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Lanvin
FLAIR No. 9
FLAIR NO. 9 MARCH 2014
NADJA BENDER
HOVI BABY
HIP HOP IS ALL ABOUT HIGH FASHION THESE DAYS. FROM A$AP ROCKY NAME-CHECKING ANN DEMEULEMEESTER IN “FASHION KILLA” TO JAY Z PROCLAIMING, “I DON’T POP MOLLY, I ROCK TOM FORD,” IT SEEMS THAT RAPPERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE SPORTING SAINT LAURENT THAN SUPREME AND ALEXANDER WANG INSTEAD OF ADIDAS.
JAY Z IS NOW TAKING IT ONE STEP FURTHER – HE’S TEAMED UP WITH NEW YORK DEPARTMENT STORE BARNEYS TO DESIGN A HOLIDAY CAPSULE COLLECTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST FASHION NAMES IN THE BIZ. THE DESIGNERS INVOLVED PRETTY MUCH READS LIKE THE LINE-UP FOR PARIS FASHION WEEK: BALENCIAGA, BALMAIN, LANVIN, THE ELDER STATESMAN, EN NOIR, HOORSENBUHS, PROENZA SCHOULER, RICK OWENS, ACNE STUDIOS, AND CUTLER & GROSS.
“WITH THIS PROJECT, BARNEYS NEW YORK AND I WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE SLICKNESS, ENERGY, AND INNOVATION OF NEW YORK CITY AND TRANSLATE THAT INTO QUALITY, TIMELESS PIECES,” SAID JAY Z. EACH EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED EDITION PIECE WAS INSPIRED BY NEW YORK CITY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A COLOUR PALETTE OF BLACK, WHITE, GOLD AND SILVER, AND 25% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE SHAWN CARTER FOUNDATION WHICH OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS.
WONDERING WHAT HOVA’S DESIGNED WITH HIS DESIGNER PALS? HERE’S A SNEAK PEEK:
• A BLACK LEATHER BACKPACK BY ALEXANDER WANG FOR BALENCIAGA
• A MEN’S RAINCOAT WITH GOLD SNAP BUTTONS BY ALEXANDER STUTTERHEIM
• A CASHMERE BLANKET BY THE ELDER STATESMAN
• AN 18-KARAT-GOLD DOUBLE RING BY HOORSENBUHS
• A MEN’S BAG BY PROENZA SCHOULER
• A SHAWN CARTER BY HUBLOT WATCH WITH BLACK ALLIGATOR STRAPS
OF COURSE, PICKING UP A JAY Z-APPROVED CHRISTMAS GIFT WAS NEVER GOING TO COME CHEAP – THAT HUBLOT WATCH WILL SET YOU BACK A COOL US$33,900, WHILE THE CHEAPEST PRODUCT ON OFFER IS A US$70 T-SHIRT. IF YOU’RE KEEN, YOU CAN SHOP THE COLLECTION AT BARNEYS.COM.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU JAY-Z.
WORDS-PD
HIGH COMPANY
This weeks best dressed edit.
Cara Delevigne wears Burberry
Phoebe Tonkin wears Hugo Boss
Zoe Saldana wears Lanvin
Victoria Beckham wears Victoria Beckham RTW
Kate Bosworth wears Emilio Pucci
lanvin hits ten
Marking ten years at Lanvin, creative director Alber Elbaz celebrated with some of his “greatest hits” for the label’s fall 2012 collection. From sculpted silhouettes to jewel encrusted garments, the new season certainly had a festive feeling with a showing of all skirts and dresses. Opening with vibrant jewel tones of electric blue, scarlet and canary yellow; body conscious silhouettes and luxe detailing such as dramatic ruffles, fur and lace accents dominated the runway. As the show progressed, the color palette became darker with inky blacks and dark metallic fabrics. Topped off with gloves and chunky jewelry, the Lanvin woman looks ready to party for the autumn.
Here are my absolute favourites.
Dark Elegance – Jessica Alba gets a high fashion makeover for the April issue of Vogue Italia where Michelangelo di Battista shoots the American actress in a setting filled with vintage cars. Swathed in darkly sophisticated ensembles styled by Alice Gentilucci, Jessica smolders in form fitting garments from the likes of Lanvin, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana.
The latest issue of AnOther takes on the spring collections with leading model Karlie Kloss as its star. Captured by Walter Pfeiffer, Karlie sports some of the most colorful looks of the season against standout backdrops featuring the work of Missoni, Prada, Hermes and more.
edita vilkeviciute|vogue china collections
The most dramatic pieces from past collections of Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin and others take center stage for Solve Sundsbo’s Vogue China Collections story. Starring Edita Vilkeviciute and styled by Nicoletta Santoro, the smoke-filled images celebrate some of fashion’s most amazing designs in recent memory. Looks like ink swirled in water.
paris fashion week|lanvin rtw 2011
Today, a serious discussion about design is as likely to focus on technology as fashion, Alber Elbaz noted in a preview. Thus, his entry point for fall at Lanvin: “Can we introduce hardware in softwear?” Elbaz found his answer not in the slimmed second-generation iPad, but in a drawer full of fashion hardware — buttons, grommets, bar closures — that, when reconfigured and resized, took on a sleek, techy feel, providing embellishment of the unfussy geometric sort. It made for a boldly beautiful collection. Elbaz showed in the Tuileries, a giant rectangle cut into his set to reveal a massive tree, its imposing branches forming a dramatic arch from which his models emerged. If a connection existed (it certainly wasn’t Elbaz going crunchy-granola), it was a statement of power, this mighty natural wonder a backdrop for a fashion show about a new kind of power woman. But that may be a stretch. Sometimes a big, beautiful tree is just a big, beautiful tree. Either way, the Lanvin woman is indeed a study in stylish strength. Elbaz addressed her simply to start, with a precisely cut black suit with metal fixtures near the neck, worn under the shadow of a large-brimmed hat. The lineup continued with austere coats, suits and dresses. Along the way the hardware became more obvious and flamboyant, expanding into large medallions and 3-D flowers — the latter a harbinger. A fabulous look here: The off-the-shoulder long-sleeved cocktail dress, its severity both tempered and enforced by one such crystal-and-metal bloom. This was not Elbaz’s only striking proposal for evening. In a brilliant move, he took everyday sweaters — a turtleneck dress, for example — and transported them to special with the addition of big mousseline poufs at the shoulders. This was one way of transitioning from austerity to a rendering of sophisticated feminine. The trip included various takes on a rose print, most dramatic in black-on-black with a single huge white blossom in front, alluring laces and new variations of the unfettered, caftan-inspired gowns that have become a house signature. Elbaz finished with a series of short cocktail dresses, variously draped and sculpted in front, their backs typically plain for ease of wearing. These came in vibrant floral shades — yellows, pinks, reds, corals. “On one end, technology, and on the other, flowers,” the designer said. “The double sides of women.” Each one a study in high chic.
veinte diosas|one girl 20 looks
Cover girl Anne Vyalitsyna takes on a plethora of spring ensembles for the March edition of Harper’s Bazaar Spain. Photographed by Txema Yeste and styled by Melania Pan, Anne is a dancing queen in pieces from Gucci, Givenchy, Lanvin and others in Veinte Diosas.
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