FKA twigs is geared up for a full 2024. A collaboration with mischievous British dance duo Two Shell, "Talk to Me" is twigs' latest music release since the 2022 one-off single "killer." "Talk to Me" also comes on the heels of recent comments in her Discord server, hinting at a new album set to drop…
In a joint statement earlier this summer, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service told us that July 2023 would be the hottest month on record. Their assessment was correct. Phoenix, Arizona hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 31 days straight, breaking every record since the city’s conception. In the…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CHANEL (@chanelofficial) Not long after Karl Lagerdeld’s passing, Virginie Viard, also known as the late fashion icon’s “right-hand”, was announced as his successor on Instagram. The social post reads: “Virginie Viard, director of Chanel’s Fashion Creation Studio and Karl Lagerfeld’s closest collaborator…
On Friday. September 27th, The Untitled Magazine threw a blow-out bash celebrating Paris Fashion Week off the Champs Elysee in Paris, France. The event was hosted by Editor in Chief Indira Cesarine, Courtney Blackman, Jana Ririnui and Lady Victoria Hervey. Champagne and cocktails were served, while guests were treated to make-overs by the runway beauty…
THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE - CINEMA ISSUE 5 - PARIS LAUNCH PARTY On September 29th, The Untitled Magazine celebrated the global launch of the Cinema Issue no 5 with a party during Paris Fashion Week at the opening of Twister on Rue de Berri in the 8th arrondisement. Hosted by The Untitled Magzine's Editor in Chief,…
BASIL SODA COUTURE - PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW Nature Under the Microscope, the Spring/Summer Couture collection from Basil Soda treats the dress form as an extension of the body to be examined. The collection begins with more innocent, delicate pieces that use sheer and lace to then progressively transform into a more complex form. The…
DIDIT HEDIPRASETYO COUTURE - PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW Indonesian designer Didit Hediprasetyo looked to India for the inspiration for his Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Like his Debussy inspired collection from last season, music is a crucial aspect of creating the mood and presenting his show. Sitar music accompanied the models through their walk in the Hôtel de…
FRANCK SORBIER HAUTE COUTURE - PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW Review for Franck Sorbier to be updated. - Photography by Jodie Talbot for XXXX Magazine, "The Untitled Magazine"
IRIS VAN HERPEN HAUTE COUTURE - PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW On January 23, 2012, a large audience crowded in a converted 17th century convent to view “Micro”, the Iris van Herpen Spring/Summer 2012 collection. In actuality, this fashion collection of layered, spiraling forms leans more towards sculptural fine-art interacting with living human bodies than to…
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE - PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW Review for Jean Paul Gaultier to be updated. - Photography by Jodie Talbot for XXXX Magazine, "The Untitled Magazine"
JULIUS - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW The foggy atmosphere and ambient music at the Julius Fall/Winter 2012 show matched the ambiguous and somewhat mysterious collection. Following the military trend this season with his thick boots and leather cargos, head designer Tatsuro Horikawa also stayed in his typically gothic direction. The collection was a bit…
JUUN J - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Entitled Distended, the Fall/Winter collection from Juun J takes classical pieces and reinterprets them in a more exaggerated or modern manner, by altering the seams, creating new lines within the body of the piece, for example. The collection contains several boxy, oversized trenches, coats, and parkas that…
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Incredible texture blends were the highlight of the Fall/Winter collection from Maison Martin Margiela, colorblocked in some instances, and layered in others. Combinations of camel hair coats, sheepskin, muskrat furs, vinyl, denim, and most peculiarly, polyethylene, aka plastic trash bag, parkas both intrigued and confounded. Athletic…
QASIMI HOMME - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Stretched between East and West, Khalid Al Qasimi kept his signature cultural blending trademarks in place for “Opus”, the Fall/Winter 2012 collection from Qasimi Homme. Although inspired by “dark romance”, what he showed was closer to an at times militant sportswear paired with a flowing softness that…
SONGZIO - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW The invitation for the Songzio show was an impressive bande dessiné, illuminating the vastness to be found in one’s own environment, steeped with an air of mystery and silently pending adventure. Songzio is sleek, quiet elegance in this abundance of coats, some detailed with soft lamb skin belts…
WOOYOUNGMI - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW South Korean Wooyoungmi showed her clean and classic Fall/Winter 2012 collection on January 21st. Doing a retake on a retro pinstripe double breasted jacket, she elongates the torso and with a shortened pant hem shortens the leg, which might be counter-intuitive design wise, but is pulled off flawlessly.…
PHOTOS FROM ANDREA CREWS S/S 2012 PARIS FASHION WEEK PRESENTATION Created in 2002, Andrea Crews is a fashion, art and activist collective developed by Maroussia Rebecq. Rebecq created the fictional name Andrea Crews under which a “crew” of stylists, artists, performers, musicians and other accomplices create projects that turn fashion into art and art into fashion. Described…
AGANOVICH PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Aganovich – Designers Nana Aganovich and Brooke Taylor who both come out of the prestigious Saint Martins School of London, presented their SS12 line via a cloth-covered stage scattered with fun-house mirrors, located in a small gallery on the Place des Vosges. Inspired by a painting…
ALENA AKHMADULLINA PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Sassy, Romantic and Diverse were the key elements for Alena Akhmadullina's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2012 collection. The main theme was based on "Alice In Wonderland" ; The book by Lewis Carrol. Modern and casual portions were mixed with the fairytale component to create a relaxed yet magical…
AMAYA ARZUAGA PARIS S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Taking place at the classy Cité de la mode et du design the river Seine, the Amaya Arzuaga SS12 collection was presented under grand white balloon lights that lined the open balcony of the venue, composing a very dream-like atmosphere to support the playful garments of…
