Why black models are rarely in fashion
The women we see on the cover of magazines and striding down catwalks are still overwhelmingly white, but the fashion industry needs to wake up to the diversity of its customers
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Top designers create high fashion dolls for 11th Frimousses de Créateurs
For the 11th Edition of “Frimousses de Créateurs” Artists and Designers Unveiled “Wonderful Paris!” A select group of the world’s most prestigious designers who have been commissioned to design a high fashion doll to raise funds in support of the global children’s organisation. The 2013 edition of “Frimousses de Créateurs”, an art exhibition benefiting UNICEF … Read more
François Pianult’s third cultural project in Venice
Teatrino at Palazzo Grassi by Tadao Ando. A contemporary arts centre inside an eighteenth-century palace in Venice. After the restoration of Palazzo Grassi in 2006, followed by that of Punta della Dogana in 2009, the rehabilitation of the Teatrino in 2013 marks the third step of French luxury goods magnate François Pinault’s cultural project … Read more
Saint Laurent Dance: Hedi Slimane’s first film for Saint Laurent
Saint Laurent classic ballerine shoes has been reinvented. Hedi Slimane, the creative director at the house of Saint Laurent (formerly Yves Saint Laurent), shot his first minute and a half long clip starring the luxury house’s newly redesigned shoes. The designer and photographer move behind the movie camera in New York for a video piece … Read more
Haute sandals rule the season
Haute Heels: Spring-Summer 2013 women footwear Sandals are some of the main characters of summer. This season’s haute heels bring you up to the right altitude and put you on pedestal. The platform on which you will admire the world this summer ranges from powder pink, green pearl, baby blue, while white and black remain … Read more
Fabulous and frightening Marilyn Manson – the new face of Saint Laurent’s spring campaign
Marilyn Manson – the new image for Saint Laurent ads Saint Laurent explosive Creative Director Heidi Slimane is bringing a new tribute to nineties choosing dark rocker Marilyn Manson as the new face of the Saint Laurent’s latest ads. Provocative or spooky? Hedi Slimane’s pick is not so surprising as both became famous in the … Read more