Archive for January 2020

Julien Fournie backstage by the Only Fashion Network OFN Julien Fournie was influenced by great explorers who traverse human history and the emancipation of women. Colonists, pioneers, or visionaries navigate the wild. They disobey social codes, their curiosity about the world, their desire for freedom and their search for their own truth. This exquisite Haute Couture collection…

‘Sheer elegance’ is the best way to describe Antonio Grimaldi’s Spring/Summer 2020 Couture collection, which – according to the Italian himself – draws inspiration from self-imagined ‘Nymphs’. Grimaldi describes his ‘Nymphs’ as ‘maidens characterized by an incomparable beauty,’ as well as ‘mythological and poetic beings with slender and feminine figures’. These keywords are evident in…

Georges Chakra’s Spring-Sumer 2020 collection presented at the magnificent Petit Palais filled the runway with color, movements and a joyful spirit; keeping his collection highly varied but faithful to his classical spirit. Inspiring himself from his home country, Lebanon, the designer evokes the energy of its youth and an ideal of peace and freedom for…

Homme plissé was a spectacle you couldn’t miss out on. From dancers, acrobats to live performances leaving the audience in awe. This Autumn Winter collection was inspired by Jazz’s freedom of expression. Vibrant colors of green, red, rich purples and blues on silhouettes covered by prints in shapes of instruments referencing to this seasons theme.…

Brotherhood, bold music and an insurgent mood submerged us into the alternative underground world that the Tatras/Riot Hill Fall/Winter 2020 collaboration brought to Paris Fashion Week. The collection described as an “amalgamation of subversive culture” by the designers; mostly included large volumes, monochromatic looks in dark tones and utilitarian elements. Pockets; zippers; hiking and military…

The crowd was buzzing about the hyped Jacquemus, you could feel the eagerness of the audience as we stared into the one spotlight gleaming down the center of the illuminated white stage of the Paris La Défense Arena set to be the runway for the co-ed show. 30 year old Simon Porte Jacquemus from a…

Hiroaki Sueyasu presented his Kidill Fall/Winter 2020 collection during Paris fashion week at Gibus. The gleaming colorful lights and music booming set the mood for the show. Accessories include silver studs and spiked chokers, bracelets in all sizes. Outfits such as wide boot cut denim paired with black printed jackets. Scarves draped all over the…

Fashion designer Shangguan Zhe who graduated from Xiamen University back in 2007 is head of the latest emerging Chinese streetwear brand. The AW20 show was presented in the heart of the Marais in Paris in a trendy spacious salon lit in Ultra Violet lights that reflected the iconic neon green of the brand. Talented Zhe…

“PLEASE REMOVE BEFORE WASHING” The message above and an image of a pipe sculpture portrayed at the invitations for Henrik Vibskov’s show hinted that this season the designer was once again inspiring himself from domestic scenes: this time a bath. Warm earthy colors illustrated the intimacy of the theme, while the diversity of textures and…