Over the last years, there has been much discussion about the prefix meta-. From meta-modernism, meta-literature, to meta-art, our vocabulary got besieged with this curious prefix. Recently, the morpheme has come to be understood as self-reference, a design about a design, a picture about a picture, and so on. So why then entitle NEHERA AW21 …
Flora Miranda has made it her duty to research the internet and come up with astonishing collections, discussing developments in technology, while developing new technologies herself. The Antwerp-based Austrian Fashion Designer called her new collection LalaLand. The collection presents her work-in-progress, the status quo of her research on erotics, machine-learning and the internet. In the …
Paris FW19 ‘TODAS LAS PRIMAVERAS DE UN INVIERNO’ COLLECTION The Couture FW19 collection presents a hidden, dark, darkly romantic spring with a Gothic touch. Inspired by the stories of Edgar Allan Poe and the illustrations by Harry Clarke and Aubrey Beardsley, the colorful characteristic of the brand gives way to a black and white that …
FINALLY NORMAL PEOPLE Manish Arora’s band of misfits have festival fever for Autumn/Winter 2019. The collection comprises a motley cru of Mad Max bohemians straight out of a dystopian future. Shielded by jewel-encrusted reflective visors, apocalyptic androids sweep through dusty desert landscapes in sandy tones and flame licked floor-length trenches, scrawled with graffiti. Of course …
The spring-summer 2019 collection is a participation project of “Japonismes 2018” which is currently being held in Paris in commemoration of 160 years of Japan-French friendship. With materials, shapes and motifs of Japanese traditional costumes as subjects, Yumi Katsura will present 28 dresses, which express her own sense of Japonisme. The highlight is „The elegance …
Reminiscent of a hedonistic ’90s rave, HUGO’s Spring/Summer 2019 show took place at Motorwerk – the original home of Berlin techno. Entitled „Mixmasters“, Spring/Summer 2019 is inspired by those who mix and match styles of different decades to create their own aesthetic. The collection promotes a do-it-yourself approach to fashion – bringing the idea of …
The audience were splashed with the runways bold and vibrant colors. With a mixture of textures, colors and prints, the designs respresented the brand perfectly. The eccentricity of this collection will make anyone stand out in one of their dresses. There were many specs of metallic fabrics with intricate embroidery that showed us what Custo …
Ethereal trips that linger in your memory, unforgettable crystalline waters of infinite blue, where time stops. This is the proposal of Benito Santos Mexico for his cruise collection 2019 „Icaria“. Each design has an important role in this collection: pants, asymmetric skirts, coats, trench coats. Light textures, drapes, brocades, feathers, gauze and chiffon. The main …
Madrid-based designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada is known for her ultra-playful pieces in textured fabrics and emoji-inspired prints. Standouts from last year’s collection included a swimsuit made of hot-pink clam-shell appliques and a suit with a three-dimensional fried egg that hung in the center of the garment. This year, Ruiz de la Prada’s looks are expected …