Lookbook – Chloé Fall 2016
An opulent and athletic sensuality defines the Chloé Fall 2016 where a flared silhouette is enveloped in autumnal warmth. With a rustic palette of ochre, terracotta, burgundy, and chocolate tones offset by the clear shades of grey marle, denim, and sky blues, a calm sense of transeasonal duality abounds in an effortless layered wardrobe. Inspired by the figurative paintings and decadent spaces designed by the Ballets Russes collaborator Leon Bakst, an exotic narrative plays out in dense textiles like kilim carpet…
Memories of Tokyo
For its history, its fairy tale gardens, majestic architecture, and of course the appeal that comes with the cultural shock of being exposed to a different environment – among many other wonders it has to offer – Japan had always been a dream destination that until not long ago was not in my immediate plans, being in Colombia the trip with connecting flights and all is a hell of a long trip, but thankfully of late I am a fair bit…
Trend Alert – Animal Print Coats
“Trendy is the last stage before tacky” said Karl Lagerfeld….To describe how a trend goes dated when it’s seen everywhere, fortunately there are trends we can get away with, trends that never go out of style, used by men women and the young and old. Animal print is one such trend that might not be a 24/7day in day out deal, but definitely always current, and while some find it hard to carry, for the lovers of everything bold who know…
Tokyo Street Style
Style, among vague definitions and uses linked to the word, especially on the web, one can fall into limited and old fashioned judgements from some voices that perceive this word or concept as a what should be. In the street style scene for instance opinions are divided about what is worthy of inspiration and what is not, and those who are used to the harmonious but conventional often do not welcome the conspicuous and bold as one of many expressions of…
Kimono – Between Tradition and Fashion
In its evolution fashion has gone through countless transitions, and at times as an industry the race is on to find new horizons, parallel to this, other ancient aesthetics transcend time, prevailing in the current scenario in pure form or as inspiration: the kimono, a japanese icon, is one of those legendary garments that beyond its traditional context shows its fashion potential is not fully explored yet. From the western perspective it is easy to have limited ideas about it…
TFW Look 1 – Total Denim
“Las mujeres no llevan lo que les gusta. Les gusta lo que llevan.” Christian Dior En la era en que nos uniformamos en nombre de la moda, muchas veces nuestro individualismo cede paso al impulso colectivo de ser partícipes del momento a través de lo vigente; pero, acaso llevamos lo que nos gusta e identifica, o lo que nos gusta porque es tendencia? Vestigios de lo que fueron los 70’s y los 90’s coexisten en esta temporada como la estética a seguir…
