Focus

CATHERINE MICHIELS

August 2012

CATHERINE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED JEWELRY DESIGNER WHO COMBINES THIS GIFT WITH HER CONNECTIVITY TO THE SPIRITUAL WORLD. TRAINED AT THE ART & METIERS INSTITUTE IN BRUSSELS, SHE STUDIED GEMOLOGY AND DIAMONDS GRADING AT THE PRESTIGIOUS HIGH COUNCIL FOR DIAMONDS IN ANTWERP. HER NOMADIC TRAVELS AND FREEDOM OF SPIRIT ARE PRESENT IN ALL OF HER WORKS. EACH PIECE SYMBOLIZES HER EXPERIENCE AND INTENTION. ALSO REIKI MASTER, CATHERINE’S CREATIONS TRANSCEND BOTH JEWELRY AND ART. THEY CARRY AS SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS SHARED BY THOSE WHO WEAR THEM AND CONNECT WITH HER VISION AND AESTHETIC.

Women

STYLE

August 2012

Top ACNE, Short ELIZABETH & JAMES, Shoes JEFFREY CAMPBELL and Bracelet BY MALÈNE BIRGER

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MISTER WHO

August 2012

THE YOUNGSTER ILAN PARIENTE IS THE MASTERMIND OF THE « MISTER WHO » CONCEPT. HIS IDEA: PROPOSE A VARIETY OF SCREEN-PRINTED T-SHIRTS WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN LANGUAGE.

Focus

OUARZAZATE

August 2012

OUARZAZATE, OR THE « DESERT GATE », WAS ONCE INHABITED BY A STRONG BERBER COMMUNITY THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE MAJOR VISUAL ATTRACTION OF THE CITY – THE KASBAH. FOR THE SIMILARLY NAMED FRAGRANCE, COMME DES GARÇONS DRAGS US INTO THE MAROCCAN CITY CENTER, WHERE AN APPEALING BREEZE WITH SCENTS OF SPICES FLOOD THE CITY ALLEYS.

Women

IRO

August 2012

WITH A LARGE AND PRACTICAL GUSSET THAT FITS NECESSARY ITEMS, THIS BLACK LEATHER CLUTCH MARKED BY A METALLIC CHAIN ESTABLISHES ITSELF AS A TRUE ALTERNATIVE TO CLASSIC HANDBAGS.

Focus

BARBARA BUI

August 2012

HALF VIETNAMESE AND HALF FRENCH, BARBARA BUI ENTERED THE FASHION WORLD WITH THE OPENING OF THE KABUKI BOUTIQUE RUE DE TURBIGO IN THE VERY PARISIAN ETIENNE MARCEL NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE PROGRESSIVELY TURNS HER DESIGNING SKILLS TOWARDS A BRAND OF HER OWN THAT BECOMES A SUCCESS STORY WITH THE OPENING OF BOUTIQUES IN NYC, PARIS, AND MILAN. WITH TIME, SHE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES HER BRAND WITH SECONDARY LINES IN ADDITION TO A UNIQUE SCENT. THE PERFECT BALANCE OF ELEGANCE AND PARISIAN SOPHISTICATION IN BEHIND THE BARBARA BUI STYLE THAT CONTINUES TO SEDUCE THE CONTEMPORARY WOMAN.

Events

WHITE DRAMA

August 2012

THE CURATOR OLIVIER SAILLARD ORGANIZES A MUST SEE INSTALLATION BY REI KAWAKUBO IN WHICH SHE DELIVERS HER LATEST COLLECTION UNDER HER BRAND NAME -COMME DES GARÇONS- AT THE CITÉ DE LA MODE ET DU DESIGN. WITH WHITE DRAMA, REI TRANSFORMS THE MONDAIN WORK BEHIND CATWALK SHOWS AND TRANSCENDS THE HAUTE COUTURE RULES. HER MONOCHROME DESIGNS HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR EVENTS IN LIFE : BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH AND THE HEREAFTER. UNIQUE AND TALENTED, REI KAWAKUBO OFFERS A VISUAL DELIGHT WITH THE QUASI-SPIRITUALITY THAT HER CREATIONS REFLECT.

WHITE DRAMA – Musée Galliera outreach exhibition from April 1″th until October 7th 2012, Les Docks cité de la Mode et du Design 34 quai d’Austerlitz 75013 Paris www.paris-docks-en-seine.fr

Focus

JAISALMER

August 2012

JAISALMER IS AN INDIAN CITY ERECTED ON THE TOP OF A CREST & LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE THAR DESERT IN RAJASTHAN. CROWNED WITH PALACES AND JAINIST TEMPLES, THIS CITY OWES IT’S OTHER TITLE -CITY OF GOLD- TO THE YELLOWSTONE THAT BUILDS UP THE CITY FACADES. FOR THE PERFUME, COMME DES GARÇONS INVITES US TO CONTEMPLATE THE SOFT LIGHT OF A SUNSET AT A TIME WHEN THE HOT ROCKS RELEASE SCENTS OF SPICES AND EBONY.

Women

ACNE

August 2012

ACCORDING TO JOHNNY JAHANSON, THE NEW ACNE PRE-COLLECTION’S INFLUENCE RESIDES IN THE MTV GLORY YEARS. HE DESCRIBES HIS MUSE TO BE A STUDENT WHO HAS REMPLACED HER UNIFORM WITH AN OUTSPOKEN WARDROBE MADE UP OF A MIXTURE OF FLASHY COLORS AND VINTAGE PRINTS.

Women

THE SELECTION

August 2012

GIVENCHY + DJULA + BARBARA BUI + COMME DES GARÇONS+ MULBERRY

Women

MODERN VINTAGE

August 2012

THE QUITE HIGHLY ELABORATED MODERN VINTAGE FOOTWEAR COMBINE SOPHISTICATED DELINEATION AND SENSEFUL DETAIL. THIS ITEM DOES NOT BYPASS THE RULE-ITS BRONZE LEATHER STRAPS WITH A SILVER BUCKLE PERFECTLY MATCHES THE OAK WEDGE HEELS. CURVED FOR THE SOLE, THESE SHOES INSURE COMFORT AND STABILITY.