There were undeniably countless gasp moments at this year’s SS23 Paris Fashion Week, for good and bad reasons for that matter. But one of the most intriguing and subversive ones was the finale of the Coperni show that took place on September 30th. For their last look, Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant, founders of theContinue reading “Coperni x Fabrican”
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Bottega Veneta x Gaetano Pesce
On September 24th, 2022, during Milan Fashion Week, Matthieu Blazy showed his sophomore collection at the helm of Bottega Veneta (owned by Kering) for Spring Summer 2023, with a full set realized by designer and multidisciplinary Italian artist Gaetano Pesce. Both creatives met in their love for craftsmanship and unique realizations serving a global communityContinue reading “Bottega Veneta x Gaetano Pesce”
Henri Matisse’s Pink
Fashion x Art Edit #6 As I have said before, Barbiecore is here to stay for a good chunk of time. From Valentino’s PP Pink runway show to high street labels, everyone is getting into the hot pink trend reminiscent of Y2K. But hot pink is not the only color going through a revival, itContinue reading “Henri Matisse’s Pink”
Heven x P00ls
On September 15th, 2022, Heven launched its token, $HEVEN, with the community-driven social token platform P00ls, aiming at giving exclusive participative access to their universe. Ultimately, the disruptive token will help in collectively redefining creation and redistributing creative processes within the luxury industry and beyond, which is important for the founders and which is criticallyContinue reading “Heven x P00ls”
Farewell to an icon
Fashion Edit #6 Andy Warhol, Reigning Queens (Royal Edition): Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 1985, part of the British Royal Collection On September 8th, 2022, the world lost a piece of history. While monarchy and the Queen herself are rife with political and social debates, there is no debate she was an iconContinue reading “Farewell to an icon”
The Birth of Venus
Fashion x Art Edit #5 I probably owe it to Queen Bey to have taken a trip down Art Historical Renaissance icons (among other things, but don’t we all owe her something?). The matter is, with the comeback of Y2K fashion and the rise of resale platforms, the overall zeitgest for renewal increasingly features aContinue reading “The Birth of Venus”
Prada x Cassius Hirst
As the cryptocurrency market is entering what is called a crypto winter, that is, a difficult time for all digital currencies as investors walk away from the unregulated assets pending a looming recession, the interest of luxury fashion brands for blockchain technology does not seem to fade away. Bitcoin, the most important crypto currency reached $19,000Continue reading “Prada x Cassius Hirst”
RTFKT Studios x Takashi Murakami x Gagosian
As this blog testifies, there is nothing I like more than fashion teaming up with art, and how technology can empower both industries to reach out to an increasingly targeted but at the same time diverse global audience. Indeed, global brands need to employ increasingly refined strategies to stay relevant offline and online. This isContinue reading “RTFKT Studios x Takashi Murakami x Gagosian”
Cinthia Sifa Mulanga x Gucci
Following her collaboration with Gucci for the reedition of the Gucci Diana (created in 1991 and popularized by the eponymous Princess of Wales, hence subsequently named after her), I caught up with Cinthia Sifa Mulanga to ask her about the importance of fashion in her art, her relationship to fashion and the role of theContinue reading “Cinthia Sifa Mulanga x Gucci”
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”
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