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01.06.2019 Tags : #paris #pfw #hautecouture #fashion #fashionweek #catwalk #style #trend #model #apparel #designer #georgeschakra #yumikatsura #fashionfreak Impressions Haute Couture S/S 2019 Part 2Georges Chakra / Yumi Katsura
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Georges Chakra Collection S/S 2019
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Georges Chakra Collection S/S 2019
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Yumi Katsura Collection S/S 2019
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Yumi Katsura Collection S/S 2019
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01.06.2019 Tags : #cunard #milliner #stephenjones #hat #queenmary2 #transatlanticfashionweek #royalascot Cunard Collaborates With Milliner Stephen Jones OBE
Inspired by Cunard and the iconic Transatlantic Crossing,
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Milliner Stephen Jones OBE presenting the hat on a model
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With hat season fast approaching, luxury cruise line Cunard and legendary milliner, Stephen Jones OBE have collaborated to create a stunning millinery masterpiece that has been unveiled on board Cunard's magnificent flagship, Queen Mary 2 on May 30th. Stephen, who has designed for royalty, including Princess Diana, Princess Eugenie and the Duchess of Sussex, has drawn his design inspiration for the hat from Cunard's rich heritage and the emotive experience that sailing across the Atlantic on board the luxury ocean liner QM2, gives you. "There is something truly unique about travelling across the Atlantic on board the QM2 for a Transatlantic Crossing. It is an experience that never leaves you and this emotional connection that guests have for this voyage, in addition to Cunard's history, provided the perfect inspiration to create this headpiece." said Stephen. He added: "I wanted to design something that was strong and bold - yet elegant and regal, like a crown. The hat is a nod to the beauty of the sea but also the glamour of ocean travel that Cunard epitomises. The look and feel is modern and contemporary and could be for the British Social Season. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing the hat being worn at Gold Cup Day, Royal Ascot in a few weeks time." Stephen has incorporated a variety of materials into the headpiece, mirroring the designer's own preoccupation with creating designs that appeal to fashionable women who are confident in their wardrobe choices. He works for many clients, from some of the most legendary fashion houses including Dior to London society. Stephen will headline Cunard's annual Transatlantic Fashion Week which departs New York on the 28 July arriving in to Southampton seven days later on the 4 August, 2019. The hat will form part of Stephen's glittering runway shows on board. In addition Stephen will be taking guests through his distinguished career via a series of talks and Q&As. Stephen will be joined during the fashion week by some other celebrated names in fashion including Stuart Weitzman, Hilary Alexander OBE and Lindy Woodhead. Lee Powell, Vice President Brand & Product, Cunard said: "The Transatlantic Crossing is our most iconic and treasured way for guests to experience sailing with Cunard on the Queen Mary 2, and to see this brought to life through this stunning design, by one the most respected milliners of our generation, in such an innovative and interesting way, is wonderful." He added: "Cunard has long been synonymous with style and similarly fashion has always been a real passion of our guests from across the world. We celebrate this every year with our unique Transatlantic Fashion Week and this July, with hats being the perfect expression of individual style, we can't wait to welcome Stephen and his stunning collection on board, for what will be a truly incredible experience for our guests as they sail across the Atlantic."
About Stephen Jones Millinery
About Cunard
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12.06.2019 Tags : #azzedinealaia #fashiondesigner #tati #exhibition #anotherwaytolookatfashion AZZEDINE ALAÏA - ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT FASHION
THE TATI COLLECTION
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Azzedine Alaïa’s curiosity for exploring all things new and unique is legendary. His wide-ranging interests in art, architecture, music, and global cultures would often bring forward new and unexpected insights into both contemporary dialogue and the tempo of the times. Fashion and art always influenced his approach to couture. So it was not unusual that in 1991, art once again opened another path, expanding the world of Alaïa’s fashion. As always, his eye saw the pulse of the times. Inspired by his friend Julian Schnabel’s paintings, Alaïa took couture to the street. "It happened thanks to my friend Julian Schnabel, he wanted to make paintings with the vichy check fabric that was in fact the signature emblem of Tati" Alaïa’s spontaneous and fresh approach to fashion led him to create what would later become a marketing model - collaborations between high fashion and street fashion - appearing for the first time on the Alaïa runway with the Tati collection. As he would later say when asked about the Spring Summer ‘91 collection, the Tati collaboration gave him "Une autre pensée sur la mode". "With Tati I learned many things, another way to look at fashion" Prior to 1981, Alaïa enjoyed the rarefied world of couture. With his small and unique Maison at Rue Belchasse, he created one of a kind clothing for the French haute monde. In 1982, with the release of his ready-to-wear line and founding his company under the label Alaïa Paris, his design approach evolved to incorporate a wider clientele. This gave him far greater recognition in the world of fashion and the reward of two Oscars for Best Designer. Even from this expanded point of view, nothing coming from the Maison Alaïa at this time would ever be considered in touch with Le Plus Bas Prix. So it was to a stunned audience that Azzedine Alaïa introduced the Spring-Summer collection of 1991 - now called The TATI Collection - in which he used the trademark pink and white vichy check print fabric of the popular shopping store TATI, where every day Parisians would hunt for the best bargains. Le Plus Bas Prix. The history of the TATI stores was a part of Paris, part of the vibrant democratic life of the city, and a part of his own journey from Tunisia through the working class neighborhoods where the TATI checked pattern could be seen. On trips home to Tunisia, Alaïa would see stuffed into the luggage bags of his fellow Tunisians the egalitarian colors of the pink and white vichy check print. To join his world of Parisian couture with the streets of Paris was his pride. In conversations with Tati for the use of the pink and white fabric, Alaïa discovered the founder of Tati was also a Tunisian. He would add the black and white and the blue and white patterns, something new for Tati, exclusive to the Alaïa collection, and he would offer his designs to customers at the lowest price in a small collection consisting of a bag, a T shirt, and a pair of espadrilles to be sold at TATI stores. "What excited me was to attach my name, and the world of haute couture, with this brand that represented bargain clothing and bargain prices. When I would fly home to Tunisia, I would see travelers at Paris’ Orly airport with huge Tati bags, full to the brim. I wanted to design something of good quality for this clientele, who until now could not afford my clothes." — Azzedine Alaïa
The Alaïa - Tati print collection is today seen as legendary in the history of fashion. L’ASSOCIATION AZZEDINE ALAÏA Azzedine Alaïa lived a life filled with fashion, art, design, architecture, music and theatre. Mr. Alaïa had been an avid collector in the creative and cultural disciplines for the past fifty years. In 2007, he set about to preserve his own work and his large holdings by founding the Association Azzedine Alaïa to become the Foundation Azzedine Alaïa with his lifetime partner, the painter Christoph Von Weyhe, and his close friend of forty years, the publisher Carla Sozzani. Through engagement with a variety of cultural institutions, the Foundation will assume the patronage of the cultural programs of the Association and will continue all relevant public functions that the Association has supported for the past 12 years. The Foundation’s treasures will continue to be housed in Paris. Exhibitions of Alaïa’s own work and his collections will be held in Paris, 18 rue de la Verrerie, where he lived and worked, and in Sidi Bou Saïd, the town he loved so dearly. In Paris there is a bookshop of fashion and cultural history. There will be also a library for research and development, and funding of scholarships for promising visionaries in fashion.
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