Alaia

 Yesterday, i had a visit at the Alaia showroom , one of the hottest spots of Parisian fashion life.

 The press team is currently really busy preparing the F/W 2011-12 show, that will be presented next week, right after the Paris Fashion Week.

 At the pictures you can have a look at the amazing place and a few pieces from the S/S 2011 collection.

All pics by Fashion Installation

Marni F/W 2011-12 Collection

 Consuelo Castiglioni is giving a total new breath in Marni collection for next winter. After constant repeating silhouttes during past seasons, the new Marni looks are based on geometrical patterns,rounded shoulders, dazzling prints, elegant use of fur and wool and feminine hemlines that stop right below the knee.

 Enjoy a short video of the collection below:



All images courtesy of the designer
Video from Fashion Illustrated

Carnival

 Although things are pretty wild here in Athens, some folks still keep their sense of humour.
Keep these pics for further use.

Dressing For Pleasure

 

A fascinating documentation book titled Dressing for Pleasure, featuring rare images from AtomAge, a 70's fetishwear cult magazine.

Dressing for Pleasure from FUEL Publishing on Vimeo.

You can purchase it online here

Paolo Roversi for AnOther Mag

 A story by Paolo Roversi for AnOther Magazine. Beautiful faces, plain chic lingerie and astonishing posing.

Models: Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, Caterina Ravaglia, Gertrud Hegelund, Janice Seinen, & Valerija Kelava.

Marios Schwab F/W 2011-12 Collection

 Marios' Schwab collection for next Fall-Winter was a total hymn to minimalism in the near future. Pure, clean lines on feminine dresses and simple tops combined with lean pants made of fine leather, wool and silk. The colour palette was impressive with warm hues of chocolate brown, orange, blue and bright touches of ivory. Favourite piece: the brown puffy jacket.

Enjoy the full collection below:


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Catwalk pic from Vogue.it

Nigel Tomm

Nigel Tomm's captivating images are the best medicine for fashion overdose. His work is an unusual mix of fashion & porn magazine scraps and live posing models giving a distorted result of marketing beauty images, making them really down-to-earth.

Nude is a basic element in Nigel's pictures, however inclined, full of rich colours and models with beautiful characteristics, well hidden under the crumpled paper .

If you want to explore more about the dark side of beauty visit now NigelTomm's website and have a look at many more amazing pictures by this cult artist!

Audio: Sindrome del Punk - Punk Suicida