Fashion

You always know it’s that time of the year when the man of the house suddenly develops a yen for browsing through your fashion mags with avid enthusiasm! Of course, he may just be looking for ideas for gifts to pop into your Christmas stocking; on the other hand, he may have heard that Victoria’s Secret 2013 collection has reached the pages of the glossies! 

In September of this year, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig presented their Spring 2014 Collection for their Marchesa brand during a runway show at the New York Public Library. The collection statement was ‘Playful curiosities come to life!’ and was interpreted as a fanciful collection of breathtaking evening wear in metallics, pastels and neutrals, not forgetting the classic black.

Greek fashion-designer Zina Glou chose to draw her inspiration from old Hollywood glamour and current trends for her zinaG Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Collection. 

In September of this year, Michael Kors presented his Spring 2014 Collection at the Lincoln Centre in New York. Received by an enthusiastic audience, his range of clothes for men and women represented is unique vision of what constitutes a complete wardrobe for the well-dressed New Yorker, a classy contemporary look with a hint of mid-century glamour.

Global awareness of the talent of young Taiwanese designer, Jason Wu, came to light when Michelle Obama chose his stunning one shouldered white evening gown for her husband’s inauguration as President of the USA.

Historical department store in Paris, Le Bon Marché is dedicating all its ten windows to Louis Vuitton for the first time to host this very special collaboration. Heart-shaped shiny balloons, glossy cherries, neon-strip heart shapes and supersized peonies, we discover here another aspect of the cinematographer’s personality...

Earlier this month Fausto Puglisi held his first runway show for his own brand at the Palazzo Serbelloni in Milan. A unique vision of fashion with vividly opposing elements dominated the collection, a pairing of demure with daring in what Puglisi described as ‘Carolina Herrera meets Axl Rose’!