What is haute couture – and why does it matter?
Staging an haute couture fashion show takes unimaginable time and expense, and most fashion make their profits from lower-priced accessories. So what is the point of gobsmackingly expensive couture?
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Staging an haute couture fashion show takes unimaginable time and expense, and most fashion make their profits from lower-priced accessories. So what is the point of gobsmackingly expensive couture?
A truly electrifying festival for Saint Laurent Menswear SS 2015. The Carreau du Temple in Paris is the perfect backdrop for Hedi Slimane’s latest retro-folklore-rock menswear show. Los Angeles rock ‘n’ roll band Mystic Braves especially composed and performed “Bright Blue Day Haze,” while a stunning light show revealed a collection of extremely skinny pieces … Read more
The 5th Edition of the renowned Cabinet de Curiosités of Thomas Erber makes its debut in the Asian region in 2014, in collaboration with SIWILAI Concept Store in November 2014. The 5th Edition of the renowned Cabinet de Curiosités of journalist, writer and international brand consultant Thomas Erber makes its debut in the Asian region in 2014, … Read more
#LOEWE New Campaign by Steven Meisel. Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe (owned by the LVMH luxury Group) has since its origins been defined by unrivalled expertise with a noble and warm material, leather. Jonathan Anderson’s much-awaited first men’s collection for the Spanish House is no exception. Leather figures prominently in myriad facets in this first collection, joined by … Read more
The Tour de France hits Britain this week, but which kind of sartorial cyclist are you?
LVMH Creates “L’Institut des Metiers d’Excellence” Luxury giant LVMH announced the creation of “L’Institut des Métiers d’Excellence” (IME), a program of professional training that will allow the LVMH Group to ensure the transmission of its savoir-faire while enhancing the different métiers in the fields of craftsmanship and creation among young generations. Starting in September, the … Read more