Christopher Kane showcased his SS18 NEO-VICTORIAN collection in PVC at London fashion week catwalk.
Step inside the Kane’s world of spring, remixing knitted cardigans with transparent materials, oversized ties with racy prints with ruffles upon ruffles and tartan footwear.Alongside dramatic jewellery and dark florals with black plastics and neoprene materials adorned with slick hair and spring prints and colours.
Mary Katrantzou RTW show had youthful innocence taking inspiration from Lego, Spirograph, paint-by-numbers books, balloons, marbles, Hama beads transformed into 100,000 Swarovski crystals sewn into clothes.
Her collection featured florals, intertwined with perspex blocks inspired by Legos, and hand-braided came in form of bubble dresses and skirts in voluminous shapes in nylon, drawing on images of kid’s balloons, kites and camping trip tents.
On her website, Katrantzou states that her inspiration was childhood, the youthful innocence and imagination that only a child has.
For Fall 2017, H&M brings power dressing to our wardrobes such as sharp blazers, pencil skirts and feminine blouses are freely mixed with fuzzy knits, shiny silver and cocktail dresses for day or night for a new take on glam.
As the campaign film starring the iconic and irresistible Naomi Campbell takes us straight into Tokyo nightlife, following the escapades of Naomi Campbell and her squad of equally glamorous women.
“Tokyo is definitely one of my favourite places. For the film, I was in a dark double-breasted trouser suit and it was my favourite look from the whole collection. Personally, I would wear exactly as it was styled – the tailored blazer was buttoned up, but you could see a little skin so it was a good balance of feminine and masculine,” says Naomi Campbell.
Auckland played host to the first ever solo Jockey show at New Zealand Fashion Week. The show featured players from the All Blacks, All Black Sevens, Black Ferns and Jockey Women’s ambassador Matilda Rice, as they officially launched Jockey’s new GOOD MORNING campaign.
The runway saw the return of Fashion Week veterans Scott Curry, DJ Forbes and Matilda Rice, while Anton Lienert-Brown, Damian McKenzie and recent Women’s Rugby World Cup winner Portia Woodman made their catwalk debut.
GOOD MORNING is Jockey’s latest campaign which gives Kiwis a light-hearted look into the mornings of the All Blacks and All Blacks Sevens.
Nominee Jessica Lange wore a Gucci black velvet long ruffle sleeve gown with metallic gold and crystal floral embroideries.
Donald Glover wore a Gucci DIY MTO purple one button black grosgrain peak lapel Heritage tuxedo with a white covered placket plisse evening shirt with round collar, yellow printed pocket square, black grosgrain bow tie and black patent leather lace ups. Donald won two Emmys, one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and one for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, both for his show “Atltanta.”
Charlie Heaton wore a Gucci black satin peak lapel one button Marseille tuxedo with a white evening shirt with cream satin covered placket, black satin bowtie and black patent leather lace-ups.
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The exhibition brings together the works of three contemporary Indian artists – Soghra Khurasani, Rithika Merchant and Ronny Sen, who work across printmaking, painting and photography respectively. While their mediums of choice vary, the artists’ distinct bodies of work come together in their enquiry of the contemporary moment that simultaneously has cultural and regional specificities as well as global commonalities.
With their distinct styles, the artists’ lives and individual practices are reflected in the works that are exhibited here. The three bodies of work explore different facets of the changing times in which we live. Ronny Sen’s photographs investigate the issue of environmental degradation that has made life unliveable in some parts of the world, Soghra Khurasani looks at the changing realities for minorities in the place of their birth while Rithika Merchant contemplates the journey of migration, putting forward the question – can moving from one place to the other save us?
Exhibition: This Burning Land Belongs To You
Preview: 20th September 2017, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Dates: 21st September 2017 – 4th November 2017
Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday 10 am to 8 pm | Friday – Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
Address: Swiss Cottage Gallery, Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue Road, London, NW3 3HA
The Silk Tree by Darshan Dhupia, a high-end womenswear label launched its first ever flagship store in the hub of the capital’s design district Shahpurjat, showcasing two unique collections – ‘SONA RUPA & ATDLAS’.
Atdlas in Central Asia is all about the weaving done with pure silk thread. It is a revival of art in central Asian lands, which had died over the years and is done using patterns and motifs, which date back to the Eighth century. The collection has beautiful flowy capes and easy to wear jackets teamed with drape dresses.
While Sona Rupa’, is a timeless tale from the city where dreams are woven into fabric, Banaras. Gold and silver and zariwhen used together is called Sona Rupa, says Darshan, which has specially handpicked and self-designed woven fabrics in silk and cottons from the city.
With a passion for playing with fabrics and working with intriguing weaves and love for handloom artistry, Darshan Dhupia launched Silk Tree, which exemplifies the term minimalistic opulence in its true sense by retaining the essence of hand-woven fabrics, thus giving them sustainability in modern silhouettes.
The celebrity favorite designer returns with a unique capsule collection for Men, with the key focus on versatility, he offers distinctive formal and semi-formal looks suitable for all ages and everybody type.
Merging Technology with Fashion, Nikhil playfully breaks the conventional length of a man’s usual wardrobe to, varying across robe jackets and waistcoats. Apart from using muted tones and tasteful color-blocked looks, Nikhil has also managed to integrate the DNA of his label with the use of metal chips in his designs.
Speaking of his collection, designer Nikhil Thampi comments, “India is seeing a major shift in menswear, where men are constantly seeking to try out new and different styles. They have become more experimental and are keen on investing time in dressing up.”
