Tag Archives: FASHION

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL – Lee Chung Chung: When clothes are no longer just daily necessity.

Korean label available worldwide, but in Korea there is only one store. To find Korean Fashion & Clothing in Seoul? Dongdaemun District, https://www.agoda.com/hotels-near-dongdaemun-market/attractions/seoul-kr.html?cid=-218, with more than 25 shopping malls and 30,000 local boutiques where you will find everything (from silk fabrics to pet products). At night, the area delivers vibrant nightlife with musical performances and even fashion shows. Do not …

Read More »

ONE THING, TO BE BEAUTIFUL, MUST NOT BE BEAUTIFUL – Rei Kawakubo: I do not feel happy when a collection is understood too well.

When fashion is a way of expressing what you feel towards life. Small boutiques continue to be found through to Aoyama and Daikanyama, where the atmosphere is more subdued compared to Shibuya https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3007.html, around Shibuya Station. Arriving, you too can find another the large shopping district, birthplace of many of Japan’s youth fashion trends, home of some well known trend …

Read More »

PASSIONAL, FUNNY IRONIC AND GRATE TO GOD – Helen Yarmak: A Real Life Fairy Tale of Opulent Russian Style.

Creating a brand new perception of materials and their virtue. Stocking only the finest quality fur, in a variety of colours. Here, https://hg2.com/city/moscow/type/shops/, you will find fur hats, stoles, vests and full-length coats (as well as gorgeous handbags and jewellery). Visiting Moskow, you too can discover that boutique nestled within the Ritz-Carlton. It is one of three of HELEN YARMAK …

Read More »

WHEN YOU TREATS LEATHER LIKE FABRIC – Sophia Kokosalaki: To design functional apparel that also allows you to look interesting.

Combining her own aesthetic with others identity. Her trademark style features classic Grecian draping combined with handcrafted elements. She received the Elle Designer award and Art Foundation Award for Fashion in 2002. Born in a November day, 1972, SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI https://www.sophiakokosalaki.com/ brought up in Athens (Greece),  where studied literature, then graduating in a College of Art and Design in London, …

Read More »

A MARKED SIGNATURE STYLE, USING INTRICATE CRAFTSMANSHIP – Zainab Chottani, unique way of playing with colors.

Intricate embellishments, sculpted in luxuriant fabrics in both bold and soft hues. She is an extremely creative woman, born in Karachi on a day in October 1982. She did her first show in 2010, and has showcased her work during the Pakistan Fashion Week and Bridal Couture Week. She started as a bridal wear designer but has then included prêt …

Read More »

A UNIQUE INDIANNESS, IN A VERY MODERN CONTEXT – Masaba Gupta, a blend of contemporary and traditional.

Unconventional prints, feminine drapes and silhouettes. In 2018, she launched a hijab-saree line targeting Muslim women who want to wear Indian high fashion. MASABA GUPTA married film producer, but they are now separated. She claims that 60% of her sales happen through WhatsApp and is credited to be the first Indian designer, to do an Instagram show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idrm5SetS6E She found …

Read More »

WHEN FASHION COLLECTIONS ARE A BASOTHO HERITAGE – Thabo Makhetha, one of the Top 200 young South Africans.

Praised for the quality and creativity. Her work has been featured in publications across the globe. In 2014, THABO MAKHETHA https://fashionsofsouthernafrica.com/about/south-african-designers/thabo-makhetha/ made her runway debut at Vancouver Fashion Week in Canada. In South Africa, she was listed inside Top 40 business leaders. Her Thabo’s starburst coat it is the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2016 and in 2017. THABO …

Read More »

SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL CREATIONS, FULL OF ORIGINALITY – Amaya Arzuaga

Designer Award, Gold Medal in Fine Arts and National Fashion Design Award. Quiet village, with several restaurants and very nice views, Lerma it is a village in the province of Burgos (Spain), where you can admire important monuments dating from the 17th century. Originally, one of these it had gardens on the banks of the river, with fountains and stately …

Read More »

CONSTANT INNOVATION, REBELLIOUS FEMININITY AND SKILL – Christopher Kane: From a graduate collection to a luxury fashion label.

A unique talent, inspired by the abstract and the personal, the sleek and the subversive. Fashion is like eating, you should not stick to the same menu. As Edith Head she had say, “You can have anything you want in life, if you dress for it.”  Of course, you need to remember clothes mean nothing, until someone lives in them, …

Read More »

EMOTION HINTS, AND EMPHASIS ON SEXUALITY – Ann Demeulemeester: If I do not try new things, then I am not pushing myself.

Working with an artist, drawing inspiration from an androgynous singer. Local specialities include Kalletaart (apple cake with Calvados), Peperbollen and chocolate little beguines. The French called it Courtrai. The Roman name (Cortoriacum) meant in Latin the settlement near the curb in the river. Its name later evolved to Cortrycke, Cortryck and Kortrijk, a Belgian city in the Flemish province of …

Read More »