PHOEBE PHILO IS LEAVING CÉLINE. The rumours broke out (for the hundredth time) on Tuesday morning, and the fashion industry reacted, for it is Philo who has single handedly returned the chic minimalism to fashion since taking the helm in 2008. Suddenly, women turned away from 'more is more' heavily embellished and colourful ensembles towards simple lines and a tonal colour palette, in clothes that quietly screamed "Power!" It was a revolution, previously unseen in fashion, arguably, since Calvin Klein.
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Victoria lives in the south of Spain, having moved there from her native country Ukraine when she was just a child. She finds herself looking up to timeless icons from past decades including Jackie O, Grace Kelly, Katherine Deneuve and Audrey Hepburn, and longing for sunny afternoons on the French Riviera and walks along the Seine during spring. Always overdressed and dishing out on tailored pieces and shoes – secretly dreaming they were from Dior or Saint Laurent – she dresses for herself rather than others, and would trade breakfast for Vogue or a one way ticket to anywhere beautiful.
KNEE BOOTS HAVE BEEN RELEGATED TO THE BACKEND OF TRENDS, for it is the ankle boot in all its iterations — from the suede Isabel Marant version, to sleek patent leather white sock boots — that has featured in every season’s catwalks as the must-have piece for the winter season.
IT IS ALMOST AUGUST AND WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SUMMER, and yet, it seems unbelievable that time has gone so quickly. Store windows and rails that were once filled with silk maxi dresses and dainty white tops, are slowly replaced by cashmere sweaters and leather jackets.
FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE JET SET LIFE, one must look no further than Slim Aarons’s photographs, capturing all that is cool and chic of the café society of the 60s.
THE MAGIC OF PARIS FASHION WEEK is as unfailing and ubiquitous as the legacy of the maisons that hold their shows there since the late 19th Century. Take Dior, now helmed by the first female creative director in the house's history — Maria Grazia Chiuri — and her feminist looks that storm down the runways. Or Saint Laurent, which under Anthony Vacarello continues catering to the cool nonchalant Parisienne. However, under the great fashion week shakeup, new faces are migrating from London and New York to the French fashion capital.
COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK appeared on more media outlets than ever last week, whether for shows like Ganni or Saks Potts, or the street-style looks of Danish It girls. The Swedish H&M is taking over the high street, for one can quite literally walk down London’s Regent street and only walk into the group’s eight retail spaces...
IT’S MID-JULY AND SUMMER IS UPON US, setting even the busiest of cities — London, New York — in a languorous haze where days seem to move at a slower pace. Dinners are spent alfresco, preferably somewhere by the water, and weekend getaways to laze in the sun become routine. But deciding what to wear when it’s a blazing 28º outside and the preferable choice is nothing, can be difficult, for combining style with comfort is paramount…
SUNSHINE GETS BRIGHTER AND DAYS GET LONGER, and so, with the summer, there is a certain appeal to pulling off beachwear in the city. During these warmer months we tend to dress down, swapping intricate layering techniques and embroidered velvet jackets for Levi’s cut-off shorts and silky day dresses.
"I WANTED TO CAPTURE that happy, elated feeling of self-expression," said Emilia Wickstead backstage after her spring/summer show, staged at a London Art Deco location that few people knew about. The Harlem Renaissance was the inspiration, and while it could have been reflected with more diversity on the runway, it was certainly in evidence in the clothes. There were wide sunhats tied at the chin, calling to mind those worn in the fields, paired with demure silhouettes and dropped hemlines. There were plays on transparency, perhaps what a modern It girl would like to see more of, especially when paired with some 'mom' jeans and white t-strap heels. There was a pink drop-waisted dress with an alluring cut-out at the chest. And then, of course, the sequinned gowns in rose gold that seemed to be emitting light, drawing smiles on showgoers' faces. Who doesn't love some glamour, especially amidst all the turmoil happening in the world?
SEPTEMBER IS THE FASHION INDUSTRY'S NEW YEAR. The start of autumn means reinventing your wardrobe to be the woman you've always wanted to be, whether it's finally succumbing to French girl style, or buying your first leather trousers for a femme fatale look. Fall campaigns — much like fashion editorials — are a reflection of their time, pointing to the zeitgeist of the moment as much as articles or features. The mood for this autumn? Well, it's a positive one, simply look at Missoni's colourful campaign, or the promising new look of DVF under Jonathan Saunders; and an imaginative one, cue Gucci's 60s sci-fi campaign complete with extra-terrestrial creatures and dinosaurs. So, whoever you want to be this fall, make it a stand-out.
BLANCA IS THE IT-GIRL of the season, and it’s refreshing to see a Spanish face, slightly darker, and more mysterious than the myriad of Eastern European girls who usually take centre-stage.
HIGH UP ON THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS IN LA, large tents were set-up, and a bonfire burnt as two hot air balloons branded Sauvage settled in the sunset. An unlikely location for a Christian Dior show, but a reasoned one. Mr. Christian Dior, after all, visited Los Angeles in 1947, while today, the house has formed relationships with many Hollywood stars, who appear frequently on the red carpet costumed in Chiuri’s signature taffeta gowns.
DREAMLIKE AND WHIMSICAL EDITORIALS evoke fashion magazines of past decades, when editors would travel to locations for weeks to shoot the photographs.
