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Archive for January, 2008

Adeline André Haute Couture Spring 2008: Haute Couture on Cloud Nine

PARIS HAUTE COUTURE SPRING-SUMMER 2008

PARIS, Jan 21, 2008 /FR/— It might be difficult to many to realize the beauty and the craftsmanship behind the work of couturier Adeline André. Yet with the collection she has presented tonight in the City of Lights, the discreet and humble red-haired designer has proven once more that she is [...]

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Dries Van Noten Menswear Fall 2008: Chic Sorrow

PARIS, Jan 20, 2008 / FR / - Inside a Paris convent, the floor had entirely been covered with grey carpet, before the catwalk underneath revealed a classic wooden floor with chevrons… only each herringbone was made of natural brown scotch tape.
The setting was symbolic of the main aspect of the collection. Classicism is revisited [...]

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For Young Men, Suits & Tuxedos Are Not Just For The Prom Anymore

PARIS, Jan 17, 2008 / FW/ — Last December, a Mastercard commercial in the U.S. featured a young man with long curly hair wearing jeans shopping for a Christmas gift for his mom. The next scene was Christmas dinner and the same young man walks in wearing a suit, his mother was so happy [...]

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Romain Kremer Menswear Fall 2008: Postapocalyptic Hope

PARIS MENSWEAR FALL-WINTER 2008-2009
PARIS, Jan 17, 2008 / FR / - It all started with sounds of water drops in a venue lit in a very post-industrial manner. It developed, visually and also in the music, in a hopeful and energetic vision of after the apocalypse, when we will have to live and put bright [...]

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Blaak Fall 2008: Transcontinental Migrations

PARIS MENSWEAR FALL 2008
PARIS, Jan 17, 2008 / FR / There is something different about this collection by Sachiko Okada and Aaron Sharif. If one remembers their original passion for black, the very reason why they created their brand. If the designers’ subsequent exploration of bright colours at London Fashion Week some seasons ago had [...]

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