Gardens as metaphors: Love Letter from Clare Waight Keller to Maison Givenchy

    Gardens as metaphors. Signposts and signals for lives lived, friendships nurtured, seasons passed. The haute couture collection for Spring/Summer 2020 unfolds as a “Love Letter” from Clare Waight Keller to Maison Givenchy. Givenchy presented its haute couture collection for Spring/Summer 2020 with majestic creations by Clare Waight Keller, Artistic Director of the Maison. … Read more

Disney, Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto: Happy Year of the Mouse from Gucci

 

 

 

Disney X Gucci: Disney’s legendary character Mickey Mouse defines a lineup of ready-to-wear and accessories, featuring four online exclusives.

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To celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Mouse, Disney and Gucci come together for an exclusive collection. 

With a vintage-inspired attitude, the emblematic cartoon character Mickey Mouse stands out against a background, decorating the dedicated packaging. Disney’s legendary characters appear throughout Gucci’s ready-to-wear and accessories for the Cruise 2020 collection, displayed as colourful prints, embroidered patches or jacquard motifs.

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Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse leads the way inside Disneyland for the new campaign.

Gucci’s new campaign was shot by photographer and director Harmony Korine in Disneyland and starring Gucci ambassador and actress Ni Ni. Designed by Alessandro Michele, the collection features accessories and pieces with Walt Disney’s True Original, Mickey Mouse, appearing on a GG motif bucket bag with leather trim.

The backdrop of Disney’s Magic Castle and rides like Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Tea Party, with its giant spinning tea cups appear in the colourful energetic imagery.

The playful image of Mickey and Minnie Mouse defines the GG Marmont shoulder bag in ivory matelassé leather. The House’s vintage logo is paired with the Mickey Mouse’s silhouette in the off-white cotton-jersey sweatshirt, designed with an oversize fit. Mickey Mouse appears on silk bows, bucket bags, wallets, silk scarfs, reversible bomber jackets, oversize t-shirts, jersey dresses, backpacks, sneakers, and loose track bottoms.

Why is fashion obsessed with Disney? Find out in our article.

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Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto appear in a new image from the Forever Guilty campaign

For Valentine’s Day 2020, Alessandro Michele designed the Gucci Beauty Gucci Guilty Love Edition: scents for eccentric lovers. Gucci Guilty Love Edition Pour Homme is a modern Aromatic Fougère Spicy Green scent, its striking spirit is characterized in vibrant Spices, Citrus and enigmatic masculine aromatic Woods. Gucci Guilty Love Edition Pour Femme is a refreshed Oriental Floral Fruity Chypre scent with a tribute to the vintage character of the Narcissus flower.

Jared Leto and Lana Del Rey reunite in new video from the Gucci Beauty Forever Guilty campaign to celebrate contemporary love with these two limited-edition scents designed for Valentine’s Day. Gucci Guilty Love Edition debut at a time that celebrates contemporary love, by those who express their connections in unconventional and authentic ways.

 

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Chance Encounters: Loewe’s love for ceramics is unstoppable

Art has always been a key source within the inspirational material that helps Loewe unveil splendid creations. For Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, the LOEWE Foundation presents the fifth exhibition in its Chance Encounters series curated by Jonathan .Anderson; a concept that brings together artists from various disciplines in unexpected conversations. This year British artist … Read more

Berluti shoe leathers turned into tailoring for Spring/ Summer 2020. The famous patina is everywhere

 

 

Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 expands on the adventurous wardrobe.

Presented in front of the Orangerie of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, the Berluti Men’s Spring-Summer 2020 collection expanded on the adventurous wardrobe proposed for the previous season, amplifying its details.

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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Runaway; @berluti.com

Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 collection underscores the continuity between Kris Van Assche’s contemporary spirit and Berluti’s heritage.

Berluti is a curious brand because, in terms of clothing, it has almost no heritage: its story is found in shoes rather than ready-to-wear. That blank canvas appears to fascinate Van Assche who, alongside presenting the “fashion forward” and womenswear looks, is also reimagining its past,” commented Vogue UK’ Olivia Singer.

Informed by the stained surfaces of the marble tables on which Berluti artisans in the Manufacture de Ferrare hand-dyed patina shoes, Artistic Director Kris Van Assche added bright neon and fluorescent hues to his palette.

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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Runaway; @berluti.com
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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Fashion Show; @berluti.com

The patina suit, transmuted from the classic Alessandro shoe, is embossed with the Maison’s heritage scritto motif, which reappears on jacquard shirts and suits, printed on sportswear, as well as on bags and in the details of linings and zips. With an unrestrained attitude towards dress codes, silhouettes expand in pants, Bermuda shorts and sleeveless jackets with epaulettes.

Kris Van Assche also explores new iterations of sportswear with takes on perforation in woven leather tops.

“Berluti is supposed to be LVMH’s solely all-menswear marque, but Kris Van Assche is not down with the same-sex, boarding school vibe,” commented vogue.com

“Van Assche again mixed tailoring with moto-inspired pieces to evoke the complementary interplay of heritage values and fashion-forwardness he is working to achieve. This was also exemplified in the orange-accent-soled Alessandro shoes and the orange piping on this season’s bag offer.”

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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Fashion Show; @berluti.com
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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Fashion Show; @berluti.com
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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Fashion Show; @berluti.com
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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Fashion Show; @berluti.com
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Berluti Spring/ Summer 2020 Fashion Show; @berluti.com

Spotlighting the World’s 7 Most Valuable Luxury Brands

    There are brands. And then, there are luxury brands. What’s the difference between them? It’s hard to put into words, but easy to experience and feel. Anyone who has carried a decadent Louis Vuitton bag or donned a spectacular Dior necklace knows the answer. Indeed, luxury brands aren’t just labels: they’re signatures of … Read more