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Olivier Rousteing's big moment!!! The young designer, having worked under Christophe Decarnin for two years, assumed the design reins at the house after his former boss' sudden departure in February.Considering his tender age (he's just 25), and the stakes (Balmain became a relatively big business in its boom years), we'd say Rousteing fared fairly well. Rousteing looked to Nudie Cohn's rhinestone-covered Nudie suits and traditional toreador costumes for inspiration. "Mixing the tailoring of Mexico and the glamour of Vegas," was how he described his MO for Spring backstage. He also name-checked Oscar de la Renta, who preceded Decarnin, and Pierre Balmain himself, indicating, in so many words, that he'd like to bring a bit of class to this act. Despite what the business guys at Balmain are looking for, the crowd assembled today doesn't want a watered-down rehash of Decarnin's successes. They want a new kind of sizzle. Negotiating that...

take a quick look from Mugler runway S/S2012 rtw!!!

(obviously...)He loves George Lucas' first full-length film, THX 1138 , and he used it as the starting point for his slightly futuristic collection.Taralis is a tailor and the pieces in this show, like all of his collections since landing back on the runway a couple of years ago, are street-ready. Lucas' movie was a dud at the box office, but Taralis' clothes have real potential at retail with their lived-in feel. And as my "friend" Nicole Phelps says : "It has been nice to arrive in Paris to discover that priss has left the picture, at least momentarily." Civil.a says : "The android police in THX 1138 wouldn't have approved, but i do...." (pic's taken from style.com)

With references to his earlier collections—the stripes, the floating scarf points, the billowing balloon-y volumes, the monochrome—(this new collection )was so expertly refreshed that there was never a moment of déjà vu. Even the most churlish viewer would have to acknowledge the validity of this designer's approach, which is all about refining with intense precision one very particular point of view, rather than roaming that universe his woman seeks to rule.Loved the new Gareth Pugh! (pic's taken from style.com)

let's see what are we going to buy......έντονα χρώματα και τρελά prints και δέρμα και καρφιά και όοοοοοολα όσα περιμέναμε από τον οίκο....για να δούμε τι θα γίνει τον Νοέμβριο.... (pic's from Vogue Russia)

Nan Kempner (July 24, 1930 - July 3, 2005) was a New York city socialite for dominating society events, shopping, charity work and fashion.She was born as Nan Field Schlesinger in San Fransisco, an only child from a wealthy family. Her father, Albert "Speed" Schlesinger, owned the largest car dealership in California and reportedly told his daughter "You'll never make it on your face, so you'd better be interesting. "She attended Connecticut college and met Thomas Lenox Kempner, a banker. In the early 1950s they married and had three children. After living in London for a short time the Kempners moved to New York city, where Nan took the initiative to become a leader in society.Over a thirty year period she helped raise over $75,000,000 (USD) for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She also amassed the largest private collection of haute couture clothing featuring classic designers like Mainbocher and her favorite designers Yves Saint Laurent a...

Πολλά ονόματα ακούγονται τελευταία για το ποιος θα διαδεχτεί τον John Galliano στον Dior....Το πιο φρέσκο είναι αυτό του Alexander Wang. Βέβαια ο Wang αν και απέσπασε εξαιρετικές κριτικές για την τελευταία του συλλογή αποτελεί μεγάλο ρίσκο για τον γνωστό οίκο διότι έχει εξειδικευτεί μεν στο streetwear & sportswear αλλά όχι στην υψηλή ραπτική...Για να δούμε....Προσωπικά θα ήθελα πολύ να δω τον Marc Jacobs στο τιμόνι του οίκου,αλλά δεν νομίζω ο LV να τον αποδεσμεύσει τόοοοοοοσο εύκολα....

C)Γνωρίζω ότι εργαζόσασταν πολλά χρόνια στο εξωτερικό και συγκεκριμένα στην Ιταλία,ποιος ήταν ο λόγος που επιστρέψατε στην Ελλάδα? I.G)Αποφάσισα να πάρω τον δρόμο της επιστροφής, γιατί μου έλειπε η Ελλάδα. C)Η καθημερινότητά σας και γενικά η εμπειρία σας στην Ιταλία σας έχουν επηρεάσει καθόλου ,κυρίως ως έμπνευση στον σχεδιασμό υποδημάτων? I.G)Ναι βέβαια με έχουν επηρεάσει πολύ τα 10 χρόνια που έμενα στο Μιλάνο μόνιμα. Νομίζω,από πλευρά αισθητικής,είναι πολύ τυχερός όποιος ζει σε αυτή τη χώρα. Σου προσφέρει απλόχερα,όπου και αν κοιτάξεις γύρω σου,την κομψότητα! Εμπνέομαι από εμπειρίες, εντυπώ σεις, φωτογραφίες που έχω δει στο παρελθόν. Βασίζομαι πολύ στο φίλτρο του μυαλού μου και τη μνήμη μου. Αυτ ή είναι η διαφορά ανάμεσα στην έμπνευση και τις αντ ιγραφές. Η φετινή μου χειμερινή συλλογή έχει να κάνει με τα ταξίδια μου στην Ισλανδία και στην Αυστραλία ,είναι ένα πάντρεμα ουσιαστικά 2 ακριβώς αντίθετων περιοχών . Ονομάζεται CROCODILE DUNDEE IN ICELAND ! ...