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Impressum

Vol.19  Issue JUNE 2019

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 2

Georges Chakra / Yumi Katsura

Georges Chakra Collection S/S 2019

Georges Chakra Collection S/S 2019

Yumi Katsura Collection S/S 2019

Yumi Katsura Collection S/S 2019

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01.06.2019 Tags : #cunard #milliner #stephenjones #hat #queenmary2 #transatlanticfashionweek #royalascot
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Cunard Collaborates With Milliner Stephen Jones OBE

Inspired by Cunard and the iconic Transatlantic Crossing,
internationally acclaimed milliner Stephen Jones OBE creates a stunning millinery masterpiece
The hat to form part of a runway show during this summer's
Transatlantic Fashion Week on board the iconic luxury ocean liner Queen Mary 2

Milliner Stephen Jones OBE presenting the hat on a model

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
Born in Cheshire, and schooled in Liverpool, Stephen Jones burst on to the London fashion scene during its explosion of street style in the late seventies. By day, he was a student at St Martins; after dark he was one of that era's uncompromising style-blazers at the legendary Blitz nightclub - always crowned with a striking hat of his own idiosyncratic design.
By 1980, Jones had opened his first millinery salon in the heart of London's Covent Garden. Those premises soon became a place of pilgrimage and patronage, as everyone from rock stars to royalty, from Boy George to Diana, Princess of Wales, identified Jones as the milliner who would help them make arresting headlines. Nearly 40 years later, Jones's era-defining edge continues to attract a celebrity clientele which includes, Rihanna, Tilda Swinton, and the Duchess of Sussex.
Now, as ever, at the forefront of fashion, his beguiling hats routinely grace the most celebrated magazine covers and enliven window displays of the world's most stylish stores. From runways to race-courses, from pop-promos to royal garden parties, millinery by Stephen Jones adds the exclamation mark to every fashion statement.

About Cunard
Cunard is a luxury British cruise line, renowned for creating unforgettable experiences around the world. Cunard has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic, since 1840, celebrating an incredible 175 years of operation in 2015.
A pioneer in transatlantic journeys for generations, Cunard is world class. The Cunard experience is built on fine dining, hand-selected entertainment and outstanding service. From five-star restaurants and in-suite dining to inspiring guest speakers, the library and film screenings, every detail has been meticulously crafted to make the experience unforgettable.
There are currently three Cunard ships, Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria with destinations including Europe, the Caribbean, the Far East and Australia. In 2017, Cunard announced plans to add a fourth ship to its fleet that will be launched in 2022. This investment is part of the company's ambitious plans for the future of Cunard globally and will be the first time since 2000 that Cunard will have four ships in simultaneous service. Cunard is based at Carnival House in Southampton and has been owned by Carnival Corporation since 1998.

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12.06.2019 Tags : #azzedinealaia #fashiondesigner #tati #exhibition #anotherwaytolookatfashion
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AZZEDINE ALAÏA - ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT FASHION

THE TATI COLLECTION
Exhibition from July 1st 2019 , to January 5th 2020
Under the direction of Olivier Saillard

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.
Exhibition at Association Azzedine Alaïa 18, rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris
July 1st 2019 , to January 5th 2020 / Open every day from 11 am - 7 pm

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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