S/S 2011...stripes!

Watanabe is become the "symbol" of stripes. For this summer he developed an entire show on this pattern, in a unique way that reflect perfectly his style. This designer that has a lot of success (I think because has learned the creativity by Kawakubo but has a more "commercial" style than CdG or Tao) every season purposes something new. Do you remember that amazing use of denime some springs ago??...gorgeus!  The caracteristic of this s/s shows is the huge variety of stripes, there is not any designer who copy another one or presents stripes that are the same of another designer. From the large ones of Sander (amazing, especially for the...

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Posted in Haider Ackermann , Junya Watanabe , s/s 2011 , Sonya Rykiel , Vivienne Westwood

Lanvin...strong women!

This is not an "amazing campaign" in the classic meaning of these words. In fact, I think that is something not so new and not so "cool". So, what did I like of these pics?The perfect representation of the "Lanvin philosophy". Here the models were shooted like during a fight and the sexual energy of the pics is clear. The dresses, the make up and hair style and the bakcground is so Lanvin that I think that this is the most clear explanation of the main "idea" on which is founded the actual style of Lanvin. A strong, warrior, woman who loves to be sexy and glamourous in the same time. This is the Lanvin woman and the style of Elbaz, t...

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Posted in Adv , Alber Elbaz , campaigns , Lanvin , s/s 2011

S/S 2011...feathers!

With the arrival of spring, some days ago, we forget winter to watch to s/s shows that are becoming already old with the recent presentation of the f/w collection. However, some trends continue for some seasons. This is the case of the fluo colors, for instance, and of feathers. The f/w 2011 season was caracterized by a lot of designers (such as Dsquared, Demeulemeester, Giles...) who purposed feathers. Personally I saw a huge use of this material that sometimes could seem heavy and not so chic. Speaking about the spring, fortunately, feather are used in a softer way. Bottega Veneta is the best example: the feathers are distributed all over...

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Posted in Alexander McQueen , Bottega Veneta , Chanel , Giambattista Valli , Gucci , Nina Ricci , Zac Posen

Versace Atelier...colorfull!

Donatella has "two souls", at least for her collections. One style "rock and really glamourous" and for Versace Atelier a "romantic, sweet" style that allows her to develop these wonderful dresses. The shape, the "light volumes", the material are all inspired by the couture world with a touch of the "Donatella  Versace style". The "classic" sex appeal of Versace dresses is completely modified for a more "elegant and sophisticated" woman.  Even if the shapes are something classic, in this collection, is interesting how the prints, the young colors and the  main elements of Versace Atelier are mixed with these classic dresses. The...

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Posted in Donatella Versace , Gianni Versace , Haute Couture , s/s 2011 , Versace , Versace Atelier

Paco Rabanne...Le 69 Bag!

The bag was launched in 1969 and it was called "Le 69" bag that was made up of metal plates. Now Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons, re-edit this bag with acrylic, gum and aluminium. The shape and the model are the same of the past. I think that this bag is really interesting because it's an innvoative model, or at least a good reinterpetation, and now there aren't so many bags that are similar with this one. The color is quite good and the shape is classic but nice. In the end, it's one of the most wearable pieces that Kawakubo had ever made.Images and shop on-line:Cole...

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Posted in bags , Colette , Commes des garçons , Paco Rabanne , Rei Kawakubo , s/s 2011

Is still "chic" to be naked in an editorial or adv?

Naked women in movies, editorials or advertisement is a speech that every year journalists or people, in general, repurpose. But the most important thing is to divide this "topic": the beauty of naked body, the art that they could represent, and the "revolution, anticonformism" appeal that naked bodies could have. The second concept is, today, obviously out, in the worst meaning of this word. It's patetically boring everyone who in the 2011 thinks that shooting a women or man naked or having sex is something "new", no it was in the 60's with Kubrick, Newton and, for example, the movie called "Pretty Baby", (with a wonderful Brooke Shields). In...

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Posted in Adv , campaigns , Chanel , Donatella Versace , Franca Sozzani , Karl Lagerfeld , Steven Meisel , Versace , Vogue Italia

Jil Sander...fluo without faces!

I'm almost obsessed with Jil Sander, or maybe with the beautiful fluo colours purposed by Simons....Its menswear show for the s/s 2011 was wonderful, the womenswear show too....Then the trend of the "market bags" and the colorfull minalistic dresses which had "conquered" the red carpets...Now this amazing campaign.  The main idea and the "backgroung" are really classical, how many adv have you seen with a white background? A lots. So, where is the innovation? The new thing is all about faces: here Simons chose a strange thing: not to cover faces, like some designers did, but to "delete" them, only their upper part. So, the result are awesome...

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Posted in Adv , campaigns , Jil Sander , Raf Simons , s/s 2011

Paris f/w 2011...best looks!

                                                    John Galliano                           Chanel                                               Balenciaga                                                       ...

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Posted in Balenciaga , Balmain , Chanel , Christophe Lemaire , Commes des Garçons , Dries Van Noten , Givenchy , Haider Ackermann , Hermès , John Galliano , Kenzo , Miu Miu , Mugler , Stella McCartney

Alexander McQueen...f/w 2011

Wonderful collection. I think that the first feeling that everyone should have when see this show is an "sensation of amazement". The style is the classic McQueen but it's is "clean" by the more simple soul of Sarah Burton.  The collection is the right "sequel" of the s/s 2011 one.  The colors are white, black, grey, violet and a mix of colors in some wedges and bustiers. The shoulder are really strong and the shoes are strange in a classic way. I mean that the heels of the wedges are absolutely "gorgeus and strange" but I like them. The dresses are perfect, McQueen, I'm sure, would be proud of this show. The feathers are used in the...

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Posted in Alexander McQueen , f/w 2011 , Paris fashion week , shoes