COMME DES GARÇONS. PARIS FW 2012

It does not sound as something new that COMME DES GARÇONS Collection 

generates astonishment, 

as the creative director of the brand Rei Kawakubo 

manages to shock the public runway after runway.

However, for the FW Collection presented at the Paris Fashion Week on the 3rd of March, 

Kawakubo has given a new shape to her women.

and this is all about "tri-dimensionality". 

 

Every coat, dress and trouser shows its best in the three dimensions, 

giving models a structured shape and gentle appeal at the same time. 

The most representative side of the show was the combination of colours of the coats, 

such as the yellow and orange one

and the mix of different patterns - camo, leopard, florals and polka dots. 

As if it was a fancy dressing party

(not only for the choice of using red, yellow and shocking pink wigs); 

it seems in fact that Kawakubo's women this season want 

to be in the middle of the stage and surprise people around them.

GIVENCHY. BLACK IS THE KEYWORD.

Daniele Braga

Black is the new black. 

This is not a typing mistake, but it's clear that for next Winter Season 

black will be the dominant colour. 

For Givenchy in particular. 

What Riccardo Tisci (creative director of the brand) has presented at the Parisian Runway Show this week is an entire collection based on very dark colours. 

Tisci said that the feminine side of the collection was inspired by the seventies photography of 

Guy Bourdin, and the result is clear. 

Red takes an important rule in little details and accessories such as belts and gloves especially, 

which seem to be a must have for next Winter. 

Olive green, orange, sky blue and purple. 

Magdalene Langrova

Nastya Kusakina 

Alyona Subbotina

Vasilisa Paviova

Joan Smalls

To me this is one of the best shows seen in Paris, 

I appreciate the mix of shades of colours

and the ab-use of leather in almost every single outfit. 

Riccardo Tisci is definitely doing a great job!

PARIS FASHION WEEK: KENZO.

This season KENZO turned out to be the hottest and most powerful show on the Parisian calendar. 

Karlie Kloss

Thanks to the creativity of Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the brand has been able to renew itself in a way that we hadn't seen for years.

A big stress in tailoring is seen in coats and high-waisted skirts.
Amazing mix of wool and leather for boots and shoes.  

A lot of knitwear, perfectly combined with silk and leather.
The coats are perfectly matched with the other garments, thanks to the different shades of olive green, orange, yellow and blue and red.

Grazie alla creatività di Humberto Leon e di Carol Lim, il marchio ha saputo rinnovarsi come non succedeva da anni. 
Un forte richiamo alla sartoria si nota nella confezione di cappotti e delle gonne a vita alta. 
Magnifico mix di lana e pelle per scarpe e stivali. 
Molta maglieria in lana, ben combinata con seta e pelle. 
I cappotti si abbinano magnificamente con gli altri capi, grazie alle sfumature di verde oliva, arancio, giallo e blu e rosso. 

Isaac

Karlina Caune

Charlotte Wiggins

Ymre Stiekema 

Alison Nix

Marte Mel van Haaster

Sara Blomqvist

Bette Franke

Jean Paul Gautier. Paris Couture show.

Jean Paul Gautier Couture Show. Paris.
Last Wednesday, Jen. 25, Jean Paul Gautier presented his new Couture collection in Paris with a tribute to unique Amy Winehouse. 
Extreme wigs, thick eyeliner, high-waisted dresses and brassiere visible under the top, everything inspired by the faboulous world of Amy Winehouse.

Jean Paul Gautier ha presentato lo scorso mercoledì 25 Gennaio ha presentato la sua nuova collezione Couture a Parigi con un tributo all' inibitabile Amy Winehouse. 
Parrucche estreme, eyeliner marcato, abiti a vita altissima e brassiere in vista, tutto ispirato alla favolosa Amy Winehouse.

Andrej Pejic at Jean Paul Gautier Couture Show

THUMBS UP: GARETH PUGH

THUMBS UP

GARETH PUGH

Described as visionary, futurist and sometimes over-the-limit, the English designer Gareth Pugh has shown, through his collections, how hard is working and how he's grown in the last few years. 

Starting his carreer as as a costume designer for the English National Youth theatre at the very early age of 14 years old,  finished his degree in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins in 2003. His talent has shown at once, when his final collection at St. Martins attracted the attention of the fashion editor of Dazed and Confused who placed one of his designs on the magazine's cover. Thanks to that Pugh reached immediate popolarity and was selected to participate in British reality show The Fashion House two months after his graduation. 

Pugh's first solo premiere was in Fall's London 2006 fashion week and since then he has started working as designer at large. 

He had the opportunity to dress Kylie Minogue in her Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour, followed by Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour.

But Kylie is not the only star wearing Pugh's outfits: Beyoncé wore Pugh at the MTV Europe Awards in 2008, and for her Diva video. Singer Lady Gaga recently wore a jacket designed by Pugh at the Wango Tango concert 2009 and many other pieces.

Kiley in Gareth Pugh dress in concert

Beyonce in Gareth Pugh dress in Diva viceo

 

Pugh's Spring Summer 2012 Collection presented last month in Paris was just fabulous.
have a look.

ELIE SAAB @ PARIS FASHION WEEK 2011

Showing his collection at the very end of Paris Fashion Week 2011, Elie Saab has received many good critics and has moreover been considered among the most influent of the entire Fashion Week.

The Libanese designer that as been nomed as the most profitable haute couture designer, has launched, together with his team of co-designers, a glamorous 1970s collection for next Summer, inspired by the American TV series Charlie's Angels.

Long, feminine and flattering dresses, plain and pastel colours, everything mixed with 1970s shapes but with hints of contemporaneity, achieved through the use of lace, precious stones, sparkling fabrics and spangles.

Colours: cream, yellow, orange, green and electric blue.

Materials: voil, jersey and silk.

Details: lace and spangles.