Vogue.com and WWD reported on October 28, 2015 the departure of Alber Elbaz from Lanvin. After 14 years, it was Elbaz’s design talent that helped to reignite the fashion house founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1889. Elbaz was known for his usage of body-hugging dresses and gowns, respect for the female form in well-tailored clothes…
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Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2015 Collection Creates a Protest in the Streets
Although the Chanel Spring/Summer 2015, Ready-to-Wear Collection was presented back in October 2014, it has been the recent political events including the legalization of gay marriage in the United States and seeing all of the demonstrations and protests throughout the United States and the world on various political issues that made me think about this…
Michael Kors Spring 2015 Collection
Michael Kors’ Spring 2015 Collection felt like a family reunion with the casting of top models, Maggie Rizer and Liisa Winkler. Rizer was one of the original nineties Kors girls who was an All-American beauty from Watertown, New York, who once sent her high school graduation photographs to modeling agencies. From there her rise to…
66th Annual Primetime Emmys Red Carpet Fashion Review
The 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards had some of the best fashion worn by the stars of television and film. It looked like the television actresses were stepping out for the Oscars because there was more haute couture on the red carpet than fashion week. There was also a little bit of controversy with Claire Danes…
Chanel Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
Do you remember the 1990s classic game show “Supermarket Sweep?” Because Karl Lagerfeld created the ultimate Chanel marketplace in The Grand Palais transforming the space to feature every possible product found in the modern supermarket with the Chanel brand and logo on every box, canister and package. I wouldn’t expect any less from Chanel. However,…
Balmain Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
Olivier Routsteing, Creative Director of Balmain, created a new Balmain woman for Fall/Winter 2014. The glamour and glitz of the previous season was suddenly gone and replaced with layers of chic safari jackets, high waisted skirts, cargo jackets and pants. Prints were bold and featured leopard spots and zebra stripes. The color palette was olive,…
Balmain Spring/Summer 2014 Collection
Balmain has been one of my favorite fashion shows to follow during Paris Fashion Week because it’s one of those labels has revolutionized the fashion industry. The luxurious designs have been worn by celebrities including Beyonce, Rhianna, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and countless other stars who assist in influencing pop culture. These are clothes…
Calvin Klein Collection Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
Francisco Costa must be in love with mohair because it used throughout his Fall/Winter 2014 collection for the Calvin Klein Collection. Oversized coats in black and white were shown with unique safety pin buttons. The laced up high-top sneaker boots were something very unlike the typical Calvin Klein woman but again Costa has surprised the…
Calvin Klein Collection, Spring/Summer 2014
Francisco Costa’s spring/summer 2014 collection for Calvin Klein went into a different and colorful direction during this fashion show. His collection was titled “Elevated Deconstruction” and featured unfinished hems on dresses, skirts, and jackets. The opening look of a double canvas strapless dress with an underlying orange detail represented the canvas of an artist’s journey….
Roberto Cavilli Spring/Summer 2014
Roberto Cavilli creates a rock and roll fashion experience during every fashion week with his wife, co-creative director, Eva, during Milan Fashion Week. There has always been a sexy element to the Cavilli woman but over the past few years her look has gone from the groupie to the sophisticated and stylish lead singer of the…
DSquared2 Spring/Summer 2014
Dean and Dan Cain of Dsquared2 understand how to set a stage for a fashion show. This Canadian duo also has a strong and loyal fan-base that continues to grow each season. Their collection theme plays a large role in setting their runway shows. In the past they have shown celebrated the wide-eye nineties supermodels…
Alberta Ferretti Spring/Summer 2014
Alberta Ferretti has been designing clothes for over four decades and has continued to create a colorful and bright collections year after year during Milan Fashion Week. She is known for creating “light as air” clothing that flowed as a models walk down the runway. Ferretti’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection showed off the designer’s embroidery skills…
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