Each presentation by Jean Paul Gauitier is a show that must go on. The show we all anticipate so much. But there is one person that cannot appraise the riot of colours, the rebellion cut of the Spring Summer 2012 Couture collection, cannot appreciate hairstyle and make-up. I’m talking about Amy Winehouse. The image of…
With the departure of John Galliano from the Dior fashion house, of course the question arose who will replace him. Some people are indispensable, but no one is irreplaceable. The search for a replacement was a very complex process causing a lot of stir in fashion business and media, but for a moment the choice…
The 27th edition of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography will take place from the 27th till the 30th of April, 2012, at the villa Noailles. This year the fashion jury headed by Yohji Yamamoto received 290 entries from young designers of 26 different nationalities. The selection was done in two stages. An initial pre-selection…
It all started from the “Youth Dew” of Estée Lauder. As a starting point for creation of the summer 2012 Alexandre Vauthier haute couture collection served the perfume’s bottle. Or rather its shape: concise, elongated and almost minimalist if not an only design “excess” – a golden bow, emphasizing the “waist”. “Gold” in the collection…