Archive for October 2017

The SS18 collection by Carla Pontes comes from an eulogistic multicultural spirit. She invites us to take a pilgrimage through the inspiration of sacred traditions around the world. “RAW” collection is also an ode to natural purity thanks to its universal and harmonious tone. Carla Pontes SS18 collection Carla presented her first eponymous collection in…

Happiness is the inspiration of Estelita Mendonça‘s Spring/Summer 2018 collection! We met backstage with Mendonça at Portugal’s Fashion Week and he described his inspiration as happiness and to him that is going to the beach. Striped umbrellas and huts, life guard whistles, barely there t-shirts and if you don’t catch the subtle references then a…

Miguel Vieira celebrates 30-years with an exciting SS18 collection at Portugal Fashion Week. It is the celebration of one of Portugal’s most successful brands. A brand that from its beginnings has offered luxurious, elegance and innovative designs. Miguel Vieira SS18 Fashion designer, Miguel Vieira, started in 1986 and has been producing his own collection since…

The Spring Summer 2018 collection, by VICTORIA/TOMAS, is a true ode to childhood that rekindles one’s memories. Between back to school and return from holidays, it is inspired by the traditional French outfits of children of the Sixties. VICTORIA/TOMAS is a French ready-to-wear brand, founded by Victoria Feldman and Tomas Berzins in 2012, four years…

Agnès B. Spring Summer 2018 collection is everything we could hope for from this classic yet playful french brand. Its a mix of harmonious colors, feminine cuts, and worldly inspirations. Agnes B. obviously does not feel limited in her inspiration as the collection took us on a cultural extravaganza. Sunshine and holidays in the Caribbean…

The Dumitrascu SS18 collection is inspired by the ideological bases of underground and clandestine gatherings from the Rave culture. The Kebaby represents a generation without ties and landmarks, wandering the streets. Clothes seem to be a mixture of all the outfits we cross daily. In pursuit of identity, wearing the garment of another is a…

REFLECTIONS ON CHINESE ADOPTION OF AMERICAN CONSUMERISM, a-symetrical action with the SIRLOIN spring/summer2018 collection. The repeat of consumerism and the styles that arose from the ashes of the 90’s American culture and consumer habits, is the collection; but with the Chinese twist of overindugence and being «nouveux riche». Humourously, SIRLOIN creators Mao and Alve, have…

IRK Magazine’s favourite spring-summer 2018 accessory is the mirrored clutch on a belt from the new capsule collection by Marzook. This is no ordinary belt pack! It is modern, elegant, and sleek. Presented in their showroom at Paris Fashion Week it’s ingenious design and the creativity of Kuwaiti siblings Fahad and Shouq Al-Marzook immediately attracted…

It doesn’t really matter if one can’t get into Dior, Chanel, YSL or Balmain because the real show is on the streets of Paris and this is Street Style. During Fashion week the who’s who in fashion and A-list celebrities come out dressed in their best! It’s a time where all rules can be broken…