Among the works by French writer and Baudelaire contemporary Albert Samain is a poem from 1893 that begins, "There are strange evenings when flowers have a soul." Strange evening aside—in Paris, anyway, this one felt rather normal—Alexis Mabille used that line to imagine female and floral forms as inextricably linked. By no means a novel ...
Impossible Conversations, the Metropolitan Museum's "dialogue" between Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, inspired Giambattista Valli to create an impossible conversation of his own between Coco Chanel and Janis Joplin. The fact that neither woman was particularly happy was less relevant to Valli than the free-spirited independence they expressed in their personal style: Coco with her ...
Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams, Jane Fonda, Kate Hudson—no other designer dressed as many boldfacers as Donatella Versace did at the Golden Globes. If tonight's Atelier Versace show is anything to go on, DV may score even more red carpet time at the Grammys two Sundays from now. The idea this season, as she put it, ...
Raf Simons has always been open about his inspirations. Often, it's been a case of wearing his heart on his sleeve, all but literally, which has given his work an extraordinary amount of soulfulness. That's appropriate, given that music is his master. Simons' Couture show for Dior today was permeated with his respect for David ...
There was often poetry in Martin Margiela's ability to infuse new life into the overlooked, the discarded, the scorned. It was even more distinctive in his label's Artisanal offshoot, where the provenance of all the vintage bits and pieces that went into the collection made fascinating reading. With the clarity of hindsight in the wake ...
Since the haute couture shows last July, Marco Zanini was let go from Schiaparelli; he spent just two seasons at the Diego Della Valle-owned revival brand. The announcement that today's runway show would be the work of the in-house team wasn't exactly greeted with open arms. There's a tendency to discount collections designed by committee. ...
“Elegance is not about being noticed, it’s about being remembered”. Giorgio Armani The name Armani has been synonymous with unrivaled Italian style all over the world for over 30 years. Perhaps best known for revolutionizing fashion with his unstructured jacket in the Eighties, Giorgio Armani has continued to define the well dressed ever since. Giorgio Armani was ...
IVAN GRUNDAHL has become well known in Scandinavian countries in the last 30 years. He has stores in Denmark, has become well established in Northern Europe and he has also made a notable impact in the United States. In the last decade, Ivan Grundahl has not only maintained his reputation in Danish fashion, but also ...
For over 130 years, HANRO has crafted the world’s finest lingerie, nightwear and loungewear. Ever since its foundation in 1884 in Switzerland, HANRO has stood for understated luxury, natural elegance, and high-end garments which are pure pleasure to wear. Decades of tradition combined with technical innovations and contemporary design are what make HANRO such a ...
Haaning & Htoon Luxury womenswear. British cool vs Scandinavia conceptual. Designers Marianne Haaning Groos and Min Htoon H&H's vision is filling the need for luxury womenswear for real woman at a price level the customer appreciates. The founders Min Htoon and Marianne Haaning have vast experience in the industry including Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan. Their ...
Global Funk is for Tuesday mornings and Saturday nights. The jeans are rebellious and fun and can be taken from day to night faster than you can change from cool kicks to towering platforms. Global Funk has embraced the funkiness of denim since 2003 by creating trend driven styles to classics. Fit, feel & appearance are ...
Biography Freya is founder and the desginer in chief of Freya Dalsjø. "Design for me is about exploring and challenging the boundaries of material; the body and aesthetic. As a designer I aim to challenge these physical constraints and social constructs. Brand Freya Dalsjø studio is a Copenhagen based fashion brand. It was founded by Freya in ...
This season Gudrun & Gudrun touches on the harsh weather conditions in the North Atlantic and how this impacts on day-to-day life in the Faroe Islands. The wool in the Faroe Islands is an extremely precious commodity but to maintain the quality they must be able to feed their sheep with the hay they produce. ...
After studying Fashion at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts and La Cambre School of Visual Arts, Derœux established his namesake brand in France. Etienne Derœux offers an understated luxury through his use of beautiful materials. He creates cuts whose apparent simplicity obscures the technical complexity of their construction. Etienne Derœux assembles each of his ...
The brand Katri/n - Katrin Niskanen is one of Finland's most popular fashion labels for womenswear. The designer, Katri Niskanen, won the very first Finnish Project Runway competition in 2009 and founded the brand in 2010, opening her first store the same year. Ever since the brand has been expanding nationally and over national borders. ...
Christophe Sauvat's artistic journey began in the early 80's by designing clocks and watches, which earned him numerous awards in France. Always searching for new ideas he later moved to Brazil where he began making and exporting the famous Brazilian thread bracelets. In a period of two years he had sold over 8 million of them. Bracelets ...
It all starts with two best friends living in Amsterdam. Both have lived abroad for a good part of their lives and each having over 16 years experience in brand and product management in fashion, they thought it was a perfect time to start a project together. Travel was an important factor in their work ...
BARBARA I GONGINI is a Faroese brand, founded in 2005 and based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The collections present a different take on Nordic garments, derived from a conceptual approach towards fashion design. The specific construction process is aimed at crafting garments eloquently suitable for both men and women. Structural forms are challenged and experimental pattern-making ...
Baum und Pferdgarten was established in Copenhagen in 1999 by Rikke Baumgarten & Helle Hestehave, who had just graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Design, where they had started their creative partnership. They created the brand name as a humorous interplay between their surnames, and it reflects the dualistic playfulness, which is also echoed ...
Cathrine Hammel launched her first collection in 1992 at the age of 22. Five year laters, she opened her own shop “Spazio” in Oslo. Today the Cathrine Hammel label is a full collection recognized for its sophisticated and contemporary signature. Special care is given to the quality of the fabrics and yarns, embracing artisan, methods ...
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