Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion is the first exhibition in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present. Curated by the eminent Japanese fashion historian Akiko Fukai, Director of the Kyoto Costume Institute, the exhibition explores the unique sensibility of Japanese design, and its sense of beauty embodied in clothing.
‘Masquerade’ is the theme for Vogue Paris 90th Anniversary celebration and the spread ‘Bal Masqué’ in the October issue is an ideal inspiration for guests who turned up for the magazine’s celebration night in Paris on Thursday.
There’s no doubt Stefano Pilati saw the Saint Laurent moment coming the minute the doors to the retrospective opened in March. No matter the lag time, it couldn’t have been easy working behind the door initialed YSL at the height of a tribute season, and scheduled to show at the tail end of it, no less. Pilati’s spring collection could have withered under the weight of obligation, had he not shrewdly checked his Saint Laurent homages — they were many — against a spare point of view, in accordance with the season’s other major motif. It was a stellar combination.
Paris Fashion Week 2010 presents Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2011 collection.
A sulpherous burning and bright yellow, which dominated the show set the blazing tone for Damir Doma’s serene S/S 11 collection which he declares on the press release to be one that “frees her from the mould (the rib of the man)”.
MILAN – Prada goes bold for her spring/summer 2011 women’s collection.
There’s nothing understated in the colors, orange, green and royal blue; the stripes, decisively bold; and the patterns, from bananas to cherubs to monkeys. But there are also frills for a more feminine touch.
Jumbled prints, vibrant colors and sleek silhouettes dominate the spring 2011 collection from Diane von Furstenberg.
The seventies are alive and well in Marc Jacobs’ spring 2011 collection.
Setting the tone for the season, Donna Karan’s spring 2011 collection opened with a elegant dress and jacket combo worn by fall campaign star, Karlie Kloss.
The swiss watchmaker sponsoring the event and loaning out intricate timepieces to the accomplished artistes, it’s like a boy in a candy shop for me. I hazarded a guess yesterday, that “hurt locker” and upcoming “Mission Impossible 4″ actor Jeremy Renner wore a jaeger le-coultre “reverso duo” to the dinner party on tuesday evening.
