzy Chen Fall-Winter 2018-19 Paris. Shiatzy Chen is a Taiwanese luxury fashion house, founded in 1978 by Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞), who is often referred to as the Chanel of Taiwan. They describe their style as “neo-Chinese chic”, where the aesthetics of Chinese clothing and handicraft are combined with Western styles, using design features drawn from…
Mon RUNWAY SAC – Histoire d’une Photographe de Mode
Mon RUNWAY SAC – Histoire d’une Photographe de Mode. Je suis photographe. Je vis et photographie l’une des plus belles villes du monde : PARIS. Je m’appelle Flavia Raddavero et je travaille dans la mode. Paris est une grande source d’inspiration. Paris a une grande histoire de la mode, de l’élégance, du savoir-faire français. Depuis le…
The Urban Legend of St Louis
The Urban Legend of St Louis, Missouri is a story of great friendship, great love story. Two flags American and French present great marriage of Captain America and Marianne – symbols of strength, protection, humanity, liberty and reason. Be part of this great love story. LOCAL AMBITION is a modeling reality series like no other! It combines elements…
Hermes Fall-Winter 2018-19 Paris
Hermes Fall-Winter 2018-2019 Paris Fashion Week. In the garden of Victor Duruy high school, Hermès creates an imaginary forest, all red, doused in half-light, in an atmosphere of evening dusk between dog and wolf. Artistic Director Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski dresses her women generously in beautiful studded leather dresses, quilted coats and through overlays evokes a calm charm of luxury….
Les trente ans de la maison Franck Sorbier
Les trente ans de la maison Franck Sorbier. Poète rêveur, tête chercheuse exigeante, Franck Sorbier joue, sur la scène de la mode, un rôle à part, soucieux de pérenniser, coûte que coûte, la Haute Couture et son savoir faire. Le couturier, qui a osé « entrer en haute couture » en métamorphosant des chutes de tulle,…