Brave breast cancer survivors have stormed the runway at New York Fashion Week in a groundbreaking show. The 16 models all wore lingerie and lounge-wear from AnaOno, which designs specifically for women who have had mastectomies, breast reconstruction or breast surgery following a cancer diagnosis. All Images Courtesy / Credits – Getty /AFP / AnaOne /Art…
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Calvin Klein Makes Bold Anti Trump Statement At New York Fashion Week
With the help of David Bowie’s infamous song “This is Not America,” designer Raf Simons made a pointed message during his debut collection for Calvin Klein at New York Fashion week. Solis sent a model down the runway wearing underwear with the words “Fuck your wall” written on the back of them. Other pieces featured messages…
La Perla Debuts at New York Fashion Week
La Perla debuted its first ready-to-wear collection in New York last night where Gwyneth Paltrow held court front row and a whirlwind of A-list models showed up to show off the new collection. The colourful, star-studded show included plenty of silky, negligee-inspired dresses.The collection had tailored suits, bright blazers and separates. Models crisscrossed the British manor-inspired runway…
John Galliano Cites Selfie & Social Media Culture for his Maison Margiela collection at the Paris Couture Week.
Former Dior designer John Galliano cited social media and the selfie generation as inspiration for his latest Maison Margiela collection, unveiled at the Paris Couture Week. John Galliano’s affinity for the grandiose has defined his career awlays and Galliano had many things to say during his Maison Margiela Couture Spring 2017 showing.In addition to the usual craftsmanship…
“Vetements” Catwalk their Unconventional Clothes at Paris Couture Week
It’s couture but not as we know it.The wholly unconventional house “Vetements” — French for “clothes” — has been making waves ever since it burst onto the Paris Fashion Week scene.It’s a must-have brand and already a staple for self-respecting fashionistas. Photograph: Etienne Laurent/EPA Photograph: WWD/REX/Shutterstock Tuesday saw an edgy, almost anti-couture, display that featured…
Alexis Mabille Brings in Monarch Styled Dresses at Paris Couture Week
For a designer that once told us his dream is to dress Queen Elizabeth, Alexis Mabille seemed to be making a direct plea with a collection topped by diamond crowns. Though Mabille’s signature bright colors are also favored by the queen, much of this collection wouldn’t pass the monarch’s muster. Some of the looks were more lingerie than luxe, in…
Alexandre Vauthier Showcases at Paris Haute Couture Week
A couture collection that sends out pairs of jeans as lead looks is certainly bucking convention, especially after the conservative craftsmanship of Chanel and Armani. But Vauthier is couture’s bad boy, cutting barely-there minis so very micro that the audience, seated below the mirrored runway, had a clear view of some models’ white undies.The bright…
Armani Goes East at Paris Couture Week
It was all about peaked shoulders and 1970s glamour for fashion icon Giorgio Armani’s Prive couture show.Asian styles and loose, silken silhouettes influenced the collection that warmed frozen guests with its bright colour palette.Saturated oranges and golden reds evoked the sun of the Far East.Shimmering sheer silks, plumed boas and fastidious embroideries made this an…
Chanel SS17 Paris Haute Couture Week Collections
Paris sparkled under Chanel’s stage lights on Tuesday as the French house created a hall of mirrors to showcase its latest couture collection at Paris Fashion Week.Always highly anticipated, the Chanel show, held in the Grand Palais, kicked off the third day in the French capital’s haute couture week. Lily-Rose Depp models the wedding gown,…
French Lingerie Brands at Paris Haute Couture Week A Big Hit
For the first time ever, 14 French lingerie brands have come together to present their collections at a fashion show called “Lingerie, Mon Amour!” at the beginning of Paris haute couture week.Organised by Lingerie Française (the Association for the Promotion of Corsetry Industries) and supported by DEFI – La Mode de France, the Committee for…