Show Reviews
Versace Spring-Summer 2021: welcome to Versacepolis
Wednesday, June 16, 2021Over eighty percent of the ocean is completely unmapped and unexplored. A far greater percentage of the moon’s surfaces have been studied and recorded than the ocean floor has. The deep blue waters remain a mystery. To present Sprint/Summer 2021 collection Donatella Versace transports us underwater to Versacepolis. As the world resiliently adapts to the… Versace Spring-Summer 2021: welcome to Versacepolis
Dolce&Gabbana’s New Face of Devotion Bag Campaign SS21
Monday, April 19, 2021Lake Como is the background of the SS21 ADV Campaign dedicated to the Devotion Bag: a delight for the eyes made even more unique by the charm of the protagonist Monica Bellucci. Just three years after its launch, transported down the catwalk by flying drones, the Devotion Bag has already become an iconic Dolce&Gabbana model,… Dolce&Gabbana’s New Face of Devotion Bag Campaign SS21
Valentino Haute Couture Fall Winter 2020/2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021Across history, moments of reset, or restart, invariably put human values at the center. Humanism is the seed of rebirth. Of ‘Grace and Light,’ the show marked the debut of a new era, with 16 immaculate silhouettes where the color white transmitted dreams and traced the contours of a new beginning with endless possibilities. This is one… Valentino Haute Couture Fall Winter 2020/2021
Dolce & Gabbana’s ode to craftsmanship
Sunday, November 22, 2020“Fatto A Mano” – it means made by hand. But it also means “that every human touch contributes to the creation of every garment”. And on this sunny Sunday in Milan, the Italian House’s savoir-faire was alive and well as show-goers had an exclusive look at the artisan’s mastery as they entered the venue. And… Dolce & Gabbana’s ode to craftsmanship
Gucci Fall-Winter 2020 -2021 Advertising Campaign, The Ritual
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Titled The Ritual, the new Gucci advertising campaign follows the reversal of perspective that characterized Creative Director Alessandro Michele’s vision for the Fall-Winter 2020-2021 show, where the audience was invited to witness what goes on behind the scenes, behind the curtains. Further exploring the idea of looking at things from a different point of view,… Gucci Fall-Winter 2020 -2021 Advertising Campaign, The Ritual
Berluti Autumn Winter 2020
Sunday, July 5, 2020Heritage is the soul of menswear. A generational dialogue between tradition and change, it inspires and provokes the evolution of male dress. For Autumn-Winter 2020, Berluti intensifies and abstracts its own heritage in a free-spirited proposal for our time. Imagining what the maison’s century-old archives – entrenched in expert shoemaking – would look like had… Berluti Autumn Winter 2020
Longchamp FW 2020 Collection
Monday, June 29, 2020For her fourth show at New York Fashion Week, Creative Director Sophie Delafontaine envisioned a Parisian woman who is constantly moving forward, ceaseless in her pursuit for what’s new, what’s next. She is the star of her own movie, a complex character built of layers, who is far from one-dimensional. For Delafontaine, the starting point… Longchamp FW 2020 Collection
Chanel’s Legendary Story
Wednesday, March 18, 2020If the nave of the Grand Palais has metamorphosed in a cloister garden for the Spring-Summer 2020 Haute Couture show, it is to transport us to one of the key places in Gabrielle Chanel’s childhood. After the death of her mother in 1895, she and her sisters were sent by their father to the orphanage… Chanel’s Legendary Story
Dior Men’s Winter 2020-2021 Collection
Wednesday, March 4, 2020Past, present, couture. for the dior men’s winter 2020-2021 collection, artistic director kim jones draws on the dior archives and iconography to celebrate the house’s timeless elegance. a journey to the heart of haute couture and a tribute to judy blame, a pivotal figure and a symbol of creativity that always looks to the future.… Dior Men’s Winter 2020-2021 Collection
Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2020 collection reinforces Coco’s house codes
Wednesday, January 15, 2020Chanel presented its Métiers d’Art collection in Paris on Wednesday. For her first high-craft outing for the maison, creative director Virginie Viard leaned heavily on the house codes—camellias, tweeds, layers of chain-link necklaces and pearls, and highly wearable suiting. Titled, “31 Rue Cambon”, the address of Chanel’s legendary Parisian store, the collection was a safe… Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2020 collection reinforces Coco’s house codes
