BASIL SODA - HAUTE COUTURE BACKSTAGE Basil Soda’s fall couture collection was a spirited look at the transformative power of nature. Sheer tulles and transparent silks in onyx, moss green, red, and white floated on models’ bodies and trailed behind them on the runway. Intricate beading, crystals, fringe and appliqués danced across bodices and sleeves.…
CHRISTOPHE JOSSE - HAUTE COUTURE RUNWAY Christophe Josse’s collection was a celebration of the female form. Strong, structured shoulders, cinched waists (some accentuated with metallic belts), and contoured skirts created feminine, hourglass shapes in nearly all of the looks. Black was the predominant colour, softened with dove grays, cream, and sudden bursts of turquoise. Textured leathers,…
DILEK HANIF - HAUTE COUTURE PRESENTATION Dilek Hanif created regal elegance in her 2012 Haute Couture collection. Drawing on the luxe nobility of silk, brocade, and velvet, her sumptuous gowns were reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire and Italian Renaissance. Deep hues of red, blue and violet appeared in dramatic silhouettes, accented by intricate beading and…
GEORGES HOBEIKA - HAUTE COUTURE RUNWAY Soft, elegant femininity swept the Georges Hobeika runway this Haute Couture season. Sheer fabrics, lace detail, and floral appliqués created a feeling of romance. The peplums, full skirts, and cropped jackets were reminiscent of 1950s glamour. Green and red dominated the collection, but the hues gave way to softer…
ATELIER GUSTAVO LINS – HAUTE COUTURE RUNWAY Gustavo Lins' fall collection featured his trademark marriage of the masculine and feminine. He expertly drapes and tailors models in elegant fabrics to create dresses, jackets, and suits. The look is clean, effortless and feminine. Dark grays and black are broken up with the occasional burst of moss…
JOUISSANCES - HAUTE COUTURE BACKSTAGE Haute Couture Fashion Coverage Directed by Indira Cesarine Backstage photography by Sarah Skinner for The Untitled Magazine
ON AURA TOUT VU - HAUTE COUTURE RUNWAY Entitled Somewhere Else Kingdom, On Aura Tout Vu’s collection was an adventurous romp through a royal empire. Models made their procession adorned in jewel-incrusted headdresses, skull-shaped eye patches, and wide, bedazzled sashes. The colors (red, white, black) demanded attention, boldly married with feminine laces, feathers, fur, and…
QUENTIN VERON - HAUTE COUTURE BACKSTAGE Quentin Veron’s Haute Couture, entitled Gangsters, was inspired by the aesthetics of extremely stylish criminals. Male and female models stalked the runway in open vests, long coats, cropped jackets, and body suits. The look was androgynous, dark, and fluid. The collection was done almost entirely in black, and was given…
SERKAN CURA - HAUTE COUTURE RUNWAY Serkan Cura’s fall collection was a textural attack on the senses. Feathers, furs, hair, and leather draped from shoulders, exploded from waistlines, and swished around hips. Feathers of all kinds---ostrich, chicken, and peacock, to name a few---were meticulously applied to fitted corsets and mini dresses, evoking a wild, raw…
YIQING YIN - HAUTE COUTURE BACKSTAGE Yiqing Yin’s second Haute Couture collection, entitled Spring of Nüwa, featured flowing, billowing creations that took on a life of their own on the runway. Yinqing meticulously folds, cuts, drapes, and sculpts the fabric into stunning works of art. Cool, steely grays blended effortlessly with bursts of deep metallic…
COCA-COLA LIGHT/DIET COKE UNVEILS ‘TATTOO’ BY JEAN PAUL GAULTIER In his role as Creative Director of Coca-Cola light / Diet Coke, Jean Paul Gaultier has unveiled, ‘Tattoo’, the hotly anticipated third bottle in limited edition collection. In early 2012 Coca-Cola light / Diet Coke appointed the world-renowned fashion designer as the brand’s Creative Director. As…
Dorothea Tanning Alison Jacques Gallery - London Opening Reception June 28 from 6-8pm, by invitation only Open to the Public from June 29-July 28, 2012 Dorothea Tanning was one of the most compelling artists of the twentieth century, making an inexhaustible contribution to the arts in the fields of painting, sculpture, printmaking and poetry. This…
The Queen of England isn't the only one celebrating a diamond jubilee this year! The Parisian fashion house Chloé will also be celebrating its 60th anniversary this fall with a number of events, including a Paris exhibition and party that will coincide with their fall fashion week show on October 1. The October fashion show will mark…
Salvatore Ferragamo is the sponsor of the latest exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's work at the Louvre, titled "The Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci's Ultimate Masterpiece." The exhibit was launched in honor of da Vinci's recently restored oil painting on wood, "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne," created around 1510. The exhibition will be…
Parisian Photographer and artistic director Vincent Bousserez, known for his humorous photographs using miniatures in the style of street artist Slinkachu, called "Plaste Life," was commissioned by the fashion house Louis Vuitton to create a series of images featuring his tiny people running rampant through their Paris flagship store. The photographs titled "Larger Than Life" combine Bousserez's fantasy world…
THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE & THE DOUBLE SEVEN AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012 On May 21st, 2012 The Untitled Magazine in collaboration with The Double Seven of New York City celebrated Cannes Film Festival with a blow-out event at The legendary VIP Rooms at 50 Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes, France. During the festival the…
Since Brigitte Bardot became an international six symbol in the early sixties, she has always inspired fashion designers. But it wasn't until 2012 that the French cinema icon got her very own eponymous clothing line. Last July, the 77-year-old actress signed a licensing agreement with the company Ternay, along with other investors, allowing her name…
Clic Bookstore & Gallery will host an in-store book signing for the launch of Antoine Verglas's new book of photography, Show Girl. Antoine Verglas is a Parisian-born, New York-based fashion photographer who got his start as a host on a popular French TV show. After moving to New York in the 90s, Verglas began shooting…
Hermès is celebrating its 175th anniversary with the opening of an exhibition entitled "Leather Forever" at the Royal Academy of Art in London. Managing director of Hermès Thierry Outin explained the fashion house's choice to put on this exhibit saying, "We are celebrating our 175th year, it's the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics and Hermès wanted…
Deux Ex Machina Julian Schnabel CFA Berlin April 28-July 28 Julian Schnabel will be presenting his first major solo exhibition, since his retrospective in 2004, entitled Deus Ex Machina in Germany at the CFA Berlin from April 28-July 28. The show consists largely of work that uses enlarged snapshots and photographs of images such…
