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Comme des Garcons S/S 2013Written by Guest Blogger Madeline Rudin Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo didn’t hold back at this years Spring/Summer 2013 show for Comme des Garcons in Paris. Completely deconstructed and dismembered, garments were strewn on models of every shape and size, each subject further adorned with a choppy blond wig and topped with a clashing plastic and metal fascinator. [...]
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Akris S/S 2013It was 90 years and 90 looks for Akris this season. In celebration of the Swiss house’s 9 decades in the fashion game, designer Albert Kreimler put the tailoring skills of the house on display. Softly structured and casual yet crisp, Kreimler reached for sheer tulle and laser-cut leather to add modernity to the pantsuits; [...]
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Carven S/S 2013In 2009 Guillaume Henry came on board as creative director of famed but fledging French house Carven. His work was instantly recognized and season by season he has created a brand coveted by many. The first couple of seasons focused on a younger girl, however, he has steadily matured and the Carven girl is now [...]
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Chloe S/S 2013Chloe always deifies modern femininity and now, at the House’s 60th anniversary, it was no exception. The lines were simple yet with twists that any girl would instantly fall in love with. It was all about a torso play were ruffles, modernistic wide sleeves and applique white flowers. Extra details, the kind of bisected handbags [...]
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Isabel Marant S/S 2013Isabel Marant’s S/S 2013 collection brought back Elvis’ Hawaii days, tropical prints with embroidery, a real mix of her love of Americana and boho. She has kept her Marant DNA in tact but stepped out of her box and stepped it up, unexpected yet brave for a designer so closely aligned with a specific aesthetic. [...]
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Celine S/S 2013Phoebe Philo’s SS13 show for Celine was a bit of a departure for her. Not has hard edged and structured as her previous collections, this Celine woman is still effortlessly, impossibly chic and cool, but in a not so uptight way, in fact one can say she has taken a turn to the” super chill”; [...]
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Cedric Charlier S/S 2013Cedric Charlier may have been creative director for Cacharel, and he may have come up through the ranks at Givenchy and Lanvin, but with the launch of his own brand, Cedric Charlier, he is in his element. Obviously born to do this, finally, he is exactly where he should be, and where he will shine for [...]
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Miu Miu S/S 2013The 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 [...]
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Dior S/S 2013Raf 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 [...]
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Gucci S/S 2013I 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 [...]
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Jil Sander S/S 2013After 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 [...]
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Francesco Scognamiglio S/S 2013The woman of Francesco Scognamiglio for Spring 2013 will be ethereal and chic, moving her presence fully covered -or not- in white, black and shimmering transparencies. She wears golden pigeons on her and her figure is framed by iridescent ruffles. It’s the neo-romantism. Its soft side and its hard side. The daywear, where all is [...]