Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
I am deeply concerned, as I left this piece of news pass unnoticed so far. A perfect example of how fashion can become art (or, if you prefer, how art can become fashion) was exhibited at the Pierre Passebon Gallery in Paris earlier this year. On display was an intriguing visual collaboration of two [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Ilia Sdralli
The collaboration of Australian clothing brand Insight and photographer Dustin Humphrey brings us a campaign entitled Dopamine, presenting a stunning series of photographs devoted to the brand’s interests of surf and skate…but in a more surrealistic way.
As Insight remarks, “On this journey, Insight’s surf team took the life aquatic, creating human art as they rode [...]
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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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