Gucci announced the launch of the latest in its occasional series of limited-edition publications. Entitled Hortus Sanitatis (Latin for ‘The Garden of Health’), it takes its name from the first natural history encyclopaedia, which was published in Mainz, Germany, in 1485.

Showcasing imagery of the Gucci pre-fall 2017 collection shot by photographer Derek Ridgers, the book takes the form of a series of informal pictures of models accompanied by animals such as cats and snakes. Shot in Rome in historical spaces that have remained untouched for centuries, the photographs offer a window into lost worlds. The locations are: Antica Spezieria di Santa Maria della Scala, an old apothecary, Biblioteca Angelica, a beautiful library filled with rare, ancient manuscripts, and Antica Libreria Cascianelli, a sprawling archive of books and pieces of art.

Derek Ridgers first came to notice as a photographer of the punk scene in London in the 1970s and is best known for his images of musicians, club and street culture, as well as his portraits of actors. In Hortus Sanitatis, Ridgers’ images have the raw energy of his early work documenting bands like Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Damned, The Ramones and Adam & The Ants.

Distributed by IDEA, the London-based independent publisher, Hortus Sanitatis is limited to 1,000 copies and comes in a dedicated red cotton pouch displaying skull and crossbones.

It is printed with gold-gilded page-edges and gold foil details on the cover.Priced at £75, ¥12,500, $95 and € 85, the title will be sold as of 5th July, and will be launched at the Comme des Garçons Trading Museum at 54 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris with a book signing event.

For his spring 2018 collection at Paris fashion Week, Yohji Yamamoto explores urbanism in the oversize overshadows shaped in black, biker-style jackets, shaping each of the looks with artistic references to vector elements, photographs, oriental typography and blurred illustrations.



Piccioli showcased an ethnic sportswear collection for Valentino spring/summer 2018 menswear in a private mansion located in 51 avenue d’Iéna in the posh neighbourhood of Paris.

The sporty silhouette had mainly coats with embroidery across the shoulders and baseball caps with colourful running sneakers came along with embroidered belts dangled from the waist. The style was a mix of punk aesthetic and hints of streetwear while maintaining the great romanticism of the house.

Layered white shirts were given a twist with round collars and khaki-style baggy pants were tapered in the Arab style.

Louis Vuitton took us on a tropical trip with Drake’s Signs, to show off his 2018 spring/summer collection. The new SS18 collection had bright shades of blue, orange, yellow, red and green alongside more muted colors like black, white, grey and tan.

While the silhouettes came in Large drapey coats with brightly patterned shirts and vests, spandex shorts, the occasional jogger and oversized dress pants round out the looks. Accessories like bucket hats, bags, belts and LV branded sandals came along with monogramed brown/blue waist bag, an olive raincoat, and a dark navy shirt with bold flower designs.


Yusuke Takahashi’s desert inspiration for Issey Miyake spring 2018 in Paris, was showcased in the courtyard venue of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie on the Left Bank. The collection seeks to celebrate the modern man, understanding his need to enjoy the vast beauty of the wilderness.

Refocusing on double-face cotton fabric, ISSEY MIYAKE MEN’s classic textile that has been constant since the early 1970s, is transformed into a new style. The earth tone colour palette, created in the image of the sandy desert, is realized through garment dyeing. It produces clothing with a depth of color and a soft, relaxing texture. The fabric was treated with a shrinking technique, in a patterned form. This makes the fabric shrink minimally, revealing a sand ripple-like texture. Using this unique material and a minimal style, it proposes relaxed, comfortable clothing that is in tune with the brand’s philosophy.

Facetasm spring 2018 collection was all about “Seek and Find,” at Paris Fashion Week. Hiromichi Ochiai, showcased a visual and written manifesto for how fashion can transcend social and cultural barriers.

“Fashion… can connect people who share the same aesthetic and value, transcending those traditional classifications,” the program read of the Japanese label.

There were, brightly colored school rugby socks, red velvet pyjamas, blue punk hair, a pale plastic raincoat, a loose black tuxedo, and voluminous layers of printed cotton shirts tied at the midriff.

Dries Van NotenSpring 2018 at Paris fashion week, was showed in the eighth story of a car park in the Marais, in the file-stacked former office of the left-wing Paris paper, Liberation.

The collection was steeped in military shades and prints in loose, sophisticated pants in burnt red and black paisley, tailored coats in serpent green and soft yellow paired with frayed khaki army green shorts, striped pale blue slacks.

Balenciaga unveiled its new 2018 spring/summer collection on Day 1 at Paris Fashion Week Men’s. Demma Gvasalia had real dads carrying their kids clad in vibrant wares and the popular speed trainers on the Parisian runway.

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Inspired by office workers taking their kids to the park at the weekend, the catwalk took place in the Bois de Boulogne, a public park on the outskirts of Paris. Of 68 model the standout looks came in the form of multi-material patchwork pants and 1970s-style color block windbreakers with oversized tailoring, bold shirting and premium accessories.

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This edition of the contemporary fashion trade-show – under the aegis of the Municipality of Milan and in partnership with Confartigianato Imprese, the first Italian association representing 65.000 fashion businesses – has registered a stable turnout of foreign visitors.