Posted by
Qing on August 1, 2010 |
One commentA couple of weeks ago on a sunny breathy Sunday afternoon I visited the Margiela exhibition at Somerset House. Maison Martin Margiela has been the iconic break-through artistic fashion designer since the 80s. In October 2008 MMM celebrated its 20th anniversary. This exhibition at Somerset House pays tribute to those 20 years and salutes one of the world’s most influential fashion houses.
MMM ‘20′ The exhibition is not a classic retrospective exhibition. It’s probably the best fashion exhibition I have been to. I will show you the reason slowly…
One of the most remarkable characteristics of Maison Martine Margiela is its consistent use of white, or better said, all possible shades of white, in the collection, in the interiors of its offices, shops and showrooms and even invitations. I have previously blogged about the new released perfume ‘Untitled’ which was in a white medical-look-a-like bottom.
MMM is especially known for its deconstructivist approach, its fashion shows in unexpected places and its taste for recovery and recycling materials. Entrance hall has a projection of catwalk video in front of a line of statues of ‘Tailoring / Shoulders’. The shoulder is an important element in the MMM silhouette.
Tabi boots have also become one of their most iconic objects. They are inspired by Japanese tabi which are ankle-high socks with a split for the big toe and are worn with traditional Japanese sandals. Tabi boots has the split for the big toe from pumps to platform sandals to boots.
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Tags: Burberry, Maison Martin Margiela
Posted by
awais on June 9, 2010 |
One commentAs mentioned in the last post, I’m in Houston at the moment. Whenever I’m in the city, I always make sure to visit Galleria – the biggest mall in Texas and one of the largest ones in the US. With several high end fashion boutiques such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Versace, Gucci and Dior to mention a few and anchors such as Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, Galleria is paradise for fashion lovers. So, yesterday I took some snaps of some of the shop windows and displays at the mall’s main fashion walk:
Saks Fifth Avenue entrance
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Tags: Burberry, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Missoni, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino
Posted by
awais on April 11, 2010 |
One commentA few days back Qing and I were talking about adding some regular features here – one of the ideas we both agreed on was posting pictures of interesting shop windows. I’ve always been fascinated by visual merchandising and how designers present their creations to customers – both in the shop and in the shop windows. As a fashion student I used to go on excursions to New Bond Street, Selfridges and Sloane Street to snap pictures of the shop windows. The pictures I would save in my sketch books for inspiration.
A couple of weeks ago I was in Barcelona, and here’s a few snaps I took of some of the designer shop windows around Passeig de Gràcia.
Trussardi
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Tags: Burberry, Chanel, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Trussardi
Posted by
awais on January 16, 2010 |
One commentTime for the final live show of the day, Burberry Prorsum. Right now the stream is up and running at GQ’s website, the venue is slowly filling up and the show should start soon.
Photo source: Live stream at GQ.com
Tags: Burberry, milan menswear fashion wee
Posted by
awais on September 17, 2009 |
No commentsBritish luxury brand Burberry will soon launch a new social network site. The site can be found on >> artofthetrench.com. According to Drapers, the site will feature pictures of users wearing Burberry trench coats.
If I could choose a Burberry trench to wear for this project, I’d definitely choose the limited edition trench they’ve created in collaboration with London department store Liberty for the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week.
What I like the most about the coat is the added design detail underneath the collar – the purple lining and the adjustable buckle strap. The coats will go on sale on the 18th of September. Considering that they’ll cost £650 and will be made in a limited run of only 25, me getting my paws on of these is not very likely.
More pictures after the jump
Photo source: Burberry and Selectism
British luxury brand Burberry will soon launch a new social network site. According to Drapers, the site will feature pictures of users wearing Burberry trench coats (it’s true what they say, there is a social network for everything these days). The site can be found on >>artofthetrench.com.
If I could choose a Burberry trench coat to wear for this project, I’d definitely choose the limited edition trench coat they’ve created in collaboration with London department store Liberty for the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week.
What I like the most about the coat is the added design detail underneath the collar – the purple lining and the adjustable buckle strap. The coats will go on sale on the 18th of September, but considering that they’ll cost £650 and will be made in a limited run of only 25, me getting my paws on one of these is highly unlikely.
Photo sources: Burberry and Selectism
Tags: Burberry, Liberty
