FRANCK SORBIER

SORBIERCandles were burning. In the air there was the scent of burning wax. You had the feeling to be in the XIX century at the time of what was called “La Belle Epoque”. They had recreated the atmosphere of a boudoir. In the flickering light, the set looked like the bohemian curio salon, where poets like Rimbaud, Verlaine, Musset and so many others were debating and redesigning the world – and occasionally indulge in absinthe. French singer Emilie Simon opened the show with the song “Paris, j’ai pris perpète”.

The presentation started and the collection as usual was mastered Haute Couture. The dresses were part of the atmosphere and vice versa. That was the dream of Franck Sorbier this season. In the red carpet between reality Stars and Chinese clients, the collection looks like a painting. My neighbor found it so romantic and so poetic.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Julien Fournié Couture Fashion Show in Paris Fall Winter 2014 collection

Julien Fournié

“Tell me what you wear and I will tell you who you are » could be the name of the 2015 Spring/Summer Julien Fournié show. Influenced by China and the 1950’s, the collection is glamour and revealed a feminine and beautiful woman which will make you dream  of her and for whom you would like to write and who will make you happy.

I love this yellow and black accented with a necklace of black as a provocation. I love this deep neckline and simply open up the desecration that lets me see the beauty and the promise of a soft and warm night.

I love simplicity in sophistication. I love beautiful. I like what is simple.

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DARE SCHIAPARELLI BY Zzzzzzz

Schiaparelli, Couture, Fall Winter, 2014, Fashion Show in ParisFor the second Schiaparelli couture show, the designer Marco Zanini has designed a collection of twenty models which is a mix of ridiculous and flashy color. Born in Milan of a swedish mother and a milanese father, Marco Zanini was born in 1971; a very bad news for fashion industry. Moderation is not the style of Marco Zanini like Schiaparelli.

The designer sent out a collection which made clear references to Schiaparelli’s 1930’s heyday, as well as the style of chic women living in occupied France in the 1940’s. And so what, we know to relaunch a brand you have to take into consideration the past, but after 2 years it is time for you Mr Zanini to take off  by yourself and to get away from the archives.

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HAUTE COUTURE

HAUTECOUJTUREToday is a very specific moment. Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture starts and you can find the whole schedule of Paris Fall-Winter 2014-15 Haute Couture. Nothing is ever more characteristic in the world of fashion, and more specifically int Haute Couture.

It is not difficult to define the worst and the best aspects of Haute Couture. In fact, it is easily summed up in one word: perfection. The Perfection is the word I love the most as it is so easy to write an article when the collection is fabulous. However it is so difficult to write an article when the presentation is ugly.

Creating and delivering this level of high quality require inexhaustible energy. Paradoxically, it is to this ideal Continue reading

ANA QUASOAR

5Ana Quasoar is one of those Frenchwomen who has mastered the nonchalant Parisian style which many ladies around the world are jealous. Located in the rue de la Banque Paris (the heart of the Fashion Industry).

What they say is true — all old things become new again. And such is the case with the classic pastel trend that was sighted on the runways in different interpretations, from splashes of powder blue and purple to dusty pink and yellow.

Sugary hues have been modernized into sleek and elegant summertime wear with the notion of a power woman. Brave head-to-toe in the trend for the new season by layering cotton candy colors and experimenting with fabric textures.

Another fun idea is to experiment with colors that sit opposite each other on the color wheel. Whether married as mint green and Continue reading

WILLABELLE ONG

WILLABELLE-ONGBorn and raised in Singapore, now Australian-based Willabelle Ong is the creative professional, influencer, and travel enthusiast behind the luxury lifestyle and fashion site, Pale Division. She has collaborated and blogged for a diverse clientele, with profiles ranging from Gucci, Longines, and Schwarzkopf, to eBay, Sony, and Lenovo.

Other celebrated brands that have reached out include SK-II, Mode Creation Munich (MCM), Logitech, Nokia, Magnum, NARS, Benefit, ASOS, Reebonz, Melissa, River Island, and so on.

Travel-wise, Willabelle’s work has taken her on sponsored trips to remarkable countries — the most recent being France for instance, as well as the opportunity to Continue reading

WELCOME TO RALPH TOLENADO

International Herald Tribune Heritage Luxury Conference - Day 2
Today, the Annual General Meeting of the French Fashion Federation, Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear and Designers announced that the actual President, Didier Grumbach, will not be renewed as President of the Federation.

Mr Stéphane Wargnier was appointed as the new Executive President. We congratulate him and wish him a successful presidency. We hope that he will better understand the significant role of the Key Opinion Leaders in the fashion industry.

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CEO Canal-Luxe.org

SAINT LAURENT

1b-200x300 Mr. Slimane, I hated being sit on the ground like a student, and you know why? Just because I have 55 years old,  when we noticed that Mr Pinault sat also on the floor we remained silent and shut up. The designer gives us his vision on California in the 1970s, at the highlight of the anti-war movement.  He mixes all the influences; Hippy, Flower Power, Folk Music, Rock, Surf Culture, and war veterans to create one of the most diverse and sartorially disruptive moments in recent history.

Leather cow patchwork poncho, Baja hoodie or pony skin cape. There were perfectos, intricately embellished hippy vests and studded suede jackets.

Then he added the essential accessories such as neck scarves, silver jewelry. He mixed western gringos and flower power culture; very difficult to understand any way. Oh, by the way I could not see anything as the spotlights were in my face.

DIOR FOR DEVOTED CLIENTS

DIOR1BThe Designer Kris Van Assche gets points for coming up with a rather original interpretation of the used and abused style. The introduction of Breton-esque bumble bee striped tank tops first worn like vest with the suits and then later, on their own, and paired with comfy denim jeans.

Showing suits, jeans, and blazers covered in hand written musing of Mr. Christian Dior. It was featured on short sleeve shirts, denim jackets, and most captivating on cropped sweatshirts worn over shirts that peeked out from above and below. Van Assche once again produced a surprisingly novel offering for the devoted Dior customer, very devoted indeed.

WOOYOUNGMI PARIS 2015

Wooyoungmi, Menswear Spring Summer 2015 Fashion Show in ParisBorn in Seoul, South Korea, in 1959 and growing up in a post-war country brimming with political unrest, Woo Youngmi was fortunate to find creativity close to home. Her father, the head of an architectural firm, and her mother, who taught both art and piano, did their utmost to use what they had to provide a creative environment for their five children.

In 1978 Woo Youngmi enters Sung-kyun-kwan University in Seoul to begin her fashion studies. On graduating in 1983 she wins the Osaka International Fashion award.

By 1988 Woo Youngmi has launched the menswear brand SOLID HOMME, starting out with a small boutique in Seoul. She becomes the first menswear ready-to-wear female designer in Korea.

In 1989 her younger sister Woo Janghee, having completed her studies in applied fine arts, joins Woo Youngmi at the design helm. Side-by-side they build one of the leading brands in Korea.

In 1993 Woo Youngmi and some young designer friends begin ‘New Wave’, as a platform for young designers to Continue reading

JUUN J MENSWEAR SPRING 2015

This is one of those designers who always have a vision ahead of the others. Pure white is the absolute chic. He has understood that gender is not a subject in itself, what matters is the beauty of the artistic print that gives our secular eyes, we never see the obvious. Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant …

KIRKWOOD AND LVMH

SHOESSince last year LVMH has become one of the main shareholders of the virtuoso shoemaker who has presented several innovative models to his male clientele, for whom he has been designing since 2013. It is only the third menswear collection for Maria Luisa’s darling, following a mini-capsule presented in January 2013. 

“My male client is the best friend or the boyfriend of my female client!” joked Kirkwood on Monday, June 16 during his London men presentation. “I wanted to reinterpret the classic derby Continue reading

PHILIPP PLEIN NOT EMPTY

PLEINStarting with a personal vision more than ten years ago, by now the company PHILIPP PLEIN can look back on a successful history. Based in Switzerland, he has been creating an exclusive, surprising and uncompromising brand.

Today it is a global luxury lifestyle brand, rich in variety with more than ten different categories: fashion for men, women and kids, luggage, jewellery and lunettes. The home collection includes home furniture, home accessories, garden furniture, dog accessories, lightning and kitchen.

The noble aura of the brand opened the doors to the best stores worldwide, in over 60 different countries the company distributes products, including PHILIPP PLEIN monobrand stores in: Monte Carlo, Saint Tropez, Cannes, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Kitzbühel, Continue reading

BJÖRK BODY OF PROOF

bjork-momaLast week, it seems when, MoMA announced it would acquire Björk’s Biophilia app — made in collaboration with the graphic-design duo M/M (Paris) — for its permanent collection, the first such induction of an app for the art museum, they were only getting started.

Today MoMA made the bombshell announcement that a retrospective of the Icelandic shrieker-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s career would go on view from March 7 to June 7, 2015.

” Björk is an extraordinarily innovative artist whose contributions to contemporary music, video, film, fashion, and art have had a major impact on her generation worldwide.” This highly experimental exhibition offers visitors a direct experience of her hugely collaborative body of work.

LAFAYETTE MADE IN MILANO

lafayetteThe international Galeries Lafayette development have announced that they have reached an agreement with Westfield and Gruppo Stilo – two leading international mall specialists – to open their first and wholly-owned store in Milan within Westfield Milan, the expected largest mall in Italy.

The future Galeries Lafayette « flagship » store (18,000 m2, four floors) will be one of the main attractions of Westfield Milan, expected to open in 2017/2018.

Located 20 minutes away from the centre of Milan and 10 minutes away from the airport, this prestigious Continue reading