MAL AIMÉE COLLECTION PHOTOS Former designers to Nina Ricci, Léonie Hostettler and Marius Borgeaud are the designers that created Mal-Aimee . For their debut collection, they presented at the Hotel Crillon in Paris, mixing sculpted body suits with capes, biker pants and fitted structured dresses in a variety of prints. Focusing on sheer and shiny fabrics, the…
MANISH ARORA COLLECTION Indian designer Manish Arora, who is based in New Delhi, shows off his avant-garde, spring/summer 2011 collection at Paris’ Fashion Week. Arora describes his collection as “futuristic baroque” and his inspirations come from Hiroshi Nagai’s art work. Models walked out in bright colored latex leggings, sequined dresses, big shiny gold horns that…
MARTIN GRANT COLLECTION PHOTOS Martin Grant’s broad idea for Spring was strong color and graphic lines. An impeccable black shift dress sliced with bold windowpane panels of hot pink was simple but intense. Clothes were very ladylike but there was a sporty theme in the color-blocking, as well as in the perforated leather cut into…
PAULE KA COLLECTION PHOTOS Founder and designer of Paule Ka, Serge Cajfinger presented his latest collection at his Parisian boutique on Rue St Honoré. The geometric patterns and elegant cuts had a retro-chic vibe, with strong prints, bold colors and lines. – Fashion week coverage and videos directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX Magazine …
PAUL & JOE COLLECTION Paul & Joe ‘s designer, Sophie Albou, included everything she loves in this collection: color, freshness and prints. The flirty and fun collection featured bright sunny colors like tangerine and sunflower yellow. Sexy and cute, “kitten” print was used on jackets, shorts and dresses and floral prints looked fresh on a full-length…
ROLAND MOURET COLLECTION PHOTOS French fashion designer, Roland Mouret was born in Lourdes, France but currently resides in London. He presented his latest collection at the Hôtel Westin, with the runway a room with floor to ceiling mirrors and chandeliers creating a dramatic visual effect. Mouret showed off a collection of body-hugging dresses, loose flowing…
RUNDHOLZ COLLECTION PHOTOS Carsten and Lenka Rundholz are the aspirational design duo behind Rundholz. Rundholz collections have been designed from their home in the secluded German country side since 1993. Designed for the independant woman in mind, the collection is creative yet comfortable, with a delightfully eccentric twist. – Fashion week coverage and videos directed…
SEOUL’S 10 COLLECTION PHOTOS This season 10 of Korea’s top designers got together to showcase their latest collections, with a champagne cocktail and viewing at Paris’s famed Hotel de Crillon. All designers from Seoul’s Fashion Week, there are talks to present the collections also at New York and London fashion week in future season. Some…
SHARON WAUCHOB COLLECTION PHOTOS Designer Sharon Wauchob featured her spring/summer 2011 collection with the idea of being elegant yet still being yourself. With that in mind, Wauchob featured a beautiful and luxurious collection of ladylike accessories, pleats and lace and intertwining them with her sharp minimalism. Sticking to the use of black and white, and…
SHIATZY CHEN COLLECTION Hong Kong-based Shiatzy Chen showed transparent looks with Asian-influenced variations. Ultra-short babydoll dresses with Mao collars with Chinese designs and transparent chiffon with ruffly bloomers. the Neutral colors popped against the shocking pink runway, showing off the sumptuous fabrics. Feminine and modern there was a nice attention to detail in the…
TIM VAN STEENBERGEN COLLECTION PHOTOS Designer Tim Van Steenbergen showcased his spring/summer 2011 collection at the Bataclan in Paris this season. He showed a modern collection with primarily neutral colors, as seems the trend this season, pairing his draped and rather minimalistic designs with red sunglasses, hairbands and the odd eccentric hat. The few white…
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD COLLECTION PHOTOS British designer, Vivienne Westwood, entitled her spring/summer 2011 collection “The Only One” which is all about her message, to save the planet. The first look that came out was a pouf in a luscious red silk renaissance looking garbage bag dress. It looked like the collection was made out of found…
ZUCCA COLLECTION PHOTOS Japanese designer, Akira Onozuka, had worked with the famous Issey Miyake honing his skills in preparation for the start of his own label in 1988 called Zucca. In 1989, Onozuka had his first international debut in Paris. This year he showcased a stunning spring/summer 2011 collection at the Couvent des Cordeliers, opening…
GASPARD YURKIEVICH COLLECTION PHOTOS Parisian born designer, Gaspard Yurkievich, showcased his spring collection at the Pavillon Alexandre III Pont des Champs-Elysées. Walking down a runway strewn with paper confetti, models wore a collection of rather casual clothes with a variety of textures including lace, denim, leather and silk, with an earthy color palette. The show…
ADA ZANTON COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS Ada Zandition had studied at the London College of Fashion and had started up her company in 2008. In 2009, she had made her catwalk debut at London Fashion Week at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s “Ones to Watch” show. Some of the key pieces that were noted were the Galaxea trench coat,…
AMINAKA WILMONT COLLECTION VIDEO Designers Maki Aminaka Löfvander (from Japan and Sweden) and Marcus Wilmont (from Denmark) had met while working for designer Robert Cary-Williams. Their inspiration this season was “Sleep, psyche and surrealism” and their collection was called “Psyche-ancient Greek for Butterfly”. Using a color palette mainly of brown, grey and black with highly…
BERNARD CHANDRAN COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS Designer Bernard Chandran, Malaysia’s top fashion designer, had studied fashion at the International Fashion Training Centre, in Malaysia and then studied at the Paris Fashion Institute in France. In 1999 he joined the ‘Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000’ and wins, becoming the first non-European to win the…
CHARLIE LE MINDU COLLECTION VIDEO This season wig designer Charlie Le Mindu launched a dramatic collection that was fierce and playful. Le Mindu’s fully shaved, starking nude models walked down the runway wearing nothing but pink platform boots and eccentric hats with neon bright wigs. When there were clothes, the collection featured leopard prints,skin tight body…
CHARLOTTA GHERZI FOR SADO COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS Italian born designer Carlotta Gherzi shows her new designs for the Spring / Summer 2011 season under her own labelSado. The strong collection has a subtle ArtDeco influence using the finest silk, wool and cashmere. Carlotta’s key pieces were updated for modern day usage in a colour palette of…
CHRISTIAN BLANKEN COLLECTION VIDEO Designer Christian Blaken was born in the Netherlands and grew up in the Far East and later the UK, and his label is based in the UK. For his BA, he studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Arnhem, Netherlands and later graduated with his MA at Central Saint Martins.…
