Is Dries Van Noten men and Dries Van Noten women one of the most matching couples in fashion history ever? Just like the Belgian designer’s womens collection, which we have just seen yesterday, South East Asia is the source of inspiration for menswear as well – creating an easy and non-chalant collection that is smart yet casual and refined yet never over the top.
Saturday October 31st, 2009
Dries van Noten Mens Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Paris
Tags: Adrian Melgaard Bosch, Adrian Włodarski, American model, Bastiaan Ninaber van Eijben, Charlie Westerberg, Daniel Uzdowski, Danish model, Dries Van Noten, Dutch model, English model, French Model, German Model, Jono Mcnamara, Louis de Castro, Lyle Lodwick, Matvey Lykov, Nikola Jovanović, Paris, Polish model, Ready-to-wear, Rogier Bosschaart, Roman Duvigneau, Russian model, Serbian model, Swedish Model, Victor Norlander, Yannick Mantele
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Monday October 19th, 2009
Balenciaga Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Paris
Since I like my clothes sharp and strong, I was expecting and kind of really wanted to see the remarkable return of technorobo for Balenciaga this season. Well… This only made it all the more unpredictable and beyond amazing to see designer Nicolas Ghesquière turning the wheels once again and redefining the refined Parisian label for Spring/Summer 2010. Well… Afterall, we are entering another new decade [1]. This pleasant collection surely accompanies us through the times and pushes us forward to be ready for the imminent future, that is bright and full of energy and enlightened optimism.
Tags: American model, Anya Kazakova, Balenciaga, Belgian model, Danish model, Designer Nicolas Ghesquière for Balenciaga, Dutch model, Eglė Tvirbutaitė, Freja Beha Erichsen, Ginta Lapina, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Kasia Struss, Latvian model, Lithuanian Model, Magdalena Frackowiak, Marlena Szoka, Mirte Maas, Norwegian model, Paris, Patricia van der Vliet, Polish model, Ready-to-wear, Russian model, Siri Tollerød
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Friday October 16th, 2009
The Devil Sells Prada
This incident occurred at around 5 pm, when the sun was beginning to go down and the dark forces are nigh.
After a long day of wandering in the dangerous forest, where luxury stores stand tall and erect in the middle of somewhere, I was sweaty and tired, so I took refuge from the dirty exhausted air of the busy streets and entered the house of Prada’s massive flagship store to chill out a little.
At first, everything was harmless, as I browsed through the fresh elegant store filled with a pleasant fragrance in the air; but then, things got out of control, when a “nice” sales assistant started being sweet with me.
She analysed my look and style, read my mind inside out and presented glitter ‘n’ glam before my very eyes.
That day, I was wearing an oversized black T-Shirt with dark blue jeans. Naturally, the cunning foxy lady tempted me with this season’s most sought-after T-Shirts: two of them were delicately embelished with fall/winter’s runway looks (I don’t really remember precisely, but I think one had a model wearing those sexy thigh high boots and a stunning red outfit and another one with a model wearing a jewel-encrusted outfit), an oversized T-Shirt with heavy metal rock ‘n’ roll studs as well as a whole tray of basic Tees.
It was with overflowing patience that Ms. Evil slowly and gently talked me through their great collection of T-Shirts; after which, I was invited cordially into their beautifully lit change room. Surrounded by lush green walls in the roomy change room, the forces of calamity and evil were nigh [1]. Nonetheless, I stayed strong and tried on the outfits in lightning speed in order to deflect all temptations.
However, despite my strong will and effort against the negative dark force, it was exactly the moment when I tried on the grey T-Shirt with the heavy metal studs that victory for the devil was proclaimed.
As I glanced at my own mirrored image on the refined mirrored surfaces, I saw horns growing on my head and knew exactly that the devil has tainted my heart black with ever more unrequited love for you-know-who. At that precise moment, I transformed fully into a demon worshipper, a demon lover and I didn’t care about anything else in the world, because I was dressed in Prada at Prada!
After several minutes, I came back to myself, checked the price tag, but failed to find a number with a dollar sign on the tag.
As I made my way bedazzled out of the change room, I made small chat with Ms. Sweetly-Evil once again, dropping the price question as naturally as I could. When she uttered a four digit number ($ 2950 HKD), my eyes widened as the fire inside burnt more intensely and I woke up: “How on bloody hell could that be?”
Then, I talked some non-sense about logic and intelligence and sneaked out made my way out as silently and as unnoticeably as I could.
Oh, Miuccia, you sure do know how to train those little ones.
Endnote:
[1] “In the Middle Ages, green was considered the color of calamity and evil, and was associated with the Devil itself. It symbolized superstition to the point where one avoided dressing in green.” [*]
[2] Apologies, but I cannot find a pic of thsoe T-Shirts at all. I guess it’s just not a thing that people usually seek to buy at Prada. Shoes, handbags and accessories are still the number one seller.
Tags: Dutch model, Julia Hafström, Miuccia Prada, Photography by Steven Meisel, Prada, Ready-to-wear, Shopping, Swedish Model, T-Shirt, Ymre Stiekema
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Monday October 12th, 2009
Marchesa Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 New York
A lot of people seem to have the perception that Marchesa only had one big bang in fashion and that was when the high-end American label was first established by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig in 2004. Since then, it stayed in the same spot. Well… Despite what everyone says, I still like their pretty collections. It’s hard not to find it irresistible, no?
Tags: Alisa Matviychuk, Anne Sophie Monrad, Bregje Heinen, Canadian model, Carolyn Geh, Chinese model, Danni Li, Delphie, Dutch model, Eugenia Mandzhieva, Georgina Chapman, German Model, Irina Vodolazova, Keren Craig, Laine Rogova, Marchesa, Masha Markina, New York, Ready-to-wear, Russian model, Svieta Nemkova, Ukrainian model, Uliana Tikhova
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Saturday October 10th, 2009
Miu Miu Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Paris
Oh, Miu Miu! Is it not the most magnificent, the most marvellous and the most magical show of all this Spring/Summer 2010? With a charming collection shown on a fantastic set with fabulous music, Miuccia Prada certainly did not disappoint me! Not one tiny single bit at all!
Tags: Alexa Yudina, Amanda Nørgaard, Anastasia Kuznetsova, Balenciaga, Belgian model, Czech Model, Dutch model, English model, Freja Beha Erichsen, Gareth Pugh, Ginta Lapina, Hair by Guido Palau, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Hungarian model, Imogen Morris Clarke, Kamila Filipčíková, Kristy Kaurova, Latvian model, Makeup by Pat McGrath, Mirte Maas, Miu Miu, Miuccia Prada, Ready-to-wear, Russian model, Slovakian model, Sophie Srej, Valerija Kelava, Yulia Leontieva
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Thursday October 8th, 2009
Chloé Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Paris
It was so nice to see Chloé’s Spring/Summer 2010 show. First of all, Freja, the first face at the show (Yay!), looked so super womanly with her long hair. Secondly, there is only 29 looks! Really, anywhere between 25-35 is the ideal number of looks to present in a show for me. 40 looks and above is dangerous, because it could really be mindbogging and loses the effect. Win a go, Hannah!
Tags: Belgian model, Bregje Heinen, British designer Hannah MacGibbon, Chloé, Constance Jablonski, Danish model, Dutch model, English model, Estonian model, Freja Beha Erichsen, French Model, Hanna Rundlöf, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Hungarian model, Imogen Morris Clarke, Karmen Pedaru, Magdalena Frackowiak, Mirte Maas, Paris, Polish model, Ready-to-wear, siri, Siri Tollerød, Sophie Srej
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Wunderkind Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Paris
The first thing that came across my mind, when I first saw Wunderkind’s Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Collection is that I like how graphic it is and the use of the two colours that are on the opposite ends of the magnet: blue and red. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Amanda Nørgaard, Angelika Kocheva, Anna de Rijk, Anya Kazakova, Belarusian model, Danish model, Daria Strokous, Dutch model, Estonian model, German designer Wolfgang Joop, Kelli Lumi, Kinga Rajzak, Ksenia Kahnovich, Ranya Mordanova, Ready-to-wear, Russian model, Sacha Blue, Slovakian model, Ukrainian model, Wunderkind, Yulia Kharlaponova
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Tuesday October 6th, 2009
Céline by Phoebe Philo Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Paris
Yes, I do miss Ivana, but… well… one must move on. Seeing the first look from the new collection at the French house of Céline is surely a pleasant surprise. What? It’s leather for spring/summer! So tough, yet so absolutely chic! These contrasting elements certainly create the chemical sparks for a blasting introduction to the second super charming collection by British designer Phoebe Philo for Céline.
Tags: American model, Austrian model, Bregje Heinen, British designer Phoebe Philo, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Chloé, Constance Jablonski, Croatian designer Ivana Omazić, Danish model, Dutch model, Eglė Tvirbutaitė, Escada, Estonian model, Freja Beha Erichsen, French luxury house Céline, French Model, Frida Gustavsson, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Hungarian model, Iris Strubegger, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Karmen Pedaru, Latvian model, Lithuanian Model, Natasha Polevshchikova, Natasha Poly, Paris, Ready-to-wear, Russian model, Sharon Kavjian, Sophie Srej, Swedish Model, Vogue US Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, Yulia Leontieva
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Gucci Spring/Summer Ready-to-wear 2010 Milano
I had been thinking about Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2010 show for a week now. Surely, a show, with such a different approach, style and look as what creative designer Frida Giannini had been doing for her previously collections at the fabulous Italian fashion house, really needs some digesting. After further consideration, I came to the final conclusion that I like it. It’s fresh! It’s sleek! It’s sexy! Still super Gucci! Still super Frida! Still super Great!
Tags: Abbey Lee Kershaw, American model, Anabela Belikova, Anja Rubik, Belarusian model, Bregje Heinen, Danish model, Dutch model, English model, Freja Beha Erichsen, Gucci, Imogen Morris Clarke, Italian Designer Frida Giannini for Gucci, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Kasia Struss, Marina Linchuk, Natasha Polevshchikova, Natasha Poly, Polish model, Ready-to-wear, Russian model, The house of Gucci, Yulia Kharlaponova
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