Archive for June 2008
IDentiDie Tillman Lauterbach S/S 09
Tillmann Lauterbach S/S 09 showed in Paris and Tillman was inspired by his last trip to Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The collection reflects how we deal with fallen grace and the lost identity of our times. Lauterbach hopes his clothes will arouse us to change direction.
The suits are roughly tucked and belted at the waist, emphasizing a reclusive attitude. Shoulders are oversized revealing the handmade shoulder pads as a form of modern embroidery. These wears are meant to be works in progress allegory for the state of transition that the world seems to be stuck in. Special bleached and coated Italian nappa completes the vintage silhouette, which adds an exclusive texture and polish. Tillman Lauterbach gives us a simply funky collection that is wearable. Check out the young designer profile in MODE mag Germany.
Photographer Olivier Lalin
Raf Simons Paris Men S/S 09
Raf Simons decided to use the style of New York artist Christopher Wool as the inspiration for his Men’s S\S 09 collection; he Graffiti words by Leonard Cohen in the courtyard of the educational institution where he staged his latest show. The location was off the hook!!!
Raf sent embroidered tops, with coloured threads trailing like a delicate fringe down the hallway of he institute. His mews were Cohen and Wool, Simons also had in mind Robert Ryman, all of them “artists who dedicate life to the slight evolution of things.”
All that is Raf Simons, keeping it street, clean and well tailored, with the mesh du-rags and flip flop cut out shoes, and the man bag. Accessories for men are the in “It” bags.
That’s hot Backstage Raf Simons
Lady In RED On the Street in Paris
We all had to stop and stare at how amazing she looked!! Dressed to match the Vespa.
The Red dress is the new “Little Black Dress”
Italian Vogue “Black” issue in Paris, France
If you didn’t know “Black Girls Rule
The most anticipated issue of the year Italian Vogue www.style.it for that matter in a long time hits Paris, France on the 9-10 of July at WHSmithwww.whsmith.fr. Just in time for the end of Couture Week.
Another logical reasons to pick it up, for Couture is another realm to conquer, since women who buy Couture don’t see the end of the Rainbow for coloured girls.
Agora Agora Presse in the Marais is not taking orders, you will just have to be lucky here.
Bets are on Jourdan Dunn for the cover. Let’s have a race to see who get’s there hands on one first!! GO! 
WHSmith, the Parisian English Bookshop, books, DVD, comics, stationery, maps, guides, audio CDs – WHSmith, La librairie anglaise de Paris livres, DVD, CD audio, BD, guides touristiques, plans, cartes de voeux.
Santogold L.E.S Artistes
Fashion loves Music or does it Love Couture more?
A partir du 30 juin, le showroom Via Malaura propose la semaine Fashion Loves Music avec des expositions photographiques, un showcase exclusif de Claire Price, une artiste aux multiples facettes et qui fait partie du groupe Frank que vous pouvez découvrir sur leur MySpace .
Pour clôturer cette semaine Fashion loves Music, le showroom organise une soirée le jeudi 3 juillet avec les artistes.
Donc où en étais-je? Ah oui, un concours. Comme le nombre d’invites est limité, je me suis dit qu’un petit concours permettrait de désigner le ou la gagnante sans faire (trop) de jaloux.
Thème du concours: Fashion loves music (of course!)
Brief: Une époque, une chanson, une tenue! Décrivez (photo/photomontage/dessin) LA tenue et LA chanson qui vous inspirent le plus pour sortir en ce moment.
Comment? Répondez dans les commentaires!
Pour insérer une image dans les commentaires, vous devez faire un lien vers celle-ci!
Règles: Une réponse par personne (même mail, même URL)! Le/la gagnante sera contacté par mail le 2 juillet!
Un jury composé de Mademoiselle et Stylecartel désignera le ou la gagnant(e).
Date limite: Mardi 1er juillet à 23h59
A gagner: Une invitation à la soirée Fashion Loves Music du 3/7
Image par J. David McKenney
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Starting on June 30, the showroom Via Malaura opens its doors for a Music Loves Fashion week with photographic exhibitions, a showcase exclusive with Claire Price, an artist with many facets, which is part of Frank that you can discover on their MySpace ..
This week Fashion loves Music, the showroom is organising an evening on Thursday, July 3 with the artists. How do you fit in ? Ah yes, a contest. he number of guests is limited, I thought a little competition would designate a winner or without (too) jealous. Theme of the competition: Fashion loves music (of course!) Brief: One time a song, dress! Describe (photo / photo / drawing) and held LA LA song that inspired you most to leave at this time. How? Answer in comments! Rules: One answer per person (even mail, same URL)! The / winner will be contacted by mail on July 2! Deadline: Tuesday, July 1, at 23:59 A win: An invitation to the evening of Music Loves Fashion 3 / 7 If you like more events like this please also check out the site http://www.musiclovesfashion.com/ Image by J. David McKenney |
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Kenzo A thousand and One nights Men’s S/S 2009
The Grand Bazaar that was Kenzo. The Kenzo team treated us to an afternoon at the souk. Complete with mint tea, honey almond cakes and rose bud and almond sorbet. What an afternoon! Kenzo invited us to live the essence of the collection. The spectators were surrounded by magic carpets that took as away to a far of land and time.
Arabain Nights roded down the runway wrapped in layers of white gossamer fine boned coloured shirts with floral appliques, a billowing white tunic with gold buttons, darted jacket cut from single pieces of fabric, and a pair of draped cotton voile dhoti pants that narrowed at the cuff. Around his head he draped a piece of ivory silk that resembled a ties cut into turbans, how genius.
The attire for the meeting of men was of radiant shades of emerald greens, luminescent ochre, intense magentas, royal blue, turquoise and burnished gold. These garments mirrored the opulence of the surroundings. A clash of jewel-like-painterly florals, madras checks, artisanal woven stripes and romantic brocades. Waistcoats and suits were edged with ornate swirls of embroidery. The Nehru collar jackets were lavished with panals of thread-work and antique coins. Shirts were fashioned from fragments of block-printed florals. Patchwork knits in a kaleidoscopic array of shined alongside jersey djellaba style tunics edged in gold.
This was not a trend we witnessed this was fashion. It was like entering a place of dreams with hippie baba cool’s everywhere. Thanks stylecartel donna Charlotte Smith and Photographer Olivier Lalin
Backstage Veronique Branquinho – Paris Men’s Show
V. Branquinho is known as the high Priestess of monochrome romanticism, the pleasure of her design is based on their detail. Starting her career as a womenswear designer, she has expanded her line to menswear debuted in Paris during the Fall 2003 Menswear season.
Veronique Branquinho is based in Antwerp and shows in Paris.
V. Branquinho is known as the high Priestess of monochrome romanticism, the pleasure of her design is based on their detail. Starting her career as a womenswear designer, she has expanded her line to menswear debuted in Paris during the Fall 2003 Menswear season.
Veronique Branquinho is based in Antwerp and shows in Paris.
StyleCartel hung out backstage with the boy’s while
www.olivierlalin.com shot the flicks!!
Gaspard Yurkievich: Shake What Your Momma Gave YA
Gaspard Yurkievich was born in Paris in 1972. After his studies at Studio Berçot, he won the Festival de la Mode in Hyères in 1997 and launched his first prêt-à-porter women’s collection in 1998. He has always let his women’s line speak for it’s self, which illustrates his sexy, contemporary and urban style down the Paris runway. Gaspard launched the men’s prêt-à-porter and shoe collections in 2003. This was followed in 2005 by an accessories line and the opening of his first boutique, located in Paris.
Today’s Paris Men show entitled Alpha Love S/S 2009 was a clear look at his vision innovative and on the edge. He was able to look into the future. The audience at first was wondering what the clicking sound was at the beginning of the show, as a Greek style chorus entered the room, clicking and clacking, then singing, “shake what your momma gave you! This was innovation for you. Dani Siciliano played with the concept of the “chorus” in archetypal Greek tragedies re-mixed it with a score influenced by The “D” (Detroit) “Booty House” and her own compositions.
The look was very Tina Turner in Mad Max. The collection found its inspiration in the sartorial language of the 1920’s. Integrated and reinterpreting the masculine form of dress with the feminine wardrobe. The clothes were ready for the battlefield true in the search for modernity that characterizes the collection
Metal Head bands where put on the boys heads as they marched around the room. Wing tip shoes paired with shorts, tunics and parkas. The chosen materials refined and seemingly weightless nylon jackets,satin finished cotton gabardine, tweed jackets shorts whose polished surfaces reflect the light. He even introduced leggings (sort of) for men socks with no toes and a metalic cami jacket.
Words by Charlotte Smith
more photos on Olivier's BLOG
