Madame Figaro April 2012 – Belt ABACO and Camera LOMOGRAPHY at 66 Champs Élysées
Madame Figaro April 2012 – Belt ABACO and Camera LOMOGRAPHY at 66 Champs Élysées
Jacket + Dress WINTER KATE
Compensated stiletto HOUSE OF HARLOW
STYLE + CALIFORNIA + RED CARPETTHE HOUSE OF HARLOW AND WINTER KATE LINES ARE DESIGNED BY NICOLE RICHIE, THE REALITY TV CELEBRITY AND FASHION ICON. A NATIVE CALIFORNIAN, NICOLE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES WHERE SHE DEVELOPPED A FASHION SENSE AT A VERY EARLY AGE. THIS IS MOSTLY DUE TO HER FATHER’S INFLUENCE ALONGSIDE NUMEROUS ARTISTS FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SUCH AS MICHAEL JACKSON AND QUINCY JONES. « FASHION GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF, YOUR MOOD; IT’S A CREATIVE OUTLET IN MANY WAYS ». WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE HOUSE OF HARLOW COMPLEMENTARY ACCESSORY LINES AND THE READY TO WEAR WINTER KATE COLLECTION, NICOLE RICHIE MATERIALIZES HER VISION WITH DESIGNS INSPIRED BY THE ETHNIC CHIC AESTHETIC OF THE 60′s – 70′s ERA.
DENMARK + 1997 + BOHEMIANTHE BRAND’S BOHEMIAN YET MODERN STYLE FEATURING FINE TAILORING, FABRICS AND DETAILED EMBELLISHMENT SOON CAUGHT ON WITH A CLIENTELE EAGER FOR DESIGNS WITH A STORY TO TELL.
Jacket MELINDA GLOSS + Pullover COMMUNE DE PARIS
Shirt COMMUNE DE PARIS + Bermuda W1910
ShoesBAGUA
INFLUENCE + ELSA SCHIAPARELLI + AUDACIOUSPRESIDED BY ALISON BRIQUET, CREZUS’S INFLUENCES INCLUDE ELSA SCHIAPARELLI, KNOWN TO HAVE INTRODUCED SURREALISM INTO THE FASHION WORLD. HENCE, IT IS OF NO WONDER THAT AUDACIOUS EXCESSIVENESS IN AN ALLYOF CREZUS DESIGNS.
INIMITABLE, UNCLASSIFIABLE, INEXHAUSTIBLE… ANDRÉE PUTMAN IS IN COMPLETE CONTRADICTION WITH HER ENVIRONMENT. RULES WERE NOT MADE FOR HER, AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES HER AN ICON. AN AMBASSADOR OF A VERY FRENCH TASTE, THIS « PARISIENNE » ENJOYS LIBERTY AND MAKES USE OF IT IN HER CREATIVE APPROACHES THAT SPAN A VARIETY OF BRANCHES, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN AS WELL AS FASHION. NO MATTER WHAT IS DESIGNED, ONE THING IS FOR SURE: THE PUTMAN STYLE STANDS OUT BY A UNIQUE DYNAMIC THAT COUPLES BOTH PURITY AND EXCESS.
FOUNDED IN PICARDIE UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE, RODIER IS ONE OF THE MORE PRESTIGIOUS NAMES OF THE FRENCH TEXTILE LEGACY. SINCE 1850, EUGÈNE RODIER IS PUTTING FRENCH WEAVERS’ KNOW HOW IN SERVICE OF THE BORN FASHION INDUSTRY. EXPERT IN STITCHING, HIS LEGACY WILL IMAGINE A NEW FABRIC DURING THE WAR IN 1914: THE KASHA. AN EXCLUSIVE COMBINATION MADE OUT OF CASHMERE GOAT WOOL. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FACTORIES ARE UPGRADING A NEW KIND THAT WILL SHAKE THE FASHION INDUSTRY: THE JERSEY. COCO CHANEL WILL TURN THIS FORTE INTO STRENGHT THROUGH THEIR FIRST COLLECTIONS. PROUD OF THESE INNOVATION THE COMPANY BECOMES A READY TO WEAR BRAND STARTING IN THE 50′s.
IN 2011, THANKS TO A NEW CREATIVE TEAM DIRECTED BY EMILIE LUC-DUC, THE FRENCH BRAND MEETS AGAIN WITH CREATIVITY, CHARM AND INNOVATION. EMILIE IS LOOKING FAR A HIGH QUALITY OF KNIT AND IS ENCOURAGING ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT AROUND THIS KNOW HOW. « MY ORIGINAL IDEA WAS TO CREATE UNUSUAL AND STRUCTURED STITCH, SAYS THE DESIGNER, RATHER THAN FLUID CLOTHES WITHOUT SHAPE. I LIKE TO RESHAPE THIS CONFORTABLE AND DAILY FABRIC ».
LOCATED IN THE SOMERSET COUNTRY SIDE, THE ROOKERY IS THE NOTORIOUS ENGLISH FACTORY DEDICATED TO LEATHER GOOD. THIS INSTITUTION IS INTEGRATED INTO MULBERRY’S HISTORY AND HERITAGE SINCE, FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THEIR SKILLFULL CRAFTESMEN HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING THEIR TALENT TO THE IMMACULATE DESIGNS OF THE MULBERRY TREE BRAND.
IN SPITE OF STUDYING DESIGN IN ENGLAND, ANGELINA OBER CHOSE TO LAUNCH HER SCARF ACCESSORY LINE IN PARIS. THE SASHA BERRY SCARF RNGE INCLUDES REVISITED & SINGULARITY HAND DRAWN SKULL PRINTS.
Teddy AMERICAN COLLEGE + Shirt W1910
T-shirt WORNFREE + Bermuda IRO
Sneakers VEJA
PAST + PRESENT + FUTUREWITH AN EYE ON MODERN TRENDS AND NOSTALGIA FOR VINTAGE STYLES, MODERN VINTAGE FILLS A VOID IN THE LADIES FOOTWEAR MARKETPLACE BY CREATING FEMININE YET EDGY DESIGNS.
