THERE IS A CERTAIN JE NE SAYS QUOI in Parisian street style. It is almost as if outfits take less effort and look nonchalantly put together. Shirts are slightly buttoned down and slip off the shoulder with an insouciant innuendo, hems of pants and blazers become frayed, and colour gives way to monochrome and tonal hues.
NUEVOS TERRITORIOS, or new territories, is the title of this editorial cover shoot for Spanish Vogue. Model Andreea Diaconu is shown in a ranch in the South American countryside amongst wild horses and vast grasslands, redefining the rough gaucho style in sophistication. There were intricately woven ponchos, knits and loosely tied silk scarves, and a dreamy tiered point d’esprit and tulle Valentino minidress that looks as comfortable in untamed nature as it would at a chic Parisian soirée.
SHE WAS A MUSE in all facets of her life, from her successful acting career to her passionate yet tragic personal life. Romy Schneider was born in Vienna, but moved to France when she was young to pursue a career in acting.
FASHION AND CULTURE REMAIN INEXTRICABLY INTERTWINED in the house of Valentino, a fact proven at the elaborate set up of the Fall 2015 couture collection. Not only were guests treated to an alfresco fashion show in the legendary Piazza Mignanelli — where Valentino himself would set his fashion shows, with locals peeking from their windows and the sunset painting the square in a golden light — but the whole of Rome was transformed into a museum of the fashion house...