The Prada Trinity
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The Prada aesthetic thrives on contradiction. It all started in 1913, when Mario Prada founded the Milanese house as a purveyor of fine handmade leather goods. Decades later, his granddaughter…
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The New Belgian Era
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Antwerp has the magic number six. The Class of 1986 changed the fashion landscape forever. Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Van Saene, Marina Yee and Dirk…
Continue Reading…Les Huit de Saint Laurent
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From his days as Dior’s prodigy to becoming the sculptor of women’s modern wardrobes, Yves Saint Laurent gave women new shapes to redefine themselves. A kind of Le Vestiaire Idéal.…
Continue Reading…Raf Revisited: On Design Textures
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Some designers create from the inside out, voicing their view in fabric, music and more. Raf Simons is one of them. A silhouette, a song, a patch of fabric. Even…
Continue Reading…Chanel Haute Couture goes to the British countryside
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This couture collection, designed by Chanel’s in-house Creation Studio for the final time ahead of Matthieu Blazy’s debut in October, celebrates nature and wide-open spaces. With inspiration drawn from the…
Continue Reading…Valentino. Five.
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From Rome to the red carpet, Valentino has always embraced opulence and Italian style. Under Valentino Garavani, the house was pure refined glamour. Later, under the joint creative direction of…
Continue Reading…Rethinking Made in China: On view at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
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“Made in China” is one of the most familiar labels in the world. First intended as a mark of origin on global trade goods, it has since become shorthand for…
Continue Reading…In Focus: Vincent Van Duysen
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From high-end architecture to scented candles, Vincent Van Duysen’s design language is universal. Serene, sensory and stripped back. Almost brutalist in spirit. His latest collaboration with Zara Home marks a…
Continue Reading…Bright New Ease — Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Men Debut
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This year in fashion has felt like a game of musical chairs, with new creative directors stepping into some of the industry’s iconic maisons. After months of anticipation, and carefully…
Continue Reading…DS & Durga at Pulitzer’s Bar Amsterdam
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Sometimes discovering a fragrance starts with a word. Or a typeface. That’s how I first noticed New York-based perfume house DS & Durga. The font, the layout, the name —…
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