Love this fashion film ‘Templates’ collection by designer Cara Marie Piazza. Based in New York, ‘Templates’ is a collection of timeless architectural cuts, dyed with all organic + natural materials, that can be custom made + designed to order. Dyes created from mallow blossoms, pomegranate rinds, iron fillings, turmeric powder + madder root, all sourced ethically are imbued […]
Nothing like waking up to some genius 3D imaging by the inimitable genius, Nick Knight – for Lane Crawford‘s SS/13 fashion film. Love, love, love! (via SHOWStudio)
Poetic License Inspires Ostwald Helgason RTW Fall 2013
(photos: Pasha Antonov) When I saw Ostwald Helgason‘s RTW Fall 2013 collection all I could think was, ‘What don’t I like about this collection?’ Inspired by Symbolist Literature, like Baudelaire’s ‘Flowers of Evil’ + ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, there was an equal measure of both light + heavy elements to appease all, made up to […]
Alexandre Herchcovitch Is In Full Bloom For RTW Fall 2013
(photos: Pasha Antonov) The Alexandre Herchcovitch RTW Fall 2013 collection was in full bloom of patterns including florals, light materials + slight deconstructed silhouettes which looked like they had pulled off the top of the dress/just one sleeve + just left it there, around the waist (looks 1, 3 + 4, row 2). The floral patterns […]
Altuzarra Reinvents The ‘Corporate Uniform’ For RTW Fall 2013
(photos: Giovanni Giannoni) For his RTW Fall 2013 collection comprised of black + white looks, Altuzarra took to certain Fall trends not going away anytime soon: lots of leather (real + faux), hybrid pieces (look 4, row 1: top of jacket looks like a trench, down to the […]
Check out this video for Bulgari‘s ‘Serpenti Collection’. If only I could afford that many sparkly things. When would one ever get the chance to be that close to that many diamonds, rubies et al, especially a diamond encrusted snake? In fact, as of Feb 9 – 28, Bulgari will be holding a Serpentine Retrospective Exhibition, celebrating the […]
Celebrating Year Of The Snake With Bulgari
2013 marks ‘The Year Of The Snake’ + what better way to pay tribute than with Bulgari (if you can afford it, that is)? In fact, as of Feb 9 – 28, Bulgari will be holding a Retrospective Exhibition at their Fifth Avenue NYC store, celebrating their iconic ‘Serpenti Collection’. The ‘snake’, a symbol used […]
Check Out Ohema Ohene SS/13 Menswear Collection
Aren’t these pieces just fabulous? A lover of African textiles myself, Ohema Ohene (pronouced ‘Oh-he-maa Oh-he-nee’)uses them in a way that gives them that hint of surprise, especially for their SS/13 Menswear collection (above + below). Based in London. Ohema Ohene (referencing the designer’s Ghanian heritage) was created in 2008 by designer Abenaa Pokuaa and it’s described as ‘African […]