Backstage at Sonia Rykiel Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 7, 2011/ FW/ — Backstage at Sonia Rykiel Fall 2011 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } photos...
Nicolas Andreas Taralis Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 6, 2011 /FW/- In a stark and dimly lit room, stripped down to its bare cement, Toronto-born Nicolas Andreas Taralis presented his fall 2011 collection to music that transitioned from sounds heard in a monastery to heavy metal. This dark and foreboding setting suit the gothic, sexualized nature of the clothing, which, doing what he does best, the half-Greek...
Jean-Paul Lespagnard Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 6, 2011/ — Jean-Paul Lespagnard is a fashion designer, costume designer for theatre and dance, visual artist and stylist for magazines. He combines a great sense of fashion with a fascination for high and low art and for popular culture in all its shapes and forms. All Jean-Paul’s creations reveal an overflowing imagination and he eloquently succeeds...
Marithé & Francois Girbaud Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 6, 2011/ — Marithé & Francois Girbaud Fall 2011 collection. Photos courtesy of Marithé & Francois Girbaud Paris Prêt-a-porter Fall 2011 [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ...
Marithé & Francois Girbaud Hold Private Dinner in Lieu of Catwalk Show
PARIS, Mar 6, 2011/ FW/ — Last night, husband and wife design team Marithé and Francois Girbaud held a private dinner for 40 in lieu of a catwalk show to present their eponymous label’s Fall 2011/ Winter 2012 collection. It was journey into a fun filled evening that was full of surprises. Mixing fashion and drama, a dozen actors was directed by Juliette Deschamps...
Vivienne Westwood Fall 2011: World Wide Woman
PARIS, Mar 5, 2011/FW/— A true production of a fashion show, Vivienne Westwood never fails to entertain and impress. This season, Westwood took a global inspiration in creating her collection. Fashion is global, drawing influence from everywhere in the world. In the Westwood world, you can wear anything, anything goes. The World Wide Woman cultivates her values...
Isabel Marant Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 5, 2011 /FW/— Native American inspiration and southwestern influences were the main attraction at Isabel Marant this season. Fringe galore, on boots, jeans, jackets, even mini suede dresses. The prints were like those of the Navajos, geometric and speaking to the free spirit of the Marant woman. Her signature boot this season was redefined and taken up...
Dries Van Noten Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 5, 2011/ FW/ — Set in one of the governmental buildings of Paris’ Hôtel de Ville, this hall was once used for royal galas and affairs fit for royalty. Today, used as the location for the Dries Van Noten Fall Winter show, the impressiveness of the salon was matched by their incredible collection. Full of mix matched prints in flowing silks, beaded...
A.F. Vandevorst Fall 2011: Mighty Tailoring
PARIS, March 3, 2011/FW/– A.F. Vandervorst alluded to an equestrian inspiration showing lavishly buttoned wool admiral coats and buckled knee boots, but it was revealed that the vision for the collection was born from the work of Dutch artists Maarten Kolk and Guus Kusters. This particular art piece resembled the body of a bird, where the bit of newspaper was...
Caroline Seikaly Fall 2011: Star Dust
PARIS, Mar 5, 2011/ FW/ — Since its inception in 2006, Caroline Seikaly has been showing her collections in New York. In September 2010, during the Spring /Summer season, the American-Lebanese-French designer started showing in Paris, which by the way is her based of operation. New York’s loss is Paris’ gain as exemplified by the young designer’s “Star Dust”...
Martin Grant Fall 2011: Seventies Ease
PARIS, March 5, 2011/FW/–The laid back way of the seventies was the string that tied the Martin Grant collection together as long hemlines and ultra feminine pieces floated down the aisle with the most graceful ease. Black, white, and red mixed beautifully together with hints of deep caramel and rich maroon hues, and liquid leather leggings and trenches in canary...
