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Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2019
Obi. All in poetry this collection is (also) the meeting of the Far East and the West in the 19th century. Franck Sorbier's summer 2019 will be theatrical like a bouncing topical pantomime, just like it was this show full of emotions intense on boards of the Guimet Museum, where unique pieces of Haute Couture worn by talented dancers and musicians amazed us because speech rare and committed to their poetic Master of Art and artist at leaves, offering us at each passage a new print of "the image of the floating world" of a exquisite reverie: "Light honey silk organza, black organza foliage, natural raffia, capeline corset in peacock feather obi "
This is not a fashion show, this is a way of life.
You certainly remember the previous collection of Guo Pei, some photos of which I had exhibited at the Salon de la Photo in Paris last November? Outstanding make-up and architectural dresses reminiscent of the monuments of Paris? No ? For a little reminder click this way
For this new collection, the famous Chinese designer transformed the Tokyo Palace in the playground dragons and mystical creatures, appearing behind dark smoke curtains and Bengal lights to be tamed by marrying the hollow of the neck and meandering the silhouette feminine by these new warriors straight out of Asian tales, decorated with embroidery, scales and ruffles recalling the outfits of the last samurai.
Which mastery the Dragon owns the Dungeon.
Could it be that sacred animals Chinese Astrology are there slipped in its woven materials? One day we will know, the communicated press will tell us.
In the meantime, like all creation, does not the work belong to the one who receives it?
Yolanda Pérez, the founder of the brand, To made up in its Collection "The opera Prima " gasoline of the DNA of Maison Yolancris drawing on its roots artistic Barcelona inspired by decorative arts facades iconic famous trencadís (mosaic based on ceramic shards, typical of architecture Catalan modernist so dear to Gaudi). We leave each other pleasantly walk in his present imaginary world in each piece of the collection in the colors of "Palau de la Música Catalana", this marvelous modernist work of art nouveau, but also nature, asymmetry, organic patterns, which made the Opera Prima an illuminator of femininity.
On the first day of the Parisian haute couture spring-summer 2019 week, Asia Argento paraded for Antonio Grimaldi. For the nonconformist personality of the Italian actress with the taste of the scandal of the day (but not here, do not count it), Antonio Grimaldi designed a short wedding dress adorned with ostrich feathers highlighting his many tattoos. His personality, often against the grain, is perfectly expressed in this collection inspired by the labyrinth and the myth of Ariadne and which tells, through fluid and sculptural lines, the metaphor of a contemporary woman. Specialist in volumes, the stylist has designed for his spring-summer 2019 collection a very structured evening dress wardrobe by playing on asymmetry, with sophisticated drapes transforming his models into tragedians, sublimating them. with long dresses with a train.
The unconditional fan of Alexis Mabille for many years (you who follow me know well), was once again dazzled by the new spring summer 2019 collection of this stylist talented who, for the first day of the Parisian snowflakes, filled our eyes with an avalanche floral colorful and frivolous, making us fly away to the flowered fields of final bouquet of sunny yellows, intense greens, reds poppies and waterfalls blue waters of the Caribbean. To perfect her remarkably fitted cuts and female, Alexis twisted her silhouettes with extraordinary creations from Master Jeweler of Place Vendôme: Reza , whose collection of natural precious stones counts among the most beautiful in the world. Such a union of authentic artists in the weavings of their delicious imaginations, to make us languish spring with unbearable impatience.
“The circus is good for you. It is the only spectacle that while you watch it,
it gives the quality of a truly happy dream ”, Ernest Hemingway
The circus of colors
It is by swinging the trapeze artists above our heads that the stylist Greek, Celia Kritharoti opens her show. The tone is set and for 20 minutes we assist has a profusion of colors ranging from pastels soft pink, blue to bright orange, to silk taffeta with fluorescent colors, or silk tulle that creates illusions metallic. But don't get me wrong, this is a circus of a rare elegance sophisticated, aerial and ethereal, with angelic glamor looks.
The parts of the J oaillerie Contemporary Suzanne Syz are a evidence that one can be an outrageously creative woman, joyfully mischievous and explosive, so chic and so nonchalant that gravitates in a world artists also detached from ordinary people that it can be ( Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Francesco Clemente or Jeff Koons). I had this privilege and sincere pleasure to be invited to Suzanne in Geneva and admire her superb collection of contemporary art pieces born out of her many artistic collaborations.
Original, she jostle the conventions of the trade, by combining stones so-called "traditional" precious stones (diamonds, sapphires, emeralds) with the titan, gold and enamel. Her jewelry creations fascinating and surprising, always sprinkled with a touch of humor charmed Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Gloria von Thurn und des Taxis and Archduchess Francesca von l'Habsbourg-Thyssen.
It is in the magnificent Psyché salon at the Ritz Paris , that Suzanne presented us the pieces of her latest collection of which you have the visual result nocturnal rantings of your favorite photographer (... who are you looking for?)
Do me a favor, take a ride on the site by Suzanne Syz and make some great discoveries (don't forget them tires snow, it's in season, we can hang them on his ears to be sure not to forget)
Yanina Couture is a house like a self-portrait with a charm and a special mysterious atmosphere. Located in a former private mansion in central Moscow facing Red Square, this small workshop has become an international fashion house and is one of the most prestigious Russian haute couture houses, sees the birth of luxurious and elegant dresses inspired Russian Ballet and traditional outfits, employs today 80 artisans, including 8 designers, 24 embroiderers and 33 seamstresses. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of her creations, Yulia invited us to discover her 25 dresses iconic In the center Spiritual and Cultural Russian Orthodox, on the left bank of the Seine and a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower. For the opening of Fashion Week haute couture I dedicated to him a newsletter, to read it it's here
The English Couture House named after its stylist Guynel, left his luxurious showroom Londoner from Knightsbridge to scroll at the Ritz Paris his latest creations of the future summer season. The opportunity for me to return to "home", so dear to my heart, who hosted for this show Natalia Vodianova among the celebrities wearing Guynel's dresses such as Natalie Portman, Cara Delevingne, Sharon Stone and Olivia Palermos as ambassadors of this bespoke luxury brand.
