FENDI SHOW S/S 2020 MENSWEAR MILAN

17 June 201917 June 2019Posted in FashionLeave a comment

THE FENDI SHOW

Silvia Venturini Fendi Location : Villa Reale A change of location for the Fendi Menswear 2020 Spring/Summer collection, marking the beginning of the post Karl Lagerfeld era. A new atmosphere with a show that takes place in the shadowy gardens of the Villa Reale. An outdoor show that revisits gardening uniform with elegance and in the DNA of the label. Collection: the collection is an ode to nature, the materials are light with cut-out, bucolic prints. Silvia Venturini Fendi chose to invite the Italian director Luca Guadagnino this season, who collaborated on the graphics of the prints and also on the music and the setting of the show. The clothes are decorated with multiple removable pockets. The trousers are split at the ankle. A functional wardrobe that sparingly combines a sartorial spirit and workwear. We see the craftsmanship of the Roman label through plaited leather sweaters lined with fur. The colour palette is soft and soothing, composed of shades of green, chestnut, beige and khakis… We find emblematic Péquin stripes, but also stylized flowers on cotton or silk shirts, on overcoats and on featherweight parkas. The jacket combines with Bermuda shorts for a chic and casual look. Long tunics with graphic patterns evoke a summer atmosphere and Luca Guadagnino’s childhood memories in Ethiopia. Note: the shoes made in collaboration with Moonstar, the woven raffia sunhat with FF imprinted and the large transparent nylon shopping bags, or the iconic Peekaboo or baguette bag remade in the spirit of collection, braided leather.. Featuring interviews with Silvia Venturini Fendi, Luca Guadagnino and Serge Brunschwing. Silvia Venturini Fendi: I wanted to recapture a sense of harmony, the same harmony that is given to me through nature. Personally, I am lucky to have a house in the countryside where I go whenever I have the time. One of my passions is gardening, growing my vegetable garden and roses. I asked Luca Gaudagnino to be my guest artist and therefore we really wanted to transport you to a dream or even a film and I think it is a beautiful place. Luca Guadagnino: The civilisation of gardening, the uniforms and Japan, all these elements sprung very quickly and simply between her and I. We then gave each other different ideas and references, from Bruce Chatwin to Ryūichi Sakamoto, to the world of uniform in the Japanese gardening culture. Serge Brunschwing : You have seen that it is amazing. Everything that the Fendi ateliers are capable of making and composing, small pieces of silk and fur. Put it all together and it is incredibly beautiful. We see a piece of work between two artists, Silvia and Luca, who know each other very well, who get along wonderfully, who composed together in this garden and this ode to nature. Show music (Only for use in context of the show, covered by the right to information)

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Your Foolproof Recipe for Holiday-Dressing Success? Red Velvet

1 December 20184 December 2018Posted in Events, FashionTagged FASHIONLeave a comment

Imaan Hammam in a crushed-velvet slip dress by Jonathan Simkhai and dangle earrings by Irene Neuwirth.

Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, November 2018

“The fashion instinct for red: It’s special . . . it’s a matter of temperament, looks, or both . . . ,” noted Vogue in 1963. A celebratory, look-at-me color, red was historically associated with passion, privilege, and power. Louis XIV, for example, famously wore scarlet heels and enacted sumptuary laws preventing those not in royal favor from following suit. Over time, the bold hue became linked to the festive holiday season via a certain cheery fellow with a beard “as white as the snow” and a suit as red as a . . . Coca-Cola label? Speaking to NPR, Arielle Eckstut, coauthor of The Secret Language of Color, explained that in 1931 the beverage company commissioned an illustrator “to create a Santa Claus” for promotional purposes. The artist drew one dressed in scarlet and with a physique that aligned with Clement Clarke Moore’s depiction of the “right jolly old elf” in his famous 1823 poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, which is now better known as The Night Before Christmas.

Combine red with velvet, a fabric with snob appeal (just look at Medici portraits or Francisco de Goya’s famous “Red Boy”), and you’ve got a winning, and upscale, combination that rises to the occasion. Like the cake that borrows its name, red velvet is a tried-and-true recipe for holiday dressing. The proof is in the pages of Vogue. Here, we track the trend as it was addressed by designers as diverse as Cristóbal Balenciaga and Marc Jacobs.

Sara Dal Monte

The SS19 shows at Milan Fashion Week

22 September 20184 December 2018Posted in Events, FashionTagged MFWLeave a comment

THE MFW

The temporary absence of a Gucci show – which will be presented in Paris – opens the door to a renewed Milanese fashion week, which includes special events of important residences and activities as the most anticipated shows in the city.

Moncler unveiled the second chapter of his Genius initiative on Wednesday, September 19th. The showcase is a novelty for Moncler, which debuted in its last direction in a special event before the Milanese shows, bringing together several international designers to create eight capsule collections in collaboration with the brand. Let’s see if you have a chance to see if Pierpaolo Piccioli, Craig Green, Simone Rocha, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Palm Angels and Kei Ninomiya – whose Moncler collections are falling after the other – will return for a renewed stint.

Emporio Armani missed the men’s program in June in favor of a co-show, which took place on Thursday, September 20th at 9:00 pm. The exhibition will feature a special exhibition on the show, which follows the previous one-off events of Emporio Armani in Paris and London. Lately, Giorgio Armani has been honest in changing his traditional show formats and making an impact with the new generations. He presented the haute couture show in July for Armani Privé in the observing the backstage: “People do not know the difference between couture, prêt-à-porter and sportswear.”

Gucci did not perform in Milan. Alessandro Michele brought the circus to the streets, presenting the first Monday in Paris. But he has no intention of renouncing the first day of the Milan program, which traditionally developed Gucci. Instead of the show, in collaboration with The Michael Clark Company. The dancer and choreographer set up a dance show for the evening, followed by Gucci with the club boys gathered in London in Milan. Clark has already participated in the short film by Gucci The Performers: Act VI for GQ .

Prada has found its new rhythm, compared to three percent last year. “Today the results of this transformation are visible and supported by many positive signs of the market,” declared the managing director Patrizio Bertelli in a statement. “We are constantly working to remodel the Prada Group”.

Sara Dal Monte

THIS WINTER COWBOY BOOTS FOR EVERYONE

9 September 20189 September 2018Posted in FashionTagged TEXAN BOOT THIS FW18/19Leave a comment

TEXAN BOOTS THIS FW18/19

This winter we will see the return of the legendary Texan boots. The Texan mood makes you feel strong and unconventional, after having crossed the catwalks of the whole planet and being reproposed by the biggest fashion houses, now they are ready to become the cult object for many fashion victims.

The model is the Calvin Klein 2015 W39NYC , which Raf Simons offers in a super American version with a metal-reinforced toe and a flaming red, which is not as hot as it is. But it is not the only one. The Western style version boots are the real trend of the moment and are perfect already now, in this middle season, without having to wait for the beginning of spring. Hard and pure, like the most classic texan boots, but also revised and corrected, ready to be transformed into sabot, as we have seen them from Each X Other, Maison Margiela or Acne Studios, in a contamination of mood and unpublished and unexpected genres. This year, then, they wear everything: with jeans, but also with long dresses and evening dresses or with sporty dress (as we saw from Calvin Klein) for remix looks worthy of an it girl.

Discover the most beautiful models of Texan boots seen on the runways fashion shows and begin to imagine them with your next looks for the next season.

Sara Dal Monte

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SUPREME WILL REND THE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK POST

30 August 2018Posted in Events, FashionTagged NEW YORK POSTLeave a comment

SUPREME WILL REND THE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK POST

The Supreme phenomenon also involves publishing. A few days ago, the American brand inaugurated an unprecedented partnership with The New York Post, creating a special cover with the distinctive red logo. The unusual collaboration amazed the American media given the support that the conservative newspaper has always dedicated to Donald Trump, while the streetwear brand has donated revenues from sales of some products to families damaged by the president’s anti-immigration policies.

Thanks to the echo on social networks, the newspaper number, on sale at $ 1.50, was an immediate success. There was no lack of traditional online re-sellers, on eBay some copies cost 20 dollars. The collaboration with The New York Times recalls that signed by Supreme with the transport company NyctSubway and confirms the talent in being able to talk about themselves, on and offline.

Sara Dal Monte

ALTA ROMA & MICHAEL STABLE UP TO 30 JULY Aleph Rome Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton

5 July 201829 August 2018Posted in Beauty, FashionTagged OPTICAL ART FASHION EXHIBITIONLeave a comment

ALTA ROMA & MICHAEL STABILE PH

For the great success obtained by the Photographer Michael Stabile and at the kind request of the public in Alta Roma, the artist decided to accept the invitation to extend the exhibition until the end of July. Same location, in the context of ALTA ROMA for the event “OPTICAL ART FASHION EXHIBITION” By Photographer Michael Stabile.

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New York atmosphere for the “OPTICAL ART FASHION EXHIBITION” presentation event By Photographer Michael Stabile.

On June 27th 2018 the vernissage took place in one of the most prestigious locations in the Capital: Aleph Rome Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. Many present among the press, guests and friends of the Photographer Michael Stabile. The evening ended with an aperitif offered in the elegant spaces of the roof-garden.

The exhibition of the high fashion photographer Michael Stabile is part of the national and international calendar of ALTAROMA section In Town, JUNE 2018 edition.

The eight 70/100 works conceived and produced by Michael Stabile illustrate the “Optical Art”, which is closely linked to the movements of the Kinetic Art that was born around the sixties and deepens the examination and study of the two-dimensional illusion.

The optical Art Fashion of Stabile was made by him in the pose room in December 2016. The Photographer Stabile uses the original fabric from which the dress derives using it as a backdrop and physically positioning the model in a geometric line to offer the viewer a unique it works in two dimensions and gives the impression of movement and hidden image. The work thus becomes a “unique example produced in Haute Couture”.

The Photographic Exhibition is on display at the Aleph Rome Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton

June 27th to July 31st 2018 admission free.

Michael, “My photography of Haute Couture comes from a strong attraction I have towards Women, especially I feel attracted by a female Woman who in her gestures, expressions and ways of being seduces me and becomes my inspiring muse. My Woman does not follow “mode” and does not respect the status quo in any way “.

“My eyes reveal the images of my being, enclosing the awareness that in photography as in life depends entirely on one point of view. I believe that man should be free, witnessing the enormous beauty of the world and acquiring a certainty that allows him to see and express his vision “.

Photography for Michael is not just technical or study, but it is something much more complex, it is the result of his experiences, his culture, his unique and non-reproducible vision.

Sara Dal Monte

Michael Stabile’s Optical Art Fashion Exhibition at the Aleph Rome Hotel

29 June 201829 August 2018Posted in Architecture & Art, Events, Fashion, World EventsTagged FASHION EXHIBITIONLeave a comment

FASHION EXHIBITION

PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL STABILE

We get the news from the Italian press agency. Art and fashion, a combination that I love because it links two extremes of creativity and beauty that spring from the human mind. The artistic context on which the Italian photographer refers is linked to a very congenial period for me. The prints illustrate the Optical Art linked to the movements of Kinetic Art, born in the 60s.

Michael Stabile is a fashion photographer, specialized in Fashion Advertising Photography. He uses the images as a channel of communication: Michael Stabile presented during Alta Roma the FASHION EXHIBITION – PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL STABILE. The event was included in the official calendar of Alta Roma section In Town, edition of JUNE 2018.

FASHION EXHIBITION is a calendar embracing a Photography’s exhibition on tour, produced by the Photographer Michael Stabile, who exhibits on canvas a concept of advertising campaigns designed and created by him for several “Maison de Haute Couture”. The opening of the exhibition was on June 27^th in one of the most prestigious locations: Aleph Rome Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. The exhibition runs until July 1st 2018 and will host an audience that will be able to enjoy the works.

The Exhibition concept, “Optical Art Fashion” shown prints on 70/100 canvas, conceived and realized by Michael Stabile, at the Aleph Rome Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. The prints are illustrating the “Optical Art” which is closely linked to the movements of the “Kinetic Art” that was originating around the sixties and that was evolving the examination and the study of the two-dimensional illusion.

The “OPTICAL ART FASHION EXHIBITION” works, presented in the exhibition, conceived and realized in the pose room by Michael Stabile in December 2016. The Photographer used as backdrop, the original fabric from which the dress derives and he physically placed the model in a geometric line to offer the viewer a unique work presenting two dimensions. The result is an impression of movement and of hidden image. The work becomes a “unique example produced in Haute Couture”. The eyes of Michael Stabile, are revealing his character while enclosing the perception that is appearing in his photography. The feeling is that all entirely depends on one point of view, as it happens in life.

To conclude the opening event, all guests, national and international press have been invited to a happy hour on the beautiful terrace of the Aleph Rome Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton.

Sara Dal Monte

A REAL ITALIAN REALITY BOTTEGA MARTINESE BRAND

20 June 201829 August 2018Posted in Events, FashionTagged FASHION, LUXURY, MADE IN ITALY, SARA DAL MONTELeave a comment

In the years to come the company Bottega Martinese grows rapidly and specializes in outerwear: for men, jackets, coats, raincoats for women jackets, jackets, coats.

The items produced in series with the quality of the artisan tailoring soon conquered the local clientele, the peninsula and many foreign countries fascinated by the Made in Italy.

With Bottega Martinese, the outerwear, man or woman, the highest quality levels, thanks to meticulous workmanship, accurate finishing, the use of refined fabrics and new colors. The lines of the products are clean and essential, but just as refined and elegant.

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THE 94th EDITION OF PITTI UOMO

15 June 201820 June 2018Posted in Events, FashionTagged SARA DAL MONTELeave a comment

The 94th Edition of Pitti Uomo, the international men’s fashion event which dictated the trends of the Spring-Summer 2019 season, has just come to an end. The opening ceremony, in the Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio, saw the first official involvement of new Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Alberto Bonisoli, who reiterated the importance of fashion for Italian culture and Florence. 1240 brands, of which 561 foreign (45% of the total), and over 20,000 buyers took part to the event. Important numbers, which define, even more so, the reputation and progress of this international trade fair.

The theme of this edition was P:O:P: Pitti Optical Power, a visual and virtual celebration of colour, with endless games of stripes throughout the square of the Fortress and in every stand, a colourful world that focused on young people, start-ups and emerging industries. Great attention was paid to avant-garde styles and cutting-edge designers, without forgetting the excellence of the new classic companies and the brands that revisit the modernity of sportswear.

Sara Dal Monte

THE FOULARD SUMMER ACCESSORY

10 June 201820 June 2018Posted in Beauty, Fashion, My WorldTagged MY IDEAS FOR THE BEACH, MY PASSION, SARA DAL MONTELeave a comment

There is a hair accessory that Pinterest loves in a particular way: the scarf. And you will immediately have eyes in your heart, because for the warm season it seems the complement of which your locks need. It gives you a chic but casual air, you can manage it as you prefer, turning it into a hair band, a bandana or a bow for your ponytail. Or if you love braids, it will be the “lock” to fit between the others.

The scarf is versatile, and, depending on your imagination, you can combine it with any style. There is only one small problem, but with our advice you can easily get around it. The fabric of which it is made, like silk, often tends to slip easily, especially if you have long, thin hair. If this is your problem, apply styling products that thicken and create more friction to keep your accessory in place.

To give you further push, know that since 2018 the designers have re-fallen in love and on the catwalks, from Dolce & Gabbana to Armani, have brought him back into fashion, creating an afro, hippy look inspired by the ’50s mood. And for the stars too, it has been a must-have ever-present beauty. What are you waiting for to experience it too? Here are some ideas to understand how to bring it and adapt it to your spring summer style.

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