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textile trend: do it like a dude for fall 2013

Left: Maison Martin Margiela Right: Stella McCarthy Paris Fashion Week aw13

Upon reviewing some of the key looks for Fall 2013, designers are calling on us ladies to dress femininely but, in the words of Jessie J, to “do it like a dude”. As the girls of Antonio Marras, Christopher Kane, Stella McCartney, Haider Ackerman and Prada walked down the aw13/14 runways the message was clear: do it like a dude or go home. After years of enough flimsy bohemian chiffons, sequins and metallics to make even Nicole Richie want to give up her bohemian thrown, the designers wanted to give us something textured to hold on to. Read more

george styler aw13/14 at perwoll fashion week in begrade

Serbian fashion designer George Styler is one to watch! We caught up with the emerging fashion designer after his exhibition L'Impossible at the International Fashion Showcase Serbia 2013 during London Fashion Week aw13. Following up his debut collection Captivity, last year at Perwoll Fashion Week in Belgrade, is his Fall Winter 2013/14 collection CaptivityII, a continutation of the designer's exploration in ethnic elements with punk attitude along with lighter silhouettes. While his collection borders conceptual, his masterful technique draws together both RTW and Haute Couture. Read more

womenswear: amaya arzuaga aw13/14

Amaya Arzuaga autumn winter 2013/14

Drenched in rigid wool and cashmere textures, long black silhouettes glided down the Amaya Arzuaga AW 13 runway this season. Walking to the slow rhythm of dark and eerie piano music, the show had a statuesque seriousness that is uncharacteristic of the designer’s former collections. Read more

womenswear: london cool at lie sang bong aw 13/14

Images from Lie Sang Bong Fall Winter 2013

Steps away from the Eiffel Tower, a Mecca for contemporary art and my personal favourite museum in Paris, I do not think that there was a better location for Lie Sang Bong to show his A/W 2013 collection than the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The words “London Cool” could not escape my thoughts as the models walked down the runway in structural black, white and florescent blue outfits with white paint combed into their Elvis Presley worthy combovers. Read more

womenswear: a somber elegance at sharon wauchob aw13/14

With a wave of Japanese and Korean designers showing at Paris Fashion Week with a strict somber taste for an all black collection, it is easy to forget that fashion designer Sharon Wauchob hails from Ireland. For the past ten years, she has built a reputation for her Japanese influenced asymmetrical cuts and ingenious drapery in a dark, monochromatic palette. Read more

womenswear: feminine mystique at elie saab aw13/14

As the curtains closed on the AW 2013 Paris Fashion Week we both wept and cheered for Elie Saab’s Fall collection. To say Saab’s collection is 1970s inspired would be an understatement. With rich clouds of smoke and dramatic classical music marking the first steps for the Elie Saab models you literally felt like you were brought into a different era of extreme glamour and feminine mystique. Perhaps drawing from the same film noir inspiration we saw from Prada in Milan, the smoke and mirrors gimmick definitely worked. Read more

unisexwear: future is back by naco paris aw13

NACO-PARIS FW13/14 Photos by Léa Chamboncel

Earlier this year we introduced you to the anti-fashion cult label NACO-PARIS. Saturday night we went to a performance show in Paris, to experience the retro-futuristic unisex collection. Read more

womenswear: manish arora aw13/14 dazzles us yet again

Bold patterns, bright colors and rich embellishments - these are the elements one can expect to see at a Manish Arora show, and for his Aw2013/14 collection he certainly didn't disappoint. There was so much eye candy I wasn't quite sure where to look amid the peplum tops, coats with trim fur, extravagant jewels and feminine knits, but one thing is for sure, it's one collection not easily forgotten. Read more

womenswear: the red carnations of luis buchinho aw13/14

The collection started off with a somber palette of black and white - and then a burst of deep red dominated the show. An avantgarde mix of bold geometrics, subtle stripes, mixed textures and asymmetrical cuts added structure and a modern elegance to each look. For AW2013/14, Luis Buchinho tells the story of the revolution and rebellion, a collection reflecting the "Carnation Revolution" that took place in his home country Portugal on April 25th, 1974. Read more

womenswear: balenciaga goes wangian aw13

When Alexander Wang was named the new creative director at Balenciaga 3 months ago the fashion world was buzzing in giddy anticipation of what the New York designer would bring to the label. Known for his street style clothing and cool girl affiliations, the designer’s selection for the label was risky but not surprising.
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