Post-COVID pandemic era, we had no clue what to expect from this year's Miami Beach Art Basel, but what we witnessed was indeed a masterpiece. From Virgil Abloh's final runway show to Chanel's anniversary drone performance to signature cocktails at the Soho House, it was truly an epic week for all those who attended. For…
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On September 2nd, creative director for Balmain, Oliver Rousteing, released his new limited drama series, Fracture, created in partnership with Channel 4. This is Rousteing's first embark into the world of television, and he is doing so with a bang. By combining his love for fashion with the brooding element of drama television, he created…
The European runways hit the mark on what exquisite fall/winter dressing means: contrasting plaids, oversized men-inspired coats, lace-y little numbers under wool, and statement puffer sleeves that can easily go over warm turtlenecks. These roomy, winter-approved pieces will create a palette of layers - not only for warmth but also for declaring personal style. From…
RICHARD AVEDON: PORTFOLIOS September 9 - November 13, 2019 Hamiltons Gallery 13 Carlos Place, London, W1K 2EU To mark Hamiltons Gallery being appointed an official representative of The Richard Avedon Foundation in the UK, Hamiltons will present Richard Avedon: Portfolios from September 9th to November 13th, 2019. Throughout his 60-year career, the photographer Richard Avedon created…
Bringing her own seat to the table, Annie Sama is an artist with a cause. Her unique approach to music, fashion and her tasty visuals have landed her gigs with icons like Jean Paul Gaultier and Dior. “I was inside a crystal installation and Jean-Paul Gauthier listened and smiled and sent kisses at me during…
Photographer: Fabio Paparelli Creative Director: Roberto Morelli Stylist: Brit Cato Makeup + hair: Roberto Morelli Model: Snow Dollkinson
Couture week came and went - but its fleeting glamour didn't go unnoticed. Design houses are now addressing millennial trends and integrating them into the highest form of fashion: couture. For Spring 2019 the color palette includes canary bright yellows, hot pinks, deep royal blues and look at me colors - but it also played…
Photographer: Leonardo De Angelis Editor: Roberto Morelli Model: Dinara Chetyrova Stylist: Mindy Saad Stylist Assistant: Ajai Johnson Makeup and Hair: Roberto Morelli
BALENCIAGA Presence and the “right now” were the inspiration behind Balenciaga’s spring show, more explicitly, the exploration of what modern clothing means and how that correlates with all the noise around politics and the overconsumption of media news. The clothes themselves had a futuristic aura, as per Balenciaga usual. Tailoring took a contemporary twist in…
CREATIVE EYELINER Eyeliner mistakes can be left alone for next spring. Makeup artists at Paris fashion week free-handed (or so it seems) the eyeliner application: Dries Van Noten did a chunky black stroke along the lids, while Christian Dior applied uneven short blotches of black eyeliner along the models' eye corners. OVERSIZED SUNGLASSES The tiny…
The reveal of Spring/Summer '18 Menswear has finally concluded. From shows in cities such as London, Milan and Paris, designers have put out their best looks to showcase what we can look forward to seeing next spring season. Here are the biggest trends we saw emerging from the collections! Monotone Suits We saw block colors…
Paris Fashion Week SS’17 may go down in history as the time that Kim Kardashian was robbed in her hotel room in between shows but despite that frightening incident it’s important to remember the reason that the reality superstar was in the City of Lights in the first place - beautiful clothes, beautiful clothes, and…
Paris Fashion Week is coming up soon! From September 27 - October 5, more than 100 designers will present their Spring/Summer 2017 collections in the city of lights. Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Balmain, Rick Owens, Valentino, John Galliano, Givenchy, Miu Miu, and Kenzo will be among the labels showing their latest looks on the runway. Get…
Paris Men's Fashion Week ended in a sea of colors, embellishments, and concepts. From June 22nd-26th, the city of lights got a little brighter thanks to designers like Dior, Balmain, and Thom Browne. Unlike Milan Fashion Week: Men's where collections centered around a few key concepts, the themes on the Paris Men's runways were wide-ranging. From…
This season’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week kicks off from June 22nd - 26th and will showcase Spring/Summer '17 menswear collections. Balenciaga is one of the first major designers to show and Thom Browne closes out the festivities on Sunday evening. The usual crowd favorites, Balmain, Dior and Kenzo will host their runway shows on Saturday, which is bound to be one of…
Updated July 26th - H&M has announced that their next designer collaboration will be with French fashion house, Kenzo. A short teaser video of the collection was released in May and this week, three photographs were debuted that feature colorful looks from the collection shown on Juliana Huxtable, Amy Sall, Ono Embombo, and Isamaya Ffrench. Items are…
Olivier Rousteing must be superhuman because in between partying with mega-model sisters and designing for Balmain, H&M, and Yeezy he somehow managed to create a collection for Nike, which he of course announced on Instagram. Of the garments which were inspired by his love of soccer and the upcoming Euro 2016 tournament, Rousteing commented, "What…
Fashion month has come and gone, with collections in New York, London, Paris, and Milan leaving us with a case of drooping eyelids at our desks, and a sigh as we await for our favorite looks to hit the stores. Just because there's still a few months until the runway collections become available doesn't mean…
Balmain's fall/winter 2016 collection was an ode to the Kardashian clan that the designer loves oh so much. Olivier Rousteing's #BalmainArmy was a supermodel clad group, decked out in elaborate outfits focused on female curves. Kendall Jenner both opened and closed the show, which was held on March 3rd. The natural dark-haired model debuted blonde locks…
Olivier Rousteing is usually surrounded by an army of the hottest stars of the social media generation but for Balmain’s SS16 campaign there is not a Jenner or Hadid in sight. The 30-year-old designer completely surprised the fashion world when he used Instagram to reveal the newest Balmain lookbook featuring the age-defying bodies of 90s supermodels,…