09 June 2011
F/W Fashion Week may be just past, but the jostle to be crowned the “It Bag” of the season is still in full swing. Gucci’s very own goddess of re-invention, Frida Giannini, aspires to clinch the title with the new and fabulous Gucci 1973 line. It’s a fashion flashback to the era of the international [...]
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09 June 2011
60s Hollywood glamour is all the rage this season with monochromatic tones overtaking the Fall and Winter runways. Ferragamo lightens up the sartorial rigor of the season with their signature silk foulards. Bearing motifs from the classic Salvatore Ferragamo collection, these silk scarves are drawn in a rich palette of colours, with each scarf featuring [...]
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09 June 2011
Gone are the days when designers treated their craft like some KGB-like company secret, operating behind closed doors. These days fashion houses seem keen on accepting guests – to the selected, earnest few, of course. In 2008 esteemed Italian suit maker Brioni embarked on a three-year collaboration with students from London’s Royal College of Art, [...]
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09 June 2011
Stefano Ricci does not define luxury as merely something expensive but instead it is something precious. In his book titled Luxor, he defines luxury as a “Glass of water in the desert; Luxury is friendship; Luxury is a grandchild; Luxury is health.” The designer is well-known for using exquisite fabrics and hides (which spawned from [...]
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09 June 2011
One of the most practical handbags ever designed in history, the Muse by Yves Saint Laurent has always been the favourite of WWM (women who matter). Known for its roomy interior, structured look and patented stitched Y design, it gives both form and function a perfect synergy. Stefano Pilati, creative director of the fashion brand, [...]
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09 June 2011
Josh Patner of the New York Times once wrote, “If Rome were a handmade fur coat, the label would read Fendi.” No other brand celebrates the era of La Dolce Vita like Fendi, especially during the magnetic ‘60s and ‘70s. The six models of the new Classico line are inspired by images published in magazines [...]
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09 June 2011
In the late 1940s Australian premium textiles importer, Lane Boyd, received a shipment of metal handbags frames from a supplier in Belgium. Serendipitously, included in the delivery was a small amount of woven wire mesh, and the enterprising Boyd proceeded to have his local craftsmen make up a sample of the handbag frames covered in [...]
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03 June 2011
At Bottega Veneta Women’s Fall/Winter 2010/2011 show the collection displayed subtle strength in feminine fluidity. With rich, solid hues like chocolate and black for its garments; shoes and bags are droused in metallic colours. Every piece flows with each movement. Tomas Maier, creative directive for Bottega Veneta said, “The silhouette is the focus of the [...]
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