An intimate, seated salon-style setting was an appropriate choice for Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti’s romantic fall collection. Harmonizing, immaculately tailored wool and leather officer coats with short, pleated skirts, Ferretti hit upon the hard and soft juxtaposition prominent throughout the season’s collections. Channeling both the Victorian era and rigid military temperament with sharp edges and [...]
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Diane von Furstenberg at NY Fashion Week F/W10
February 17, 2010 – 8:37 pm
“I always wanted to live a man’s life in a woman’s body.” – Diane von Furstenberg Inspired by the independence of a man and free spirit a woman, DVF and creative director Nathan Jenden (in his final season with the company) presented a masculine-infused, yet feminine fall show. The designer defined the collection as Metamorphosis, [...]
John Galliano @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 11, 2009 – 4:17 pm
Harkening back to silver screen-era beauties and heady escapism, Galliano introduced his version of the 1930s star. To research the collection, the meticulous designer even traveled to Los Angeles, where he toured Old Hollywood homes, envisioning the lives of legendary actresses Mary Pickford, Tallulah Bankhead and Lillian Gish. Back in Paris, on a laser-lit runway [...]
Alexander McQueen @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 11, 2009 – 3:07 pm
Welcome to Plato’s Atlantis, Alexander McQueen’s futuristic, alternative universe of theatrics, technology and aquatics. Inspired by Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, threats of global warming, the demise of marine life, survival, evolution and science fiction, the collection was understandably surreal. Digitally printed dresses emulated skins and scales. Metamorphosis took place, as one look mutated and [...]
Celine @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 11, 2009 – 2:21 pm
The more than season-long anticipation of Phoebe Philo’s first collection for Celine reached its zenith at a former bank in Place Vendôme. Opening with a razor-sharp black leather sheath, the show revealed a no-nonsense world of clean lines, military allusions and practicality. Short sleeve tops were paired with wide-legged trousers, as the unexpected mixing of [...]
