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MALION VINTAGE 2022
YOSHIO KUBO FASHION BREEZE
THE OZ PAOLO SEBASTIAN
THE WHITE GLOW OF ANGELS
DIOR TO BE A MUSEUM
CHINA LUXURY SLOWDOWN
RICCARDO TISCI DEMOCRATIC SHOW
Even with no seats, no front rows and no guest hierarchy, Burberry’s very democratic show featured actors, models, artists and musicians. At the drinks party ahead of the show on Friday at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, some of them had a quiet chat with designer Riccardo Tisci backstage. Continue reading
MIU MIU 2022
One of the most defining runway looks of spring 2022 was Miu Miu’s midriff-baring miniskirt and super-crop top in a postage stamp-sized style.
The Aughts throwback became a viral hit, generating its own Instagram account, and becoming as recognizable to the public as the stars who wore it. Adding a touch of neo-preppy chic to girlishness, this fall’s look takes on a school-uniform flavor, with leather-clad misfits thrown in to keep things interesting.
Swedish artists Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg created beach chairs made of canvas for the show. What was on the runway also had a sense of transgression, with scandalously short skirts, shirts and the briefest of HotPants for those who do crunches, not lunches.
ETRO GLOBAL EXPENSION
Since July, Etro, controlled by the giant private equity firm L Catterton, has named Iacopo Martini as its chief financial officer. The position had been vacant since last June and was previously held by Michele Manzari. Company famous for its signature paisley motif and bold travel-inspired patterns.
They will report to Etro’s chief executive officer Fabrizio Cardinali, who, according to reports, took on the role of spearheading its global brand expansion in November 2021.
Martini graduated from Rome’s Luiss Guido Carli university and began his career at Procter & Gamble in 1995. He was the consumer goods giant’s CFO for its Italian subsidiary until he was promoted. Most recently, he was CFO of the beauty company Kiko Milano.
CHANEL A TWEED FOR A TWEET
Chanel celebrates tweed throughout the event, from the fabric covering the walls, the floor, and the seats, to Virginie Viard’s tweed jacket in the battle of the tweed jackets.
A woman wearing a pink tweed jacket paired her leggings fastened with bows and rhinestone-covered shoes with a soft white dog in the peoples.
Viard’s color palette is influenced by images of the River Tweed in Scotland shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
She used the full gamut of shades, from psychedelic pinks, purples and greens, to earthy tones fit for country walks at Balmoral Castle.
There’s an English spirit running through the collection, from ‘Spencer’ who drew on images of Coco Chanel wearing the duke’s oversize tweed jackets. Continue reading
DGENA THE BLACK WIDOW OF A THOUSAND RIVERS
VALENTINO MONOCHROME SHOW
After a heavy week dealing with the news, Zendaya’s bold look, which is just one of the elements of the simply joyful fashion show of Pierpaolo Piccioli, offered a glimmer of hope. The Spider-Man star posed for the Valentino fall-winter collection of the Italian house yesterday at the “careau du temple” during fashion week, and she looked simply stunning. Continue reading
BALENCIAGA FOREVER REFUGEE
BRITISH FASHION CONDEMNING THE WAR
LUXURY BRANDS AND PUTIN WAR
YSL
In last season’s Saint Laurent Collection, Anthony Vaccarello drew inspiration from Paloma Picasso, whose theatrical sense of dress was said to have inspired Yves Saint Laurent and nudged his creativity out of bourgeois codes. Continue reading
DIOR REQUIEM FOR A FOOL
PRADA 2022
Suddenly, balaclavas and a military drumbeat on the runway at Max Mara Thursday morning began to seem very different after Russian attack on Ukraine. Continue reading
DRIES VAN NOTEN FRAGRANCE
The designer approached fragrance and lipstick the same way he approaches his design work: with clashing concepts, a riot of colors, prints, and textures. When he joined Puig in 2018, he knew right away that he wanted to dive into the luxury beauty sector.
For Van Noten‘s beauty collection, sustainability was paramount. The perfume bottles are re-usable and refillable. The pouches are made from unused fabric from the fashion line. And there is no plastic foil covering the outer boxes, made from paper pulp.
Starting March 2, Dries Van Noten boutiques and its website will sell the new fragrances and makeup line. Select retailers will carry them starting at the end of April or early May.