Browsing Category Haute Couture 2015

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...