Category: Fashion
Inspired by Michel Foucault, Gucci dove into biopolitics for Spring/Summer 2020, posing questions as to whether or not fashion can overcome the microphysics of powers that govern our lives—institutions, devices, and mechanisms of subjugation that impose behavioral rules and regulate today’s society. Evoking visions of a laboratory of horrors from …
Against a natural backdrop, and below a woven installation, Brunello Cucinelli unveiled its latest collection entitled “Natural Essence.” Sophisticated pieces, in harmony with one another, were seen making up full looks of soft shades. For all knitwear pieces, outwear jackets and shirts, trousers and skirts, dresses and matching sets, we …
Purity, directness, and instinctual dress came to mind at Prada’s S/S 2020. Paying special attention to the presentation, as well as the collection, the designs were shown in the great hall of Fondazione Prada’s Deposito, which had been transformed with an all-encompassing geometric pattern that illuminated the garments in a summery glow. …
In an abandoned train station just south of Milan, MM6 Maison Margiela presented a collection of dualities for Spring/Summer 2020. Following the idea that multiple identities can exist within a single garment, the designs looked to the wedding of John Lennon and Yoko Ono for inspiration, embodied in a number …
Rewind time to 1942. Erdem for SS20 honored an Italian woman who suddenly passed away at the age of 45 in the back of a taxi in Mexico City. Her name was Tina Modatti and she was a communist activist and agent. Throughout her life, she exuded great courage and …
Victoria Beckham infused its own DNA into an amalgamation of references from the past. Suits were masculine in cut and vintage in style, including long, lean, high-waisted trousers; high-necked blouses and turtlenecks, and wide-lapelled jackets worn with matching calf-length skirts. Dresses were a romantic event this season, featuring feminine frills, …
With the Pamella Roland woman as a muse for Spring/Summer 2020, the brand reimagined its own classics, updating the luxurious aesthetic with frills, bold and soft colors, and an array of variations of a flower motif. Texture took the forefront this season, the signature ombre sequin reappearing with the addition …
Location… Location… Location… To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his maison, Zang Toi chose the historic 3 West Club at West 51st Street in Manhattan. The tall windows of its Grand Salon overlook St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Rockefeller Center, thus evoking the grandeur of New York City before the glass …
Inspired by the 1960s mystery thriller films Plein Soleil and Midnight Lace, designer Cho Cho Cheng, the creative force behind the label CHOCHENG proposes a 1960s-inspired wardrobe wherein glamour and mystery are intertwined. With the enduring and inimitable style of the defining heroines of 1960’s cinema as his inspiration, Cho …
HIROMI ASAI alongside Flying Solo, cooperatively with their colleagues, held their SS20 show at PIER 59 Studios during NYFW. The theme of the collection is “The Creation of the Universe”. HIROMI ASAI developed new textiles suitable for men’s wear. These textiles are usually manufactured for Kimono only. HIROMI ASAI would like to demonstrate …
