Complete with a wooden pagoda, a fully-functioning fountain and real grass, the setting for Chanel Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2018 showing was Monsieur Karl’s interpretation of a formal French garden. Compared to previous seasons, you can call it rather understated. Over all it was a ‘pretty’ collection and Lagerfeld stated,‘There is time for prettiness when the […]
Colette – the concept fashion boutique in Paris, which became a palce of pilgrim for any fashionista is shutting down on December 20, 2017 after 20 years of existence. The founder, Sarah Andelman announced that after the store closes she will be launching a consultancy company called Just An Idea. “Everything has changed so much we thought we […]
Azzedine Alaïa, a Tunisian born designer who had great influence in modern fashion design passed away yesterday at the age of 77. Born in June 1939, in Tunisia, to a family of wheat farmers. His sister and famous midwife Madame Pinot taught him about fashion and inspired in him a passion for couture, at a young age. […]
CHANEL’s creative director, Karl Lagerfeld has become a wizard of hype than the fashion czar that he was known as. For the past several seasons, Lagerfeld organized extravagant Chanel Resort shows in various locations around the world, including Singapore, Dubai, and Seoul. Each show portrays distinct themes that translated to both the venue and the clothes. As a […]
FENDI is one of those luxury labels that opened shop in India when the first batch of luxury labels made its foray in the country. The Italian luxury high-fashion label known for extravagant furs and leather accessories was acquired by the luxury conglomerate – LVMH in 2001 and had the czar of fashion – Karl […]
Chanel is coming under fire for allegedly copying garments that were shown as part of its 2015 Metiers d’Art collection. The Paris-based design house showed the collection, which is meant to showcase and “honor the fine craftsmanship that its artisan partners bring to the house’s collections,” on location in Rome last week. Among the roughly […]
Karl Lagerfeld, the czar of fashion and Silvia Fendi hosted an uber chic bash to celebrate the launch of the flagship store of Fendi in New York. The occasion also celebrated the 3Baguette Project. The maison collaborated with 5 iconic New York women, Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jourdan Dunn, Rachel Feinstein and Leandra Medine to design their […]
The year 2014 seems to be good for the Indian Fashion Fraternity. In February 2014, Indian designer Rahul Mishra grabbed the attention of the international fashion gurus by winning the International Woolmark Prize and now the unheard of sisters from Mumbai – Tina and Nikita Sutradhar are making us proud by being shortlisted among the […]
In the last season at Paris Couture Week, Martin Margiela introduced Denim in Couture fashion and at the ongoing Paris Couture Week, Spring-Summer 2014 it is the humble Sneaker that has achieved the couture status, courtesy Chanel and Dior. Raf Simons showed sneaks at Dior on Monday and Karl Lagerfeld followed suit at Chanel Tuesday. The […]
Fashion and Politics gel well. Since French president Francois Hollande is expected to propose a same-sex marriage bill this Friday, Karl Lagerfeld thought it to be apt to show his support for gay marriage. Karl Lagerfeld sent not one – but two — brides down the runway for the finale of his spring 2013 Chanel Haute […]