Spring 2017
Midnight at the Victorian Rodeo
“It’s my reaction to the current mood in culture…
Somehow playful austerity seems to be a new sensuality.”
Phillip Lim
The soul of late ‘50s Nashville – love, innocence, and heartbreak – crooning over a Victorian romanticism.
Thu, September 15 2016 » Fashion Blog
A dreamer, subverting American style with counter-culture influences. Faded florals and mashed-up prairie dresses worn with the ease of a t-shirt, reconfigured with the toughness of biker leather, gangs and pumped-up rockabilly moccasins.
Exploring the sense of belonging that comes from being part of a movement — The symbolism of rebels, Beatniks and an Elvis fan club — Embellished by the individuality of personalization.
Challenging and subverting the traditional conventions of luxury by exploring the raw, elemental hand of rebel craft of Sante Fe. Studding, fringing and hand-worked metal, reimagined and recontextualized — New York City-style.
Thu, September 15 2016 » Fashion Blog
Wed, September 14 2016 » Fashion Blog
A TENNIS MATCH ON THE ROOFTOP OF THE VILLA MALAPARTE – Felipe Oliveira Baptista has found the most gentle response to the aggressiveness of our times. Impressed by the ocher and white hues of the modernist Villa Malaparte in Capri, he dreamed up a tennis match on its rooftop. Chiseled by swimming and sunbathing sessions, sexy and tanned bodies hammer balls back and forth, against a backdrop of pine forests, creeks, and rocky inlets. The Spring-Summer 2017 LACOSTE collection freely redefines the notions of comfort, elegance and sensuality.
THE SENSUALITY OF TERRYCLOTH - The bathrobes and wrapped towels Brigitte Bardot dons in Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt, which was partly shot at the Villa Malaparte, inspired a wide range of hooded or shawl-collared bathrobes, along with terrycloth bustier dresses that are belted high on the waist with matching improvised strings, the better to highlight the effortlessly silhouette. A faux-denim jacket and reversible terry Bermuda shorts become real security blankets. They are worn with shoes one can easily slip into: clogs with high wooden soles recalling the sharpness of 1950’s Brazilian furniture, or platform sneakers devoid of strings or loopholes.
THE COMFORT OF FLEECE AND MESH – In this haven of languor and sensuality, clothes are parti- cularly user-friendly and functional. Among them are chic tracksuits and loose fleece sweatshirts with sleeves that vanish thanks to a simple set of studs, and whose sides can be unzipped, allowing a breeze to brush the skin. A reflection of the designer’s obsessions, the clothes are modular, reversible, or with retractable sleeves, and a «petit piqué» embossed PVC tote bag boasts a cotton strap that can be hand-held or carried over the shoulder. Inspired by women’s tennis skirts, short tunics in feather light mesh sport gussets or delicate wide pleats. Tucked into the front pocket of a small navy and white «petit piqué» embossed matte leather bag, the racket is close at hand. The fisherman jackets and slickers recall seaside family houses. Bleached by the sun and stiffened by sea spray salt, they have an unmistakable holiday flavour.
CLASSIC VOCABULARY AND NEW ATTITUDES – Summer also offers the opportunity to reinterpret items that are imbued with memories and marked by a timeless elegance. Cut in technical navy blue cotton and worn over a white tracksuit, trench coats have a new found aerodynamic purity. Long tank dresses in cotton piqué can be worn with or without belts, and sport either 1970’s-style stripes, or larger versions that recall 1990’s skaters. The very demure BB-shirtdress is reinvented in a seamless but entirely heat-sealed «techno Brigitte» version, cut in transparent red vinyl. Rumpled and casual cropped pantsuits in ultra-light seersucker are adorned with an unexpected Prince of Wales check, while other outfits have the formality of a couture suit, especially when the lining of a coat matches the fabric of the pair of pants and shirt worn underneath. Felipe Oliveira Baptista revisits the art of tailoring, the better to break its rules and redefine French chic.
CROCODILES IN THE WILD AND ARTY STRIPES – LACOSTE’s animal mascot appears on new gene- ration tropical prints. Enlarged crocodile graffiti are covered with childish scribbles, halftone flat tints painted à la Andy Warhol, and free-spirited brushstrokes, like those Le Corbusier did for the fresco of the Swiss Pavilion of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. Inspired by the Berlin installation of the American contemporary artist Richard Jackson – a maze of 5050 horizontally stacked paintings creating the effect of white slices dripping with pure colors -, Felipe Oliveira Baptista reinvents the iconic pattern of the sailor top. Unapologetic in its simplicity and utterly free-spirited, LACOSTE’s Spring-Summer 2017 collection lays the foundations of a new state of mind, one that centers around the notion of natural seduction.
Tue, September 13 2016 » Fashion Blog
Sun, September 11 2016 » Fashion Blog
WELCOME TO NOW
It’s a new era at Tommy Hilfiger.
We’re breaking the old-school rules of the runway and giving instant access to our Fall 2016 Hilfiger Collection and the new TOMMYXGIGI capsule. These are our greatest hits, remixed and restyled for the digital age and shoppable the moment the lights go up.
We look to the classic codes of our 30-year arsenal nautical, sport, rock-n-roll, Americana and give everything a modern day swagger. We’ve played with proportions and fabrics, making signature details pop. It’s nautical meets street; inspired by Gigi Hadid and designed to be worn as you like it.
This is the show I’ve always wanted to present. A true democratization of fashion, so get on board this is #TOMMYNOW.
Tommy Hilfiger
Sat, September 10 2016 » Fashion Blog
Watch the Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter 2016 Women’s Fashion Show from New York live Friday, September 9th at 7pm Est (September 10th at 1am Cet). Stay Tuned…!!! #TOMMYNOW #TOMMYXGIGI
This season, #TommyNow show will feature instant shoppable items which are made directly available during the show.
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Wed, September 7 2016 » Fashion Blog
Wed, June 22 2016 » Fashion Blog
Mon, June 20 2016 » Fashion Blog
DAKS celebrates the elegance of the English evening for Autumn/Winter 2016/17. The classic dinner jacket and its variants are redesigned with an ironic and irreverent twist and produced in fabrics that have always been synonymous with English elegance.
Black velvet, evening satin and moiré give full expression to the dandy spirit of the collection, combined with georgette and chiffon that feature on shirts that are enhanced by a plastron either in ton sur ton or in contrasting materials or colors.
Knitwear is exquisite – in the best DAKS tradition: cashmere, alpaca and mohair serve as a precious canvas on which is painted a unique design, hand-fashioned by an Italian artist. There are touches of an abstract template that makes direct reference to the world of art.
As well as on knitwear this also features on overcoats – these too are hand-decorated – shirts, elegant silk dinner jackets and suede bags finished with detailing in plongé leather. The colour palette features bronze, rust – in various shades of brightness – and a hint of darker ochre which all combine with black.
Accessories have been created with a view to underlining, with gentle irony, the elegance of the collection: woollen hats with fur pom-poms, grosgrain ribbons and bows applied on the lapels of the jacket in the guise of flowers and elegant brooches that recreate through the light of their crystals the colours of the iconic DAKS house check.
The House Check that this very year celebrates its 40th birthday: DAKS revisits the check with the creation of the Anniversary Check, in a woollen mode and created expressly in England for this anniversary by a long-standing weaver, as well as in a variation in the more classic colour scheme.
The collection comes to life in a show set in an exclusive location and with a theatrical staging in which the models, with their dreamy ‘Brit’ look, are transformed into refined dandies.
Thu, June 16 2016 » Fashion Blog
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