Archive for March 2018
Dressed! Ready For Paris: Through the Eyes of 3 Photographers
Out of our love for creating exciting images and our deep affection for fashion. Following each Paris Fashion Week we hope to show our great appreciation and thanks to the designers we met, PR firms and press teams. Dressed As each fashion week ends I choose something particular about Paris, then models and of course…
Read MoreAn Interview with Nekane Aramburu
A section of an interview with Nekane Aramburu was included in an article entitled Liminality in the Garden of Eden edition of IRK magazine. A transcript is featured below in both English and the original Spanish. IRK Magazine is on sale in the shop of the Es Baluard Museum and available for online purchase here…
Read MoreThe Squash: Anthea Hamilton at Tate Britain
Tate Britain has unveiled a captivating and intriguingly immersive installation by Anthea Hamilton entitled The Squash. Which skilfully transforms the grand space of the Duveen Galleries by combining performance, sculpture, fashion and dance. It has been created for the annual Tate Britain Commission. Which addresses the heritage of the neo-classical space as a sculpture gallery,…
Read MoreRishabh Manocha Creates Bespoke Design for the 21st Century Man
Menswear designer Rishabh Manocha is passionate about making an old custom new again. In 2017, the recent graduate of Parsons School of Design and Central St. Martin’s opened his self-titled company in New York City, where he focuses on reviving the lost art of bespoke tailoring for the 21st century man. As a young designer,…
Read MoreAzzedine Alaia’s Timeless and Exemplary Fashion in the Marais
Making our way through the busy streets of Paris; sirens wailing and people looking for a place to have lunch IRK ventured to a tucked away courtyard in the lower Marais where the Association Azzedine Alaia’s Gallery is located. Historian and fashion curator Olivier Saillard has chosen forty-one creations to highlight some of the most…
Read MoreLeonard Paris Envisions a Frosted & Tropical Fall/Winter 2018
Leonard Paris has decided that bright colors and floral patterns are not just for Spring and Summer! The Leonard Paris Fall Winter 2018 ready to wear collection embraces frosted tropical flowers and aurora borealis blues and purples with contrasting bright reds. If you compare the Spring Summer collection to the Fall Winter collection you won’t…
Read MoreThom Browne’s Compelling Fashion and Art for Fall 2018
Thom Browne Fall 2018. Like a trip to the Louvre, Thom Browne’s Fall 2018 runway did not fail to amaze and irk. Browne’s fashion and art always makes three absolute statements: He knows the body, he is tailoring master, and he will present fashion in a well curated and thoughtful way. Not unlike precious object…
Read MoreChinese Emojis, Brighten Manish Arora’s Runway
On the third day of Paris fashion week, Indian fashion designer, Manish Arora brought summer back to Paris with his colorful and bright collection. There were many hints to Japan. Starting with the models’ makeup, which referred to the Geisha culture. Koi fish on the skirts and beautiful pink cherry blossoms blooming on the dresses…
Read MoreHistorical Imprints Paul Costelloe & Tata Naka 2018
Paul Costelloe The fall 2018 collection of Paul Costelloe is full of historic references from his family history. The collection included custom designed prints by his son William Costelloe. A noteworthy show item, was a newspaper called ‘The Costelloe Times’. That reported the collection has landed on Ellis Island. A connection to his grandfather who…
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