080 BARCELONAFASHION SPRING-SUMMER 2009
BARCELONA, September 6, 2009 /FW/ - After three days of intense fashion discoveries here at 080 Barcelona Fashion, which has put on the runway and in the spotlight many regional, national and even international fashion designers, what strikes me is the persistance in the collections of some Gothic elements. Is it an [...]
JAKARTA, Aug 23, 2008 / FW/ — Ten designers, ten different visions, Ni Luh Sekar Editor-in-Chief of DEWI had named them Indonesia’s fashion knights because ‘their creations are borderless and not confined to Indonesia only.’
Ten names chosen to represent the modern face of Indonesia. The Dewi Knights of Fashion, singled out by Dewi magazine, comprises [...]
JAKARTA, Aug 22, 2008 / FW/ — For a fashion journalist, reviewing a designer for the first time is always tricky because there is no baseline that has been established. If the designer is in a group show, the job becomes harder because the vision of the designers also have to be judged based on [...]
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Milan Fashion Week Spring 2009Milan Fashion Week Spring 2009
Dates: Sep 20 - 27, 2008
DALLAS, Aug 4, 2008 / FW/ — In a country where even what the Pope wears is news to the point that the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, has to me mention that [...]
This entry is part 14 of 17 in the series Paris Menswear Spring 2009PARIS, Jun 29, 2008 / FW/ — In a youth obsessed industry, male and female baby boomers had lamented that no new fashion is being created for them; that if you go to the department stores, even specialty boutiques, the latest trends [...]
This entry is part 12 of 17 in the series Paris Menswear Spring 2009PARIS, Jun 29, 2008 / FW/ — Armand Basi and Bernhard Wilhelm represent the opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to fashion. Armand Basi with his traditional cuts and classic suits and Bernhard Wilhelm who always pushes the envelope bordering [...]
This entry is part 15 of 17 in the series Paris Menswear Spring 2009PARIS, Jun 29, 2008 / FW/ — Final day of the Paris Menswear Spring 2009 season featured household names like Paul Smith, a respected designer with a cult following like Masatomo and an emerging designer who is fast becoming the latest darling [...]
This entry is part 16 of 17 in the series Paris Menswear Spring 2009PARIS, Jun 29, 2008 / FW/ — This is my first Dior Homme show since Hedi Slimane left. Quite frankly, I miss Hedi, but I can also honestly say that the new direction Kris Van Assche is taking for Dior Homme is [...]
This entry is part 17 of 17 in the series Paris Menswear Spring 2009PARIS, Jun 28, 2008 / FW/ — Opting for a parking lot full of white cars (or was it really a garage or showroom?) as a venue was a very controversial choice especially with the high price of gasoline foremost in almost [...]
This entry is part 9 of 17 in the series Paris Menswear Spring 2009PARIS, Jun 27, 2008 / FW/ — Considered edgy by fashionistas, Blaak Homme, Kiminori Morishito and Romain Kremer presented collections that make you think. Intellectual dressing had never been very popular with the mainstream fashion followers, but with the changing views of [...]
