For spring, designer Francesca Valorsa created the ‘Mirrors’ collection which explores the blurring of masculine and feminine… an awkward beauty. Comprised of pieces with simple silhouettes yet complex construction, including ruffles + floral appliqués created by pleats, as well as texture, the wearer doesn’t have to depend solely on accessories to accentuate their look.
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Once, Rosita Missoni, when asked by Vogue to describe the Missoni style, she replied, ‘It’s a lifestyle more than a fashion,’ and that is exactly what ‘Moments’ is all about. ’Moments’, Missoni’s new online + print magazine, will be divided into five sections – Stories, Visions, Making Magic, Now On + The Place To Be. Contributions from poets, writers, artists + designers from around the world, will be featured, creating an online diary about the world of Missoni. The magazine’s hand-drawn elements, give it that true diary feel.
Created in collaborations with other creatives from all fields, ‘Moments’, is meant to ‘open the world of Missoni, characterized by curioisity, warmth + art in all its forms – creativity, movement, originality + the spirit of the present.’ It will be just as exciting to see how it evolves.
(via GRAZIA)
Hermès Launches Slip Knot App
Perfect for last minute wardrobe changes, especially with holiday parties right around the corner, Hermès has launched their Slip Knot app.
Available for both the iPhone + iPad, the app provides you with chic ways to have fun with your Hermès scarf or scarves, if you’re so lucky. You will learn how to perfect six different knots with both step-by-step videos + pictures. With each season, a new series of knots will be added, which could easily bring new life to your wardrobe.
As if that weren’t enough, users are invited to take pics showing off their personal style + posting them on Instagram, where the most original shot might end up on updated versions of the application. But, above all else, did I mention this app is FREE?!
The free download is available at the iTunes App Store.
(via WWD)
(photos: Davide Maestri)
For their debut spring collection, accessories house Bruno Magli created pieces that were full of color, volume + sporty accents.
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(photos: Davide Maestri)
For spring, Versace‘s collection had it all – rocker chick looks with street chic, including floral-embossed leather skinny jeans + pastels + florals, from a long barely there chiffon gown with cut-out, pasted-on florals to patent leather skirt suits. Yet, the standout piece for me was the harness chain jewelry worn under or over looks throughout the collection.
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Directed by Joshua Stocker + styled by NOWNESS regular Agata Belcen, the conundrum of what to wear is addressed in the short film above, featuring pieces by Miu Miu, Meadham Kirchoff + Alexander McQueen. Model Molly Smith changes outfits at a blink’s pace, as her indecision sans pause is caught on film through Stocker’s surreal lens.
This being Stocker’s first fashion film, he told NOWNESS, ‘I wanted to create a film that felt seamless, without the cuts interfering with the experience. Collaborating with a stylist, we worked out how each piece integrated into the narrative, whether it is a dress that falls to the floor, or a skirt which is pulled up to reveal a new outfit.’
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For spring, Muiccia Prada celebrated a woman’s strength by making many bold statements. There were lots of graphic shapes + bursts of color, interspersed by a woman’s femininity with emphasis on the bosom, with keyholes cut into bright, solid shifts bedecked with chunky embroideries + jeweled external bras. Prada told WWD, ‘I’m fixated with the idea of women of strength. There is a necessity to be strong, visible, fighters, + this is an encouragement to be out there + to do something.’ But to set the stage for such a revolution off right, Muiccia enlisted the talent of six contemporary artists, including street artists STINKFISH + MESA, to create murals depicting strong women, (inspired by Diego Rivera + other Mexican muralists).
(EL MAC, “Sueños y Polvo de Estrellas”)
(GABRIEL SPECTER, “Colorful Women”)
(PIERRE MORNET, “Trois Femmes”)
The portraiture could’ve been used ad nauseam but it constructively became the leifmotif of the collection, with the bold, colorful faces on dresses, coats + skirts. Some were printed, jeweled + in fur intarsias, merged with high-gloss, demonstrative embroideries, colorblocking + intricate cuts.
(MESA, “Senza Fine”)
‘I’m fixated with the idea of women of strength.’
(PIERRE MORNET “Trois Femmes”)
(STINKFISH, “Tropical Wild Space Colour Girls”)
To further emphasize a woman’s strengths, models wore sporty leg warmers + Prada’s version of TEVA sandals (Although perceived as an ugly shoe, I’ve always thought, in the right color with the right pair of socks, would make them look cool.)
(STINKFISH, “Tropical Wild Space Colour Girls”)
‘There is a necessity to be strong, visible, fighters, + this is an encouragement to be out there + to do something.’
(MESA, “Senza Fine”)
(JEANNE DETALLANTE, “Beauty Masks”)
(photos: Giovanni Giannini + Stéphane Fèugere)
Accessories were certain not to be left out, as portraits were also painted on them, as shown below, with striking results.
(via WWD)
If you happen to be lucky enough to get a gold iPhone 5s tomorrow rather than being put on a waiting list, there’s one thing you need to consider – ‘What color compliments my nails when I’m holding my new gold iPhone?’ You need to remember how your nails will look when you’re talking, dialing, texting + even taking selfies with your new phone. Luckily, these fall nail polish colors I’ve selected will make it a no-brainer.
Marc Jacobs offers several options:
From left to right, there’s Baby Jane Mocha, an opaque dark nude which always compliments gold, no matter how brassy – Sally Emerald, a metallic blueish green – Nirvana Green, an opaque dark khaki green – Ultra Violet Bright Purple, which against gold would be totes amaze – + Jezebel Brick, an opaque oxblood color which would look great up against gold.
Below, butter LONDON, has two options from their ‘Rock Your Color’ collection – Brown Sugar, an opaque, copper shimmer with gold glitter + Indigo Punk, a full coverage, indigo-purple glitter. In keeping with the Nineties trend, Urban Decay, a brand that gained fame then, has Addiction, a smoky, metallic gunmetal with multidimensional, high-shine micro-sparkle. Another color in the gunmetal family is essie’s Cashmere Bathrobe from their ‘for the twill of it’ collection, a true flannel grey which would look great with gold.
You then have JINsoon for Tibi’s Epidote Holographic Olive Green, a metallic green with a multidimensional, iridescence – Deborah Lippman’s limited edition Laughin’ To The Bank from the ‘Jewel Heist’ collection, a metallic emerald green – NARS Galathée, an opaque dove grey – color Club’s Baldwin Blues from their ‘Harlem Lights Winter’ collection, an opaque indigo color – OPI’s Muir Muir On The Wall from the ‘San Francisco collection’, a metallic plum – + Julep’s Reece, purple with an holographic shimmer + Karmen, a golden crimson microglitter, part of the ‘Cityscape’ collection.
