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Ann Demeulemeester Ready To Wear 2011
By Tim Blanks
“Graphic abstraction” was Ann Demeulemeester’s catchphrase for Spring. The makeup, the hair, the music contributed to a mood that was like silent-movie expressionism: stark and dark. It inspired a strong show...
Christian Dior Couture Fall 2009
If anyone ever pondered the question of how a Dior couture show would play minus the smoke, mirrors, deafening music, extravagant sets, and locations—and haven’t we all?—now we know. For Fall, John Galliano took the collection back...
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...
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...
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