Hannibal Laguna Fall 2010: GranvIaswIng
MADRID, Apr 8, 2010 / — In his press notes Hannibal Laguna wrote: Sumptuous, brilliant, enigmatic. An elegant and sophisticated collection with intense combinations of contrasts and volumes. Statuesque pencil silhouettes, well-marked waistlines and seductive necklines. Cuts on the bias outlining the body’s lines, folded and pleated triple drapées. Intense visual...
Elio Berhanyer Fall 2010
MADRID, Apr 7, 2010 / — Elio Berhanyer presents this new 2010 autumn-winter collection as a vindication of elegance and femininity inspired slightly by the national fiesta. The fabrics that adorn the collection are one hundred per cent wools, velvets, and crepes. Printed silks and gauzes afford a touch of distinction, sobriety and respect for haute couture, which...
Duyos Fall 2010: Colorama
MADRID, Apr 7, 2010 / — Colour, optimism and a new female for the winter of 2011 define the new Duyos collection. A pure exercise in colour, no prints, attractive combinations of tertiary colours: English red and aquamarine, gold and pale green, tile andstrawberry, algae and yellow, bright blue and sand, warm grey and magenta, aubergine and champagne… is the...
Amaya Arzuaga Fall 2010
MADRID, Apr 7, 2010 / — Inspired by puzzles and geometry, Amaya Arzuaga returned to the essence of materials and shapes for Fall 2010. Using unprocessed linens, organzas with metal, cashmere cords, boiled wools and half-washed leather, Amaya Arzuaga created cashmere and mohair fringes, bell volume, geometrical sequences of cords and metallic pieces. Photos courtesy...
Francis Montesinos Fall 2010: The Sea of El Cabanayal
MADRID, Apr 6, 2010 / — On his press notes, Francis Montesinos wrote: I know artists who drink from the sea and also a sea immortalized by artists. I know the light, the darkness and the colours the sea inundates us with and those of us who live with it and dream of it. I know the sea in a sea of waves; waves, drops, shores and depths. The sea, how lucky I am to...
Adolfo Dominguez Fall 2010
MADRID, Apr 6, 2010 / — For Fall 2010, Adolfo Dominguez returns to the 1980s with the use of fabrics with more body, weight and shape, compared to previous collections. His fashion show is dressed in crêpe, moiré, alpaca and knit, materials which, when combined with silk, achieve a light-filled, enveloping effect.Gathers are used constantly. The colour palette...
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Fall 2010
MADRID, Apr 6, 2010 / — This season, the designer Agatha Ruíz de la Prada showed a combination of her commercial collection and her atelier garments in Madrid. The comfortable street wear collection is for practical women who want fewer things but which are more useful, more ecological and better quality. As regards the atelier garments, spherical shapes and circular...
Isabel Mastache Fall 2010: “Bulgarian Voices”
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — In Bulgaria, voices exist which do not seem human. It is the memory of a country that sings. A personal viewpoint, using as a reference the choral group “The Bulgarian Voices,” 21 women who sing Bulgarian chants from the bottom of their souls. Along with their traditional dresses, they create rhythms of a notably spiritual nature, allowing...
Maya Hansen Fall 2010: Music Icons on Corsets
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — With a very intriguing title of “Heavy Metal Couture: Music Icons on Corsets”, Maya Hansen brought on the catwalk a perennial favorite among designers – the marriage of fashion and music. Inspired by heavy metal and hard rock music groups and bands like Kiss, Bon Jovi, Guns & Roses, AC/DC/ Metallica, Black Sabbath and their music...
Carlos Doblas Fall 2010
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — A collection of contrasts beginning with the trousers that were either narrow or bell bottoms, tops that are either long or short sleeves, culottes and mini-skirts in winter and symmetric or asymmetric silhouettes. Colors are warm and bright – orange, green, electric blue, yellow, black and ecru while the fabrics are 100% polyurethane plastic,...
American Perez Fall 2010: A Woody Place
MADRID, Apr 5, 2010 / — For Natalia Perez and Jorge Bolado, the designers of American Perez, the rural world in the United States is the starting point for Fall 2010; small towns in which mystery and emotion can be found in everyday life. High school, teen love, the woods, Laura Palmer, secrets, the local diner, dreams, intuition, homes… all in all, Twin Peaks… Teenage...
