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10 Feb 2012
Photo Credits : © Paulo Mariotti / Paris todo dia, Vogue Brazil http://vogue.globo.com/paristododia/
Danish designer Henrik Vibskov just impressed with an overwhelming drum installation at his autumn-winter 2012/13 runway show in Copenhagen; showcasing his conceptual clothing within an interactive sound system and therefore creating a very serene atmosphere.
No need to say that we pretty much expected his studio to look like Ali Baba's cave: on his three floor head quarters in the center of Copenhagen, you'd find archived collections of the past seasons, wrapped up art work from former and upcoming exhibitions, as well as Vibskov's signature set design, such as the wooden movable boat installations of his collection “The Last Pier Pandemonium”.
While helping his team to [...]
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06 Feb 2012
Roxane Mesquida is the latest French girl making her mark on either side of the pond. Seen here working with photographer Mary Rozzi to produce photographs which, as Mesquida puts it ‘are some of the best of [her] career’, Pascale Barget embarks on the latest Decode the Look while trying to dig a little deeper. Who is this new French temptress?
Who? Roxane Mesquida, born in Marseille back in October 1981 to later become today’s French it girl. Little did she know that being spotted by director, Manuel Prada for his film Marie Baie des Anges (1997) would spark off her acting career. Fast-forward to today, her list of achievements has grown ten fold; a modeling career, a host of controversial independent films including À Ma [...]
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03 Feb 2012
Emerging British menswear designers now have a unique opportunity to increase their presence and show their work in Paris. Nineteen brands exposed their Fall Winter 2012/2013 collections at Le Loft during the Menswear fashion week in a great setting with music, a great atmosphere and fantastic menswear brands and J.W. Anderson brought us more experimental materials.
On display were nature inspired prints in 100% organic materials from Matthew Miller. Hinsworth also presented a eco-friendly collection of pieces created using recycled matter covered by hi-tech fabrics.
Christopher Raeburn showed his fun and functional jackets while Agi & Sam, an up and comer that ensures environmentally respectful items, de-structured the MA-1 bomber. Martine Rose de-structed the MA-1 bomber [...]
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10 Jan 2012
New York label Tibi thrives on osé contrasts, from colorful minimalism to a boyish take on Charlie’s Angels chic. It is hardly surprising that its founder and designer, Amy Smilovic, has crossed the ocean to handpick fresh muses.
Milovic is currently working a collaboration with British it-girl and Wonderland magazine (http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/)editor Julia Sarr-Samois, and Swedish star blogger Elin Kling, whose blog Style by Kling (http://stylebykling.nowmanifest.com)has led her to design a collection for H&M.
Although the totality of the project has yet to be revealed, Amy sent us a peak of a shoot featuring Julia wearing Tibi Fall 2011, shot by Brooklyn-based photographer Reed Young (http://www.reedyoung.com/).
The behind-the-scenes [...]
