Christian Louboutin Automne/Hiver 2015

Christian Louboutin revisite le punk, le grunge et les sixties pour l’Automne/Hiver 2015

Juin 2015 – Un grand saut dans le temps ! La collection AH 2015 de Christian Louboutin nous fait revivre quelques grands époques, des années 60 à la techno en passant par le grunge. Empreinte d’exotisme, d’audace, de sensualité et d’irrévérence, cette saison s’enrichit de couleurs et de textures nouvelles, sans oublier les innovations techniques où l’on retrouve le souci du détail et le savoir-faire emblématique de Christian Louboutin. Qui a dit que le punk était mort ? Ornées de pointes en cuir noir, nude ou bleu ciel, Electro Pump et Electro Boot font ressurgir le grunge des codes de la maison Louboutin. Les femmes fatales continuent d’influencer les créations de Christian et cette saison, honneurs aux vamps. De dangereuses courbes tracent sur un cuir souple et harmonieux les silhouettes aiguisées des Vampydolly et Sweety Charity, rehaussées de captivantes franges noires. La séduction continue tout en transparence avec cinq variations de dentelles pour des escarpins à brides et à lanières comme les Marinadentella, Follies Lace, et Oolala, autant de styles qui évoquent la sensualité de la lingerie fine. C’est sans oublier les autres fondamentaux de cette collection : ROUGE : La beauté reste le fondement du style dégradé, une exclusivité Christian Louboutin déclinée ici avec Requipump et So Kate, disponibles en trois finitions glossy, en dégradé de rouge et noir ou nude et rouge ; une réminiscence du Rouge Louboutin de la manucure « Fade to Rouge ». UNE LARGE PALETTE : Au-delà du rouge, la collection s’enrichit d’une toute nouvelle palette, avec des couleurs fleuries inspirées des œillets et des digitales ou des tons naturels comme la pierre, la rouille, les scintillements évoquant l’océan ou les nuances des forêts. Une palette qui offrira à chaque femme l’occasion de colorer le monde à sa façon. BIJOUX : Les dernières techniques de broderies savamment utilisées sur Perucora feront rougir de jalousie votre coffre à bijoux tandis que les plusieurs chaînes, qu’elles soient imposantes et martelées ou fines et délicatement cousues à la main comme sur Dolly Party évoqueront le luxe par petites touches brillantes. EMPRUNTE AUX GARCONS : Master Pump, Master Boot, Monaniso, et Jamella allient le style et le savoir-faire de cordonniers à une touche de féminité. TECHNO : Fraîchement débarquées des podiums de la Fashion Week de New York, Sharpstagram rejoint Elastagram et Pumpstagram dans une même explosion d’orange, de bleu et de jaune sur des bandes élastiques et des tissus sport et techno, dans un parfait accord entre luxe et technique. Christian Louboutin revisite le punk, le grunge et les sixties pour l’Automne/Hiver 2015 2 Pour les inconditionnels du sac à main, la collection Hiver marque le début de la ligne Lucky L, une toute nouvelle version du sac seau, couvert de patchwork, de clous et de nombreuses franges, le tout à travers une architecture exceptionnelle qui sublime le charme du cuir vachette. Le Passage Shopping se laisse aller avec des franges et revient en force avec Rougissime et FrankenLoubi, une creature bigarrée faite de patchwork et d’une sacrée dose d’allure. Dans son nouveau lookbook, Christian Louboutin présente sa collection de façon sexy et fantaisiste, fidèle à ce qui fait la célébrité de la maison, et nous entraîne sur les traces d’une mystérieuse heroine qui trouvera l’amour là où elle ne l’attendait vraiment pas. Découvrez LOVE STORY et choisissez les chaussures et les sacs qui reflèteront le mieux votre personnalisé sur www.ChristianLouboutin.com 

A propos de Christian Louboutin:

La maison Christian Louboutin naît en 1992 quand le créateur ouvre sa première boutique au 19 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau à Paris. La marque compte actuellement 106 boutiques à travers le monde, dont plusieurs dédiées exclusivement à ses lignes homme. Une monographie intitulée ‘Christian Louboutin’ et publiée aux éditions Rizzoli retrace ce parcours exceptionnel. De récentes collaborations ponctuelles avec le légendaire cabaret Crazy Horse ou les Studios Walt Disney, et des projets spéciaux avec plusieurs grands noms des mondes de la musique, de l’art et du cinéma témoignent de ses multiples inspirations. Une exposition-rétrospective a été présentée en 2012 au prestigieux Design Museum de Londres, et plus récemment au Design Exchange de Toronto, au Canada. La beauté des femmes a toujours été au centre des inspirations du créateur, l’été 2014 a accueilli le lancement de Christian Louboutin Beauté avec son premier vernis à ongles, Rouge Louboutin. 

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Marni

MARNI PRE-FALL 2015

 

 

 

Personality, dynamism, eclecticism. Strong women crossing the globe with ease and independence. The Marni pre-fall 2015 collection is spontaneous and expressive. It mixes the colorful tactility of Nick Cave's soundsuits with nods to men's tailoring and hints of the 70s, pragmatism and embellishment, abstract shapes and military felts. The harmonic juxtaposition of elements is quintessentially Marni.

 

Precise, softly graphic cuts draw a tall, elongated silhouette. Lean dresses with mismatched knitted vests are worn under neat double-breasted peacoats, while scuba jersey is cut into asymmetric shapes that have the ponderous energy of a Suzan Frecon painting. Envelope belts mark the waist high, further highlighting the slenderness of the figure. The geometry of intarsia vinyl leather skirts is vertical and playful, as are the exaggerated men's cuffs.

 

Fur recurs as a texture and a tactile diversion: long vests and collarless coats are made of colorful tufts of alpaca, marmotta inserts and plastic disc embroideries are applied onto strict tops or felt skirts, merging decoration, protection and function.

 

 

 

A certain ease characterizes pieces that are combined with quirk and precision: fluid coats, flares, pure tops. Pragmatic quilting and military sobriety tone down the exuberance of the short and sharp brocade dresses, creating a fluid play of opposites.

 

The color palette is dense and personal: tones of mud, dark green, blue and charcoal are accented with flashes of deep or bright red, bright green, electric blue. Fabric are firm, with a tactile hand and a stress on texture: bonded jersey, three ply wool fresco, felt, double technical wool, silk crepe, brocade. Prints swing between the precise and the pictorial: fragmented lines, rhythmic geometries and sequential grids alternate with pimpernel blooms and hortus motifs.

 

The architectural line also characterizes accessories. Boots and ankle-strap shoes have contrast sculptural heels, while felt sandals are mounted on cut-out wedges. Running shoes are covered in geometric prints. Bags are small and structured, such as the new box bag with metal sides and the embroidered clutches, or soft and roomy, such as the intarsia or alpaca shoppers. Bijou are mobile compositions of geometric shapes, abstract flowers and spheres made of natural horn and colored resin.

 



Rodo

Spring Summer 2015

 

 

 

 

 

photos courtesy of our fashion correspondent from Milan,
Teodora Koeva

Prada

Pradasphere comes to Hong Kong

Prada: A cosmos of its own

composed of heavenly bodies

set in complex orbit.

A universe of contradictions

and endless elaborations—

noble causes and base temptations—

where idealism meets vanity,

intelligence meets passion,

fashion meets fiction.

Welcome to the Pradasphere

 

Milan, Italy, November 18th, 2014—Pradasphere, a special exhibition exploring the universe of Prada, is unveiled on November 18th in Hong Kong, situated on the top of Central Ferry Pier 4, with dramatic views across the harbour to Kowloon. Debuted in London in May 2014, the exhibition traces the multivalent obsessions of one of the world’s most iconic brands.

Conceived as a natural history of Prada, Pradasphere is a collection of archival objects arranged to reveal the complex, often intertwined, references of Miuccia Prada, her atelier, and a tight-knit circle of collaborators. The singular Prada vision is manifest in everything from fashion and accessories to art, architecture, film, and culture. Pradasphere posits that there are core ideas engaging beauty, taste, embellishment, gender, vanity, and power, which are repeatedly reworked through those diverse channels. The Prada oeuvre represents both an aesthetic journey and a critique enacted through the products of fashion. But it is also an unabashed celebration of exquisite materiality and craftsmanship, a paean to the rare and the finely wrought, and a wholehearted endorsement of the stylistic iconoclast.

The centrepiece of Pradasphere comprises six towering showcases dedicated to the central themes that have distinguished the work of Prada. The displays combine work from diverse collections to demonstrate the recurrent concepts present in the work. In addition, the exhibition includes: heritage items from the Prada archives; shoes and bags from the past collections organized by theme; examples of exquisite fabrics and materials; Prada history timeline; a screening room presenting short films; architectural projects; and a library of publications.

Each of the sections follows a specific methodology and curatorial approach: origins includes authentic artifacts from the period that Mario Prada opened the first boutique in 1913 in Milan’s prestigious Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping arcade. The casework follows the design of the elegant displays that Prada has preserved at the original site.

Typologies dominates the centre of the hall, with six freestanding dioramas each dedicated to a specific obsessions or fascination.

Modernism: Classic, minimal composition.

Figuration: The passion for prints.

Continentalism: Homage to European history.

Excessivity: Testing the limits of extravagance.

Animality: Inspiration from the natural world.

Femasculinity: The crossover of the sexes.

 

Evolution is a detailed Prada timeline divided into multiple trajectories on a long electronic screen. The timeline juxtaposes men’s and women’s collections, as well as accompanying advertising campaigns and fashion show spaces, with art projects, architectural projects, and other special Prada events. In addition, adjacent display cases house architectural models from frequent collaborators Rem Koolhaas/oma and Herzog & de Meuron, books, exhibition catalogues, and other ephemera.

Specimens brings together shoes and bags from diverse seasons and recombines them to illustrate essential qualities that run through all collections. Surrounding vitrines focus on the painstaking process of design and prototyping that goes into every product.

Construction includes a floor-to-ceiling video display that organises many of Prada’s most iconic looks by colour. The moving images are all drawn from runway footage shot during the fashion shows. Large-scale table vitrines present the precious, exotic, delicate, handmade textiles and innovative materials that make up Prada’s most exclusive designs.

Observation is a screening room with a program of some of Prada’s most ambitious film/video projects produced in collaboration with directors including Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski, and Wes Anderson.

Curated by Prada creative director Fabio Zambernardi in collaboration with New York-based designer and writer Michael Rock and his studio 2×4, the exhibition attempts to reveal something of the Prada method. “Pradasphere is a depiction of a collective, often exuberant, wildly creative design process.” notes Rock. “It is a story told primarily through things because design is a way of making in the world. And these things are extraordinary, both in their sensuality and as the manifestation of critical issues engaged by design that deals with the body— especially the female body—in such a direct way.” Revolving around these diverse references and influences, heritage and history, the iconic and the idiosyncratic, Pradasphere portrays a disruptive approach to design, style, art, and culture that is unique in the world of fashion today.

Pradasphere is free and open to the public from November 19, 2014 to December 5, 2014.

To find out more about Pradasphere, go to www.prada.com

 and follow Prada on Facebook and @Prada #Pradasphere on Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

 

 

 

Pradasphere approda a Hong Kong

 

Prada: Un cosmo indipendente

composto da corpi celesti

disposti in un’orbita complessa.

Un universo di contraddizioni

e infinite elaborazioni –

nobili cause e tentazioni ancestrali –

dove l’idealismo incontra la vanitŕ,

l’intelligenza incontra la passione,

e la moda incontra la finzione.

Benvenuti in Pradasphere

 

Milano, 18 novembre 2014- Pradasphere, l’esclusiva mostra che esplora l’universo Prada, viene presentata oggi ad Hong Kong, in una location d’eccezione, il molo Central Ferry Pier 4, che offre splendide, ampie vedute dal porto fino a Caolun. La mostra, che ha debuttato a maggio 2014 a Londra, svela le ossessioni polivalenti di uno dei marchi piů iconici al mondo.

Concepita come un viaggio attraverso la storia di Prada, Pradasphere č una collezione di oggetti d’archivio ideata per svelare i complessi, e spesso intricati, riferimenti di Miuccia Prada, del suo atelier, e della sua fitta cerchia di collaboratori. Il DNA di Prada appare evidente in ogni dettaglio, dalla moda agli accessori, all’arte, all’architettura, al cinema e alla cultura. Pradasphere parte dal presupposto che le idee chiave di bellezza, gusto, decorazione, genere, vanitŕ e potere siano costantemente rielaborate attraverso questi diversi canali. L’opera di Prada rappresenta sia un viaggio estetico sia un’analisi critica, espressi attraverso I prodotti della moda. Ma č anche una sfrontata celebrazione di sublime materialitŕ e artigianalitŕ, un inno alla raritŕ e alle lavorazioni ricercate, un sincero sostegno dell’iconoclastia stilistica.

Cuore della mostra sono sei imponenti teche dedicate ai temi centrali che hanno caratterizzato il lavoro di Prada. Le vetrine ospitano articoli appartenenti a diverse collezioni, per esplorare i concetti ricorrenti nelle sfilate Prada. Inoltre, la mostra comprende: articoli storici provenienti dagli archivi Prada; calzature e borse delle collezioni passate disposte per tema; campioni di materiali e tessuti

pregiati; la cronologia della storia di Prada; una screening room dove si visionano cortometraggi; progetti architettonici; e una selezione di pubblicazioni.

Ciascuna sezione segue uno specifico approccio metodologico e curatoriale: origini comprende manufatti originali risalenti alla nascita di Prada, quando Mario Prada aprě il primo negozio all’interno della prestigiosa Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II a Milano nel 1913. L’esposizione segue il design degli eleganti espositori che Prada ha preservato all’interno del sito originale.

Tipologie domina il cuore della mostra, con sei diorami dotati di supporto, ciascuno dedicato a una specifica ossessione o fascinazione.

Modernism: il classico, la composizione minimal;

Figuration: la passione per le stampe;

Continentalism: un omaggio alla storia europea;

Excessivity: i limiti della stravaganza messi alla prova;

Animality: la natura come fonte di ispirazione;

Femasculinity: l’incrocio dei generi.

 

Evoluzione rappresenta una cronologia dettagliata di Prada, suddivisa in molteplici traiettorie visionabili su un display elettronico. La cronologia presenta giustapposizioni di collezioni Uomo e Donna, campagne pubblicitarie e spazi sfilata, tutto accompagnato da progetti artistici e architettonici e da altri eventi speciali Prada. Inoltre, attigui espositori accolgono modelli architettonici di Rem Koolhaas/oma e Herzog & de Meuron – frequenti collaboratori di Prada – libri, cataloghi e oggetti di ogni genere.

Emplari unisce calzature e borse appartenenti a stagioni diverse, ricombinandole per illustrare le qualitŕ essenziali ricorrenti che legano tutte le collezioni. Le vetrine espongono il meticoloso processo di design e di realizzazione di prototipi dietro ogni prodotto.

Costruzione attraverso un monitor a tutta altezza sono svelati i look piů iconici di Prada, organizzati per colore. Le immagini provengono tutte da video delle sfilate. Ampi banchi con espositori ospitano i preziosi, esotici, e delicati tessuti realizzati artigianalmente e i materiali innovativi che danno vita ai design piů esclusivi di Prada.

Osservazione č una screening room dove vengono proiettati alcuni tra I progetti cinematografici piů ambiziosi di Prada, cortometraggi e video realizzati in collaborazione con registi del calibro di Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski e Wes Anderson.

Curata da Fabio Zambernardi, creative director di Prada, in collaborazione con il designer e scrittore newyorkese Michael Rock e il suo studio 2x4, la mostra vuole svelare qualcosa in piů sul metodo Prada. “Pradasphere č la rappresentazione di un processo di design altamente creativo e collettivo, spesso esuberante”, afferma Rock. “E’ una storia raccontata principalmente attraverso gli oggetti, perché il design rappresenta un modo per esplorare il mondo. E questi oggetti sono straordinari, sia per la loro sensualitŕ sia come manifestazione di questioni critiche affrontate da un processo creativo che ruota intorno al corpo – specialmente quello femminile – in modo cosě diretto”.

Imperniata su questi molteplici riferimenti e influenze, tra patrimonio e storia, tra iconico e idiosincratico, Pradasphere rappresenta un approccio al design, allo stile, all’arte e alla cultura destabilizzante, unico nel mondo della moda di oggi.

Pradasphere sarŕ aperta al pubblico gratuitamente dal 19 novembre al 5 dicembre 2014.

Per saperne di piů su Pradasphere, visitate il sito www.prada.com e seguite Prada su Facebook e @Prada #Pradasphere su Twitter e Instagram.

 

 

 

 

Giannico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

photos courtesy of our fashion correspondent from Milan,
Teodora Koeva