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.

 

 

MARNI RESORT COLLECTION 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESORT COLLECTION 2015

 

 

Individuality and eclecticism. Different worlds that merge and collide. The richness of diversity that is integral to the Marni aesthetic runs through the Resort 2015 collection. Sport and couture, the dynamism of short, geometric shapes and painterly flower prints, density and lightness are woven together with distinctive ease and a strong graphic touch.

 

A spontaneous energy charges the outfits, conveying an idea of luxurious athleticism. The silhouette is effortless, neat, fast. Geometric intarsia characterize the short dresses, the zip-up polo tops worn with a-line minis, the coat-dresses and leather pieces. Blooming motifs have a textural appeal: dense jacquards run on blousons and bermudas; bonded appliqué flowers decorate leather shifts. Colorful regatta stripes run rhythmically, further highlighting the sophisticated yet sporty feel: on crew neck tops with asymmetric hems matched with chiffon skirts creating layered, airy shadows; along the sides of wide trousers. The stress on firmness is balanced by a quest for softness: crepe de chine or chiffon tops worn with matching skirts are finished with crochet; long printed dresses or polo tunics paired with slim trousers have a fluid ease. Sculptural ruffles and embroideries decorate the agonistic short dresses.

 

The color palette is dense and personal: tones of rust, deep purple, deep green, aqua, and then cream, white and black with accents of primary brights. Fabric alternate compact firmness with impalpable airiness: bonded printed raffia, couture cotton, jacquard silk, bonded leather, cady, silk crepe, silk chiffon. Exotic flower prints and geometric motifs have a gestural quality:  Mokara orchids, fosteriana branches, big moonflowers alternate with bold stripes and intricate brushstrokes.

 

The collision of sport and couture also characterizes the accessories: technical running shoes closed with velcro straps, patent intarsia flats and hi-heels, fussbett sandals and kabuki-soled flats with fringes. Bags are small and structured or capacious and soft: the iconic Trunk is presented in opaque leather, while the Pod and City bags are interpreted in luxurious plain skins or geometric intarsia. Bijou have geometric shapes highlighted by resin rhinestones. Leather or resin layers draw shapes of flowers on necklaces and broaches. Geometric buckles close the belts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Michael Kors Limited Edition

MICHAEL KORS PRÉSENTE UNE NOUVELLE MONTRE RUNWAY EN ÉDITION LIMITÉE INSPIRÉE PAR SHANGHAI

 

Michael Kors est heureux de présenter sa nouvelle montre Runway, Shanghai Limited Edition, pour fêter l'ouverture de la première boutique de la marque en Chine. Cette montre exclusive, dont le lancement est prévu pour janvier 2014, est la troisième d'une gamme de montres inspirées de diverses destinations : les éditions New York et Paris ont toutes les deux été lancées en 2012.

« La ville de Shanghai est glamour par essence, c'est la destination jet set par excellence et je suis ravi que nous y ouvrions enfin une boutique, a déclaré Michael Kors. La boutique est magnifique et a été conçue sur mesure pour la clientèle sophistiquée de Shanghai. Concevoir une montre très spéciale qui refléterait ce glamour et cet esprit globe-trotteur était une évidence. »

Ce chronographe au look chic et sport, une adaptation du grand succès de la marque, le modèle Michael Kors Runway, se pare cette fois d'un acier inoxydable dans de chaleureux tons dorés. Le cadran est décoré d'un cristal Swarovski de 2,5 mm au niveau du nombre 12 et de l'idéogramme chinois correspondant au chiffre 8 en rouge au niveau du nombre 8 (le huit et la couleur rouge sont tous deux des symboles porte-bonheur dans la culture chinoise). En hommage à cette ville inspirante, on retrouve également sur le cadran le mot « Shanghai » en lettres manuscrites, tandis qu'est gravée à l'arrière de la montre la skyline de la ville, avec notamment l'Oriental Pearl Tower au centre, assortie de la signature de Michael Kors.

La montre Runway Shanghai Limited Edition est disponible en 350 exemplaires. Elle est présentée dans un coffret collector de luxe marron, avec à l'intérieur une plaque sur laquelle on peut lire « Michael Kors Limited Edition » qui souligne le caractère exceptionnel de cette montre. La montre ne sera disponible qu'en Grande Chine et en particulier dans la boutique du Jing An Kerry Center. Son prix est fixé à 3 180 RMB

 

POUR PLUS D'INFORMATIONS :

www.michaelkors.com
www.Facebook.com/Michaelkors
http://twitter.com/MichaelKors
http://pinterest.com/michaelkors/
http://www.destinationkors.com/watch-hunger-stop

Marni

MARNI MEN'S FW 2014-15 COLLECTION

Milano Moda Uomo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A far-ranging foray into masculine iconographies and the way they are expressed through clothes. Elements and obsessions running from sport to classic, workwear to tailoring, utility to luxury, army to office are taken apart, dissected and re-arranged in a mix that is quintessentially Marni: dry yet soulful, precise with a certain carelessness, graphic. The result is a comprehensive wardrobe that covers the needs and demands of daily life using what is known and familiar in an off-kilter kind of way. Cohesion comes through a loose sense of volume, deceptive textures, fur used as an accent.

The pillars of the masculine repertoire are distilled to their essence in a quest for soft classicism that keeps a slightly subcultural tingle: the tailored suit, slim and crisp, halfway between urban staple and work uniform; the crombie coat, seen in a textural vein; the trench coat, reduced to a blueprint; the bomber and the parka, occasionally morphed into one. Function creates forms with a stress on texture: goat fur is used for trousers and shorts worth a polar expedition; parkas are layered and extended; sweatpants with matching crewneck jumpers are actually knitted.

The fur collar recurs throughout, in and out of context, replacing the scarf to provide warmth in a graphic way. Thrown in the mix are elements that alter the whole balance with a tingle of the unexpected: printed silk shirts with matching ties worn under sturdy coats; knitted sleeves. The silhouette is soft yet firm: a vertical line highlighted by natural shoulders, topped with a work cap, with thick-soled shoes as a base.

The classic color palette ranges from charcoal grays to camel, from blue to black to army green. Prints alternate phytomorphic motifs with dynamic grids. Fabrics are dry yet voluptuous to the touch: alpaca/wool blends; double-faced wool knit, light twisted flannel; washed technical polyester.

Lace-up derbies with thick rubber soles, oversize sheepskin totes and postman bags, astrakhan scarves and caps complete the look.