When designing clothes, one must think of functionality. Fashion is wearable form of art, and it needs to be presented as such. The great late Bill Cunningham, the pioneer of street style photography and the person Anna Wintour dressed for, once said ‘Real Fashion is on the streets. Always has been, always will be.’ The …
The place is New York, the year is 2015 and the brand is Brandon Maxwell. Emerging on the Big Apple’s fashion scene from being Lady Gaga’s fashion director, Brandon Maxwell has been establishing his place in the luxurious world ever since. Inspired by family and friends, and guided by the urge to create practical and …
There is always a mood board, inspiration or a quote behind a collection. The saying that would best describe the Chanel Spring 2020 Haute Couture is ‘Simplicity is keynote of all true elegance’ – Coco Chanel. The Mademoiselle herself lived by that quote, echoed into her designs and made a fashion empire around it. She …
On 26th of February in 1935 in Tunis, in a family of wheat farmers, a little boy with extraordinary talent was born. A boy who would change the world of fashion forever with his exquisite craft. That little boy grew up to be a man who danced on his own rhythm, saw no boundaries and …
From immigrating from Ghana to London to becoming the Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful has come a long way. Life always intended for him to work in fashion. At the age of 16, he was spotted on a train by famous stylist Simon Foxton, and with that he started his career as a model …
Style. We all have it whether we realize it or not. But what exactly is style? How can we define something so simple, yet so complex? There are many definitions by famous fashion people. Diana Vreeland said that “Style helps you get down the stairs.” Gabrielle Chanel stated that “Chanel is above all a style.” The great beauty Lauren Hutton may …
Pearls, pearls, pearls… Epitome of elegance, beauty and strength. They enchant us with their shine, color and their symbolic. A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusc. They come in various shapes such as round, semi-round, oval, button or drop and colors, mostly white, black, pink, …
Lee Alexander McQueen was born on this day 47 years ago. The troubled couturier, born in London developed his love for fashion by making dresses for his sisters. He didn’t like the school so much, and since he declared that he wanted to become fashion designer in his early years, he stared serving apprenticeship. From …
We see them everywhere, on the streets, in the magazines, on the Internet, celebrities wear them, your neighbor has 3-4 pairs, and they are even made for babies and toddlers! We have to thank Levi Strauss for this major trend. He is the one who invented them, together with Jacob W. Davis in 1871. Originally …
Who run NY? And the answer is #WANGSQUAD The oh-so-happy-and-always-smiling Alexander Wang is an influential American designer. Born in San Francisco, at age 19 he moved to New York to attend Parsons University and pursue his fashion dream. In 2005 he launched his own fashion label and in the fall 2007 he presented his first …
