The Cavalli Women Show Their Badass Personality in Roberto Cavalli Resort 2023

The Roberto Cavalli Women’s Resort 2023 collection by Fausto Puglisi is an exploration of modern essentials with a multifaceted personality, imagining a journey from New York, to Miami, to Palm Spring mixing the metropolitan vibe to the multicolor extravaganza of a desert paradise. Roberto Cavalli offers a versatile wardrobe injected with the right dose of … Read more

Mont Blanc glaciers saved by Alberta Ferretti Jumpers

A concrete step towards a better world.

@Alberta Ferretti Save The Glacier Jumper 2023

The new Alberta Ferretti #SavetheGlacier project celebrates the environment and our planet. All knitwear is made with recycled cashmere and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to environmental projects dedicated to the Mont Blanc glaciers.

SAVE THE GLACIER JUMPER

Alberta Ferretti joins Skyway Mont Blanc and presents Save The Glacier, the new sweater (Fabric: 98% cashmere, 2% Wool) to support the protection of the environment and glaciers. Made from soft recycled cashmere, the Alberta Ferretti Save the Glacier top is available in two color variants: white with black inlay writing and black with white inlay writing. Part of the proceeds from the partnership will be donated to environmental projects for the Mont Blanc glaciers.

Skyway Monte Bianco, a cable car that connects the Italian town of Courmayeur with the southern side of Mont Blanc massif in France, the company has committed to protecting the Mont Blanc Glacier. The plan, entitled, Save The Glacier Project, is a sustainable research project which will analyze the human activity on the glacier and ways to mitigate the impact.

Skyway has already started implementing its plan which includes:

  • Disposing of 20 tons of scrap metal and iron that were unearthed, and have been transported off the Gran Flambeau glacier to be recycled.
  • Starting to source green-certified supplies, and reducing waste
  • Sourcing 100% renewable power to supply electricity to the electric heat pumps
  • Providing water distribution points and thermal bottles are given to employees to avoid the use of plastic bottles.

Skyway plans to expand its reach and create a “green consortium” which other companies, like Alberta Ferretti, suppliers, and institutions can join.

“Glaciers are the most immediate evidence of climate change. The highest glaciers in Europe are those of Mont Blanc and the forecasts, if confirmed, say that they will be among the last to die out. To preserve them we need to work together and act sustainably, so that we can all continue to treasure and enjoy these mountains for centuries to come.” said the President of Skyway Mont Blanc, Federica Bieller.

 

@Alberta Ferretti PreFall 2023

Alberta Ferretti Prefall 2023 Nightime Romance

For Alberta Ferretti each collection is a way to explore the richness and complexities of the feminine psychology while expanding the codes and nuances of an utterly personal style, in which poetry and self-awareness, precision and softness, delicacy and willfulness are mixed in ever evolving ways. What interests her, as a woman and as a designer, is the dialogue with women, that is the possibility of offering each fashion enthusiasts the space to interpret the garments in a personal way and to impress an individual signature: fashion as a tool, concrete yet dreamy. At the center of everything, always, is the body, enhanced in its shape and movements.

The romanticism typical of Alberta Ferretti this season takes on dense and nocturnal shades, and is enriched with punk touches whilst maintaining the seductive languors, the lingerie details and the soft elegance, coming across as a kaleidoscope of possibilities. It is the palette that sets the tone: deep and precious as a gemstone, in an amalgamation of amethyst purple, emerald green, silver gray, ruby red, platinum, black diamond with accents of amber and zircon. The pictorial colors pervade a wardrobe that mixes masculine tailoring and very light couture volumes, impeccable suits and leatherblousons, raw-cut trench coats and ball gowns.

@Alberta Ferretti PreFall 2023
@Alberta Ferretti PreFall 2023

Short and long, fluid and graphic are part of the same proposal, played on the contrasts of textures and shapes: lacquered sweaters worn over cady shorts, airy dresses worn with colliers de chien, ruffle shirts under liquid silk velvet suits. Trousers elongate the silhouette and dematerialize it in a quiver of feathers or fringes. In the evening, everything becomes intangible and precious. Fabrics give substance to this vision: cady, silk velvet, taffetas, satin, graphic lace, double-faced felt, chiffon, nappa, macramé, filcoupé, mohair and merino wool for knitwear. Embroideries are a precious and decadent touch. A vision of empowered romance. The night as anidea of seductive elegance.

@Alberta Ferretti PreFall 2023
@Alberta Ferretti
@Alberta Ferretti

Manolo Blahnik Revealing For The First Time Vast Fashion Archives

The Manolo Blahnik Archives mark the first time the house’s vast archives are open to the public. The Manolo Blahnik Archives: ‘A New Way of Walking’ is an interactive virtual exhibition, revealing for the first time the breadth of the house’s archives, highlighting the constant innovation within. Manolo Blahnik launched of The Manolo Blahnik Archives: … Read more

Corthay x Dormeuil celebrate 100 years of Sportex 

Corthay x Dormeuil, the perfect blend of craftsmanship for timeless footwear. French design houses Corthay and Dormeuil are combining their respective heritage and producing three pairs of shoes that immortalise expertise and elegance in gentlemen’s footwear. Dormeuil’s 180-year history is built on its ability to discover the world’s most beautiful fibres and produce high quality, … Read more

The Talismans For Our Times: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Rabbit Will Work As Your Lucky Charm

Released to commemorate the 2023 Lunar New Year, the new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Rabbit infuses the refined sporty heritage of the Carrera with delicate symbols representing the cunning and cute animal in a very special celebration of the incoming sign. Luck, joy, passion, boldness: the new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year … Read more

The Year of the Rabbit: #Fr2nck Muller Vanguard bridges Swiss luxury watchmaking and Japanese street fashion

@#FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard watch.

#FR2NCK MULLER VANGUARD for The Year of the Rabbit.

Just in time to herald the impending Year of the Rabbit, Franck Muller and Tokyo-based streetwear label #FR2 have jointly unveiled the #FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard watch. This marks the first collaboration between the two brands, and sees Franck Muller adopting the distinctive design language of #FR2 on its trademark Vanguard watch. The result is an edgy, fashion-forward timepiece with a dial anchored by #FR2’s iconoclastic rabbit motif, sitting a mid the signature numerals and tonneau case of Franck Muller.

The #FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard bridges Swiss luxury watchmaking and Japanese street fashion by melding the elements from each universe, complete with its creators’ signature touches. This is immediately apparent on the dial, where Franck Muller’s timeless yet avant-garde aesthetic has taken on street style sensibilities. A matte white dial base starts things off by establishing a high key aesthetic, upon which black hands, markings, and appliqué indices lie.

The high contrast, monochromatic look comes complete with a delightful quirk at seven o’clock. Here, Franck Muller luxury watch manufacturer has situated #FR2’s provocative Fxxking Rabbits motif in lieu of hour markers, with one rabbit’s red eye providing the sole spot of colour on the dial. In the dark, the #FR2NCKMULLER Vanguard also offers an idiosyncratic twist. Super-Luminova has been selectively applied such that the skeletonised obelisk hands, indices and graphical motif leap out from the dial in the absence of light.

@#FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard watch.

The stark, bold design extends to the rest of the watch.

This includes Franck Muller’s tonneau-shaped Vanguard case, which has been rendered in a new carbon and glass fibre composite – a first for the brand, and one that will be reserved for Southeast Asia – exclusive models only. To create the light yet strong material, carbon powder and glass fibres are combined, before the resulting mass is impregnated with a bonding resin. The mixture is then baked at 150 degrees Celsius for three hours under 200 tons of pressure, to finally yield a composite that can then be machined into the necessary components. Due to random variations in how the mix are compressed, every watch case will offer a unique pattern of striations. The final touch here is the white nylon strap, which has been emblazoned with black text in a typographic style that will be familiar to street fashion aficionados.

Franck Muller’s work with #FR2 is a rare example of the Swiss watchmaker’s collaboration with external brands, which has been limited to a small, select group of partners. “#FR2’s founder Ryo Ishikawa isn’t just an iconic figure in Tokyo’s streetwear scene,” shares Sharon Lim, CEO of Franck Muller SEA. “As the creative force behind Fxxking Rabbits, he has adopted a muti-disciplinary approach to his label’s creations while maintaining a fiercely independent spirit. These are values that we believe in and identify with at Franck Muller, which makes this Southeast Asia Exclusive a natural collaboration. Of course, the product that we have come up with speaks to that.”

@#FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard watch.

The #FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard is a limited edition of 800 pieces.

#FR2, also known as Fxxking Rabbits, is the brain child of Ryo Ishikawa, an elder statesman in the world of Japanese street fashion who’s perhaps best known for founding fashion imprint Vanquish. Following its establishment in 2014, #FR2 quickly attracted a following with its signature rabbit and “Smoking Kills” motifs, as well as its products’ bold photographic prints. Along the way, Ishikawahas also set the brand apart with provocative campaign images – which he personally lensed – and tongue-in-cheek approach to fashion. From hoodies and candy-dispensing disposable cameras, the brand offers an eclectic range of apparel and objet d’art that’s arguably the most intimately Ishikawa’s yet.

 

@#FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard watch.