Unveiling his Spring Summer 2024 collection at Paris Fashion Week last Wednesday, Walter Van Beirendonck used sartorial styling to ask the question: What is real and what is surreal? The answer is a disruption of what we think we know, through a collection of avant-garde ensembles.
Read MoreLagos Space Programme – a Nigeria-based label that seeks to challenge the image of African fashion with designs rooted in Yoruba tradition and queer identity – was named the winner of the 2023 International Woolmark Prize at a ceremony in Paris last May.
Read MoreLast month Pepa Pallarés, from the magazine Con Estilo (published every month by the editorial group Prensa Ibérica with the regional newspapers El Día and La Provincia) and I talked about one of my favorite cities (next to Paris, of course): London.
Read MoreIsla Bonita Moda La Palma Fashion Week is always an amalgamation of creativity and innovation, where talented designers come up with new ways of showing off their work. Such as Rayco Plata @raycoplata, who made the pieces to set off jewellery by designer Sara Luis on the catwalk this April.
Read MoreJapan House London is presenting the UK’s first major exhibition of Japanese silk braiding from 23 Feb 2023 to 11 June 2023. The ‘KUMIHIMO: Japanese Silk Braiding by Domyo’ exhibition will explore this ancient yet contemporary Japanese art, sharing its fascinating 1300-year history, while simultaneously considering its current-day applications.
Read MoreZélia Vandenbulke is s Paris-based designer and renowned creator of poetic bridal wear, evening gowns and dream dresses. From her iconic workshop ‘Sur La Terre Comme Au Ciel’ tucked away at the foot of the Montmartre hill, Zélia creates dream dresses using fabrics to feel, touch, and caress, exact measurements, and a search for a certain perfection.
Read MoreFlora Miranda is an Austrian artist and fashion designer based out of her atelier in Antwerp. She presents her pieces during Haute Couture Week in Paris. Created together with third partycraftsmen and expert partners, each garment is made to measure or sold as a fashion objectthrough direct order, following the couture tradition. But Miranda is so much more than just a couturier…
Read MoreCanarian designer Paloma Suárez’s latest collection ‘23’ is named after her lucky number and explores numerology from a personal perspective. The pieces are inspired by the good times that have accompanied this number, with a bright colour palette of lime greens, vibrant yellows and pinks, purples, statement blues and bold reds.
Read MorePaloma Suarez the designer is considered one of the brightest young talents in Spanish fashion right now. And she lived up to the hype when presenting her latest collection as part of the official MBFWM programme in Madrid in February 2023. Taking some time out to answer some questions with me in the run up to the show on what sustainability means for her at the atelier.
Read MoreDeep within the warren of Paris’ most famous flea market, Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, a new collective was recently founded by sustainable and inclusive fashion pioneer Samia Boukbir, as the antidote to fast fashion.
Read MoreThe event will include good music, delicious cocktails and tasty food. Which together with the great weather of Costa Adeje and one of the best sunsets in the world, is the recipe for a fun, laid-back and enjoyable evening. But of, the main attraction will be my boutique, where exceptional quality, second-hand, vintage and pre-loved garments, will be exclusively available to purchase for those attending.
Read MoreIn Yunxia Zhang there is no one single concept; she flees precisely from the current instigation to be under labels and, moreover, she believes that the "creative liquid of humanity can escape through the folds", this is the temple of 'RizRiz': to make an organic creation.
Visiting Chia Hun Zu’s showroom is an explosion of tactile delight above all, where the materials are the protagonists because the colour is mostly neutral: greys, creams, blacks... and some touches of brown, khaki...
Read MoreHow difficult it is to be on the move at the fashion weeks I attend every year and, on this occasion, also with a tiny hand luggage that accompanies me to look my best at the shows and fashion shows I go to.
Read MoreIf you have the chance to enjoy the fashion weeks that are taking place, as usually, every winter and early spring in the main fashion capitals (New York, Madrid, London, Milan and Paris) or if you are involved in other fashion smaller events, the way you look tries to reflect your best version…
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