Fashion

CHANTILLY, France — They say the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. You…

  The Costume Institute’s spring 2017 exhibition examines the work of fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, known for…

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The brand new Haitian/Italian designer and ex-model counts Armani and Suzy Menkes among her greatest fans. And…

Quality  and  excellence are products of culture . These are also the characteristics of the  “Made in…

Today a designer’s muse has arguably become as important as a brand itself. Louis Vuitton is celebrating…

Emilio Pucci (1914-1992) had a passion for women, a visionary sense of style, and an eye for color and design. With these talents he created a fashion house unlike any other. By the early ’50s his boutique on the isle of Capri was catering to wealthy sophisticates, heiresses and movie stars buying his “Capri pants”, silk scarves and lightweight separates.

The mere mention of Mario Testino’s name evokes a rush of adrenalin in anyone that cares, even a bit, about the worlds of fashion and celebrity. So omnipresent is he at major magazine shoots and A-list events—an insider if ever there was one—that he has become a celebrity himself. The launch of Testino’s latest book is to celebrate his first trip in China.

The Yves Saint Laurent, a visionary exhibition opened on 30 January 2013 and running until May 5th in the ING Cultural Centre, Place Royale in Brussels. This exclusive exhibition is a first: ING Belgium shows, for the first time, how Yves Saint Laurent’s designs and concepts have radically changed the world of fashion, turning it into what it is today. The exhibition focuses on the visionary power of this flamboyant designer. This collection, which has never been seen before, has been put together in conjunction with the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation.

This week, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to witness a major new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino at Somerset House which started this November 2012 ending March 2013
“Valentino: Master of Couture” glamorous exhibition focuses exclusively on haute couture created by the legendary Italian designer. With a 50-year career starting in the late 1950s this exhibition will showcase over 130 hand-crafted designs worn by icons such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Boucheron’s L’Artisan du Rêve collection, Harry Winston ‘s Signature Label, Bulgari’s Serpenti, Chaumet’s Joséphine Aigrette line, Piaget ‘s Couture Précieuse line,Victoire de Castellane ‘s My Dior, Van Cleef & Arpels Palais de la Chance , La Bonne Etoile, La Nature Porte-Bonheur and Les Légendes de la Chance, Chanel’s diamond sautoir and the first Asian Jeweler Wallace Chan are the stars of Karl Lagerfeld scenario at the Paris Biennale des Antiquaires.