Having never traveled to Mexico, my only experience with Mexican food came either filtered through American or European tastebuds, which, according to anyone, amounts to « never had Mexican food ». Until I was ushered into Candelaria by a well-meaning soul who would not take my protests about over-hyped cocktail bars any longer and simply [...]
What do women want, as a fail-safe, feel-good/look-better dressing option? That’s for Roland Mouret to know and the rest to find out. This season, a trend is emerging, one that only a few seasons back would have been the kiss of death to any collection: Eighties power dressing.
Ce qui est intéressant avec la maison Issey Miyake, c’est le fait qu’avant même avoir vu le défilé, on peut l’imaginer, le raisonner, l’interpréter au vu du carton d’invitation, devenu la véritable prémisse de la collection. Rendez vous donc le vendredi 28 septembre au Grand Palais pour vérifier nos élucubrations. Nous avions pensé juste, [...]
Derrière une capitale exacerbée, dont l’agressivité de l’architecture n’a d’égale que sa géométrie la plus absolue, se cache une fleur. C’est ce que le défilé de la maison Impasse de la Défense nous explique pour le premier show de la fashion week printemps/été 2013 parisienne. Une fleur disais-je, mais pas n’importe laquelle, la [...]
Nature vs. society. Masculine vs. feminine. Them vs. us. « Futurism vs History, » as stated in the poem written by Jean-Charles de Castebajac for his spring/summer 2013 collection. Read more on NowFashion.
Ever since his debut collection for Fall 2010, wunderkind Pedro Lourenço has been watched in a way that one imagines was how musicologists watched a young Mozart work. Read more on NowFashion.
For a brand in a perpetual cycle of new beginnings, Ground Zero is starting to tread on some pretty bizarre ground. Brothers Eri and Philip Shu love experimenting with prints and clothes, but sometimes, the results aren’t as great as expected. Read more on NowFashion
« In the jungle, the Kenzo jungle, the tiger rocks the city ». Keeping with last season’s off the beaten track venue, the Kenzo show had editors swapping a croissant and an expresso in Central Paris for an Americano and a Momofuku milkbar cookie at the city limits. Read more on NowFashion.
Before the Tsumori Chisato spring/summer 2013 show, there was a performance of another kind taking place backstage. Kakuyasu Uchiide, artistic director of Shu Uemura, has multiple brushes in hand, painting. Read more on NowFashion.
