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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Angela Missoni’s reign at the head of the family owned Missoni house. During those two decades she has proven over and over again that there is always room for creativity, even within the confines of a house that has such an iconic DNA.
Belgian designer Cédric Charlier is about to celebrate two milestones in his life, the 5th anniversary of his brand and his 40th birthday. Both dates have kind of snuck up on him. This is because he is a designer who is so incredibly focused on the work.
Designer Julie de Libran has breathed new life into the iconic French fashion house Sonia Rykiel since she became the creative director of the brand in 2014. Her ability to reinterpret the codes of the label for a new generation of empowered women has made her one of the few designers who is able to honor a house's past while blazing a bright path into the future.
Last year, after over a decade at the house, designer Riccardo Tisci walked away from his job as creative director of Givenchy. A brand that he put back on the fashion map, making it an epicenter of cool, street inspired ready-to-wear collections that brought an entirely new fan base to the house. And on the other end of the spectrum Tisci also designed cutting edge haute couture that gave a breath of creative fresh air to the sartorial art form. Along the way he dresses some of the most beautiful women in the world and became friends with living legends like Kim Kardashian, artist Marina Abramović and fashion editor Carine Roitfeld.
To the ill-informed she might be seen as just another concrete catwalk celeb with a bright smile and bubbly personality who looks great in her eye catching outfits. But Leaf is so much more than this.
Joanne Palmaro is a budding actress of Italian and German descent who looks like a modern day boho version of Peggy Lipton with just a soupçon of Bridget Bardot. This twenty-something is in the ingénue phase of her career having had just a few acting roles under her belt in some short French films like "Errance" and the TV mini series "Addict". And she has been featured in short films for brands like Miu Miu, Armani, Jour/ne and H&M.
Marie Cabirou is the talented woman behind the fledgling French fine jewelry house Marie Mas. She has the pedigree and the skills to become a leader in luxury jewelry design. Cabirou studied at the prestigious École Duperré and the IFM (French Fashion Institute) in Paris. And you probably already love her work, if you took a shine to the artistic and asymmetrical jewelry that was a hallmark feature of the Dior shows during the reign of Raf Simons at the house.
On the eve of the 85th anniversary of Lacoste, the company's creative director, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, talks about the special place Lacoste has within the fashion world, Novak Djokovic, the brand's new ambassador, and why he decided to close his signature label to focus all his energy on the renowned French house.
Nicoletta Santoro is a fashion industry fixture. One of the most well respected stylists working today, her sartorial vision has appeared in the pages of Italian Vogue, French Vogue and Vanity Fair. She was also the International Fashion Director at Large for Vogue China before her current job as the Creative Director at large for Town & Country.
Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain, talks about his new collaboration designing costumes for the Paris Opera house, the debut of his make-up line with L'Oreal, his childhood, his friendship with Kim Kardashian and where he wants to take the Balmain brand.
Louis Vuitton is taking its “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez – Louis Vuitton” exhibition on the road. Fittingly its first stop is Japan, a country that has been a font of inspiration for the house spanning its entire 162 years of existence.
Are you about to take a long haul flight to Australia Fashion Week or the Louis Vuitton cruise show in Japan? Ken Downing, the highly regarded Fashion Director for Neiman Marcus and self described global fashion ambassador, tells me all about how he has learned to travel in style.
Alberta Ferretti is one of those warm Italian women who makes you feel like family the minute you walk in the door. The same can be said for the clothing she creates for her signature brand. They always convey a welcoming, feminine energy. When you wear one of her designs you just know it’s going to make you look, and more importantly, feel your best.
The man behind the Off -White brand is someone who likes to take current events and cultural benchmarks and turn them into sartorial statements. Using streetwear as his starting point, Abloh wants to create clothing that makes his customers think about big picture issues. He is not only dealing with the pressure of running his own white-hot label, he also finds the time to be the creative director for Kanye West’s clothing line.
It was back in 2015 that Olivier Theyskens walked away from his designer gig at the American brand Theory. Since then, the Belgian designer fell off the fashion grid and went on a voyage of self-discovery recharging his creative batteries with a trip to the Amazon and a world tour of art fairs with his friends.
One of the most striking things about meeting the French actress Adèle Exarchopoulos for the first time is her open and raw beauty. She has an unaffected splendor that comes not just from her lush chestnut hair, hazel gold-flecked eyes and full bee-stung lips.
Maison Ullens n’entend pas révolutionner la mode mais excelle dans l’art de composer un vestiaire élégant d’une qualité irréprochable destiné à une femme nomade. Sa charismatique fondatrice Myriam Ullens revient sur le succès du label, dévoile comment sa victoire contre la maladie a bouleversé sa vie et pourquoi l’attention portée au détail est le secret de toute réussite.
Si Michèle Lamy cultive un mystère autour d’elle-même et du rôle qu’elle occupe chez Rick Owens, il y a bien une chose qu’elle ne peut cacher : son intrépide volonté à oser. Son dernier projet, une péniche dédiée à l’accueil d’artistes venus d’horizons différents, est le plus récent moyen qu’elle ait trouvé pour tendre vers un monde meilleur.
Renzo Rosso, le fondateur italien de Diesel, est depuis 2002 à la tête du groupe OTB, maison mère des griffes Marni, Maison Margiela ou encore Viktor&Rolf. L’homme d’affaires s’exprime ici sur ce qu’il considère être la prochaine limite du luxe, la plus-value de la jeunesse et la raison pour laquelle commettre des erreurs est essentiel.
Beth Ditto en est convaincue : elle est légitime en tant que créatrice de mode. Avec le lancement de sa collection de vêtements, elle ne laisse, une fois de plus, personne lui dicter ce qu’elle peut ou ne peut pas faire de sa vie.
