World fashion
Romanian designers impressive success at the Berlin Fashion Week
From January 19 - 22, 2011 a great selection of German and international designers will show their latest collections under the umbrella of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. Among them are Romanian designers and others form Easter Europe, who showcased their collection on the first day of the event.
Romanian fashion has had a reputation for being ostentatious ever since communism's fall in 1989...
Spirit of the 70's in the Gucci Autumn-Winter 2011-2012 collection
Gucci announced the "birth of a new dandy, who likes to seduce with his self-confidence and awareness” with its show during the Milan fashion week.
Designer Frida Giannini offers sexy, rock-centric 70s style with lapels, flared pants, double-breasted jackets and sharp suits, complemented with small details and accessories.
Milan fashion week 2011/2012: D&G men's Fall-Winter collection
D&G presented its Fall/Winter 2011-2012 collection during the menswear fashion week in Milan. In the collection seems to dominate the spirit of Pop – candy pink, mint green and citrus bight yellow with logos of Coca Cola advertising and Mickey Mouse cartoons.
The models were wearing slim trousers, short or bomber jackets, basketball sneakers all in bright, cheery colors.
Versace For Men AUTUMN/WINTER 2011-12: three-dimensional
This season’s Versace collection for men presents an optical game of shapes, proportions, colours and graphics, conducted with a knowing and contemporary nod.
This is not, however, a look that sparkles and shines. Instead the luxurious aspect of the collection – such a hallmark of the Versace brand – comes from the fine fabrics used and the expert tailoring employed.
The foundation of the collection comprises highly sartorial elements, with garments that have a new volume and are less rigid and softer than previously.
Geri Halliwell`s new swimwear collection "Geri By Next"
Ex "Spice girls" singer Geri Halliwell partnered with British retailer Next to create a collection of swimwear named Geri by Next, which includes one-pieces, bikinis, and cover-ups in floral and animal print patterns and bright colors like pink, white and blue.
Obviously pleased with her work, 38-year-old Gerry said: “It’s about inspiring confidence with great looking swimwear for all body shapes....
H&M Holiday 2010 campaign featuring Liya Kebede, Waris Dirie, Stella Tennant and more
H&M finally releases campaign images of their Holiday 2010 collection with an all star cast photo shoot featuring Somali Beauties Liya Kebede, Waris Dirie and more. The shoot focused on the models in holiday-themed clothing.
The star cast is posing with their family members and friends. Wearing holiday themed clothing, the group gets us into the holiday spirit with these charming images.
H&M unveils Lanvin for H&M collection
After weeks of teasing H&M has at last unveiled the Lanvin for H&M collection. On Nov. 2 Alber Elbaz, creative director of the French luxury label, released a preview video of his much-anticipated collection for H&M.
The line, which ranges from $9.95 for tights to $349 for a coat, includes cheetah-print shoes ($99), zebra-print coats ($199) and plenty of party dresses with asymmetric, puffy shoulders.
Spring-Summer 2011 trends from Poland
FashionPhilosophy Fashion Week Poland is the greatest, periodical fashion event in Poland.
This autumn the show that took place in Łódź between 12 and 17 October presented spring-summer 2011 trends. FashionPhilosophy confronts Polish market with foreign clothing industry. Informs and inspires designers. Fashion Week is also a platform of communication for the branch managers, technologists, producers, stylists, media reps, fashion agents and traders. It supports cooperation, fusion and transfer.
Ethnic diversity by Anna Sui
Anna Sui presented her spring-summer 2011 collection, which combine ethnic diversity, charm, brightness and cheerfulness of hippies, combined with the beautiful smiles of the models.
Dresses, dresses and dresses once again! Feminine, light and spring-like. It is the variety of details that makes the dresses special. Ribbons and embroidery, feathers and beads in combination with bright, “positive” colors, create a charming and sensual female image.
Sergei Grinko's Collezione Primavera/Estate 2011
New Sergei Grinko’s spring summer 2011 collection gives his personal interpretation of the Shakespearian “Ophelia”, throughout a cybernetic look, made of ice and light fog, where the protagonist will rest in a snow-white lake.
She is a princess, an odalisque, and at the same time a Roman slave. Sergei Grinko’s woman lives in the future and demonstrates courage even in front of the extremes situations and chooses.
Collette Dinnigan shows PRINTEMPS ETE 2011 collection
Internationally acclaimed Australian designer Collette Dinnigan, will show her Printemps Ete 2011 collection 'Cirque d' Amour' (Circus of Love) at the Hotel Meurice during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday 5th October at 11:30am.
Marking 15 years as the only Australian on the official Chambre Syndicale du prêt-a-porter des couturiers et des createaurs de mode schedule, Dinnigan will show her collection in an intimate salon show.
Israeli designer made shoes, imitating the female body
The famous Israeli designer Kobi Levy has a very different point of view when it comes to shoes, he is fully convinced that they can take any form as long as it can be worn.
From female bodies to market baskets, dogs or bananas, the shoes designed by the eccentric designer priced on 500 pounds, are real jewelry that you would fear to wear.
Modern and sensual bridal collection from Demetrios Brides
Trend-proof and timeless: These are the qualities found in the new Cosmobella Collection from Demetrios Brides. These gowns from world-famous designer Demetrios are proof that simple needn't mean minimal.
Working with delicate, sensual and fine detailing, he has created dresses that are lyrical, shapely and imbued with a sense of purity. "I like things to look light and delicate", the designer explained, "as though the dress has been blown together."
Ralph Lauren brings Wild West to NY Fashion Week
Ralph Lauren brought all the glamour that the Wild West probably never had to the runway on the final day of Spring-Summer 2011 New York Fashion Week.
The always influential Ralph Lauren show Thursday was a must for an army of fashion editors and buyers from Europe, Japan and Russia, not to mention representatives from big luxury clothing chains like Sak's, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdale's.
Sex appeal and bohemian charm with the Fall-Winter 2010/2011 collection of Emilio Pucci
This year the collection of Emilio Pucci for Fall/Winger 2010/2011 is full of high bohemian and luxury dresses. For third season the designer Peter Dundas has taken Pucci to a darker, more dangerous place that looks fabulous. From start to finish the collection played like a sexy antidote to fashion’s resurgent minimalism. “I wanted to do something that felt lush” said the designer.
Without doubt this collection is designed for those who walk the red carpet. Long dark purple jersey dress with a scandalous deep cut back was the first opening dress.
Armani Exchange 3D Fall 2010 Advertising Campaign
This fall, Armani Exchange takes us to a futuristic city at the edge of darkness with the Fall 2010 ad campaign. The campaign, called "20/20 Speed Style", delivers an intense mood of rugged elegance and cool sensuality, where runaway lovers escape from the fiery streets above and take refuge in a mysterious urban underdone, where nothing exists except the seductive intrigue of speed and style.
The fall ad campaign will be featured in major magazines such as GQ, ELLE, InStyle and Glamour.
Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2010/2011 accessories
We present you a small part of the new accessories line Fall/Winter 2010/2011 of the late British designer Alexander McQueen.
It is full of amazing and luxurious pieces, inspired by Byzantine art, Roman Empire and Angels and Demons.
This is the latest collection by Alexander McQueen.
Alexander McQueen's Pre-Fall 2010 Collection
We present you a small part of the Pre-Fall 2010 collection of the late British designer Alexander McQueen. All models are designed by him, except in a few details, which were further elaborated by his team after the tragedy.
Graphic suits, techno-printed gowns, leather pants, tailored suits and Victorian skirts and dresses are big part of the thirty piece collection. The models are suitable for women who aspire to classical style, bohemian simplicity and retro chic.
Summer 2010 with Victoria's Secret
Many of us have dreamed at least once for the lingerie and the swimwear of the American brand Victoria’s Secret. And now, the brad, established in 1977, offers enchanting new collection of clothes, beach wear and shoes for summer 2010.
The dresses are floaty and light and the shoes are trendy and comfortable.
Collection Spring-Summer 2010 by Marko Mitanovski
Marko Mitanovski is a Fashion Designer and Graduate of the "College of
Design", Belgrade, Serbia. His collection Spring - Summer 2010 is unique
and provocative and attracted the attention of people and media at
London Fashion Week, where it was presented as part of Vauxhall Fashion
Scout's "One to Watch" show.
His designs have also been showcased at ceremonies including the "Nokia L’Amour Award", in which he was awarded "Best Young Designer" and at Belgrade Fashion Week in October ’08.
Madrid Novias Spring 2011: Madrid Bridal Week Spring 2011
Between 6th and 9th May, the fair's Fashion Show, known
as CIBELES MADRID NOVIAS, presented the collections of 28 designers
in
Hall 14.1,
an initiative staged to coincide with the trade activity at the fair itself.
Once again this year, this fair organised by IFEMA brought together the best
ideas and collections for brides and bridegrooms, as well as ceremony and
First Communion attire, for next season 2011, based on the participation
of 132 companies and brands.
New collection of IKKS Women for Summer 2010
The brand is founded in 1987 by Gérard Legoff, whose idea was to create a fashionable garments' brand for the juniors.
By 2006 IKKS was sold in 156 stores (France, Spain, Belgium, Luxemburg, Middle East, Hong Kong, United States...) and by 3,300 multi-brands around the world.
By presenting a natural and non-idealised image of its target consumers, IKKS has seduced all the age groups including opinion formers.
Jean Paul Gaultier presented his Spring/Summer 2010 Haute Couture collection in Paris
I've watched " Avatar "and I was delighted with the painting. It came to me thinking about nature, ecology and the Latin American tropics, and then rised in my memory images of Mexico ..."
Jean Paul Gaultier
Georges Chakra upcoming Spring/Summer 2010 Couture Show during Paris Fashion Week
Participating in Paris Fashion Week, the Spring/Summer 2010 Couture show of Lebanese designer Georges Chakra was held on January 25, 2010 in Paris, at L'École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts.
Drawing inspiration from nature's beauty, Chakra's collection treads the fine line between reality and fantasy, while staying true to the feminity of women.
A collection of forty three dresses was presented characterized by varying geometric lines, contemporary designs, contrasting hues combined with delicate necklines and asymmetrical cuts.
The Sixth season of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin
From January 20 - 23, 2010 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin showcases an exciting portfolio of designers in the German capital. Among the first names announced are ALLUDE, Anja Gockel, Arrondissement Aq1, CUSTO Barcelona, .DIMITRI by Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos, Hausach Couture, ic! berlin, Kilian Kerner, Marcel Ostertag, Mongrels in Common, No Ifs, PerretSchaad, Lena Hoschek, Rena Lange, Sam Frenzel, SCHUMACHER and Strenesse Blue. BOSS Black und JOOP! will show offsite.
Twice a year, Berlin transforms into a national and international fashion metropolis. As part of the Berlin Fashion Week (BFW), buyers, fashion experts and media reps come together to attend glamorous fashion shows and awards ceremonies, to visit trade fairs and to enjoy a variety of exhibitions and off-site events These two annual fashion weeks contribute significantly to Berlin’s economic growth as a major style capital.
Jakarta Fashion Week 2009/10 - The ultimate fashion week in Indonesia is back
Jakarta Fashion Week 2009/2010 (JFW 09/10) officially began on November
14. The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Mr. Fauzi Bowo, attended the opening ceremony
to inaugurate the event. Located at The Pacific Place Mall Jakarta, JFW 09/10
aims to deliver Indonesia's trend directives for 2010. Each runway show sounded
its voice, exhibiting Indonesia's readiness for global exposure.
As Indonesia's biggest fashion event, JFW 09/10 aims to champion Jakarta
as one of Asia's major fashion hubs. With the support of local and international
media, JFW 09/10 hopes to raise the bar for Indonesia's designers to compete
in the international market.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada in the Russian Fashion Week
With a reinvented retro air, in the Russian Fashion Week, the models showed pieces inspired by the trademark's own track record presenting a fashion show / retrospective from the 80s and 90s to her most recent creations. Balloons, gathers, pleats, flounces... The fashion show turned into a fiesta of shapes and colours in an exercise of introspection whose result was be a true celebration of creative transgression, happiness and femininity.
It was a true declaration of the principles of the person who has been putting everything that is conventional and boring in the check for over 28 years.
TAU Spring-Summer Collection 2010 Philosophy by Maria Lafuente
The name of Maria Lafuente's collection is TAU. Putting up folds reminds the cheerful intimacy of movement.
The inspiration emerges through the Boschs genius and his painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights".
An allegory of the origin and and of the world.
The Creation of the vegetables world (origin of life).
The complete Creation, the hell and the most diverse forms of sensuality.
The dreamworld component is very outstanding. The fantasy, the humor, the harsh critic. The incarnations of sensuality are dazzling in its diversity.
Ambient Susana - Collection Spring-Summer 2010
When times become hard we feel the need to return to our roots, the current
crisis reduces our development possibilities and it forces us to look to our
origins, we look behind, to a past time that sometimes was better and a feeling
of nostalgia is imposed. But we also want to feel people and being treated
as unique copies.
Lifestyle is then the result of an optimistic cultural exploration and
renovation that, in global environments that spread to the uniformity, it pushes
us to look for the authentic and genuine.
Lydia Delgado triumphed at Madrid fashion week
Foreign agencies reported that the models of the Spanish designer Lydia Delgado were accepted very well at the 50-th edition of Madrid fashion week.
The fashion performance was held at the exhibition hall IFEMA's and the audience appraised the presented models as a work of art, caring the tradition of Spanish femininity in clothing. Delgado presented her fashion collection Spring/Summer 2010.
Swimsuit Innovator L*Space by Monica Wise presented swimwear collection 2010
L*Space by Monica Wise, known for creating luxurious swimwear with sexy
silhouettes and flattering fits, was this season's "Mercedes-Benz Presents" designer and presented her 2010 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim
in Miami at The Raleigh Hotel.
L*Space by Monica Wise joins a prestigious list of "Mercedes-Benz
Presents" designers including Monique Lhuillier, Badgley Mischka, Yigal Azrouël, Red Carter
and CHADO Ralph Rucci. The "Mercedes-Benz Presents" program provides support to designers that demonstrate dedication to quality
materials, unique style and innovative design.
Unreal shoes of Dolce and Gabbana autumn-winter 2009-2010
"Unreal shoes", it seems to me that this word group fits perfectly to the new collection of
Dolce and Gabbana.
We want to catch your attention with the new shoe collection of
D&G
autumn-winter 2009-2010. In my opinion shoes with thick solid heels and on
platform are appropriate solution for autumn and winter, aren't they? At all
collection is good, see it and comment :)
PRADA's Lookbook for autumn-winter 2009-2010
PRADA Fashion House is distinguished with its always creative and unique Lookbook design.
We would like to emphasize your attention to the last lookbook of the Winter-Fall 2010 collection of PRADA, which looks very original.
Bulgari "Between eternity and history" 1884-2009. 125 years of Italian jewels
Bulgari celebrated its 125th anniversary by inaugurating its first-ever retrospective exhibit in the prestigious Exposition Palace of Rome. It will remain open to the public from May 22 to September 13, 2009.
The "Between Eternity and History: 1884 - 2009" exhibit will cover the most significant phases in the history and evolution of Bulgari design, from the opening of the first store on Via Sistina in 1884 to the present day.