Monthly Archives: August 2009
Chanel Resort 2010
A cruise show on a boardwalk snaking along the Venice Lido with the sun about to set, gentle waves rolling in, and a whisper of a breeze to make sinuous shapes flutter in movement…it couldn’t have been a more poetic or, given the times,...
Givenchy Resort 2010 Collection
Resort 2010
Riccardo Tisci showed a resort collection which took cues from North Africa. What this translated to at Givenchy were beautifully draped, gauzy pieces offset by more statement making head-to-toe printed looks. Russian newcomer Ranya...
Giorgio Armani Resort 2010
Nobody cuts a jacket and trousers like Giorgio Armani. He exploded onto the scene when Richard Gere wore his suits in 1980’s American Gigolo, and today he’s Italy’s most successful fashion designer. Impeccable tailoring renders his men’s...
Bruno Pieters 2009/2010 Autumn/Winter Line
Bruno Pieters has taken his mathematical approach to his collections to a more serious level with his Fall/Winter 2009-10 advertising campaign. Geometry and restraint hold firm in this campaign staring Anouck Lepere, where the Belgium designers...
Emilio Pucci Resort 2010
Peter Dundas’ mission for Resort was twofold—to take the Emilio Pucci girl to the seaside and to firm up the new image that he began establishing at the house for Fall. The second goal informed the first: Even the beachiest of looks—rolled-hem...
Phillip Lim Resort 2010
The rock chick of Phillip Lim’s Fall collection has landed on the beach. “She’s a pirate,” says the designer, pointing out the patchwork denim, the antique lace, and the “sun-bleached” florals and lamés....
Balenciaga Resort 2010
Resort is a season in which designers tend to scale back their creative vision in favor of surefire sales, but that wasn’t Nicolas Ghesquière’s approach for his latest Balenciaga effort. His experiments with volume—as on a series...
Balenciaga Fall 2009
“It’s Parisian,” said Nicolas Ghesquière of the assured melding of drape, print, and tailoring he sent out in the sparkling daylight streaming into the Hôtel de Crillon. The designer had mined the Balenciaga archive, examined...
Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2010
June 20, 2009
“Sparkling.” How else was Stefano Gabbana going to describe his mood after a show that put on the glitz to a degree so OTT it bordered on the satirical? It had all the skin and shimmer, flesh and flash of a Vegas review—except...
Reem Acra Spring 2010 Runway Show
Watch the runway presentation of Reem Acras newest bridal collection as well as our interview with the designer. View the collection in our Dress Gallery
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