Posted on July 17th, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
During the recent glamorous Paris Haute Couture shows, I have to admit that my interest remained focussed on Alessandra Facchinetti’s first couture collection for the house of Valentino.
She had a huge name and a fashion legacy to handle, yet she finally demonstrated that she was more than equipped to live up to it. Choosing the safe path, mixing Italian romantic elegance with the necessary modern [...]
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Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
In this short, promotional black and white film (heavily influenced by the Italian school of naturalistic cinema), the delicious David Gandy models Dolce & Gabbana’s 2008 underwear range. The clip, by Mariano Vivanco, was filmed on location in Milan and London under the technical direction of Regan Hall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWdINUZZzBs
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Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
I will never tire of writing about Christian Lacroix’s Haute Couture marvels.
Maybe it is because of his vast knowledge of fashion history and vintage pattern-cutting. Or maybe it is because of his unique way of combining theoretically mismatched patterns and shapes in a harmonious way–and still managing to make a new fashion statement. His Haute [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
You may (or may not) have noticed that I have not written about The Event that has been the talk of the fashion world of late, the Paris Haute Couture 2008/2009 fashion week. The reason being that for the first time in my career, I have been forced to attend other pressing work issues, and [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
The House of Givenchy, the maison created by Hubert de Givenchy in the Fifties, has recently chosen successful pop singer Justin Timberlake as the face of its new men’s fragrance. As the President and CEO of Parfums Givenchy, Alain Lorenzo, officially stated back in February, “Beyond his huge celebrity appeal, we have chosen Justin [...]
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