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During the Fall 2019 collections of Paris’ premier designers, the fashion pendulum swung back toward understated elegance in the form of bourgeois dressing. It popped up in camel overcoats at Chloé and ruffle-collared shirts at Louis Vuitton, but the stereotypical Parisian look was most apparent in Hedi Slimane’s second outing at Celine. He riffed on […]
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ADEAM: Adeam designer Hanoko Maeda often seeks inspiration from the diverse cultural history of her native Japan. This season, Maeda looked to the Ainu tribe. Indigenous to the northernmost island of Japan named Hokkaido, the Ainu people live in harmony with their surrounding environment and are known for their artisanal prowess. This led Maeda to […]
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Noon by Noor: For SS19, Noor and Haya Al Khalifa, the cousin duo behind Noon by Noor, revisited their birthplace of Bahrain- an island on the Persian Gulf. As an homage to its beautiful landscapes, the designers chose a serene palette of pale pinks and blues offset by sand, navy, and optic white. Noor […]
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When the temperature begins to drop outside, there is nothing quite like swathing yourself in an enormous, comfy blanket inside. But what is the sartorial equivalent for the occasions when you must venture into the frigid world beyond your heated home? Extremely oversized and exceptionally cool outerwear. The fashion-sphere has been abuzz with colossal coats […]
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Haute Couture week: it comes twice as much as Christmas and is at least twice as exciting. While the ready-to-wear collections are often strained with the hefty demands of retail, haute couture allows for designers to run wild with their imagination and innovation. It is fashion at its most moving, at its brightest. So how […]
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For Fall 2018, designers of all nationalities are looking westward with collections centered on the beauty of America’s heartland. Raw-cut denim, prairie dresses, and feet-upon-feet of fringe capture the spirit of folkloric adventure to get you through the colder months ahead. Those of you who might shudder at the thought of incorporating nods to the […]
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Christian Cowan, a recent graduate from the London College of Fashion, already has an impressive clientele: Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus had a “bitch stole my look” moment rocking the same bedazzled pink tuxedo from the designer’s “Girls Like Us” collection. These pop-stars make outlandish statements both on and off stage, and they flock to […]
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