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The eternally romantic Belgian genius, Ann Demeulemeester never fails to amaze. The Demeulemeester woman goes hand-in-hand with the Demeulemeester man, and for a particular designer such as Demeulemeester, this is always the best formula. Continuing with the theme of feathers and crows (which is quite reminiscent of the cult classic film, “The Crow”), featuring beautiful and bold black pantsuits, camel jackets, trenchcoats, whipcord necklaces, a fierce shade of lipstick red and gloomy, romantic feathers.
The last collection by the late legend is a spectacle of absolute craftsmanship, reminding us of how the world of arts will miss such immense talent. Held at a private location for a select few, the show was a tribute in mourning for Alexander McQueen, models wearing the theatrics of utter genius to slow operatic music. Each dress was more spectacular than the last, filled with beautiful details and particular, brilliant tailoring. Each dress looked like a canvas of Renaissance painting; McQueen drew influence from Byzantine art, paintings by the Old Masters, Angels and Medieval beauty, one particular draped dress featured a print of painting with angels which was purely magnificent, all leading to the stunning dress at the very end, with gold statuesque feathered coat… Breath-takingly mesmerizing.
21st Century imagery blurs the boundaries between what is art and what is graphics. Art is a word that summarizes quality of communication. Some of the slickest and most impactful contemporary imagery is created by the advertising world – after all, they have the budget for it. Just because an image is in a magazine and used for a commercial purpose doesn’t make it not able to be art – IF it has a high level of communication.
Known for her generous humanitarian efforts, legendary supermodel Naomi Campbell organized a Fashion for Relief star studded event to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti.
Craig McDean, the talented and infamous British photographer who used to be a car mechanic and later assisted photographer Nick Knight, returns for yet another great and this time slightly fantastical editorial with über-supermodel Kate Moss.
Today is a sad day indeed; the world is still in shock. The terrible and extremely devastating news of Alexander McQueen’s suicide has not been digested yet. The fashion world did not just lose a fashion designer, but in fact the whole world lost an artist.
The brilliance of McQueen will never be outshined. A true artist, one who can never be duplicated.
Ann Demeulemeester’s Fall/Winter 2010 men collection contains the same elements that is expect from her; gloomy, gothic and incredibly romantic. This collection reminds of “The Crow”, starring Brandon Lee, the beautiful use of feather statements, mixed with leather highlights is truly stunning, as if it were scene from a Tim Burton movie even.
The genius fashion design duo, Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren from Amsterdam bring together a beautiful collection that is safer than what we are accustomed to, for their Fall/Winter 2010 men collection. Beautiful pieces of cuffed trousers and oversize knitwear (both on trend for Fall/Winter 2010), pleated rolled-up pants, wool coats, and while black is the dominant color, hints of other paints are featured sporadically. The inspiration comes from the Rolling Stones “Paint It Black” song.
The fantastic and always amusing Italian designer of hotness, Frankie Morello is back again with, as always, a fun and sexy campaign for his Spring/Summer 2010 collection.
The Israeli beauty, Bar Refaeli, is a perfect example of all the smarts, poise and grace of the modeling industry that are quintessential towards her continuous fame and popularity the world over. Following on from an incredibly successful 2009, Refaeli seems to have begun the new year by continuing her flourishing streak.
The recent earthquake in Haiti still leaves thousands in tragic conditions where basic necessities are scarce and the struggle for life is a constant. Last week over 100 entertainers from around the world came together for the goal of raising money toward relief toward the Haiti in a concert telethon called Hope for Haiti Now. The event was organized by George Clooney and included superstars such as Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Bono, Jay-Z, Halle Berry, Ben Stiller, Dave Matthews, Sting and many more. Read the rest of this entry »
For the Fall/Winter 2010 season, the Versace man will be geared and ready in a futuristic uniform of leather pants and biker jackets to take on the world. The collection (along with the runway), inspired by the cult 80s film “Tron“, the Versace Sci-Fi effect is fantastically infused with the usual rock-glam vibe that is typical of the legendary Italian house. The palette is what is expected; sexy black and silver fused into blue, purple and gray, with the occasional laser beams prints.
Charbel Zeidan, also known as Cherry (or Cherry Ontherocks) is a vastly talented artist. He’s a fashion designer, illustrator and photographer, working for one of the most successful couture houses right now, Cherry is head designer and in-house photographer at Elie Saab. After studying Interior Architecture in the Fine Arts section at the Lebanese University in Beirut, Cherry went on to release his demons, or as would put it, his “naive, childish yet deep and sophisticated” demons.
One of the busiest people working in fashion today, fashion designer / photographer and 1920s-films-aficionado, Karl Lagerfeld photographed what might be considered his best editorial yet, a stunning tribute to the legendary Fritz Lang silent German expressionism sci-fi film, “Metropolis” (1927), titled “Rückkehr nach Metropolis” (Return to Metropolis).
Beginning every year, there is a certain anticipation built around new artists in the industry. This year, the holder of the much-coveted attention is Ellie Goulding. The singer rose from MySpace fame to blog acclaim and won BBC Sound of 2010 poll. To ignite further public interest, the Brit Awards are giving her a newcomer’s nod previously handed to to such heavy pop music names as Adele and Florence + The Machine.
