The era of Valentino’s intricate romantic designs imagined by co-designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is almost over. Dior’s Creative Director position is one of the most important and influential jobs in fashion.The LVMH-owned couture house Dior is shaking up the fashion industry with the announcement of its new Artistic Director. Valentino’s designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is Dior’s first … Read more
La camicia bianca secondo me. Gianfranco Ferré’s white shirt retrospective in Milan. “In the contemporary lexicon of elegance, I like to think that my white shirt is a term in universal usage. But which everyone pronounces as they wish…,” wrote Gianfranco Ferré, one of the fathers of Italian prêt-à-porter. referring to his icon garment, now … Read more
The Galleria Carla Sozzani in Milan presents an extensive retrospective of the documentary photographer and reporter Alfa Castaldi from 16th February to 30th March. His work in fashion became legendary. In 1968 he was the first to travel to the Eastern Europe for a fashion shoot, placing the clothes of Walter Albini, Ken Scott, Krizia and Jean-Baptiste … Read more
“While we have always loved the brand, after flipping through the books we can confidently say, “J’Adore Dior” 150 of its most beautiful haute couture dresses by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferre and John Galliano illuminate a 400-page bookDior’s Sixtieth Anniversary Book, a definitive anthology of one of the world’s foremost … Read more
Life Ball Fashion Show 2012 20 years on, the Life Ball in Vienna has become an internationally acclaimed major event and an established recognized platform in the fight against the HI virus. This year’s Vienna Life Ball has the theme “Fight the Flames of Ignorance“. The 20th Life Ball is dedicated to the element of fire – … Read more