by Aaron on January 29, 2009
What! You didn’t know the haute couture shows were going on in gay ole Paree???
Well, you can be forgiven.
After all, haute couture is about excess, decadence and exclusivity, the very height of fashion, and we do happen to be in a recession. So, ya know.
But you also what they say…that the super affluent [...]
by Aaron on January 28, 2009
Kanye West and actress Mischa Barton sat front row at the Elie Saab show in Paris.
Wonder what engrossing conversation they had? Well the Chic Report has that info for us:
On the perils of being photographed:
Kanye: “It’s hard to look sexy without looking angry.”
Mischa: “I know, it’s so hard with [...]
by Aaron on January 27, 2009
Okay, I am all for Dior Homme and I really liked the innovativeness under Hedi Slimane and didn’t really mind Kris Van Assche at the helm, but this current collection for Fall 2009 looks oddly familiar.
OK…scratch oddly…it looks like it was straight JACKED from Duckie Brown’s Spring 2009 runway.
If you will, a quick side by [...]
by Aaron on January 26, 2009
Louis Vuitton is like a habit you just can’t quit.
If I had to pick one luxe brand to exclusively have and no others, it would defintiely be Louis Vuitton.
Their accessories game is just on another level.
Last year I was drooling over the Damier Graphite collection and now after the recent Fall 2009 Men’s show [...]
by Aaron on January 26, 2009
Hey guys guess what? The haute couture shows are under way in gay ole Paris and of course Kanye has invaded the city with his entourage.
This colorful cast of rag-tag characters includes Fonzworth Bentley and Taz Arnold
Oh and check the video below to hear Kanye West wax poetic, or “stunt” if you will, about changing [...]
by Aaron on December 8, 2008
If you recall the Fall/Winter 2008 Dior Homme collection you might remember that creative director Kris Van Assche has posted butterflys all throughout the collection.
Last week, the label went one step further as a new art installation hit the Dior Homme store in Paris. Kris Van Assche commisioned Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito to decorate the [...]
by Aaron on December 2, 2008
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by Aaron on November 20, 2008
This first retrospective of Rykiel’s work opens this week and marks the 40th anniversary of her label.
Thank god French fashion is not limited to Couture with a capital C. It also has less pretentious practitioners. Sonia Rykiel is one of them – and by no means the least important. She has [...]
by Aaron on October 7, 2008
In a quite lengthy farewell NY Times writer Cathy Horyn bids adiu to Paris Fashion Week.
So one of the strangest Paris seasons ended, made confusing by deepening economic worries, bouts of real creativity and the feeling that, as hard as some designers worked, retailers will have to work even harder next spring to get customers [...]
by Aaron on October 3, 2008
Martin Margiela, still the talk of Paris due to rumors of his upcoming retirement, put on a chillingly creepy show in a Paris morgue for this Spring Summer 2009 Maison Martin Margiela collection.
Adding to the striking vibe were models clad in flesh toned stockings blurring out their faces. The show marked the Belgian designers 20th [...]