Vionnet S/S 2012 Collection

Vionnet is taking a magical trip to an enchanting garden, full of dreamy creations. Femininity takes over with luxurious outfits and a bright colour palette. Dazzling prints of stars, ladybirds, butterflies and blossoms are the protagonists in this beautiful fairytale with the famous Vionnet-draping giving an almost sculptural result.

Dresses are ruling in the collection, from coctail pieces to floor-lenght gowns, all with crystal, gemstone, pearl and sequin detailing. The materials were absolutely stunning with a wide selection of lame satin, silk crepon, tulle, georgette, chiffon and silk jersey, all in fresh colours of hot pink, lemon, midnight or light  blue, pistacchio, ivory and grey.

The House did it again.

 

Photographer: Giovanni Giannoni
All images courtesy of Vionnet

Miu Miu Behind-the-Scenes

After the amazing film Muta by Lucrecia Martel, Miu Miu presents a new hot behind-the-scenes video from its F/W 2011 ad campaign, featuring Hailee Steinfeld and captured by Bruce Weber. Nice atmosphere and very well-edited.

Enjoy:

Snowballs by Proenza Scouler

A short film by Harmony Korine for Proenza Schouler's F/W 2011 collection, premiered last nigh at David Lynch's Silencio Club in Paris. Bizarre and beautiful.

Enjoy:

Juan Carlos Obando S/S 2012 Collection

Sexy is becoming sophisticated in Juan Carlos Obando's collection for next season. Like many other designers, his inspiration came from great stars of the past like Rita Hayworth, Yma Sumak and Josephine Baker with ultra-feminine dresses, complicated pleats, luxurious fabrics and bright colours. Definitely the best fashion show background so far.

All images courtesy of Juan Carlos Obando

A Moment in Time

A short documentary film about Kris Van Assche. Very interesting and well directed.
By Joost Vanderbrug

Enjoy:

KRISVANASSCHE / A MOMENT IN TIME from KRISVANASSCHE on Vimeo.

Felipe Oliveira Baptista S/S 2012 Collection

 For his s/s collection Felipe Oliveira Baptista plays with proportions in a kaleidoscopic game of construction and deconstruction, titled Sky Dive. Inspired by mens wardrobe, military-wear, work-wear and sportswear, he tells the story of how experimental projects can become great, wearable outfits.

Fluid silhouettes, parachute dresses, shorts, versatile jackets and one piece jumpsuits were the main keys of the collection, with multiple zippers and openings that left parts of the body uncovered, all made by flexible materials, double-faced fabrics and transparent opaque knitwear.

The choice for the colour palette was mostly bright with acid pastels, pink, plum and gold, while white was tinted with pale blue, green and grey.

As a shoe lover, i would definitely vote the men's laced studded shoes as a hot buy!

All images courtesy of Felipe Oliveira Baptista

Rochas S/S 2012 Collection

 For the summer collection of Rochas, Creative Director Marco Zanini collected all his notions and inspirations from his cinematic favourites, imprinting them on 50's style outfits, next season's huge trend.

Using luxurious and feminine materials like silk organza, duchess silk, italian wool, lurex and velours au sabre developed with Bucol, an ancient technique of hand "destroying" razoring, , Zanini managed to create a unique collection, with the best result for a glam House like Rochas.

The collection consists of fine pencil skirts, loose sweaters and coats and gorgeous coctail or evening full-skirt dresses in fifties Hollywood style with pastel hues of lemon and kiwi, all styled with extravagant cat-eye sunglasses, scarves on hair, sky-high mules, sling-backs, platforms and mini bags creating that crazy, colourful noise we love.

All images courtesy of Rochas