Leave it to Rei Kawakubo to design a line that’s almost completely monochrome from start to finish. And not in the monotonous way, either.  Going with the theme “White Drama”. The Comme des Garçons founder and designer was said to have focused on moments that makes you happy or sad in life(...) Read More about Comme des Garçons S/S 2012 (160 words)

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Hyper-organized chaos is Rei Kawakubo’s signature method of design. She always finds some new way to deconstruct the most basic garment and turn it into a work of art. For Comme Des Garcons SS 2011 there were a lot of spare sleeves and asymmetry which in conjunction with the styling of the girls hair and make-up really eluded to a trip to the mental ward. If these first looks did not give you that same feeling than

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Shooting kids in couture seems to be all the rage at the moment. Following up the Stella McCartney children’s wear range he recently shot, Ryan McGinley breaks the rule of never working with children (or animals) and captures an adorable editorial ‘We Don’t Need No Education’ for the newest issue of Purple Magazine.(...) Read More about We Don’t need no education – Kids in Couture by Ryan McGinley for Purple Magazine (20 words)

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Wow! Paris Fashion Week SS 2010 was jammed packed with goodness, as to be expected from Paris. So many collections, so much detail, and so much range. Paris fashion week managed to combine the strengths of New York, London, and Milan all in one week this round. My favorite collections to narrow it down were Balenciaga, Balmain, Chloe & Celine (i’ll elaborate on the junction with the ~ and percent ~ in a moment), Gareth Pugh, Kenzo, Lanvin,  McQueen, and Tim Hamilton.  But all the designers and looks featured here were the best of Paris fashion week so open your eyes and enjoy the edit that took days and days to produce. Continue reading below…

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Mens Fashion Week is always an exciting time and depending on where I am in my work and life I see the shows as they occur or over a longer period of time. But despite all time barriers I do see all the fashion week shows and take my time in doing so to create my own archive of inspiration. Some designers get 3 looks in my book, some get 6, and (...) Read More about Men of Paris : SS 2010 Collection Recap (129 words)

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Different from Pop up Stores, Comme Des Garçons just created the Pocket Store with intention of staying open. Each shops is a small and clean white cube where you can find all the classics from the ‘Play’ Collection for Men, Women and Kids as well as their perfumes and accessories. Good new concept we will probably start to see more and more of.

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