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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.
DIOR EST UNE FEMME is the rather appropriate title given to an editorial shoot for Vogue Paris, with Bella Hadid outfitted in none other than ensembles from the debut collection of Maria Grazia Chiuri for the house of Dior. But fashion houses have new creative directors all the time, one might say.
From the implications of the digital revolution on fashion’s production cycle and the publishing industry, to the debut of new designers at Dior and Valentino, 2016 was an eventful year in the fashion industry. Here are our top 20 fashion moments of 2016, in no particular order…
IT SEEMS THE MORE WE APPROACH CHRISTMAS the more opulent and warm our ensembles are. It is almost normal to buy an embellished velvet top, a pink tulle skirt, or an intricate lace and silk gown without thinking twice.
THE CHANEL TWO-TONE SLINGBACKS have been seen on everyone during the fashion month, and for good reason. While retaining a classic Parisian look, they somehow manage to adapt to any outfit–whether minimal or opulent–in a way that enhances it, yet lets the clothing speak for itself.
A LOVE LETTER TO PARISIAN STYLE best describes Giambattista Valli's vision for the spring. In the midst of a wave of politically-charged collections mirroring the events shaking up the globe, the romantic melancholy presented on a rainy Parisian morning was a welcome addition.
THE INTRICATE SETS usually take centre stage in Karl Lagerfeld‘s shows for the house of Chanel, whether it be a melting iceberg...
The gifts for the polymath: the person in your life whose knowledge seems to have no bounds. She has exquisite taste in clothes, making every trend her own; she’s a regular at Art Basel and Frieze, surrounding herself with the newest and brightest talents in the artistic fields...
STROLLING AROUND FLORENCE, or Firenze, as Italians call it, is equal to being placed in a film from the golden age of Italian cinema, or one of the still-life paintings at the city’s Galleria degli Uffizi.
THE FACE YOU’VE SEEN EVERYWHERE, from campaigns, to fashion editorials, to Page Six where she permanently resides, is that of Bella Hadid. In fact, both Hadid sisters seem to have swept across the industry at an unprecedented speed.
SPAIN BEGUILES FASHION SEASON AFTER SEASON. It evokes images of toreadores in their embellished gilded jackets; flamenco dancers moving to the sound of a guitar in long skirts with endless layers of polka-dot ruffles; and copla singers standing on stage in back lace shawls with a rose behind their ears...
SOME EDITORIALS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY PURE MAGIC, for nothing short of enchantment can be used to describe the perfect photographs and styling.
THE LONG-AWAITED MONTH OF DECEMBER HAS ARRIVED. It’s time to find your velvet stilettos with the silk ankle ribbon in your shoe closet, and take your embellished Roger Vivier pumps out of their dust bag.
VELVET has a sumptuous quality usually reserved for nightwear. Think elegant soirées in gilded mirrored rooms in a long burgundy velvet gown, or a blazer worn over a silk slip for date night.
OSCAR DE LA RENTA is to welcome a new creative director duo: Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia of Monse, who are to...
