PARIS Fashion Week maybe winding down but the catwalk just kept nice surprises in the end.. Three seasons in and Nicolas Ghesquiere is undoubtedly feeling more confident in his Louis Vuitton artistic director role – this a collection that continued to combine that clever blend of savvy, rock ‘n’ roll and retro that so belongs to his girl and bring with it a real sense of him, what he did back in his smash-hit Balenciaga days. Continue Reading…
THE headline at yesterday afternoon’s Valentino show – or rather the Instagram moment that has become the staple of many a show this season – was Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson closing the show, reprising their Zoolander roles. This was a real (but also fantasy) catwalk-off. The crowd went wild, the phones came out and fingers couldn’t snap and type fast enough as a fashion fiction became reality and made everyone’s day in the process. Continue Reading…
Last night’s show, staged at the Conciergerie in Paris, the vaulted chambers where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before being beheaded, and, for those who can remember, the venue for Lee McQueen’s first show in Paris thirteen years ago, where models walked with wolves on leashes, examined the beauty of those roses. Continue Reading…
IF there is one thing that we beauty fanatics love, it’s a supersized or miniature version of one of our favourite products. We can’t explain it, it’s just the way it is. So, the item that captured our attention at Chanel’s brasserie-themed autumn/winter 2015 show at Paris Fashion Week was a chain-strap bag shaped exactly like a giant version of the brand’s much-loved Les Beiges compact – remember the furore that the Chanel No.5 version from the pre-spring/summer 2014 show caused?
From the Brasserie Gabrielle – see today’s Chanel show here:
THERE can’t be many better places to spend a Tuesday morning than at the Brasserie Gabrielle. With a multimillion pound budget, Karl Lagerfeld transformed the Grand Palais into the chicest – and largest – of Parisian cafes, complete with mosaic tiled floor – OK, it actually turned out to be printed vinyl, but this is a cafe after all, wipe clean is important. Continue Reading…
Paris fashion week is under way, and here are the best shots from the scene at the Chanel Fall 2015 ready-to-wear show. Read our review and see the entire collection here : Continue Reading…
Isabel Marant’s boho-band blend dipped its toe into Eighties waters yesterday – high waists on white jeans cinching in her cable knits or reworked Bretons, rah-rah frills jiving down sleeves and skirts, single earrings to compound the point. Continue Reading…
ELIE SAAB’S model army walked to a military beat this afternoon – the designer exchanged his signature fairytale romance for something darker, harder and tougher, “the way of the woods”, we were told. Continue Reading…
ITALIAN men love their mothers; we all know this, it’s well documented. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are no exception – their Dolce & Gabbana campaigns have long depicted the perfect La Famiglia seen through multiple generations. Today, their collection, Viva la Mamma was all about a celebration of motherhood, dedicated to mothers of the world. Continue Reading…
See the whole Collection Here, Shoes, Bags & Details
IF you’re looking for fierce tiger, zebra and leopard prints, knitted dresses streaming in long silken tassels, and sizzling ombré plissé goddess gowns hot enough to spark wet sand, then Roberto Cavalli is your go-to; he had it all in spades. Continue Reading…