(photos: Giovanni Giannini) It’s obvious how Mondrian + Picasso in the early 20th century were reference points for Sarah Burton when creating her spring collection. Full of rectangular shapes + lines in reds, blacks + white, pointing to Mondrian, there were feathers + leather + metal harnesses across the chest citing Picasso’s African influence, full […]
‘Birds Of Paradise’ That Go To Your Head
Don’t know if it’s my love for parrots that slights my judgement or if it’s my love for old Hollywood glam but, in or not, feathers to me, are always in fashion, especially colorful ones. When it comes to hats, the more feathers the better, like these above from the ‘Birds Of Paradise’ hat collection […]
Chanel Spring 2013 Couture Featured Victorian Fetish In Plumes
When I first saw the different looks in the Chanel Spring 2013 Couture collection, the theme of ‘Victorian Fetish In Plumes’ came to mind inside a woodland fantasy complete with beautiful swans dressed in couture. You had models covered from head-to-toe, in daytime tweeds paired with leather that looked more like latex or lace, not […]