Archive for February 2022
Stefan Cooke’s Lean, London Look
The first thoughts that spring to mind when viewing the Stefan Cooke collection F/W 2022-2023 is lean, approachable with distinguished youthful vibe. Stefan Cooke and his partner Jake Burt presented a polished forthcoming fall/winter season for a client with an affinity for slender tailored pieces, whimsical tutu cummerbunds, highly innovative knitwear and textiles. Sexy styling…
Read MoreMatty Bovan’s ‘Yankee Doodle’
America and American themes seem to be having a moment at London Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2022 -2023. The themes have been western mythology with cactus and cowboy hats to Hollywood’s pre-code, depression era film. Glittering characters waking form a deep sleep and entering a mad, over the top party thrown be Cecil B. De Mille.…
Read MoreSORORITY: Simone Wild SS22
In the new Simone Wild SS22 campaign, the brand is celebrating the mutual support between women and how being together can create safe spaces: “Recently, I have become aware of a special safe space. That of the sorority. It’s a safe space where women come together to support each other and be stronger. Together, they…
Read MoreRendezvous in Paris with SAMUEL ARNOLD
Samuel Arnold, the actor behind the brutally direct yet absolutely fabulous character Julien from the hit Netflix show “Emily in Paris”, sat down with us for an interview and photo shoot in his home city of Paris. Samuel started as a professional dancer, before transitioning to acting at the age of 20.He began studying acting…
Read MoreA.Potts’ SKINFOLK
When you are an African-American fashion designer and New York Fashion Week falls in the middle of Black History Month why not take your collection’s moment to make a statement not only about your artistic vision and tap into the dialogue of a prolific, once over looked Black, Queer, feminist writer? Zora Neale Hurston’s work…
Read MorePerry Ellis AMERICA is Distinctively American
New York Fashion Week is of to a running start with New York Men’s Day. This season’s presentations and showcase were in held in the Hudson Yards district. The anchor collection was Perry Ellis AMERICA a brand with a rich history. Associated with American fashion and the ongoing mythologies and evolving sensibilities of diverse campus…
Read MoreStephane Rolland Haute Couture SS22
Stephane Rolland presented his Haute Couture SS22 collection during the Haute Couture Week in Paris. The collection is a homage to the beauty and strength of women. The clothing makes references to Italian Spanish painter Viani. The dresses feature chiffon and satin crepe and the cuts of the collection let the women breath and move…
Read MoreSchnayderman’s Vulnerable Dreamer
Schnayderman’s presented a fictional fashion show for Copenhagen Fashion Week Fall 2022 . This season’s thematic title was ”The Dreamer/The Fool”. The creative director Hampus Bernhoff’s vision was the story of a foolish man dreaming of love only to find himself caught in an endless loop of dizzying heights and crushing lows. Is he a…
Read MoreLazoschmidl FW22: “It’s Over”
Lazoschmidl presented their Fall/Winter 2022 collection “It’s Over” based on a lucid dream. In this dream, a girl band is performing an pre-apocalyptic hymn of positivity. The song is so captivating, that the dreamer wakes up to record a voice message with the lyrics of the hymn: “When I look in your eyes and I…
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