Masu AW24

I wasn't expecting to get into a fight with a photographer at a show. But there I was, waiting for all the attendees to arrive and getting yelled at by a photographer who insisted that I was going to block his shot. After an exchange of me yelling at him in English and him yelling back at me in French we somehow understood each other and cooled down in the frigid venue, just in time for the show to start. That is the beauty of Fashion Week. It is multicultural, multilingual and there is always respect for the show.

IA London SS24

Ira Iceberg, the artist that became a fashion designer is truly one of my personal creative heroes. It is evident that she trained in classical art using mediums such as oil and canvas. The digital age had changed her medium drastically therefore her art has evolved into creating in a way that interacts with the observer. The observer turns into the art to be observed.

EENK AW23

After about 20 minutes when everybody has settled in the blue lights started to fade away and we can see each other in our true presentations once again. Beautifully dressed attendees, socialites and starlets. Industry professionals with their cameras and phones ready. The first model in a long fringed blue capelet shredded through the sculpture and into the room.

Ruohan AW23

Simplistic draped pieces came down the runway one by one in neutrals with a pop of red. The Autumn Winter ‘23 collection draws inspiration from soil as a conceptual metaphor. It traces back to the original purpose of clothing and investigating the fundamental nature of its existence.

Uma Wang AW23

As she walked past me the intricately ornate shadows made by the cathedral's architecture adorned her like an accessory, or an impermanent pattern. I will end up seeing the entire show this way, each look, reimagined with the extra adornment courtesy of the architecture at the American Cathedral in Paris and the blessing of light from nature into these beautiful stained glass windows.

Celine Homme AW23 Le Palace

VIPs flooded the entryway to the famed Le Palace in Paris for the Celine Homme AW23 Show, a celebration of fashion, music and the cultural heritage of the iconic venue. It was like walking through a portal back to 1978, the height of this venue's nightclub incarnation.

Collaboration

The movements evoke new emotions to the wearer through its collaboration with the comfort and lightness of the materials. The fabrics create dynamic curves around the form and in places where slits were created the figure can be freed.

Haute Fantaisie

Viktor and Rolf did it again as they bring PURE fantasy into the real world.

Side C

Beautiful People Pre Fall 2021 invites us all to connect the lines of conflicting stories and experiment with how the garment relates to the figure.

Cordoba Couture

Juana Martin celebrates Cordoba, Spain in her SS21 couture collection.

THE MEDIOCRE MONSTER

In today’s society, there are rules – implicit and explicit – that define the correct path. Follow the guidelines without fail, and you are the perfect replica. But what if another path opens in front of your feet? What if self- awareness ignites within you?

"Cake"

Fall/Winter 2021 explores the visual identity that has been shaped by the way we dressed -
or have been dressed by our mothers. It is a refection of things that have been lost and
garments that have never been forgotten.

7 ways to be TVDB

In a live stream catwalk performance in Berlin, as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion, Tom Van der Borght showed 21 looks including fourteen new looks as well as seven reworked looks from his “7 ways to be TVDB presenting at Hyères.

Seduction of Soul

This designer knows a woman’s desires before she even realizes them. I felt like I held my breath through most of the show. I was just in awe. As soon as I was finished gawking at the genius mix of patterns and texture I was completely blindsided by the luxuriant washes of gold.

Todas Las Primaveras De Un Invierno

In my head I had re-imagined the story of Great Expectations set in Barcelona. With a main character so bewitchingly beautiful that her garments had to be just so to keep up with her allure. A sheer floral embroidered gown floated through the hallway, hauntingly graceful.

Floating Through Life

Upon arrival of the tented outdoor venue I couldn’t wait to see what Yanina had in store for this season. My philosophy in life has always been “…floating through life…” and this collection was a physical depiction of my inner most thought.

Hot Mexican Winter

It was right around the time of this show during Paris Couture Week that I had begun to realize that aside from seeing couture fashion I have also had the best tour of foreign embassies in Paris. Montreal based Mexican born designer, Antonio Ortega, showed his AW19/20 couture collection on July 2nd at the Canadian Embassy. The venue was perfect.

The Ballet

A beautiful ballerina transforms the Palais de Tokyo in Paris into a stage. With each twirl, she announces the commencement of the much anticipated Celia Kritharioti couture show. The energy in the room had been one of buzzing excitement for a good 30 minutes prior to this moment.

In a Mood

Yumi Katsura’s AW19/20 couture collection is a dream manifested into reality. Having dedicated her life to couture fashion, Japanese born Parisian designer opened her first bridal salon in Japan in 1964. She has since expanded to France, the US and the UK. Along the way, she became the first Asian to be a member of the Haute Couture of Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana.

OMG OMG OMG

Les Invalides was hot. The air was unrelentingly heavy in this historic setting as the audience eagerly awaits for the show to begin. I make new friends with the two gorgeous attendees sitting next to me. Matthieu pulled out a beautiful fan and started fanning generously at his friend Ines.

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