BOGLIOLI

 

FALL - WINTER 2016

 

 

The Boglioli Autumn/Winter 2015/16 Menswear Collection draws on its time honored traditions in tailoring, while further modernizing the silhouette and notable fit of its designs.

 

A new shape is introduced. Deeply tailored in its construction in a smart selection of materials, it achieves a dynamic aesthetic while preserving a completely relaxed feel. The jacket is shorter and the shoulders are precisely scaled, while the front design moves downward harmonically, smartly outlining the chest. A small marvel of construction and fabric, treated with the mindful and elegant craftsmanship of the Boglioli workshops. Trousers feature a higher waist, encompassing the leg just as gracefully as the jacket does the upper body.

 

Shades, colors and details of the collection bring back to light the understated and humbled elegance of the Milanese bourgeoisie of the 60’s and 70’s. A symphony of midtones and delicate pairings feature grays and camels as their mainstays while contrasting with shades of teal and coral. Every look and garment communicates a measured yet strong style; a confidence in men's dressing that needs no effort to express its beauty.

 

Checked fabrics feature new washes, enhancing the pattern, making matters softer and sophisticated. A maxi variation of houndstooth gives strength to the linear coat. Tweed and British traditional wools are taken beyond their traditional bounds with bombers and overalls cut with tailoring know-how.

 

The presentation of the collection is held at the Dimore Studio Gallery, of the famous Milanese design team that brought the modernist tradition of furnishing and architecture towards a new contemporary, ultra sophisticated and effortless goal. A testimony of an elective affinity and a marriage of style belonging to different fields but residing in the same philosophy.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Prada

Prada Resort 2015 Campaign

In a stately garden, overgrown with tangled histories, Prada introduces a feminine study of wardrobe classics. The season’s most captivating new faces star in the series of enigmatic monochrome portraits, captured by pre-eminent photographer, Steven Meisel.

The exacting construction of the clothes is as clear to see as the careful construction of the photographs, revealed by decorative stitching over the seams of each garment, including bags and shoes. Contrasting coloured threads are doubled to look like embroidery tracing the architecture of the collection, emphasizing quintessential shapes: short jackets, boxy skirts, pleated trousers and belted dresses.

Traditional distinctions between male and female codes become passé in new archetypes of dress for the modern woman. Stripes and checks in blue, brown, green and beige, reminiscent of men’s workwear shirts, are transposed onto modern proportions and silhouettes. A light 70s influence is evident in the soft flare of a trouser or a skirt. The top stitch detailing weaves a continuum between the Spring/Summer Men’s and Women’s Resort Collections, which were shown together in Milan to the sounds of Psychic TV.

Faces of the future Adrienne Juliger, Ine Neefs and Moya Mardy are arranged in carefully measured compositions creating intriguing illusions of scale. The simplicity of their poses, hands held loosely by the sides, let the clothes speak for themselves.

Their fresh demeanors are conduits for layered paradigms and new perspectives, worn with a casual lightness of touch. The result is a transformative new attitude for the modern Prada woman.

Find the new campaign video on www.prada.com

 

 

 

Campagna Prada Resort 2015

In un giardino maestoso, rigoglioso di storie intrecciate, Prada introduce uno studio sui classici del guardaroba femminile. I nuovi, più affascinanti volti della stagione sono i protagonisti di una serie di enigmatici ritratti monocromatici, catturati dall’obiettivo del celebre fotografo Steven Meisel.

L’attenta costruzione degli abiti è chiara come la meticolosa costruzione delle fotografie, rivelata dall’impuntura decorativa su ogni capo, comprese borse e calzature. Le cuciture a vista con fili a contrasto sono doppie per farle apparire come un ricamo che delinea l’architettura della collezione, enfatizzando la purezza delle forme: giacche corte, gonne svasate, pantaloni pieghettati e abiti con cinture.

Le tradizionali distinzioni tra codici maschili e femminili svaniscono, lasciando il posto a nuovi archetipi di abbigliamento per la donna moderna. Tessuti a righe e a quadretti in blu, marrone, verde e beige, che richiamano le camicie da lavoro maschili, sono trasposte in proporzioni e silhouette moderne. Un lieve accenno agli anni ’70 è evidente nella leggera svasatura di un pantalone o di una gonna. Il dettaglio a impuntura rappresenta un continuum tra la Collezione Uomo Primavera/Estate e la Collezione Donna Resort, presentate insieme a Milano al ritmo degli Psychic TV.

I volti del futuro, Adrienne Juliger, Ine Neefs e Moya Mardy, sono disposti in composizioni attentamente misurate che creano intriganti illusioni dimensionali. La semplicità delle loro pose e le mani che ricadono con disinvoltura lungo i fianchi lasciano parlare gli abiti. I loro atteggiamenti freschi rappresentano un canale per paradigmi stratificati e nuove prospettive, indossati con un leggero tocco disinvolto. Il risultato è un nuovo approccio trasformativo per la donna moderna Prada.

Scoprite il video della campagna su www.prada.com

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.

 

 

Prada Women’s Spring/Summer 2015

 

Show space description

Outdoor / Indoor / Outdoor . 2

 

For the Prada S/S2015 woman show, AMO designs indoor dunes.

In between a cave, a desert, and an indoor playground, the set up questions the relationship between outdoor and indoor: purple colored sand invade the space, redefining the existing architecture elements, modifying proportions, turning the show into an unexpected landscape.

Based on a concentric organization, the room develops around the central and irregular sand surface: a series of brown carpet covered steps runs along the perimeter, while a thin line of technical lights marks the perfectly white walls as a horizon. Models weave along the dunes edges confronting the regularly lined up audience. The combination between the irregular sand volumes and the geometry of the tribunes modifies constantly the relationship between the spectators and the fashion.

Before taking place orderly around the dunes, the audience reaches the show space after climbing over steps and having a privileged overview of the sand landscape.

 

 

 

Prada Donna Primavera /Estate 2015

Allestimento sala sfilata

Outdoor / Indoor / Outdoor . 2

Per la sfilata Prada Donna P/E 2015, AMO progetta imponenti dune indoor.

A metà strada tra una grotta, un deserto e un parco giochi al coperto, l’allestimento mette in discussione la relazione tra indoor e outdoor: sabbia viola invade lo spazio, ridefinendo gli elementi architettonici esistenti, modificando le proporzioni e tramutando lo show in un paesaggio inaspettato.

Seguendo una disposizione concentrica, lo spazio si sviluppa intorno all’irregolare superficie sabbiosa, posta al centro della scena: una serie di gradini rivestiti in moquette marrone corre lungo il perimetro, mentre una sottile linea di luci tecniche segna le immacolate pareti bianche come un orizzonte. Le modelle sfilano sinuosamente tra le dune, fronteggiando il pubblico allineato regolarmente. Il connubio tra i volumi irregolari delle dune e le geometrie rigorose delle tribune modifica costantemente il rapporto tra gli spettatori e la moda.

Prima di accomodarsi ordinatamente intorno alle dune, il pubblico raggiunge lo spazio della sfilata salendo una gradinata e si gode una vista privilegiata sul paesaggio sabbioso.

 

 

PHILIPP PLEIN

After the great success of his first boutique in Via Della Spiga 25, Philipp Plein is proud to announce the opening of his second flagship store in Milan, in via Montenapoleone 23, one of the most iconic fashionable shopping streets.

PHILIPP PLEIN founded his eponymous brand interpreting a new contemporary luxury lifestyle for men's, women's and children´s clothing and accessories.

Covering 150 square meters, the boutique has been carefully designed and conceived by Philipp Plein   together with the Milanese architectural firm AquiliAlberg and unveils a new concept for the brand, refined yet impactful. Massive blocks of marble with steel finishings, contrasting areas of light and shadow, selected materials and attention to every detail create a unique shopping experience. The products are displayed like authentic pieces of art.

PHILIPP PLEIN´s hexagonal logo along with black and white marble are the signature elements of this store, recurring on walls, ceilings and display cases. The new black version of the iconic skull studded with CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements is unveiled and reigns in the center of the store while Murano glass chandeliers in dark grey give off a ravishing fume´ effect.

The new store is a  dedicated space for women´s and children´s collections including accessories, shoes, bags and jewelry, while the boutique in Via della Spiga will  be destined exclusively  to the menswear collections.

The designer states: "Italy is the country where I produce my designs and Milan is the city where I present my collections during the fashion weeks. Here I opened my first showroom in 2009, followed by Hong Kong in 2012 and New York in 2013. In these few years the brand has grown incessantly becoming global and distributed in more than 64 countries.  I am both proud and thrilled to open on this renowned street, and I decided to create a true work of art for this special flagship, a tribute to a city that has contributed so much to my success."