On Wednesday, 24th September, Adidas made a major announcement of the opening of its design studio at Brooklyn, which will be staffed by threw design veterans from Nike, namely Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Miner.
Under the mentorship of these designers, the store will focus on exclusive design direction for Adidas and developing an enhancing interaction of the company with the consumers, thereby making Adidas a U.S friendly brand.
Speaking of the three veterans from Nike, Denis is a recent football footwear designer at Nike and possesses experience in women’s, basketball and tennis. Dolce has an extensive and detailed exposure about Nike’s sportswear division and Miner is famed for his excellent work on the Nike Free Run style.
Hitting the grounds early next year, the Brooklyn Design Studio will successfully enable Adidas to make a move towards it belief exploring design direction for the brand. Moreover, the strategic location of the store is by and large going to attract a number of customers.
Marking his own international milestone and making the country proud, Goa based designer Wendell Rodricks won the prestigious International French Distinction, ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres’ by the Minister of Culture and Communications Ms. Aurélie Fillipetti, Paris. The English translation of the award states: Knight in the National Order of Arts and Letters.
The day kicked off with the three most elegant and lavish labels of all times, namely Roland Mouret, Carven and Manish Arora. The former’s ready to wear creations were delicate and appropriately feminine. One feels the extreme urge to grab any of the brightly coloured ensembles for an immediate hangout or a casual party. For Carven, however, it was all about showcasing the unique blend of sophisticated street wear. Wearability mostly ranged from casual wear to exotic semi-formal wear. Following stepped in Manish Arora, whose collection was extremely pink and girly. 3D embellishments, metallic finishes, funky caps and over-sized silhouettes were the main attractions of his collection.
Speaking of the other highlights of the day, Balmain, Rick Owens and Lanvin, all the three fashion houses came up with dark and deep ready to wear creations. However, Rick Owens’ included a few lighter shades, with free flowing silhouettes, unique cuts and layers. Balmain and Lanvin, on the other hand showcased a more formal collection. Balmain’s exclusivity was reflected through the webbed belts, the applique prints and the uniquely styled garments. Lanvin went comparatively monotonous in order to present innumerable choices for office goers.
The day progressed further in full swing with Ann Demeulemeester, Paco Rabanne, Sharon Wauchob, Barbara Bui,Nina Ricci, Zadig and Voltaire and Christian Wijnants. The Paris Fashion Week has till present raised the bars of expectations for the onlookers. The outcome of the upcoming days now stands highly anticipated.
The French luxury leather goods brand, Louis Vuitton marks its all new foray into print media, with the chairman and chief executive, Michael Burke launching an exciting Biannual Magazine. Titled ‘The Book’, the first issue of the magazine spans 126 pages, including men’s-wear shoot in Iceland, shot by Peter Lindbergh and a feature story referring to vintage Keepall bags in monogram canvas, the oldest being 31 years old.
Hitting the stands on October, let’s see how the die-heart LV fans appreciate and critique this new introduction by the brand.
One of the most celebrated designers of India-Ritu Kumar opens a new flagship store at the Palladium Mall in Mumbai. Introducing the first ever tuxedo line under the label, the designer celebrated the launch of her latest Autumn Winter 2014 collection which was hosted by Amrish Kumar and Puja Anita Dadlani.
The Crown Estate, which owns property on behalf of the Queen, joined hands with Westminster City Council for the renaming of the southernmost end of London’s Regent Street, south of Piccadilly Circus to be officially known as Regent Street St James’s. Marking a milestone in the 10 years long vision of the Crown Estate, the renaming will turn the area into a distinctive destination.
The names of the lipsticks, as mentioned earlier, have been named after models, for instance,Eva’s is a brick red shade, Liya’s is an orange-tinged theatrical shade, Blake’s a darker berry shade and Julianne’s is vermillion red.
Christophe Lemaire, Sonia by Sonia Rykiel, Cédric Charlier and Yang Li progressed with the rest of the day. The feature common to them all was the use of pastel, basic and minimal colour combinations. However, for Sonia Rykiel and Cédric Charlier it was all about being funky and glamorous. While Sonia’s creations were completely day and casual wear, Cédric’s collection was a complete evening wear including some glamorous gowns, sleek dresses, and mesmerising layered dresses.
Besides, Christophe Lemaire and Yang Li showcased a complete formal and office wears. Silhouettes were mostly structured and over-sized, thereby keeping the comfort factor intact. Also, ‘simplicity is the best kind of sophistication’ seemed to be the designers’ inspiration for both these collections.
Meanwhile, the day continued with some of the most refined fashion houses of the world, including Damir Doma, Gauchère, Rochas and Vionnet amongst many others. Onlookers now badly await the forth-coming days of this French fashion week.