Tag: Spring/Summer 2016

“It’s kind of autobiographical,” Phillip Lim said about his spring lineup, calling it his “version of the new America.” “I was playing with the idea...

The grim reaper madras hoodies worn by the male models on the raised Raf Simons catwalk definitely produced the desired effect. They obscured the models faces while they walked fast, and in packs, as they lugged over their shoulders long thick plastic chains hauling weighty bags behind them. It made for a disquieting and eerie mood.

Walter Van Beirendonck chose an “electric eye” theme for his spring collection with – as is the Belgian maverick’s custom – many surprising twists.

Y/PROJECT is a Paris based label proposing mens- and womenswear.

Stencils of ginkgo leaves lined the steps and floor leading up to the Carven showroom, which had been walled off with perforated gingko-patterned paper screens.

The Men’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli embarked on a journey in style adopting other cultures and worlds. Five-pocket jeans, Hawaiian shirts, souvenir jackets with textures and decorations, become pages of a thrilling diary. While denim - the textile of choice for contemporary storytelling was given a couture interpretation through the unique savoir-faire of Valentino’s ateliers.