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Juana Martin SS23

The seats were filling up and I noticed that I was assigned a seat but to be honest, I was just too delighted to be there and did not even bother to sit down. I figured I could skip the awkward "excuse me"s through the narrow pews and just stand close enough to the photo pit where I can get some usable images. The lights dim and after a prolonged period of darkness and silence there was suddenly a stomp at center stage…

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HIGHLIGHT STUDIO AW23 - BEDTIME STORY

Wrap yourself in the comfort and coziness of Or Yair Bitton's latest collection at Highlight Studio. Inspired by the softness of home fabrics and the ease of family life, this season's pieces envelop the body like a warm hug, reminding us of those comforting bedtime stories from childhood.

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Natan Haute Couture SS23

As I walked into the extravagantly elegant Hotel de Crillon at the Place de la Concorde I was eagerly anticipating the unveiling of Natan's Spring Summer '23 haute couture collection. I happened upon an impromptu photoshoot at the foyer where a model moved exquisitely in a periwinkle silk gown with an expressive scarf and the thinnest of spaghetti straps. Each movement flowed effortlessly into the next like a ballet dancer's routine.

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Walter Van Beirendonck AW23

The collection was also a nod to the ‘80s and ‘90s, when bold, vibrant colors and playful designs were a hallmark of high fashion. Walter Van Beirendonck paid homage to these decades by incorporating elements like neon accents, chunky knits, and oversized silhouettes. This created a collection that was both nostalgic and contemporary, blending old and new styles to create something truly unique.

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What a Babe...

The autumn winter season has always been known to be a celebration of society's most elegant and most coveted soirees. Many socialites and aristocracy had made their most memorable and influential appearances during this season. Huishan Zhang celebrates the legacies of Babe Paley and Marella Agnelli in his AW22 collection.

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I'm Outdoorsy

In this collection, White Mountaineering delivers reimagined patterns from the retro recreational styles of the '80s and '90s. This collection inspires us to venture out and revel in nature.

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Graphically Expressed Emotions

This nonsensical world we call home,” Takuya Morikawa focused on self exploration by eliminating his own filters. He takes a multidisciplinary approach - incorporating extensive material research and imaginative fabric treatments into his creations and collaborating with expert technicians to bring these ideas to existence.

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So Many Feelings

"We feel things they'll never feel" This phrase, spotted on the London tube, has become the title of Passaro's latest AW22 collection. Intended as an ode to hypersensitivity it stems from a deep sense of time and dreams of self-expression.

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We are Also Aliens

If nothing else the last 2 years have allowed us to reach deep within and remember who we were before life happened to us. What we really wanted to wear and why. I feel an almost nostalgic vibe when I see WVB’s collections. Call me crazy but…

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Masculine Lounging

This was by far the most surprising collection I came across during Paris Men's Fashion Week. Upon first inspection I was not expecting all of the thought that went into this seemingly simple collection. This is one of those rare times when I glance at a collection first and think, that's pretty interesting and I like the vibe. Then I read the press release and find out what it's really about and I am completely in love with it.

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Lucid Dreaming

Through various collections this theme has been explored and investigated and continues to be studied by Chen as each collection is presented almost like a progress report of his most recent findings. The designer finds the coexistence of reality and a dream state fascinating, the existence of fantasy in conjunction with the objective world, the rational and irrational, the non-existence of time. This collection reflects the designers consciousness, fluctuating graphics like waves through a lucid dream.

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Triggering

In this peculiar time of human history, human beings are the most triggered variable in ecology and also the most likely to trigger other variables. Observing human behavior and consciousness on both objective and subjective perspectives, the physical and psychological distance have been significantly widened.

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Not Standard Issue

We may feel like we own the Earth but the truth is, the Earth owns us. More than ever, we as a collective consciousness are finally wrapping our heads around this. We are constantly working within a natural framework, not the other way around. The foundations for this collection is cotton, wool, shearling, leather and metal. All of these natural materials are manipulated and shaped to express the aesthetics and functionality that enhance our lives.

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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.

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Surreal in Real Life

Edeline is a true artist in which she uses multimedia to present her collections. This season she takes a surreal approach in her fashion film. By distorting the characters in the film, she emphasizes the usage of color blocking and complex pattern drafting in her designs.

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"Fluidity 1"

London Fashion Week always had an energetic and enticing vibe to it and I was curious to see if the fashion industry was ready to carry on again after the forced pause of live shows and events. Seems like all was well for the AJOY SAHU SS22 launch.

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Everybody in the Pool!

In the past, it is safe to say that swimwear to me just seemed like "outside lingerie". E.MACBEAN reinvents this category with the emphasis put on the fact that swimwear is "outside clothes".

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Two for the Road

Utilitarian parkas and easily chic trench coats fly down the runway with swishing long fringed pieces. There is no need to sacrifice dramatic expression for utilitarianism. Bold prints in neon green are anchored by shades of taupe and obsidian.

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