The woman warrior gets romantic at McQueen show in Paris
Sarah Burton mixes strength and fragility to create a picture of female power that feels part of the cultural conversation
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Craft Werk: Meet the maestros of the fashion industry
The worlds of fashion and craft have long been symbiotic, but there’s a new raft of influential designers bringing a new relevance to the relationship
The annual Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery: Thirteen Truly Unique Handcrafted Handbags
Embroidery as an expression of craft, creativity and collaboration is expressed beautifully on these one of a kind, uniquely embellished bags. The Online Auction for the Charity Dinner in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust and the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery is now open. Taking place on Wednesday 6th December 2017, the ‘The Embellished … Read more
La Constellation Dior taking over Galeries Lafayette
As part of Dior’s seventy-year celebrations, the luxury Maison is taking over the windows and the famous dome of the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris until October 10th. To mark the event La Constellation Dior at Galeries Lafayette, blue, the key color of the Dior ready-to-wear autumn-winter 2017-2018 show by Artistic Director Maria Grazia Chiuri, has … Read more
Haute Couture Embroidery Meets the Sea: Italian Craftsmanship in The World of Yachting
Galleria Giordani debuts in the world of yachting It was an exceptional year for the Cannes Yachting Festival which closed its doors on its anniversary edition on Sunday 17 September after having brought together, over six days and across two of Cannes’ ports, 528 exhibitors, 600 boats ranging from 2.1 to 65 metres including 214 … Read more
The Silk Road: A Wondrous Blend of Chopard Haute Joaillerie and Exquisite Couture creations.
2017 Silk Road Collection by Chopard x Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei. An homage to Haute Couture was the theme of this season. The grand era of Haute Couture is not that far away from us yet it is getting increasingly strange to us day after day. Industrialization and fast fashion drifted us away … Read more