The Look of Fantasy

Photographed by Paola Kudacki and Styled by Aurora Sansone. Featuring endless possibilites, a dawn for fantasy revolution. A radiant bijou of a bold and sparkling kitsch silhouette. Pushing the "power of dreams" made in a variety of expressions, showingthe various changes in the newest fantasy look.Photographed by Paola Kudacki and Styled by Aurora S...

All the Riches a Girl Can Have

A Winter view of the world, this ornate Marie Antoinette was alive when the trend emerged. The philosophy of the rococo era court life unfolded glamour, wearing a fantastic dress , and wandering to the palace of dreams that anyone longed for. Photographed by Giampaolo SGURA. Styled by ANNA RUSSO ...

Geometric Embroidery

Valentino and Prada revisits folk costumes. An elaborately crafted white coat suited for cavalry  hand stitched with geometric embroidery opposite a purple coat featuring wooden bead work. Anna Piaggi, Vogue Italia, August 2012, n. 744, p.144 ...

Schiaparelli and Prada Receives Dreary Attendance

"Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" via: nymag.com The "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" exhibit closed with a more modest sized attendance of 339,838 viewers last Sunday in comparison to McQueen’s Savage Beauty exhibit that double that, with 661,509 visitors. The exhibit opened in May, with curator Andrew Bolton saying that he wasn’t expecting to repeat the...

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Little Black Jacket

Chanel Exhibition Tokyo In an era where timelessness is being reevaluated, the little black jacket is making a comeback. Karl Lagerfeld has seized the opportunity with the launch of an exhibition, with an accompanying book, The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited, co-written with Carine Roitfeld.  “Some things never go out of fashion,” he says. “Jeans, the white shirt, and the...

Amber Valletta for Emilio Pucci

Photo by Courtesy Photo Emilio Pucci seems to have reeled it in a bit for its fall ad campaign, serving up a subtler, sultrier ambiance. The campaign features a loud, unbridled printed dress while serving up a subtle little black dress.   The campaign, starring Revenge star Amber Valletta, has been shot by famous photographer duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in a location inspired...

Duds for the Toddler Demographic

Burberry| Photo by Burberry Top fashion designers are pushing more expensive duds for the increasingly lucrative affluent toddler demographic. This fall, Oscar de la Renta, Dolce & Gabbana, and Marni launched collections for the pint-sized. Luxury stores Nordstrom and Bergdorf Goodman are expanding their children's areas to make room for the newcomers, many of them with higher price tags....

French Vogue's Facelift

Photo by Courtesy Photo French Vogue features a cleaner, lighter design, with remodeled typography and the use of a craft-paper-like brown background — reminiscent of its look back in the Sixties and Seventies. Some sections in the magazine have been renamed to put forward the Vogue brand. The editor’s letter reverted to its former title, “Le point de vue de Vogue” (“Vogue’s Viewpoint” in...

Fall/Winter 2012-13 Trends

The season focuses on patterns inspired by 60s interior design, this time worn to recreate a patchwork of patterns and colors. American-style jewelry, making a reappearance on the runway as presented by Miu Miu mixing precious stones with an engraved cameo, a clear hint of Pop Art philosophy. Leather is also back not only as accessories, but also in close-fitting garments: a goth-effect...

Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter 2012-13

the hilfiger family The fall/winter 2012-13 campaign set on a camping trip, features a preppy style of clothing infused with bold colors and patterns. Tommy Hilfiger's Fall Winter 2012-13 campaign was shot by Craig McDean. Noah Mills and  Jacquelyn Jablonski are the faces of the ad together with the troupe of the big Hilfiger family, the symbol of the American brand. ...

Sport Allure

vogue italia june 2012 The past image of the woman athlete, a stereotype built on muscles and virility has evolved into a series of female champions who are as skilled as they are striking. Nowadays the figure of a sportswoman and that of a celebrity co-exist without a strain: being in shape is fashionable, and sport is the best medium for a person to attain a healthy beauty,...

Melanchonic Humor

A dark melanchonic humor featuring laced Dolce and Gabanna can bee seen at Vogue’s September 2010 editorial. In the photographs of this fashion editorial by Miles Aldridge a mannequin like Ai Tominaga is displayed in a set quotations with ironic lightness, showing how the very spirit of couture can flow in a dead environment, giving life  to an energetic and at the same time...

Grand Chic

vogue italia july 2012 Great fur headgear, where the demarcation between hat and hair is blurred and is lost in the ruffled fullness of the volume. The ample collar of a coat hovering between the French Revolution style and that of the gentlemen from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The cinematographic silhouette of a modern and forever willowy Mrs. Addams. In the photographs...

Th Fashion Olympics

Stella McCartney Christopher Shannon, Michael Van Der Ham and Nasir Mazhar produced 350 costumes for the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, worn by  dancers in a section of the show representing the "present and future of the extraordinary influence of British creatives in the world of youth culture". The Olympic Games 2012 is all set to become yet another fashion week of sorts,...

Ralph Lauren Gets Lashed Out

ralphlauren.com Ralph Lauren received a big lash out from lawmakers and observers in the media after ABC News reported in its night broadcast that the 2012 U.S. Olympic team’s uniforms were actually made in China. Topped with embroidered cotton twill berets, men will don double-breasted blue blazers, along with white trousers and red, white and blue neckties. Women will wear single-breasted blazers...

Qatari royal family buys Italian fashion house Valentino

Iconic Italian fashion house Valentino has been snapped up by the Qatari royal family for 700 million euros , marking one of the most prominent purchases of a European top designer brand by an emerging market investor. Valentino said Mayhoola for Investments S.P.C, which is backed by a leading Quatari investor, had acquired full ownership of Valentino Fashion Group SpA from London-based private...

Valentino Fall/Winter 2012-13

Set in building symbol of Sicilian baroque,Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, Valenino's Fall/Winter 2012-13 Ad captures a sophisticated, romantic atmosphere with a subtle darkness that characterizes the new collection.  The campaign was shot by the renowned American photographer Deborah Turbeville. Models are Frida Gustavsson, Jac and Caroline...

Vogue Italia July

vogue.it Vogue Italia plays with explores the laws of gravity for it’s July Fall/Winter 2012-13 Collections Issue. The Karl Templer, fashion editor explores the color black, with its innate adaptability, that may constitute the common denominator of many different declinations of the female spirit. Also featured are colorful prints by varied designers for Fall/Winter Season. Proposed...

Alaia to Open Flagship Store

Azzedine Alaia will open a flagship store in the heart of the French luxury retail world — ie Avenue Montaigne — next spring, the designer revealed recently with a certain amount of glee. It’s a five-floor hotel particulier with an interior courtyard/garden that will function as store/showroom/some offices — and it’s not exactly on Avenue Montaigne. The Maison will be Alaia’s...