With Thierry Mugler out of the equation, one could have imagined that the MUGLER’s new creative director, Nicola Formichetti, would quickly let his inner creativity develop to its full capacity to impregnate his new turf. However, over the past 3 seasons, we have seen a lot of “retenue” from his part: he repeatedly bet on [...]

Mixing Cuba and ’90s. An interesting combination Olivier Rousteing followed for Balmain’s S/S collection, and spectacular nonetheless. Meticulous embellishment was once again in the spotlight -a permanent quality of the house- glams up the oh-so-beloved dynamic mini-dresses that were designed to resemble the Cuban bamboo chairs. Goal achieved. Besides that, talented Mr. Rousteing must ‘ve [...]

The Femme Fatale, Miuccia Prada has in her extraordinary mind, is not a perfect one. But always an elegant one. That was what she tried to pass through her Spring/Summer 2013 collection with the grand presentation that accompanied it. In her -successful as always- try to re-invent elegance, the first looks of Miu Miu were [...]

As the reinvention of all those heritage brands in Paris heats up, Nicolas Ghesquiere proved he’s already been there and mastered that territory.  Showing the fine art of purveying the best of the archives with modern ambition, the S/S 2013 was “the most sensual collection I’ve ever done” said the designer, backstage pre-show.  A mix [...]

Guy Laroche’s artistic director Marcel Marongiu sought the “total look” of the house as he debuted the S/S 2013 collection of wears for the lady who dresses to power: sly, sophisticated and sexy at once.  He achieved this by playing with color contrasting, exposing seams, and adding in a print here and there, making for [...]

Raf Simons first RTW collection for Christian Dior is nothing short of impeccable. The opening looks were clearly references in respect to Mr. Dior. The A line silhouette, shown with scarfs nodding to the Dior chokers of the 50′s and his love for black, white and neutrals.  As the show progressed, Simons personality started to [...]

I have a long history with Gucci, my mother being one of the people involved in bringing the company to Los Angeles (with it’s first store on Rodeo Dr) in the 80′s.  We even had a special key that let certain people into a “secret vault” filled with goodies that my brother and I fought [...]

Reviewing a Dolce and Gabbana collection is probably one of the hardest task an appraiser might get given. Not because of the impressive number of looks (Almost 85 in this collection), but mainly because of the sheer talent of their creator, whom give the world garments of exquisite quality, filled with details, symbolisms and references. [...]

After Raf Simons’ February departure from storied German brand Jil Sander, who better to take the reigns than Sander herself. For this S/S 2013 collection, a “Return to Zero”, she offered a simplistic, foundational uniform for her vision of tomorrow. In a palette of midnight blue, oxblood, white, cream and rust, it was smart and [...]

It is a known fact that the brand Gianfranco Ferré has been bankrupt for the past two years, but we never thought this would influence the fashion house to the point of being observable on the catwalk. Designers Stefano Citron and Federico Piaggi saw Spring and Summer 2013 with a minimalist eye, in black and white. Pure. Mixing [...]