Corinne Cobson Fall 2009: A New Direction
Corrine Cobson Fall 2009 PARIS, Mar 5, 2009 / FW/ — Using a small venue in the 10th arrondisement, Corinne Cobson demonstrated a new direction for a familiar style. This season Corinne successfully balanced a juxtaposition between high fashion and alternative street style with the use of Dock Martins in her collection. The color palette remained dark yet sophisticated...
Gareth Pugh Fall 2009: Video Vixen
Gareth Pugh Fall 2009 PARIS, Mar 4, 2009 / FW/ — Gareth Pugh’s Fall 2009 gothic-inspired menswear collection is a hard act to follow, even for the London-based designer. But, Gareth Pugh did top himself by presenting a video / movie of his collection, instead of a runway show. Through the magic of film editing, the female model became a video game vixen as she...
Kris Van Assche Fall 2009: Gothique Futuriste
Kris Van Assche Fall 2009 PARIS, Mar 4, 2009 / FW/ — It’s just the first day of Paris Fashion Week (Paris Prêt-a-porter) and the gothic trend is already predominant with Belgian designer Kris Van Assche as one of the main proponents. Poetic as always, Kris Van Assche’s vision of Gothic is romantic and futuristic. Models in ponytails, their faces in a half-mask...
Surprises on Paris Fashion Week Spring 2009 Catwalk Schedule
Paris PARIS, Aug 10, 2008 / FW/ — With at least 10 catwalk shows daily on the official calendar alone, Paris Fashion Week, also known as Paris Prêt-a-Porter is a tightly-packed 9-day affair based on the tentative runway show schedule released by the Chambre Syndicale. New, yet familiar names on the first day are Kris Van Assche designing under his own name is presenting...
Charles Jourdan Spring 2008: Reinventing Charles Jourdan
PARIS, Oct 6, 2007 / FW/ — Charles Jourdan, a name famous for its shoes since 1919 is undergoing a quiet revival as it strives to regain its ‘haute couture’ image with a team of designers that prefers to stand behind the label instead of relying on the personality of a Creative Director. “It’s all about the brand,” said a Charles Jourdan spokesperson, who,...
The Lilith Fairytale
The Lilith Fairytale Spring 2007 – Illustration by Julien Fournié PARIS, Oct 8, 2006/ FW/ — In the buildings around the extremely fashion-oriented boutiques of Place des Victoires in the centre of Paris, lies a little courtyard, and the staircase on the other side of this charming historic building leads on to the most charming, sunny, peaceful design studio. Let...
Trends Book and Brands’ Identity
Respect for Brands' Symbols, Please! - Illustration by Julien Fournié PARIS, Oct 6, 2006/ FW/ — More than two thirds of the Paris Prêt-à-Porter Week is now behind us and we have now a very clear view of the season’s trends, some already expressed in the New York and Milan shows, but always more blatently here in Paris, where they can always be detected already...
The Rules of the Races
Jean Paul Cauvin and Mari Davis at the Races as seen by Julien Fournié PARIS, Oct 3, 2006/ FW/ — You might think, like all fashionistas, that designers lead the trends for the way we dress. Well, a quite painful episode for your Fashionwindows team here in Paris has proven this wrong last Sunday. For the first time in our life, Mari Davis, Editor-in-Chief of your...
Walking Skeletons
Walking Skeletons, Illustration by Julien Fournie PARIS, Oct 2, 2006 /FW/ — The very first day of the Paris Fashion Week is now behind us and I must say it was quite an exciting day packed with the surprises and disappointments of any big fashion show day. I have started the day though with a major wonder. I thought that the controversy around the decision taken in Madrid...
Asian Invasion?
PARIS, Oct 1, 2006/ FW/ — A quick glance at the Paris Prêt-á-Porter calendar, starting this morning, immediately strikes me with one big event that could seem unnoticeable at first. The show kicking off the Spring Summer 2007 season in the French capital this year is a newcomer. This is no real surprise as the first Sunday in the week was traditionally reserved to...
Two Frenchmen At Paris Prêt-á-Porter Spring 2007
Jean Paul Cauvin and Julien Fournie PARIS, Sep 30, 2006/ FW/ — You asked for it, you got it! Back by popular demand, Jean Paul Cauvin and Julien Fournie will once again grace the pages of FashionWindows, this time tackling their hometown, the City of Lights. Debuting during the New York Spring 2006 season as guest correspondents for FashionWindows, these dynamic...
