Art x Outfit Edit #23 In French, the equivalent of the September “Back to School” idiom would be “la rentrée des classes”. But quite symptomatically of both the French language shortening everything – because, well, it is just too damn long anyways – and the French culture, it is most of the time just referredContinue reading “Back to School Menu”
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Ferragamo x Gallerie degli Uffizi
It has been quite some time since I have not covered a collaboration between the luxury industry and the art world. Blame it on the quietness of the Summer or on the lack of truly inspiring, worth-mentioning endeavor in the matter… It is certainly not counting on the exceptional “New Renaissance” Ferragamo Fall campaign inContinue reading “Ferragamo x Gallerie degli Uffizi”
Schiaparelli Couture FW23
It is no debate that Schiaparelli is one of the houses that pioneered collaborations with artists as a defining strategy from the inception of the house, a legacy well preserved by Daniel Roseberry, the American designer now at the helm of the Parisian Maison. His collections are replete with references to surrealist art, a themeContinue reading “Schiaparelli Couture FW23”
Albers’ Squares
Art x Fashion Edit #21 Josef Albers was a German-born American artist. Pushed to emigrate to the United States in 1933 due to the rise of the Nazi regime, Albers was a leader of the Bauhaus movement that found a home in Black Mountain College. One of Albers’ most famous work is his series HomageContinue reading “Albers’ Squares”
Prada x Alex da Corte
This Summer 2023, Prada unveils their collaboration with Venezuelian-American artist Alex da Corte. Centered around the Galleria bag, a Prada icon, the collaboration titled “The Glass Age” extends from the product to a communication campaign featuring American actress Scarlett Johansson. In 2020, the Italian powerhouse already presented the work “Rubber Pencil Devil” by the multimediaContinue reading “Prada x Alex da Corte”
Hopper’s Reflection
Art x Fashion Edit #20 The American painter Edward Hopper is famous for his geometric, most of the time empty landscape scenes focusing on lights and shadows. This theme sparked his interest as he was still a student in Paris, and he kept going back to it as he lived and worked in New YorkContinue reading “Hopper’s Reflection”
Destree x Ben Arpéa
In April 2023, the young French label Destree, founded in 2016 by Géraldine Guyot and Laetitia Lumbroso revealed “The Essence of Color”, a collaboration with Paris-based French-Italian artist Ben Arpéa. The collection featuring ten pieces ranging from jackets, pants, or dresses features some signature styles of the label reimagined with the colorful motifs taken fromContinue reading “Destree x Ben Arpéa”
Noguchi’s Poise
Art x Fashion Edit #19 A few weeks back, I went on a pilgrimage to the Isamu Noguchi museum in Queens, NY. I have always loved the calming simplicity of the works by the Japanese-American artist, concerned with the harmony between his pieces and nature, blending ancient and modern ideas. His works, as much asContinue reading “Noguchi’s Poise”
Axell’s Illusion
Art x Fashion Edit #18 2023 seems to be the year of fashion contradictions: Loud Barbie Pink & Quiet Luxury are bound to cohabit, propelled by a bipolar pop culture landscape. More than anything, what this cohabitation pinpoints is our collective obsession with the extremes. Is it the result of an increasingly polarized political scene,Continue reading “Axell’s Illusion”
Guerlain x Maison Matisse
This January, Guerlain unveiled a collaboration with Maison Matisse, founded by one of Henri Matisse’s great grandson, Jean-Matthieu Matisse. This collaboration celebrates the “art of happiness” for which the artist is known for. Often labelled as a Fauvist, Matisse was a pioneer in his treatment of the relationship between color and line, flattening and collapsingContinue reading “Guerlain x Maison Matisse”
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