For anyone in the fashion industry, studying fashion design, in the fashion editorial space or fringing it, visiting this exhibition at the V&A, London is worth it. Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga , known as the couturier’s couturier, created silhouettes that are iconic and familiar today even if you don’t know who he was. The baby doll,…
Category: business of fashion
Longchamp Fall Winter 2017 : In the Bag
Inspired by the 70’s Parisienne and life, French brand Longchamp has four new offerings for FW 2017. Take a sneak preview and yes, you can pre -order now. I loved Penelope Arty which pays homage to artist Victor Vasserley and op art . I have been fascinated by the work of both Victor Vasserley and Sonia Delaunay both eminent names in…
The Business of Beauty, the Business of Fashion
It used to be a fact universally acknowledged that when a fashion house wanted to beef up its bottom line it launched a fragrance or two or three. Now it launches a make- up line or two or two hundred. At Milan Fashion Week, Gucci debuted its 200-piece beauty collection- a launch said to be…