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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PITTI UOMO 94 FLORENCE <3

8 June 201810 June 2018Posted in FashionTagged FASHION, MADE IN ITALY, SARA DAL MONTE, TOP BOYLeave a comment

Three great Italian fashion houses, three companies that base their roots in Tuscany, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci, Ermanno Scervino, are the three-axis that unleashes Pitti Uomo n. 94 the Florentine menswear show scheduled in Florence from 12 to 15 June, with 1,240 brands at Fortezza da Basso, 561 of which are foreign, which will be inaugurated at Palazzo Vecchio by the new Minister of Cultural Heritage Alberto Bonisoli.

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At the opening of Pitti on 12 June Gucci celebrates the opening of two new rooms in the Gallery curated by Maria Luisa Frisa, inside the Gucci Garden created by the creative director of the maison Alessandro Michele in the historic Palazzo della Mercanzia, in Piazza della Signoria. In the Gucci Garden boutique will be presented new products in a single edition with the illustrations of an artist in his debut in collaboration with Gucci. Roberto Cavalli, guest star of this edition parades on June 13 marking the return of the brand in his city of origin. The new men’s collection is signed by Paul Surridge, new creative director of all the lines of the group, which since 2015 is 90% owned by the investment fund Clessidra Sgr. Ermanno Scervino celebrates the opening of the new boutique in Via Strozzi and on June 14th participates in the presentation of the Scervino -Fondazione Zeffirelli project, for which the students of Istituto Marangoni interpreted 12 outfits of the Domata Bisbetica. Giorgio Armani also inaugurates a boutique in via de ‘Tornabuoni.

On June 13th Cos presents Soma, a capsule based on comfort and design. For the launch, a special event will animate an evocative place in the city with the participation of the British choreographer Wayne McGregor. Birkenstock also chooses June 13 for its event in the Torrigiani Garden. On the platform the mood of the collection and music signed by Michel Gaubert. The Pitti Immagine Discovery Foundation presents Fanatic Feelings – Fashion Plays Football, a multimedia exhibition curated by Markus Ebner, founder of the magazines Achtung Mode and Sepp Football Fashion and the art critic Francesco Bonami, which highlights the attraction that the world of football has on fashion and male imagery. The exhibition held until 22 July, is visited in the complex of Santa Maria Novella.

The London-based designer Craig Green, a Pitti 94 menswear guest, will present his collection on June 14th. In its proposals emerge the ability to innovate the codes of menswear without losing sight of the dynamics of the market. A style that mixes workwear influences and futuristic volumes, sculptural silhouettes and functional aspects. The Japanese designer Fumito Ganryu, Pitti project, after the experience in the group Comme des Garcons presents on June 13 in Florence his independent label with an event. Pitti’s Guest Nation is Georgia on stage at the Spazio Carra in Fortezza, thanks to the support of Lelp Enterprise Georgia, the agency headed by the Georgian Ministry of Economy. The brands are: Aznauri, Anuka Keburia, Damian Gorge, Situationist, Tatuna Nikolaishvili, Vaska.

Two birthdays at Pitti: Herno celebrates 70 years with the Library in the former Leopolda Station; Lardini celebrates 40 of activities with an event at Fortezza. On 13th June, at Pitti, there will also be Moncler Genius 7 Fragment Hiroshi Fujiwara, the latter present. Federico Curradi returns to Florence on June 14 to present the homonymous collection with an installation-event in the garden of a noble palace. Emilio Pucci and Bonaveri meet to stage their creative skills. At Polveriera, Sease, a brand of Giacomo and Franco Loro Piana, introduces a concept on male passions. Nick Wooster X Paul & Shark is the capsule that tells the Italian brand seen by the American designer. The new line of Iceberg, Ice Play, made its debut with the world of street couture. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Candiani Denim, a special co-lab with the Los Angeles brand Atelier & Repairs, from which a 100% sustainable denim based capsule is born.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been proclaimed husband and wife

19 May 201819 May 2018Posted in Fashion, World EventsTagged Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, THE ROYAL WEDDINGLeave a comment

THE ROYAL WEDDING

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been proclaimed husband and wife after pledging their love to one another at a fairytale wedding at Windsor Castle. After a service watched by an estimated global TV audience of 1.9billion, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex emerged from the historic church set in the grounds of St George’s Chapel, beaming with delight.

Having walked his now daughter-in-law down the aisle, Prince Charles reduced guests to tears at the afternoon reception with a speech about his ‘darling old Harry’.They later left for the evening reception in ultimate style – taking a silver blue Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero, which was originally manufactured in 1968 and has since been converted to electric power to Frogmore House in Windsor.

The car’s number plate bore the date of the wedding – E190518 – and Prince Harry proved he was the perfect gentleman as he opened the door of a vintage car to let his bride step in, as he drove her to their private evening reception in a scene akin to a James Bond film.

Earlier, at the top of the vast West Steps, where the West Door was decorated with hundreds of cream and white flowers and green foliage, Harry and his bride stopped and kissed to the delight of cheering onlookers. An estimated more than 100,000 well-wishers lined the streets of Windsor to cheer the newlyweds as they started their married life with a tour in an open-topped Ascot Landau carriage.

The Queen’s grandson and the American former actress, who is now an HRH and a member of the British royal family, said their vows in front of 600 guests including the monarch and more than 30 members of the Royal family. Ms Markle wore a stunning elegant white gown – with a white veil and boat neck – was created by British designer Clare Waight Keller, the first female Artistic Director at French fashion house Givenchy. Prince Harry and his best man the Duke of Cambridge are both wearing the frockcoat uniform of the Blues and Royals.

As they met at the altar, Prince Harry told his bride “you look amazing”, to which Meghan replied “thank you”. The couple tenderly held hands and exchanged smiles during the wedding ceremony.

Ms Markle’s delicate veil was five metres (16ft) long and made from silk tulle, with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers in silk threads, with two of her page boys carrying the ends as she made her way up the steps. Her hair was styled in an up do and she wore the glittering Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau tiara, loaned to her by the Queen. The pair set off on an open-top carriage ride through the streets of Windsor where an estimated more than 100,000 well-wishers had descended on the town for the royal nuptials.

As they paused on the steps, a smiling Ms Markle looked up at her new husband and asked: “Do we kiss?” Harry replied with a discreet: “Yeah.” The new Duke and Duchess travelled in the Ascot Landau waving to the thousands of royal fans lining the streets and up the Long Walk, with Ms Markle exclaiming “wow” at their rapturous welcome.As the horse-drawn carriage returned to Windsor Castle ready for a lunchtime reception in the magnificent St George’s Hall, Prince Harry quipped: “I’m ready for a drink now.”

Ahost of stars were invited to join the happy couple in the chapel including US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, tennis champion Serena Williams, actor George Clooney and his barrister wife Amal Clooney, Sir Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham and actor Idris Elba. Prince Harry and Ms Markle gazed into each other’s eyes as they exchanged vows. The Duke of Cambridge, in his role as best man, stepped forward to deliver the rings, with the couple smiling as they placed the bands on each other’s hands.

Unlike his brother, Prince Harry has chosen to wear a wedding ring.

Loud cheers could be heard from outside St George’s Chapel as the Archbishop of Canterbury proclaimed the couple husband and wife. Prince George and Princess Charlotte did not follow directly behind Harry and Meghan as they made their way back up the aisle, like the other bridesmaids and page boys.

Instead, the youngsters held the hand of their parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they made their way out of the chapel. Ms Markle has become the first mixed race person in modern history to marry a British senior royal. She found fame in the US legal drama Suits playing the character Rachel Zane, and a number of her former co-stars, including Patrick J Adams and Gabriel Macht, were there for her big day.

Sara Dal Monte

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MET Heavenly Bodies, Fashion and the Catholic Imagination , on the intertwining of fashion and Catholicism

8 May 20188 May 2018Posted in FashionTagged MET GALALeave a comment

THE MET

The theme of this edition, inspired by the exhibition Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination , on the intertwining of fashion and Catholicism, and most of the guests – with the Hollywood gothic almost complete – took it literally. Competition of daring between Rihanna , in the paprika version, Katy Perry decorated by an angel and Sarah Jessica Parker , complete with a tabernacle on her head. The singer (pictured), who this year was chosen by Anna Wintour as one of the organizers of the Met Gala , did not make any compromises, along with John Galliano and the style office of Maison Margiela he decided to present himself with an ecclesiastical outfit, provocative in the lengths (with corset and minidress half-covered by a long skirt), sumptuous in decorations, with precious stones and jewels, and a real papal tiara, the headgear used by the Popes starting from Middle Ages until the 20th century. The flashes of the photographers were however able to indulge also with the clerical outfits of Madonna (in the black gothic style dress of Jean Paul Gaultier with a crown just from Madonna), Sarah Jessica Parker (with baroque dress and long train of Dolce & Gabbana and a votive tabernacle worn on long hair), Cardi B , squeezed into a long Moschino dress with a celestial crown, and Katy Perry, theatrical in her Versace minidress with spectacular feathered wings. The singer Ariana Grande has even reproduced on the Vera Wang signed the Last Judgment of Michelangelo , while the trio Alessandro Michele , Lana del Rey and Jared Leto opted for three white and blue Gucci looks with decorations that recalled liturgical vestments. Filed the worldly red carpet hangover, now the eyes are on the show, which will open to the public on May 10: edited by Andrew Bolton, required years of preparation, even for long negotiations with the Vatican, which has lent some works. The main sponsors are the spouses Schwarzman of New York ( Stephen Allen Schwarzman is the co-founder and CEO of Blackstone) , very devoted to Pope Francis .

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HAUTE COUTURE 2018 BEST THE HIGH FASHION FROM PARIS

9 March 201814 March 2018Posted in Fashion, My WorldTagged FASHION, Fwp, Paris, SARA DAL MONTELeave a comment

Princess dresses, extraordinary volumes and precious embroideries: those seen in Paris are dreamy looks. Which we will see wearing the stars in the next red carpet.

The week of Haute Couture in Paris closes, like any self-respecting Fashion Week, dictates the trends of the next season: those of luxury squared, and that, surely, we will see worn by the stars on the next Oscar night. The Haute Couture Spring Summer 2018 fashion shows have made us dream with princess dresses, extraordinary volumes and waterfalls of rhinestones. But there are several common thread that the choices of the couturier have in common.

Starting from the feathers, an inevitable detail in any collection. Totalizing by Elie Saab who uses them from head to toe, they are spectacular on Valentino’s impalpable hats. Maxi and colored, they make the effect of gaudy clouds that follow the models step by step.

Even the frills conquer the designers and from Giambattista Valli is a real triumph of rouches. Pastel tulle, layered endlessly, cover drafts, bodices and puffed sleeves to catapult us into a real fairy tale.

Maxi volumes by Alexandre Vauthier, Alexis Mabille and Stephane Rolland, whose satin cloaks resemble those of the Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino paintings.

Sara Dal Monte

The Milan Fashion Week Fall Winter 2018 2019 is about to begin!

20 February 201814 March 2018Posted in Fashion, Senza categoriaTagged mfw 18, SARA DAL MONTE, StyleLeave a comment

Heat the engines. 20 – 26 February 2018. The Milan Fashion Week Fall Winter 2018 2019 is about to begin and is announced to say the least rumbling, full of events, events and news not to be missed, not only for insiders, press, buyers and fashion people in I come from all over the world, but also for those who live in Milan every day.

With over 64 fashion shows, 92 presentations and 18 events on the calendar the February 2018 fashion week will be more lively than ever. To confirm the strength and strength of our fashion system there are the extremely comforting data of the Italian National Chamber of Fashion: the turnover of the Italian fashion industry in 2017 recorded a + 2.5% compared to 2016 and an increase in exports 4.3%, thus tracing growth. In short, the economic trends open the way for a certainly positive 2018 and a February in style. And this edition will demonstrate it with its many novelties.

Of course, among the guest stars on the front row of the Milan fashion shows there will be no Chiara Ferragni (who from her IG stories announced her decision to stay in Los Angeles to prepare for almost imminent birth) and we will probably no longer see “human walls” of street style photographers willing to block the city and tilt the traffic while photographing it (see above as it happened in September 2017 before the Fendi Spring Summer 2018 fashion show) but the show must go on. And do not worry! Do not miss it girl, model, celeb, new faces and influencers (true or aspiring) ready to contend for flash, photographic objectives and hashtag top trending: social side now inalienable for a week that will have its fulcrum and sacred focus in fashion Made in Italy.

Yes, this year more than ever, it will be our fashion to be the true protagonist of Milan Fashion Week: among the most important events of this Milan fashion week designed for the whole public (and not only for insiders) in fact, there is the ITALIANA exhibition. Italy seen in fashion from 1971-2001 with which the Italian National Chamber of Fashion, on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary, celebrates the importance and value of Italian fashion. But not only! There are many new entries for the first time on the calendar: starting with Moncler, which is entrusted with the official opening of MMD on February 20 (find out more in the gallery), up to Tommy Hilfiger, who chose Milan as fourth stage of his #TOMMYNOW, passing the Italian Francesca Liberatore who after years on the runways of the New York Fashion Week “back” at home. Together with her, supported by CNMI, Christian Pellizzari, Lucio Vanotti and Angel Chen just to name a few to witness the attention of Camera Moda towards young talents. And then the fashion hub market dedicated to emerging designers including Giannico and the duo revealing Archivio, to keep an eye on, or the inclusive fashion show (scheduled for February 27th and open to the public) and much more. Like the highly anticipated event by Anna Dello Russo of 24 February on the occasion of the publication of the book published by Phaidon AdR Book: Beyond Fashion: an evening in which Christie’s will auction 30 total looks from Anna’s personal archive followed by a dinner hosted by Swarovski and a party that promises to be the most exuberant and sparkling ever!

Do you want to know every news of this Milan Fashion Week and be updated on what will happen from 20 to 26 February 2018? Everything you need to know in this gallery, to experience the fashion week as a real fashion insider. Are you ready?

Sara Dal Monte

Tom Ford will take the final spot on the men’s portion of the New York Fashion Week

24 January 201814 March 2018Posted in Fashion, NFWTagged American fashion, fashion bloggers, New York Fashion Week, NFW, Tom FordLeave a comment

The mystery designer has been identified.

Tom Ford will take the final spot on the men’s portion of the New York Fashion Week calendar next month with a runway show on Feb. 6. The show will be held at 8 p.m. at the Park Avenue Armory, immediately following Joseph Abboud at 7 p.m.

Although Ford has shown his men’s wear in New York in the past, this will mark the first time the designer has shown his men’s collection alone during New York Fashion Week: Men’s. His most recent New York show was in September of 2017 when he kicked off New York Fashion Week with a women’s show at the Armory. His spring 2018 men’s line was shown in Milan.

Last month, the Council of Fashion Designers of America said that it had pushed back the dates of New York Fashion Week: Men’s slightly to Feb. 5 through Feb. 7, immediately preceding the women’s shows that start on Feb. 8 — and creating one big 10-day dual-gender event. At the time, Mark Beckham, vice president of marketing for CFDA, hinted that another “big-name designer” was about to jump onto the men’s calendar, but it took until Monday for Ford to be identified as that designer.

Ford’s addition to the calendar will give a boost to the men’s portion of the week, which has been filled mainly with emerging brands. The big names that will be participating this time around will be Raf Simons, who will close the men’s portion of the calendar on Wednesday night Feb. 7, along with Abboud, Perry Ellis — which is returning to the calendar this season — and Hugo Boss.

Sara Dal Monte

The Kering groups against violence on women in the White Ribbon campaign

21 November 201714 March 2018Posted in Fashion, World EventsLeave a comment

THE WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN

Kering Foundation launches the White Ribbon Campaign 2017 online to raise awareness of the new generations of violence against women. With the white ribbon Christopher Kane, Joseph Altuzarra, Stella McCartney, Salma Hayek, Alessandro Michele and Dennis Chan.

The campaign, which started yesterday (20 November) and ends on 25 – when it will resort to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – wants to capture the attention of the Z generation to provoke a profound and sustainable cultural change on the theme globally.

The #ICouldHaveBeen campaign and the dedicated site icouldhavebeen.org want to reflect on the fact that women of all ages are exposed to a high risk of violence, simply to be born of a female gender.

The public is invited to imagine her life as “her”: the woman on three who is in the world a victim of violence, though no one, as the creators point to, can really understand what she is doing without having really suffered a violence.

Among the official ambassadors of the initiative are Christopher Kane, Joseph Altuzarra, Alessandro Michele and Dennis Chan, who have been photographed with the name that their parents could choose in the hypothesis that they were female females.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney and actress Salma Hayek (wife of François-Henri Pinault, owner of the Kering group), who are part of the board of the foundation, appear in the campaign with the generic “her” (pictured).

About Z-Generation, as reported by the Kering Foundation, every two seconds in the world a girl under the age of 18 is forced to marry.

A teenager over three, between 13 and 15, is bullied regularly. 15 million girls between the ages of 15 and 19 claim to have experienced non-consensual sexual relations in their lives. Over the past 12 months, 9 million girls have been subjected to sexual assault.

Sara Dal Monte

FUR FUR FUR

12 November 201717 November 2017Posted in Fashion, My WorldLeave a comment

Street Style - New York Fashion Week February 2017 - Day 3

Furs never miss the appeal of fashion shows, so I’m not an absolute novelty to see on the catwalk for the fall winter 2017 2018. The talk of a true return to fashion seems almost controversy as they rule sovereigns among the trends of cold season after year. Once again Fendi is an absolute champion, capable of decimating fur in a thousand variants. But beside him there is also Gareth Pugh who plays Gothic, for Gucci is total white. Whether ecological or natural fur (see mink fur), the imperative is to represent it with the innate class of those who want to bring forth primitive female instinctuality. A gentle, soft instinct, warm as a hug.

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COLORED FURS, WINTER AUTUMN 17-18

19 October 201717 November 2017Posted in FashionTagged COLORED FURS, WINTER AUTUMN 17-18Leave a comment

Fur, queen of coats, is also among the most controversial of every season. And on the one hand it continues to be a huge trend on the catwalks, on the other there are more and more brands that decide to marry the fur free philosophy (last in the order of arrival is Gucci) and to realize coats in synthetic fur and faux fur . The fashion trend of this Fall Winter 2017-2018, then, points to the colorful furs that seem to be the most funny coats of the moment. Starting with Miu Miu wearing a flamboyant and strictly ecological style footwear, coupled with maxi pendant hats for a cozy & crazy mood. Yes, this winter requires softness and much, so much color! Do you want to dare? From the bright green faux fur Giorgio Armani to the synthetic fur in orange version is the new black of Topshop Unique, passing through the inlaid fur coats seen from Missoni to the “vacuum effect” eco-design signed by Calvin Klein and the many proposals in pink , fucsia and surroundings, here are the ideas from the catwalks, also fur free, with which to decline the season’s trend in Autumn Winter 2017-2018.

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GIORGIO ARMANI

ESCAPE FROM NYFW

17 July 2017Posted in FashionTagged ESCAPE FROM NYFW, FASHION, meditationLeave a comment

The New York fashion week runway shows registers a flight (to Paris), and echoed by raising the price of admission. Or rather, selling the ticket-invitation to fashion shows in September. The IMG , which specializes in organizing events, for years involved in the preparation of some fashion shows, launches “NYFW: The Experience”. The project, aimed at top clients, offers a package of experiences including the opportunity to attend the parades in premium seats, a custom tour behind the scenes Q & A with industry insiders, an opportunity to meet designers and models, visits to showroom, make-up service affiliated salons, styling services, gift bag and much more according to buyer demands. The phenomenon is a kind of legalization of the service offered by some touts who were starting to take foot especially online.

“It is an experience created to selected individuals who want to live close to the energy of the fashion week,” he told WWD Mark Shapiro , co-chief executive officer of WME / Img. “We have an incredible request, the fashion shows are the last mega-event marketing and historically the consumer has always been excluded, this service will give the opportunity to experience the parades to those who are not journalists or buyers,” explains the manager . Prices for personalized services are not available, but apparently the Big Apple continues to attract the attention of the fashion victim.

The announcement of ticket-invitation came at a critical time for New York, to the ever-growing light exodus of luxury brands. Just this week, the list of emigrants to Paris has become even more dense. At Proenza Schouler , Monique Lhuillier and Rodarte , present at the last Paris fashion couture week, it added Joseph Altuzarra who, along with Thom Browne , will march under the Eiffer Tower for ready to wear female September.
The American media have emphasized the phenomenon apocalyptic tones, from Nicole Phelps , director of online section Vogue Runway : “It is one of the most considered brand, the most influential of the calendar; New York has lost a good chunk of his new guard “.

He tried to throw water on the fire Steven Kolb , president and CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. “There are four brands – told Fashionista – who decided to show in Paris for different reasons at different times, and each of them has taken this decision not because there were problems with the NYFW or something wrong with the NYFW, but because there was an opportunity in Paris. If you asked each of them think that would confirm that this is not a negative statement against New York, but the opportunity to show the collections in a different market. “

For now, compared to a loss of these names, the Big Apple boasts the return of Rihanna , who after two seasons in Paris, will bring its line Fenty Puma in New York.

MAXI DRESSES

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If mini dresses aren’t your thing, get your hands on maxi dresses and take your style to new lengths. An all year round style staple for any girls wardrobe, it’s the perfect choice for chic everyday style and going out glamour. Go for an open-back, body-hugging style for your next night out look, or work it in a maxi dress, cut-out and metallic details perfect for those party season vibes. Let your legs do the talking with a sexy front split, or go for the cover-up and let your attitude to the talking. Add some heels and jewels to your basic block colours, or dress it down with some ankle boots and a killer coat for those casual feels. Whatever the weather, go maxi.

Sara Dal Monte Style

Super Fashion Week? Meanwhile, Milan gets one more day

6 July 20176 July 2017Posted in FashionLeave a comment

From cameramoda.com home page

Milan Fashion Week warms the engines. And brings home one day more than a calendar. This is a first concrete result, waiting to understand what the past week’s announcements will be about the super week of fashion, so that it is waiting for days for an official communication (a press conference) that clarifies on projects , Commitments, synergies and collaborations.

The September Prêt-à-Porter fashion shows, the women’s men’s calendar, for the first time after years, boast a real week (September 20-26). To confirm it is the official website of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion: no longer canons six but seven days that will see the succession of more and more parades together, including Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Antonio Marras and for the first time Etro, Missoni, Jil Sander and Trussardi. Always on Cnmi’s website it is learned that the seven-day formula will cover the next 2018 (21-27 February, 19-25 September) appointments.

The changes did not only affect Milan but also New York and, in particular, London. The relayship between the fashion week in the two cities will be somewhat interrupted for a day rather than running uncomfortably as usual. From September 7th to 13th, Nyfw and from 15 to 19, London’s Spring / Summer 2018 proposals will be on show. In the shadow of the Big Bang, Emporio Armani will join the company, which, in conjunction with the renovation of the store in Bond Street, It will be absent from Mfw as it did last autumn when it had chosen the Paris fashion week to celebrate the restyling of the store and Armani Caffè de Saint-Germain. Among the novelties are the first London show of the Nicopanda brand by Nicola Formichetti, the 20-year-old Roland Mouret and the arrival of Tommy Hilfiger who, after the Great Apple and Los Angeles, will travel to the British capital on September 19 with the formula ‘see Now-buy now ‘.

SPRING – SUMMER 2017 PLAIT

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Plaits appeared on the spring/summer 2017 catwalks in every imaginable form – from skater-girl braided buns at Dior to bohemian skinny plaits at Roberto Cavalli and romantic rope braids at Valentino and everything in between. As Guido Palau told us backstage at Dior, “there’s a plait to suit everyone”. Pick your favourite style below.

Emporio Armani

Complement spring’s sporty silhouettes with extra-long twin braids – at Emporio Armani, extensions were woven into the plaits so that they reached down to models’ waists.

Christian Dior

Guido Palau cited skater girls as one of the references for the plaited buns he created at Dior, worn scraped back from the face and offset by J’Adior earrings.

Roberto Cavalli

Bohemian girls will be immediately drawn to the laid-back styles at Roberto Cavalli – softly tousled waves with two skinny plaits at the front.

Simone Rocha

James Pecis’s cool-girl braids at Simone Rocha were complemented by dewy skin and baby-hair strands around the face, giving models a post-workout look somewhat less sweaty than the reality.

Valentino

For the true romantic, Valentino’s extra-long loose plaits were fastened low at the nape of the neck, whilst stray strands of hair around the face made for a pretty, youthful look.

Preen By Thornton Bregazzi

Forgetting the scene-stealing face flowers by Val Garland just for the moment, the plaits at Preen By Thornton Bregazzi were messy, haphazard and anything but preppy.

WEARING YOUR HAT BASEBALL

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Archived beanie, abandoned Basque, hat you’ll want to wear this spring will (only) the baseball cap. He is the new hairstyle chosen by influencers and fashion editor to the latest fashion weeks in New York, London and Milan. Much more comfortable than a styling and much more cool of a new short haircut, the hat with a visor this Spring Summer 2017 PURE trend. But how to wear it in the routine of day-by-day avoiding the effect bad girl in high school? Try to match it to be business woman coats with shoulders 80s style Miroslava Duma, or look at the last trench + hoodie

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 13: Models wearing cap outside 3.1 Phillip Lim on February 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 12: Helena Bordon is seen wearing a red coat from Gucci seen in the streets of Manhattan after the Victoria Beckham show during the New York Fashion Week February 2017 on February 12, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Timur Emek/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 13: Miroslava Duma wearing a black coat, flex cap, hoody outside Proenza Schouler on February 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)

PITTI91 GUEST DESIGNER

5 January 20175 January 2017Posted in FashionLeave a comment

PITTI91 GUEST DESIGNER

SIR PAUL SMITH LANCERA’ LA SUA NUOVA COLLEZIONE A-I 2017

Paul Smith ha scelto Pitti Immagine Uomo 91 (Firenze, 10 – 13 gennaio 2017) come palcoscenico per l’evento di lancio della sua collezione PS by Paul Smith Autunno-Inverno 2017.

Linea contemporary lanciata nel maggio 2016, PS by Paul Smith attinge allo stile iconico di Paul Smith, che si caratterizza per i colori e le stampe decisi, aggiungendo tessuti tecnici e performanti.

Dal lancio della collezione sono stati inaugurati 11 negozi PS by Paul Smith in tutto il mondo, tra cui Londra, Parigi, Hong Kong, Osaka e Seul, e nuove aperture sono in programma.

Paul Smith ha scelto Pitti Uomo 91 come occasione e contesto ideale per presentare la sua collezione, con una speciale fashion installation negli spazi della Dogana di Via Valfonda, e con la partecipazione al salone, alla Sala delle Colonne della Fortezza da Basso.

“Sono lieto di lanciare la mia collezione PS by Paul Smith a gennaio in occasione di Pitti Uomo”, dice lo stilista. “Ho lavorato per la prima volta con Pitti Immagine nel 1993, e sono stato il primo stilista a sfilare all’interno di un luogo iconico come la Stazione Leopolda. Sono vent’anni che attendo di sfilare nuovamente a Firenze, e spero che sarà un evento sorprendente!“

Pitti Immagine Uomo 91 si terrà a Firenze dal 10 al 13 gennaio 2017. Nell’arco delle quattro giornate ospiterà un ricco programma di eventi speciali, più di un migliaio di espositori, pop up stores, sfilate e progetti digitali interattivi.

LUCIO VANOTTI PRESENTERA’ LA SUA COLLEZIONE FW17

LUCIO VANOTTI_ Classe 1975, Lucio Vanotti porta avanti con la sua ricerca un ideale di moda razionale e purista. Tra i finalisti di “Who is on next? Uomo” 2012, fonda il brand Lucio Vanotti nel 2012. Selezionato da Giorgio Armani per sfilare nell’Armani Teatro, nel giugno 2016 sfila a Firenze in occasione dell’ultimo Pitti Uomo, tra i giudizi entusiastici della stampa internazionale. Riducendo ogni capo a forme essenziali, le sue collezioni disegnano geometrie assolute, che avvolgono il corpo con raffinata naturalezza. Lucio Vanotti presenterà la sua collezione FW17 alla Dogana.

“Sono molto entusiasta dell’opportunità di presentare la mia prossima collezione di nuovo a Pitti Uomo”, dice Lucio Vanotti. “É la naturale conseguenza di una positiva esperienza passata. Rispetto alla precedente edizione voglio concentrarmi solo sull’uomo, rivisitando il concetto di formale e filtrando il bagaglio storico del classico attraverso la mia visione riduzionista, all’insegna di un’eleganza comoda. Da sempre la mia estetica è stata influenzata dal vestire maschile classico, e proprio questo sarà l’oggetto di partenza della prossima collezione.“

PITTI ITALICS è un programma promosso da Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana con il contributo di Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Agenzia ICE e realizzato da Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery in occasione di Pitti Immagine Uomo n. 91.

Menswear Guest Designer di Pitti Uomo 91 è Tim Coppens.

“È un grandissimo onore essere stato scelto come Menswear Guest Designer di Pitti Uomo 91. Sulle orme di molti grandi stilisti, sono entusiasta all’idea di far sfilare la mia collezione a Pitti Uomo, il palcoscenico internazionale più prestigioso, e non vedo l’ora di condividere questo momento eccezionale a gennaio!” Tim Coppens

Belga, Tim Coppens si è diplomato nella celebre Royal Academy of Fine Arts di Anversa. Ha lavorato con vari marchi sportswear e di lusso, prima di fondare la propria label a New York nel 2012. La sua prima collezione è stata subito ordinata da Barneys New York e da altri prestigiosi retailer internazionali. Fin dalla sua prima stagione, Tim Coppens ha ricevuto un forte sostegno e apprezzamento sia dagli addetti ai lavori che dalla stampa. WWD lo ha selezionato come una delle “10 of Tomorrow” Rising Stars. Il suo brand fonde artigianalità, tailoring e riferimenti all’athletic wear, con continui richiami alla street culture e a quella speciale energia, tra presente e futuro, che caratterizza la vita nelle grandi città.

PALTÒ: Dai miti del cinema italiano alla nuova era del cappotto made in Italy

Paltò si propone sul mercato come la Fabbrica del Cappotto Made in Italy. Paltò si è ispirato da subito ai miti del cinema italiano ed internazionale, e non poteva essere che per l’icona indiscussa della nostra cinematografia la prima dedica in collezione: Marcello Mastroianni. Nel ventennio della sua scomparsa, a lui viene omaggiato “Marcello”, uno dei capi più rappresentativi dell’eleganza italiana senza tempo. Un cappotto a manica raglan, proposto in volumi ampi e vestibilità loose.

L’evoluzione del concetto di sartorialità che un tempo era garanzia di esclusività, si traduce in chiave contemporanea nella reinterpretazione dei classici: dai Galles proposti in filati chinè e aspetti tridimensionali, ai check declinati in chiave grafica su lane pettinate o in jacquard, fino all’effetto mohair. Un’attenzione particolare va ai nuovi uniti: bouclè rivisitati in superfici armaturate e coloriture melange, chevron tono su tono, panni militari e velluti lavati a coste.

ISETAN–TOKYO: UNA SPECIALE INIZIATIVA DEDICATA AI BRAND DI PITTI UOMO

Per celebrare Pitti Immagine Uomo a Tokyo, Isetan Shinjuku, Isetan Salone Man a Marunouchi e lo store Isetan presso l’aeroporto di Haneda, tra i più importanti department store al mondo, ospiteranno uno speciale progetto promozionale di moda maschile: i clienti avranno la possibilità di fare preordini, in esclusiva, di una selezione di marchi di Pitti Uomo. E in più saranno presentati gli eventi e i protagonisti del salone di Firenze.

LES BENJAMINS: IL SOFISTICATO URBANWEAR DEL BRAND TURCO DEBUTTA A PITTI UOMO 91

E’ un debutto a Pitti Uomo quello dello streetwear brand di stanza a Istanbul Les Benjamins che sceglie il salone per presentare il suo universo creativo menswear e il suo nuovo concept di retail.

Fondatore e direttore creativo di Les Benjamins, Bunyamin Aydin ha dato vita al collettivo creativo nel 2011, ben presto distinto all’interno della new wave creativa sulla scena turca e internazionale. Les Benjamins è nato per celebrare la diversità delle persone, della loro cultura, storia, religione e lingua che si riflette nella moda, con sfumature preziose e sofisticati accenti di stile.

Sincretismo tra oriente e occidente, le sue creazioni esplorano le nuove frontiere dell’urbanwear, combinazione di print innovativi – frutto delle migliori tecnologie digitali – e texture e materiali artigianali. Come ogni collettivo che si rispetti, anche il brand ha dato corso nel tempo a numerose collaborazioni che spaziano dal mondo dell’arte a quello della musica, hip-hop soprattutto, ottenendo riconoscimento e apprezzamento da celebrieties come Travis Scott, Asap Nast, Jaiden Smith, Cara Delevigne, Woodkid, Rita Ora o le top model Barbara Palvin e Jourdan Dunn.

Les Benjamins è presente worldwide: Beymen, Harvey Nichols & Brandroom in Turchia, Layers London, Saks Fifth Avenue New York & Los Angeles, La Rinascente Milano, Le Printemps Paris, Tsum Moscow e Shinsegae a Seoul.

JAPAN NEW WAVE: A TALK WITH SULVAM

“Vorrei semplicemente che chi indossa i miei capi possa essere felice”. In questa frase che racchiude un sentimento dal sapore quasi naif, se rapportato ai rigidi schemi del mondo della moda, sospesa in quell’eterno dualismo tra creatività e business, si svela tutta la passione e il talento di Teppei Fujita.

Classe 1984, il designer giapponese è l’anima del brand sulvam che sfilerà in occasione di Pitti Uomo 91, grazie a uno speciale accordo con la Japan Fashion Week Organization.

Diplomato al Bunka Fashion College, con alle spalle una lunga collaborazione presso la maison Yohji Yamamoto, Fujita dà vita a sulvam nel 2014, guadagnando presto il consenso degli addetti ai lavori internazionali, dai top retailer alla stampa: si aggiudica il “Tokyo Fashion Award” nel 2014, è uno dei vincitori di “Who is on Next? Dubai” nel 2015 e presenta le proprie collezioni in occasione della Paris Fashion Week. Il suo stile fa tesoro della lezione del grande maestro giapponese, sviluppando un tailoring reinterpretato in chiave fortemente contemporanea, con un focus su tessuti di grande qualità e silhouette innovative.

Alessandro Sicuro