Nigerian label, Orange Culture showcased their SS 16/17 collection at the just concluded South African Men’s Fashion Week and it was as quirky and bold as we’ve come to know the label for. The designer, Adebayo Oke-Lawal made use of punchy colours and bold prints to create cool stand-out pieces including hot pants (our…
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Fendi Legends and Fairy tales Haute Fourrure Show at the Paris Couture Week was all shades of epic, not so much for the collection as it was for the venue. Which is not to say that it wasn’t a great collection. It was. But years from now, the show will be remembered for the magical venue more…
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Valentino’s presentation at the Paris Couture Week was a line-up of pieces largely inspired by the Elizabethan era. There were bibs and high ruffled collars. There was velvet, the classic white shirt and tailored pants tucked into leather lug sole boots.Leather dresses, wispy dresses with sheer panels, structured coats and more all worn with the…
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Giorgio Armani showed up and showed out at the Haute Couture Week. Top-notch tailoring met clean and beautiful designs in the collection the designer showcased. There were tailored cigarette pants, narrow-shouldered jackets, capes, velvet, red carpet gowns, houndstooth check and polka dots, with the underlying colour of the entire collection being black. Every single piece…
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Chanel’s show at the Paris Couture Week was largely dedicated to the uncelebrated persons who work behind the scenes to bring designs to reality. Karl Lagerfeld brought four of his ateliers to the catwalk and they worked quietly in the background as the models paraded the runway in the label’s latest offering. The collection was…
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Giambattista Valli brought on the drama at the Autumn/Winter 2016 Paris Couture Week as they closed the first full day of the fashion week. Ruffles – plenty of it, taffeta, exaggerated sleeves, high necklines, capelets, dip-dyed fur coats, and floating Grecian gowns are some of the offerings of this collection. Take a look ! Photo credit:…
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Christian Dior made a case for monochrome in their presentation at the on-going Couture Week in Paris. Demure dresses in mid-calf lengths dominated the collection which at first glance looks simple but as always, the devil is in the detail. Delicate pleats, gold embellishments and beautiful embroidery were infused into the classic pieces. Haute…
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Subtle Sexiness! Those are the two words that best describe Atelier Versace’s Autumn/Winter 2016-17 collection showcased at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week which has officially kicked off. Outdoing herself with intricate designs and interesting silhouettes, Donatella played with a mix of textures to create elegant and very feminine pieces – a thigh here,…
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On the 4th of June 2016, Nigerian fashion house Remay Couture unveiled its 2016 collection at the ‘GävleMoterAfrika’, an event hosted by the Rapatac Organization in Gävle, Sweden. Rapatac Organisation is a non-profit organisation based in Sweden that caters to the needs of displaced children in African countries. The event is aimed at bringing awareness to the art and culture…
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The Louis Vuitton Resort 2017 show held in Rio, Brazil, at the Oscar Niemeyer–designed Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, according to Vogue’s Nicole Phelps, it is an architectural marvel perched on a cliff that looks like it could have landed from space or emerged from the sea. It was the site of Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquière’s…
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