Check out my audio slideshow about the young, talented Italian designer, Marco de Vincenzo!
Gabriele Colangelo has done well with inspiration from contemporary artists. Last season’s show was influenced by the work of Wolfgang Tillmans. This time it was Alberto Burri, whose use of industrial materials and destructive sensibility — burning, melting and sandblasting his creations — gave Mr. Colangelo a fantastic starting point. The designer translated the style [...]
Feb 262011
Just like his debut boutique in Paris, which is hidden away in the Palais Royal, the new Corto Moltedo store also has a fashion insider feel. The entrance is tucked away off a courtyard at Via Santo Spirito 14, and is designed more like a luxurious private apartment than a handbag shop. “It is an [...]
In a surprisingly sober Moschino show, the designer Rossella Jardini came up with an interesting concept. Why not use the uniforms worn by the staff members to the rich and famous as a starting point for a collection? So the models came down the runway as a tail-coated butler, a doorman in a car coat [...]
After 60 years in the fashion business MaxMara knows what its core clients want. Each winter collection, the brand comes into its own — somehow figuring out a way to once again convince women that, yes, they really do need to add a new coat to their already bursting wardrobe. With the actress Katie Holmes [...]
Jessica Michault -- luxury style expert -- goes behind the scenes at runways of Paris, New York, London and Milan to bring you the best that the fashion world has to offer.
