Showing posts with label Lanvin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lanvin. Show all posts
Saturday, August 11, 2012
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 for the dark leather dress by Reem Acra. Trends now require items
with strong hues: fire red will take center stage both for minimalist women,
see Calvin Klein, and for dark ladies inspired by 40s icons, see Michael Kors.
Electric blue
is one of the leading trends on the catwalk, shown on geometric garments: the
feminine sheath dress by Lanvin.
Among the
most alluring trends, dandy style requires a careful research on elegance and
perfection through the choice of details: hinting at Oscar Wild for the
double-breasted outfit by Miu Miu, inspired by Italian men’s elegance for Ralph
Lauren Collection that top off a flared pantsuit with a bow tie, a red silk
clutch and a coppola hat adding a Sicilian touch. A cult-garment for
Fall/Winter 2012-13 dandies: the textured wool trench coat by Céline.
What makes
a difference is the penchant for bizarre in the true sense of the word: as seen
in the dress by Roberto Cavalli.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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| Emilio Pucci at work via lifeinitaly.com |
Every designer marked an age in their own way, a particular
cut, an element, or an innovative material. This happened also through the
invention or the choice of a particular color that even inherited the name of
the designer, making them immortal.
It was Jeanne Lanvin in the 20s to have the first color
bearing her name: Lanvin Blue. It was a pale cobalt blue; rumors said that
Madame Lanvin was inspired by the sky in Beato Angelico’s frescos.
During the mid-30s an Italian woman shook the Parisian bourgeoisie
with her creations: Elsa Schiaparelli. Her clothes were surreal and provoking
and so was her fragrance. The bottle, designed by Léonor Fini, inspired by Mae
West’s curves and sold ina box of an extraordinary bright shade, in the color
of Fuchsia flowers; it was lively, striking, and brazen. It was renamed
Shocking pink, like the perfume itself.
Within the 50s another Italian became famous for his use of
color, Emilio Pucci. He was shocked by the dreadful quality of color palette
presented by print works; therefore he produced the first summer collection in
1949, which was entirely in black and white. He designed swimsuits, sundresses,
shirts and trousers with ground-breaking and convenient shapes, but he felt he
had to add colors. Therefore in the following season he made up by creating his
own touch, among which the Capri Blue, inspired by the colors of the Blue
Grotto in Capri and the Emilio Pink, dedicated to the bougainvillea that
decorated every little street of the island.
While Valentino’s legendary Red appeared in the 60s, the
story set offs during his Parisian training period, while he was on holiday in
Spain. One night at Barcelona’s Liceu Theater, the fiery red costumes in a
scene struck him and thought that any woman, if entering a room wearing that
color, could have the same paralyzing effect. It then became his unmistakable
signature, in any collection there was at least one item in that color and it
inevitably entered the most important wardrobes in the world.
In 1972 the Biagiotti White was established, one that the
Lady of cashmere’ showed at a runway at Palazzo Pitti in a collection of few
white clothes which were wearable and adaptable to any moment of the day, a
modern way of dressing but also a symbol of simplicity and peace that is a
classic Laura Biagiotti.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The most sophisticated details for Fall/Winter 2012-13, Bibs or textures embroidered like true jewelry pieces. Now the key-accessory is a garment which shows off sequins, stones and diamonds, delicately married to haute couture textiles.
Jewel-like gowns for
the red carpet: Alberta Ferretti chooses a long pleated dress that distantly
recalls 19th century models with the collar and the neckline opulently overstated
with stones and sequins, creating a trompe l’oeil, jewel-like effect. More
austere, the orchid-colored dress by Au Jour Le Jour with embroidered bib and
iris-colored crystal drops.
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| Christian Dior's ethereal woman |
Christian Dior puts
forward an ethereal woman that stages impalpable fabrics falling delicately
over the body, in distinction with the necklace with floral motif stitched on
the dress. Shadows and lights for the dress by Roberto Cavalli which plays with
dark hues and mirror image in matching tones over the whole dress, paired with
a sequined short bolero jacket.
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| Gothic-inspired Aquilano |
Gothic-inspired, the lady
of Aquilano.Rimondi houses a petrol-hued dress embroidered with golden accents
and thin feathers, enriched with a bib featuring a Greek Cross that evoke that
of the templars.
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| Fausto Puglisi mini-dress |
A belt with a golden
shield and wings ornamenting the waist, while the neckline is enhanced by the
verticality of the chainmail along the shoulders straps and a rock-and-roll
soul for the mini-dress by Fausto Puglisi that features giant rhinestone and
golden studs creating geometric patterns.
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| Lanvin LBD |
Lanvin choose instead
to embellish a classic little black dress in silk satin with a cascade of
colored stones, from amber to aquamarine green, featuring baroque-inspired
details.
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