Salvatore Ferragamo

 

La campagne Salvatore Ferragamo Printemps Eté 2014

 

La lumičre chaleureuse de l'apres-midi transperce les blocs de couleurs intenses, révélant le coucher du soleil californien. Les ombres distinctes et indéniables rappellent l'oeuvre de l'architecte mexicain Miguel Angel Aragonés. Les lignes géométriques amplifient le dynamisme et l’intensité des images.

Cet ensemble sensuel mais rigoureux met en scčne Daria Webowy et Sean O'Pry, photographiés au naturel par Mert & Marcus.

Les photos saisissent les gestes et les mouvements-comme si c’était en mode pause‐ mais pas d'arręt sur image. Il ya une énergie intense, mais détendue: les couleurs douces transmettent de la vitalité, réchauffant la pureté des lignes des vętements et la précision des accessoires.

Le dialogue entre géométries et sensualité crée des courts circuits subtils, suggérant des scénarios séduisants avec la lumičre.

Directeur artistique: Massimiliano Giornetti

 Photographes: Mert Atlas & Marcus Piggott

Models: Daria Webowy, Sean O’Pry

Hair: Garren Defazio

Make-up: Yadim

 

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Women's Shoes and Bags  AW13/14

 

Maya Wool

ToyWatch: Maya Wool

 

ToyWatch presents a new version of its Maya collection, Maya Wool, which draws its inspiration from textile embroidery arts, and is characterised by a hand-woven strap made from wool, featuring a mix of colours that evoke the lands, cultures and customs of the peoples of Central and South America.

 

Stylish and ethno-chic, the Maya Wool collection by ToyWatch is born of the fusion of cosmopolitan cues of various origins; a refined dial of essential, delicate design, harking back to the 1930s, is mated to the handmade weave pattern of the strap, giving rise to a fashion accessory which is both exotic and current at the same time.

 

Maya Wool watches have either a gilded steel case combined with a white or champagne coloured dial, or a silver plated case combined with a ton-sur-ton dial and grey & blue strap. A symbol engraved on the back of the case represents the Sun Stone, the famous calendar where the Maya marked the turning points in human history: a good wish for those who want to address the apocalyptic prophesies with amusement and positive thinking.

 

Obtained by interlacing wool threads, the straps reveal tiny imperfections and small differences, in their colours and geometric patterns, which make them into one-of-a-kind, unique pieces.

Two braids hanging from the end enrich the strap of the Maya Wool: not just a watch, but rather an accessory to be combined with different looks and worn in a personal, creative manner.

 

 

Collette Dinnigan

 

The Incredible Darkness of Being

Autumn/Winter 2013

Once upon a time there was a woman who to the world in general lived what would be considered a reasonably quiet albeit stylish life. Never outwardly flamboyant she secretly got a thrill out of being studied. She liked to sit. She liked being painted. She loved to be depicted in dark oils, as her wardrobe was as brooding as her thoughts: all olive, inky blues, midnight pitchy black and her only concession to colour was with touches of sky blue and early sunrise red. For her new series of portraits for the coming winter she prepared all her colours in her favoured boiled wools but added small effects of leather, French lace woven with thick threads and she also added some oblong sequins for ornament and luminosity. The shapes were rigorous yet still there was an undeniable undertow of deep sexuality to it all, a promise of piety laced with passion. The painter was happy. He captured her modesty, her incredible plainness and rightness religiously.

 

 

SON JUNG WAN

Born & raised in Korea, Son Jung Wan, majored in Industrial Craft at Sookmyung Women's University and after graduating, went to design school at International Mode in Seoul. In 1989, Son decided to open a small shop just across the street from Galleria Department Store so she could house & sell her then small collection of stylish wears. Seeing how successful her store was, Galleria offered her a shop in shop only a year later and from there the Son Jung Wan brand grew. In 1993, Son received the “Golden Needle Award” from the Korea Fashion Editor Association and in 2005, was named “Designer of the Year” by Seoul Metropolitan.
The luxurious collections designed by Son Jung Wan consist of impeccably executed separates including tops, skirts, shorts, pants, and jackets as well as dresses all made from the must sumptuous fabrics. With each collection, Son captures the dual nature of women and how they like to dress; at times pretty and feminine, other times chic and stylish & still others sexy.
Today, Son Jung Wan is one of the largest Korean designer labels in the country with over 37 billion won (34 million dollars) in sales for 2009 and a total of 37 stores carrying the brand.
Son has participated in Seoul Fashion Week for many years and has shown at Who's Next, the Parisian trade show. Son Jung Wan is a woman of many passions. She is a fashion designer, a philanthropist, an avid traveler and a collector of art to name just a few.
 

Fall 2013 “DYNAMIC ROMANCE” Collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

 For the designer’s fifth season at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Son Jung Wan presented a well edited collection featuring jewel tone gowns, chic felt neutral jackets and caramel pleated wool dresses.

Inspired by two Russian greats, Kandinsky and Catherine Palace, she used ox blood red, Sapphire blue, and violet accents to punch up the neutral palette of beige, gray and metallic. The show’s final looks included a jaw dropping fox fur coat with sequins and a chic gold sequined tank jumper.

Photos by Rodin Banica