Prada

London's Pradasphere exhibit hits Hong Kong

 

 

After debuting in May at London’s Harrods, the exhibition exploring Miuccia Prada’s creative journey into fashion, art, architecture, sport and history will open on Nov.18 in Hong Kong.

A custom-made structure built on the rooftop of the city’s Central Ferry Pier 4 will host more than 60 outfits from the collections Prada designed over thirty years, along with special accessories, archival never-before-seen objects, a wide selection of images, videos, books, as well as architectural projects developed with Rem Koolhaas’ OMA research studio and short films for the brand directed by Roman Polanski, Wes Anderson, Ridley Scoot and Yang Fudong.

“Pradasphere,” which will be open to the public until Dec.5, will also include a VIP lounge overlooking the harbor.

 

 

Pradasphere Opening Event

 

Il 30 aprile 2014, Prada e Harrods hanno inaugurato Pradasphere: una mostra che segue le multiformi ossessioni di Prada, attraverso moda, arte, architettura, cinema, sport e altro ancora.

Michael Ward (CEO di Harrods), Helen David (Fashion Director di Harrods), Stefano Cantino (Direttore Comunicazione e Relazioni Esterne del Gruppo Prada), Giulio Brini (Direttore Retail di Prada) e Stefano Sutter (Managing Director di Prada UK) hanno ospitato circa 300 ospiti per un cocktail party che si è tenuto nello spazio espositivo della mostra.

A seguire, in occasione dell’evento, Prada ha accolto gli ospiti per un esclusivo After-party presso The Firehouse, una delle location londinesi più ricercate del momento. 

Tra gli ospiti intervenuti, segnaliamo Cara Delevingne (in Prada), Suki Waterhouse (in Miu Miu), Daisy Lowe (in Prada), Laura Bailey (in Prada), Tallulah Harlech (in Miu Miu), Bip Ling (in Miu Miu), Malaika Firth (in Prada), Bonnie Wright (in Prada), Jeremy Irvine (in Prada), Samantha Barks (in Prada), Annabelle Wallis e James Rousseau (entrambi in Prada), Ella Purnell (in Miu Miu), Gala Gordon (in Miu Miu), Ophelia Lovibond (in Prada), Alice Englert (in Miu Miu), Sophie Turner (in Miu Miu), Tuppence Middleton (in Miu Miu), Laura Carmichael, Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, Bryan Ferry, Jessie Ware (in Prada), Foxes (in Miu Miu), Elektra e Miranda Kilbey di Say Lou Lou (in Miu Miu), Pixie Lott (in Miu Miu), Eliza Doolittle, Jay Jopling and Hikari Yokoyama (in Prada), Michael Rock e Fabio Zambernardi.

 

Pradasphere sarà aperta al pubblico dal 2 al 29 maggio 2014 presso il grande magazzino Harrods di Knightsbridge.

Stefano Sutter, Giulio Brini and Michael Ward

Tuppence Middleton and Ophelia Lovibond




  Helen David and Stefano Cantino

Fabio Zambernardi and Michael Rock

 Hikari Yokoyama and Jay Jopling

Daisy Lowe

Laura Bailey

 Samantha Barks

Ella Purnell

Stefano Cantino, Stefano Sutter, Helen David, Giulio Brini and Michael Ward attends PRADASPHERE at Harrods on April 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Prada)

James Rousseau and Annabelle Wallis

Malaika Firth

Gala Gordon

 





Prada comes to Harrods

 

Prada: A cosmos of its own

composed of heavenly bodies

set in a 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

“Any modern city shop, with its elegant vitrines where useful and delightful objects are displayed, is more aesthetically pleasing than even the most praised passé exhibition. A metallic-white, tri-lucent sleek, super clean electric flatiron delights the eye more than a puny nude statuette perched on a worn-out pedestal repainted for the occasion. A typewriter is more architectonic than the buildings celebrated in academies and competitions. The windows of the perfume shop too, filled with boxes large and small, little bottles, and tiny future triple-colored phials, all reflected in extremely elegant mirrors; the clever and coquettish arrays of delicate ladies’ shoes; the bizarre ingenuity of multi-coloured umbrellas; fur, leather goods, silverware, all please the eye more than the grimy little paintings nailed to the grey walls of the passé painter’s studio.”

Giacomo Balla

Futurist Universe, 1918

 

london, uk, april 30, 2014

This May, Harrods Knightsbridge, the world’s most famous department store, hosts Prada as an honoured guest. The month-long celebration includes 40 window displays, a pop-up store, multiple screen displays, an elegant Marchesi café, and Pradasphere: an exhibition that traces the company’s multivalent obsessions—from fashion and accessories to art, architecture, cinema, sport and beyond.

 

the exhibition

Housed on the Fourth Floor of Harrods, Pradasphere is a collection of archival objects arranged to reveal the complex, often intertwined obsessions of Prada. The Prada vision is manifest in everything from fashion and accessories to art, architecture, film, and culture. Pradasphere posits that there are core ideas—beauty, taste, embellishment, gender, vanity, and power—that are repeatedly reworked through those diverse channels. The Prada oeuvre represents both an aesthetic journey and a critique enacted through the products of culture. Yet it is also an unabashed celebration of exquisite 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 ensembles from multiple collections to demonstrate the recurrent concepts present in the products. In addition, the exhibition includes: heritage items from the Prada archives; shoes and bags from past collections organised by theme; examples of exquisite fabrics and materials; a Prada history wall that links the design collections with all of the extracurricular projects, from Fondazione Prada to Luna Rossa; a screening room presenting short films from directors such as Roman Polanski, Wes Anderson, Ridley Scott, and Yang Fudong; architectural projects from Rem Koolhaas/oma and Herzog & de Meuron; and a library of publications, both physical and digital.

A private lounge is adjacent to the exhibition space. The walls and ceiling of the intimate room are wrapped entirely in deep green velvet that matches the Clover Leaf sofas—a revival of Verner Panton’s modern classic reproduced exclusively for Prada—that furnish the space. The contrast created between the black-and-white carpeted floor and the velvet-covered walls adds to the aura of contemporary luxury.

 

prada pop-up store

The 130m^{2 Prada pop-up store is on the Ground Floor adjacent to the entrance at the corner of Brompton Road and Hans Crescent. Designed in classic Prada style, the shop features an iconic black-and-white-chequered marble floor, slim polished-steel and crystal display shelves, striking black marble portals, steel and crystal display counters, and lilac velvet ottomans. The boutique showcases women’s leather goods, accessories, jewellery and eyewear.}

 

windows

 

Harrods’ windows represent Prada’s multifaceted identity. The hybrid approach, a quintessential feature of Prada’s design philosophy, is evident in the recurrent themes and motifs combined in each tableau. The windows serve as an index of classic store elements, from marble floors to green ‘sponge’ walls. The windows also reference Prada’s contributions to popular culture, art, architecture, and film, revealing the complexity of the company’s approach to fashion.

 

 

marchesi café

 

Directly alongside the Pradasphere exhibition, against a backdrop of the London skyline, is the Marchesi café, patisserie, and restaurant. Marchesi is a legendary Milanese patisserie founded in 1824, renowned for its wide range of delicious pastries, chocolates, and Panettone, the traditional Milanese Christmas cake. The original architecture of the balcony room, with its exquisite boiserie and subtle lighting, has been preserved for the temporary café. The wallpaper covering the bar counter features exact replicas of the details and decorations found at the original Marchesi patisserie, and the bar mirrors display images of its early 20th-century splendour. Opposite the bar, a wall with mirrors and crystal-lined alcoves presents a selection of Marchesi products and a display of boxed delicacies.

 

 

Pradasphere is a collaboration between Prada and 2x4 New York

Pradasphere at Harrods will be open from May 2 – 29, 2014 at the world famous Knightsbridge store. To find out more about Pradasphere at Harrods, go to www.harrods.com

and follow @Harrods @Prada #Pradasphere.

 

 

Prada: un cosmo indipendente

composto da corpi celesti

disposti in un’orbita complessa.

Un universo di contraddizioni

e infinite elaborazioni –

cause nobili e tentazioni futili –

dove l’idealismo incontra la vanità,

l’intelligenza incontra la passione,

la moda incontra la finzione.

Benvenuti in Pradasphere

 

“Qualunque negozio di una città moderna con le sue eleganti vetrine, nelle quali si espongono oggetti utili e dilettevoli, supera nel godimento artistico tutte le tanto decantate esposizioni passatiste. Un elettrico ferro da stiro, bianco metallico, liscio trilucente, pulitissimo, delizia gli occhi meglio della statuetta nudino appoggiata su un piedistallo sconocchiato tinto per l’occasione. La macchinetta per scrivere è più architettonica dei progetti edilizi premiati nelle accademie o concorsi. La vetrina d’un profumiere con scatole, scatolette, boccette, boccettine futurcolortriplicate negli specchi elegantissimi. La modellatura sapiente e civettuola delle scarpette per donna, l’ingegnosità bizzarra degli ombrellini multicolori. Pelliccerie, valigerie, stoviglie appagano meglio la vista degli sporchettini quadri, quadrettini appesi al chiodo del muro grigio del pittore passatista.”

Giacomo Balla

Universo Futurista, 1918

londra, 30 aprile 2014

A maggio, Harrods, il grande magazzino più famoso al mondo, accoglierà l’universo Prada. L’evento vedrà vivere nell’arco di un mese quaranta vetrine, un pop-up store, videoinstallazioni, l’elegante pasticceria Marchesi e Pradasphere, una mostra che segue le multiformi ossessioni del marchio, attraverso moda, arte, architettura, cinema, sport e altro ancora.

 

la mostra

Allestita al quarto piano di Harrods, Pradasphere è una collezione di oggetti d’archivio ideata per rivelare le complesse, e spesso intricate, ossessioni di Prada. Moda, accessori, arte, architettura, cinema e cultura: lo sguardo di Prada si manifesta in ogni campo. Pradasphere parte dal presupposto che le idee chiave di bellezza, gusto, decorazione, genere, vanità e potere siano costantemente rielaborate attraverso questi diversi canali. L’opera di Prada rappresenta tanto un percorso estetico quanto un’analisi critica, espressi attraverso i prodotti della cultura; è anche un’aperta celebrazione della materia e di una squisita perizia artigianale, un inno al raro e alle lavorazioni preziose; si fa sostegno incondizionato alla ribellione dello stile.

 

Nel cuore della mostra sono posizionate sei imponenti teche dedicate ai temi centrali che hanno caratterizzato il lavoro di Prada. Le vetrine raccolgono prodotti appartenenti a diverse collezioni, a simboleggiare i concetti ricorrenti nel lavoro di Miuccia Prada. Oltre a questo nucleo centrale, sono esposti articoli storici provenienti dagli archivi Prada, calzature e borse delle collezioni passate organizzate per tema; ricercati esempi di materiali e tessuti. Una parete dedicata alla storia del marchio collega idealmente le collezioni a tutti i progetti complementari, dalla Fondazione Prada a Luna Rossa; una screening room presenta una selezione di cortometraggi realizzati con la collaborazione di registi del calibro di Roman Polanski, Wes Anderson, Ridley Scott e Yang Fudong. Inoltre, sono esposti i progetti architettonici di Rem Koolhaas/oma e Herzog & de Meuron e il pubblico può accedere a una libreria fisica e digitale.

Attigua allo spazio della mostra si trova un’area privata e intima con le pareti e il soffitto rivestiti in velluto verde intenso abbinato ai divani Clover Leaf disegnati da Verner Panton e riprodotti in esclusiva per Prada. Il contrasto tra la moquette bianca e nera del pavimento e le pareti ricoperte di velluto esalta l’atmosfera di lusso contemporaneo dello spazio.

prada pop-up store

ll Prada pop up store, situato al piano terra in corrispondenza dell’ingresso a Harrods all’angolo tra Brompton Road e Hans Crescent Road, si estende per una superficie di 130 metri quadrati. Progettato nel più classico stile Prada, è caratterizzato dal tipico pavimento a scacchi in marmo bianco e nero e da teche in cristallo con sottili profili di acciaio lucido, imponenti portali in marmo nero, banchi in acciaio e cristallo e pouf in velluto lilla. La boutique ospita la collezione femminile di pelletteria, accessori, gioielli ed eyewear.
 

 

le vetrine

Le vetrine allestite da Harrods rappresentano l’identità poliedrica di Prada. L’approccio combinatorio, tipico della sua filosofia nella progettazione, è evidente nei temi e motivi ricorrenti accostati in ogni ambientazione. Le vetrine costituiscono una sorta di repertorio degli elementi classici che si ritrovano nei punti vendita, dai pavimenti in marmo alle pareti “sponge” color verde, ma richiamano anche il lato pop che Prada rivela nella cultura, nell’arte, nell’architettura e nel cinema, rivelando la complessità del suo approccio alla moda.

 

 

il caffè marchesi

Affacciato sui tetti di Londra, si apre il caffè, pasticceria e ristorante Marchesi. Marchesi è sinonimo di eccellenza per l’offerta di pasticceria, cioccolato e per la produzione del panettone, il tipico dolce milanese. Per l’allestimento dello spazio è stata conservata l’architettura originaria della terrazza di Harrods, con la raffinata boiserie e un’illuminazione delicata. Il wallpaper che riveste il bancone del bar riproduce fedelmente i dettagli e la decorazione del bancone originale di Marchesi, mentre gli specchi evocano l’atmosfera primo Novecento della pasticceria milanese. Una parete con nicchie rivestite in cristallo e specchi ospita una selezione di prodotti storici Marchesi e un’esposizione con preziose confezioni di specialità.

Pradasphere è un progetto in collaborazione tra Prada e 2x4 New York.

 

Pradasphere sarà aperta al pubblico dal 2 al 29 maggio 2014 presso il grande magazzino di Knightsbridge. Per maggiori informazioni su Pradasphere, visitate www.harrods.com

e seguite @Harrods @Prada #Pradasphere.

 

Italian Fashion and Cinema

Milan, April 7th , 2014

 

Ennio Capasa, in London for "Italian Fashion and Cinema", for a unique on-stage interview by  

Camilla Morton

                

Fashion and Cinema is a series of events exploring the relationship between fashion and cinema and how the two have always fed into each other, featuring on-stage conversations, seminars and screenings.

The events take place at the Victoria and Albert Museum and at the Ciné Lumière from the 5^th to the 13^th  of April . Italian Fashion & Cinema is part of this program that highlights the Italian beauty.

Ennio Capasa has been invited for an exclusive on stage interview with Camilla Morton on Monday April 7^th at Ciné Lumière at 7PM.

Together they will retrace the history of the Maison, the collaborations with cinema and the current projects of the brand. The on stage interview will be accompanied by screening of images selected specifically for the occasion.Fashion and Cinema is an initiative by Tristana Media in media partnership with Vanity Fair and in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum and Ciné Lumière.

 

PRADASPHERE

　

 

Harrods, the world’s most famous department store, presents PRADASPHERE

 

Launching in May, the exuberant exhibition will catalogue the multifaceted activities of the Italian design powerhouse – from fashion and accessories to architecture, cinema, and beyond.

Concurrently, the legendary Harrods Exhibition Windows will showcase treasures from the Prada archives coupled with a capsule collection of ready-to-wear, bags, shoes and accessories inspired by iconic Prada collections from the last 100 years – developed exclusively for Harrods.

Housed on the store’s Fourth Floor, the PRADASPHERE exhibition will trace the ever-widening ambitions of Italy’s most influential fashion house, and present a broad spectrum of historic collections, special projects, collaborations and experiments. The carefully curated selection of design ideas will be adjoined to the first PRADASPHERE Café.

Helen David, Fashion Director of Womenswear, Accessories, Fine Jewellery & Childrenswear at Harrods, comments: “We are delighted to work with Italy’s finest fashion house to bring the Prada universe to life.

“PRADASPHERE will offer our customers a singular experience and the opportunity to shop an exclusive Prada collection found nowhere else.”

PRADASPHERE at Harrods will be open throughout May. To find out more, go to www.harrods.com and follow @Harrods @Prada #Pradasphere.

Harrods, il piů famoso grande magazzino del mondo,durante il mese di Maggio presenta PRADASPHERE, una mostra che cataloga le multivalenti attivita' di Prada, grande fucina creativa italiana, dalla moda, all’architettura, al cinema, allo sport e non solo.

Per l’occasione, le vetrine di Harrods esporranno capi e accessori provenienti dagli archivi Prada e una capsule collection di abbigliamento, borse, calzature e accessori ispirati alle iconiche collezioni Prada e creata in esclusiva per il grande magazzino di Knightsbridge.

Ospitato al quarto piano di Harrods, il progetto PRADASPHERE si configurera' come un percorso attraverso il marchio, presentandone le collezioni storiche, i progetti speciali, le collaborazioni e gli esperimenti realizzati nel corso degli ultimi anni. Accanto a questa raccolta di idee creative, troverá posto il primo PRADASPHERE Café, un nuovo modo di vivere l’esperienza Prada.

Helen David, Fashion Director of Womenswear, Accessories, Fine Jewellery & Childrenswear di Harrods, commenta: “Siamo molto orgogliosi di lavorare con un marchio di moda italiano come Prada e di ospitarne l’universo creativo qui da Harrods.

“PRADASPHERE offrirá ai nostri clienti un’esperienza unica e l’opportunitá di acquistare gli articoli di una collezione Prada creata in esclusiva per l’occasione.”

Per maggiori informazioni su PRADASPHERE, vai su www.harrods.com e seguici @Harrods @Prada #Pradasphere

 

Proenza Schouler

Keira Knightley Wears Proenza Schouler

 

To The Film Premiere ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’

Actress Keira Knightley wore Proenza Schouler to the UK film premiere of ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ on January 20, 2014. She wore a black silk crepe dress from the Spring Summer 2014 collection.

 

Photo By Rex Features

Burberry Prorsum

 

Burberry Prorsum Menswear Autumn_Winter 2014

UN VOYAGE PICTURAL

Explorer les mondes de Ben Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Lucian Freud et Duncan Grant

Christopher Bailey

DIRECTEUR GENERAL DE LA CREATION

 Burberry today showed its Burberry Prorsum menswear Autumn/Winter 2014 collection, ‘A Painterly Journey’, in London’s Kensington Gardens. Burberry, recently recognised as Menswear Designer of the Year at the 2013 British Fashion Awards, showed the collection as part of the fourth London Collections: Men week. British Burberry Acoustic musician Sivu played a live set as guests arrived at the custom-built show space on East Albert Lawns, followed by a performance by British musician George Ezra after the show. Guests included British actors Jamie Campbell Bower and Callum Turner, Chinese actor Chen Kun and Korean actor Yu Ah In; British musicians Tinie Tempah, Paloma Faith, James Righton, Jack Bevan and George Barnett; British model Suki Waterhouse, British presenters Nick Grimshaw and Dermot O’Leary, and digital entrepreneur Jamal Edwards (SBTV). The British show soundtrack featured musicians Paloma Faith, The Night VI and Patrick Wolf as well as a specially recorded track by Clare Maguire.

 

MATIERES

Soies légères

Daims et cuirs peints à la main

Imprimés des paysages et cartes de Londres

Cachemires et cotons de pêche

Peau lainées avec revers en daim

Tapis tressé texturé

Mohair à poils longs brossé

Cachemires à double construction

Peau lainées patchwork

Micro tweeds

Laines anglaises

Couverture équestre laine et cachemire

Daims coupés main

Jaquards écossais tissés

Soies rayées en bande

Feutre aiguilleté

Yu Ah In, Callum Turner, Dermot O'Leary, Chen Kun, Nick Grimshaw, George Barnett and Suki Waterhouse at the Burberry Prorsum Menswear Autumn_Winter 2014 Show

COULEURS

Gris anthracite

Parchemin
Beige
Encre
Vert bouteille
Chocolat
Camel
Noir
Prune foncé
Marine brillant
Miel
Jaune pâle
Bordeaux
Mandarine foncé
 

Show Final

SILHOUETTES

Trench coats légers
Cabans légers
Chesterfields casual
Cabans oversize
Vestes en peau de mouton
Manteaux
Trench coats réversibles
Cardigans de pêche
Chemises d’artiste oversize
Pulls Aran
Pantalons casual
Tops de pêche

 ACCESSOIRES

Echarpes en check iconiques peintes
Le sac St Ives en daim et cuir figuratif  peint à la main
Le sac St Ives en couverture tissé à l’anglaise et authentique carpette
Carrés de soie imprimés à la main
Echarpes couverture  équestres
Chaussures  en cuir avec  semelle caoutchouc
Chaussettes  en maille galloise Fair  Isle

 

David Gandy

Chen Kun and Nick Grimshaw

George Barnett, Suki Waterhouse and James Righton

Paloma Faith, Tinie Tempah and Jamie Campbell Bower

  

 

 





Chen Kun wearing Burberry

Jamie Campbell Bower wearing Burberry

 

James Righton, Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah



Paloma Faith wearing Burberry

Tinie Tempah wearing Burberry

 

 

Suki Waterhouse, James Righton and Paloma Faith

 

 

MUSIQUE

Lilac Wine (Live) – Clare Maguire

Lover, You Should’ve Come Over –The Night VI

Just Be (Acoustic version from Fall To Grace deluxe album) – Paloma Faith

The Magic Position – Patrick Wolf

MAKE-UP

Wendy Rowe

COIFFURE

Matt Mulhall

RUNWAY MADE TO ORDER ON BURBERRY.COM 

http://uk.burberry.com/shows-events/menswear-aw14/#/all-looks/collection