In the spring, a real fashion festival awaits us: in Dubai there will be a four-day show opening up new talents, Fashion Forward, which will follow Abu Dhabi Fashion Days debut this year's debut. And the culmination will be the show of the Chanel cruise collection in the presence of Karl Lagerfeld! Fashionable "Go!"
From April 10 to 13, the Madinat Jumeirah complex will host the four-day Fashion Forward festival, designed to promote Middle East designers. Last year, show programs were presented for 23 young and aspiring designers from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE.
Instagram star
American designer Michael Kors and his brand page on the social network Instagram @michaelkors topped the list of "most popular" during New York Fashion Week. Each week, the number of subscribers reaches an average of 50,000 people. The success of Mr. Kors is amazing because this year he also became a billionaire!
New Giorgio Armani Talents
Giorgio Armani continues to support young talents. Last week of fashion in Milan, the maestro oversaw the show of novice designers Mirko Fontana and Diego Marquez. Thanks to this, their fashion project Au jour le jour, gaining popularity purely through social networks, immediately "grew" in the eyes of editors and fashion bloggers.
Chanel + dubai
The new Chanel Cruise Collection show will be held May 13 in Dubai. The annual grand fashion show Metiers dArt has already been held in London, Shanghai, Dallas, Paris, Linlithgow (Scotland), Miami, Singapore, Los Angeles and other cities. Also, this year it is planned to complete the construction of the fashionable Isla Moda island, which Karl Lagerfeld announced in 2010. ATTENTION! From April 26 to 29, France will host the Hyeres Festival de Mode et de Photographie ("Fashion and Photography Festival") competition, supporting young talents. The Grand Prix holder will be given the opportunity to work on the Chanel cruise collection, as well as financial support in the amount of 15,000 euros.
Gold paper bag
Alber Elbaz proposes in spring to replace hard bags and IT bags with soft “paper bags”. Lanvin's new Paper Bag models in the finest llama leather are available in bronze, gold, silver, white and black.
Russian House in Paris
An unusual show was held within the framework of the Paris Fashion Week. One of the oldest Russian fashion houses, IRFE, after an eighty-year hiatus, presented the pret-a-porter collection. The owner of the newly opened brand Olga Sorokina did not allow oblivion of the House, which was founded in Paris in 1924 by Prince Felix Yusupov and his wife Irina Romanova. The show was attended by the son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour Harry Brant, posing on the catwalk in the image of Felix Yusupov, as well as the designer herself in the image of Irina. It is worth noting that the collection does not have national symbols and “nesting dolls”, but there are bandeau tops, rude boots and bags with spikes.
Behind the Scenes of Loewe
"Oscar-winning" Spanish actress Penelope Cruz again participated in the Loewe advertising campaign. Each frame of the catalog is accented on the cult bags of the brand. It is worth noting that the team was assembled from prominent specialists, including star makeup artist Charlotte Tilburi, stylist and author of the American Vogue Alex White and fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggio.
No fish - nothing!
Kenzo announced a partnership with The Blue Marine Foundation. To support the initiative to disseminate information on water pollution and overfishing, models appeared in sweatshirts with the inscription "No Fish - No Nothing" as part of the spring-summer show. Similar messages have spread to the Kenzo men's collection.
Portraits of Louis Vuitton
Designer Marc Jacobs dedicated his latest advertising campaign to the legendary Fashion House to his muses. Portraits of 8 women - close friends of the designer, which depicted Catherine Deneuve, Sofia Coppola, Gisele Bundchen, Fan Bingbing, Caroline de Megre and Edie Campbell, opened the final Jacobs show for Louis Vuitton. Each of the women is captured with the cult Noé bag, presented this season in 17 models with feathers, rivets and appliqués, each of which can rightfully be considered a collection.
