Style Edit #4 Fashion is an important source of inspiration and subject of study for contemporary artist Chloe Wise. Here, I look at how some of her subjects might dress… She has risen to fame for her saturated portraits often mixing pop cultural elements to criticize consumerism and modern branding, especially from the fashion industry.Continue reading “Wise’s Polysemic Primavera”
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Fendi x The Antonio Archives
Since joining Dior Homme in 2018, Kim Jones has become well versed in the space of collaborations, from LVMH-owned label Rimowa, to contemporary artists like Daniel Arsham and KAWS. He usually invites collaborators to redefine and explore the visual identity of the Maison in their own languages, creating hit collections that impress and create hypeContinue reading “Fendi x The Antonio Archives”
A Powerpuff moment
Style Edit #3 As back to the office mandates are starting to kick-in, some with more flexibility than others, we are all in need of a power suit. But not the pre-pandemic type, the bold one. To imagine what I would want to wear to crush the corporate world but still feel the comfort ofContinue reading “A Powerpuff moment”
The Language of Fashion Photography
It seems to be a common place that fashion is a means of communication. It is a way to express one’s self and show to the outside world what one is about on the inside, or rather, as one wishes to be perceived by others. This semantic implies that fashion has meaning both for theContinue reading “The Language of Fashion Photography”
Hockney by the Pool
Fashion x Art Edit #2 Keeping with the streak of saturated bold colors for Spring, I turn to the work of David Hockney and imagine a fashionable pool encounter. David Hockney is famous for his paintings of the sunbathed Californian landscapes and his use of a daring color palette. He alternatively creates psychedelic invitations intoContinue reading “Hockney by the Pool”
Celine Art Project
At the end of 2021, Celine opened a renovated store in London New Bond in the spirit of its Celine Art Project. The Project, launched in 2019 by creative director Heidi Slimane who joined the Maison in 2018, aims at showcasing contemporary artists with site-specific installations in the label’s flagship stores globally. As said byContinue reading “Celine Art Project”
Jacquemus x Tanya Lyons
Season after season, Simon Porte Jacquemus refreshes and updates his signature feminine fashion with a show that is always poised to become a social media sensation as soon as the first model walks down the runway. In fact, each of them is a full-fledged artistic production that takes place in outstanding locations. The most impressiveContinue reading “Jacquemus x Tanya Lyons”
O’Keeffe’s Spring
Fashion x Art Edit #1 As we head into Spring and start to remove layers, let’s get inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe vibrant colors. O’Keeffe is most famous for her rendering of New Mexico’s landscapes where she spent most of her life, but also for her modern still lives focusing on flowers. Although some of herContinue reading “O’Keeffe’s Spring”
Loewe x Anthea Hamilton
There is no doubt Jonathan W. Anderson is among the most talented designers of his generation. Be it for his own label or as the creative director of Loewe, he proves time and time again that his creativity seems without limit. Yet, for the past two seasons, he seems to have taken it a stepContinue reading “Loewe x Anthea Hamilton”
Dior x Mariella Bettineschi
Maria Grazia Chiuri, who took the helm of the creative direction of Christian Dior in 2016, has strongly established her profile as a feminist designer, both through the feminine yet comfortable and practical design of her clothes (sometimes featuring feminist mottos), and the artistic collaborations she has engaged the Maison in. One of my favoritesContinue reading “Dior x Mariella Bettineschi”
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