Akris: Not quite backstage

Anna Wintour in first row, Kate Lanphear in second row and yours truly dorking it out further back but Akris was an awesome show: tailored to perfection silhouettes and muted colours. Jackets and coats were just that side of puffy to keep warm and fabrics showed a lot of work [...]

Mademoiselle’s Fashion Week pt. 1: Lutz, Bernhard Willhelm, Tsumori Chisato, M+F Girbaud

Thursday, my Fashion Week started with Lutz: Lots of grey and black, long iron-flat hair and three songs looped at the Mk2 at the new National Library.

Friday, Bernhard Willhelm: Maxi dresses, artistic elements and funny headdresses (houses, dollar bills). On the feet, stilettos or multi-buckle boots stride on the runway.

Saturday, [...]

Falguni & Shane Peacock

The  Falguni & Shane Peacock  show was a breath of fresh air.  The return of funky elegance returned to the runway for a second time.

Falguni & Shane Peacock the Indian husband and wife team love to dress woman in super sexy-feminine red carpet ready dresses.   The Peacock label focuses on [...]

Kris Van Assche at Paris Fashion Week

Kris Van Assche tries to balance a historical sense with radical modernism.  His refined Autumn/Winter 09 collection was showcased at Paris Fashion Week.  Originally born in Belgium in 1976, Kris graduated from Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts and moved to Paris in 1998.  After working at Yves Saint Laurent [...]