Daria Strokous & Kati Nescher photographed by Steven Meisel for Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 Ad Campaign
Showing posts with label Spring/Summer 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring/Summer 2012. Show all posts
Prada Spring/Summer 2012 Fringed Golf Shoes
Miuccia Prada + golf shoes + fringed shoes + jewelled studs = KITSCH
What do you think about these fringed golf shoes? There's a new hit shoe waiting to be headlined for next season after Prada SS 2011 wingtip espadrilles?
Freja Beha Erichsen & Sean O'Pry for Hugo by Hugo Boss Spring/Summer 2012 [Preview]
My favourites models Freja Beha Erichsen and Sean O'Pry formed a couple for Hugo by Hugo Boss Spring/Summer 2012 season.
ZARA vs D&G SS 2012 Silk Scarf Print Shirt
ZARA vs D&G Spring/Summer 2012 Silk Scarf Print Shirt.
Inspiration or imitation?
Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 Birds Of Paradise T-shirt
Givenchy has been all the craze in the fashion community as of late with their rottweilers and religious prints everywhere. Italian Designer Riccardo plans to continue the success with his latest offering, a cotton crewneck short sleeve tee ($785) featuring the Spring 2012 birds of paradise print.
Joan Smalls and Saskia de Brauw for CHANEL Spring/Summer 2012 Ad Campaign | Styled by Carine Roitfeld
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| Joan Smalls for David Yurman |
When Carine Roitfeld left Paris Vogue, it was like we were free-falling in a cold, black abyss. To imagine this land without Carine at the helm of the Fashion Bible was like staring into a black crystal ball—or the eyes of Death. Was there to be no more Carine Street Style at the Paris shows? No more Carine-styled covers or editorials to rub against our cheeks? It was a whole new world, and one we didn't think we wanted to live in.
But we shouldn't have feared. Paris Vogue didn't make Carine Roitfeld, and it couldn't unmake her. After spending a ridiculously short time collecting herself and switching gears, the former editrix jumped right back into it. She started styling up a storm for V, Jean Paul Gaultier, Givenchy; she started modeling for Barney's, W, and i-D; she even announced that she was developing her own quarterly fashion magazine. And now, she's been hired by Karl Lagerfeld to style a second Chanel campaign. Carine Roitfeld is nothing if not in our faces.
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Jay-Z in Givenchy Spring 2012 Graphic T-shirt
Def Jam celebrated their 25th anniversary with a private dinner over the weekend at Jay-Z’s restaurant, The Spotted Pig in NYC. Jay was seen wearing a Givenchy graphic t-shirt from the Spring 2012 collection as he posed for a picture alongside legends Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.
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Riccardo Tisci in Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 T-shirt
Givenchy's creative director, Riccardo Tisci was spotted wearing a t-shirt from Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 menswear collection.
+ Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 Menswear Collection
Milan Vukmirovic in D&G Spring/Summer 2012 Silk Scarf Print Denim Shirt
Milan Vukmirovic in D&G Spring/Summer 2012 silk scarf print denim shirt.
Pierre Balmain Spring/Summer 2012 Lookbook
Adrien Sahores captured by Giampaolo Sgura for Pierre Balmain‘s Spring/Summer 2012 lookbook.
Marcelo Burton in Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012
Marcelo Burton was spotted wearing a t-shirt and a blazer from Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 menswear collection.
+ Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012 Menswear Collection
Kanye West Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
Kanye West said he found taking a bow at the end of his first fashion show in front of a few hundred industry professionals much more daunting than encoring in front of thousands, as he usually does. No surprise there. West's genius as a groundbreaking musician is unquestionable, whereas his status in the fashion world has been, until now, that of an ardent-bordering-on-obsessive fan. Which was clear from his genuine delight when Silvia Venturini Fendi and her daughter Delfina Delettrez Fendi came backstage to congratulate him after the show.
They were two of a surprising number of designers who turned out for Kanye: The presence of Azzedine Alaïa, Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, and the Olsens sealed this evening's deal as a fashion event. Equally, they underscored the goodwill he had going into this. And Kanye himself was poignantly aware of the challenge. "The biggest hurdle I had to face is the celebrity designer or the hip-hop designer concept," he said backstage. But he had some major help in battling preconceptions. Among the people he bounced ideas off, he name-checked Kim Jones, Louise Goldin, Katie Eary, and Louise Wilson, the guiding light of Central Saint Martins and, by extension, guru of British fashion.
Maybe that's why what Kanye actually offered on the catwalk was such a surprise. He was keen to communicate that, as far as he was concerned, there was a couture level of workmanship in items that had taken three days to complete in the atelier he'd established in London. What we actually saw was something that looked like a baby Balmain vision of womenswear. The context was impeccable—soundtrack and staging exactly what you'd expect from someone whose 360-degree vision has been responsible for some of the best albums and concerts of the past decade. The clothes? Heavy might be the operative word: zippers in excelsis; suede and leather high-performance clothing; beading, crystals, and appliqué weighting jackets and tops. And more fur than you'd want on a night when the mercury hit the roof in Paris. It's kind of a cheap shot to go the trying-too-hard route with someone who is so undoubtedly passionate about what he is doing, but at the same time, it's frustrating that someone who seems to almost effortlessly realize his vaulting musical ambitions comes up short elsewhere, at least on the first attempt. Of course, what Kanye West is trying to achieve is unprecedented. There isn't a fashion designer alive who could match his music. But tonight's show suggests that conquering his new medium is a work in progress.
They were two of a surprising number of designers who turned out for Kanye: The presence of Azzedine Alaïa, Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, and the Olsens sealed this evening's deal as a fashion event. Equally, they underscored the goodwill he had going into this. And Kanye himself was poignantly aware of the challenge. "The biggest hurdle I had to face is the celebrity designer or the hip-hop designer concept," he said backstage. But he had some major help in battling preconceptions. Among the people he bounced ideas off, he name-checked Kim Jones, Louise Goldin, Katie Eary, and Louise Wilson, the guiding light of Central Saint Martins and, by extension, guru of British fashion.
Maybe that's why what Kanye actually offered on the catwalk was such a surprise. He was keen to communicate that, as far as he was concerned, there was a couture level of workmanship in items that had taken three days to complete in the atelier he'd established in London. What we actually saw was something that looked like a baby Balmain vision of womenswear. The context was impeccable—soundtrack and staging exactly what you'd expect from someone whose 360-degree vision has been responsible for some of the best albums and concerts of the past decade. The clothes? Heavy might be the operative word: zippers in excelsis; suede and leather high-performance clothing; beading, crystals, and appliqué weighting jackets and tops. And more fur than you'd want on a night when the mercury hit the roof in Paris. It's kind of a cheap shot to go the trying-too-hard route with someone who is so undoubtedly passionate about what he is doing, but at the same time, it's frustrating that someone who seems to almost effortlessly realize his vaulting musical ambitions comes up short elsewhere, at least on the first attempt. Of course, what Kanye West is trying to achieve is unprecedented. There isn't a fashion designer alive who could match his music. But tonight's show suggests that conquering his new medium is a work in progress.
Here’s what the critics had to say about it over Twitter. Warning, it’s not pretty.
@CathyHorynNYT: Next season Kanye should get a tailor so clothes might fit. Models swimming in some looks. Kills the hot look, no?
@JessicaMichault: The Kanye West show, in my humble opinion, is proof that everyone can love fashion but not everyone can be a fashion designer.
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I think that every one of the designers sitting in the front row at Kanye West must have had a deja vue moment at some point during the show
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Kanye West taking his bow after his debut as a “designer.”
Lindsey Wixson fell on the catwalk in Versace fashion show
Lindsey Wixson fell on the catwalk in Versace Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show
Victorio & Lucchino Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
For Spring Summer 2012 the design duo combine electric bold prints with sorbet hues — embodying an almost vintage aesthetic.
Paneled and frilled sundresses, short-suits in bold horizontal prints, and some more low-key pieces rounding out the SS/12 Collection, Victorio & Lucchino never seem to fall short when it comes to fun, feel-good clothing.
Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012 Mens Bags and Accessoriess
Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012 Mens Bags and Accessories
Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
Jeremy Scott‘s Spring/Summer 2012 was inspired by cowboys and video games, featuring highly pixelated prints and printed chaps.
