German designer Adrian Riemann has spent the last few months illustrating 16 redesigns of famous Masters of the Universe characters…
She-Ra wears: Jacket & Top – H&M, Jeans – April 77, Shoes – Vintage
And the result is this amusing display of immaculately dressed heroes and villains that look like they live in hipster-land, complete with APC, Surface 2 Air, and Dior wardrobe. They were hand-drawn on A3, and when exhibited, they will be printed on fluorescent or glow in the dark paper.
As the American Summer wanes, Fall looks have undoubtedly begun to circulate the minds and mouths of the fashion world. Women having the majority of say in purchasing decisions is an undeniable fact, reflected clearly through the following shoot. Supermodels taking hold of this corporate city, embracing well-tailored fitted pieces matched with looser yet structured forms. A black ensemble is set adjacent to a full blown leopard print guise [which one would assume to clash but in fact manages to blend ever so tastefully]. A plain oversized neutral coat is accented with just a tinge of metallic peeking out from beneath and those unexpected silk bunny ears Marc Jacobs got everyone talking about. And, of course, jeweled neck pieces almost overwhelming in size couldn’t hurt either. This particular Harper’s Bazaar editorial shot by Akrans emphasizes precisely what to watch out for within the coming months. See full spread on PaperMode.
The creative minds at Christian Dior will be releasing a short film (shown below) by renowned director, Olivier Dahan this month . Starring the beautiful, Marion Cotillard(La Vie en Rose), the film is a self-celebratory tribute to Dior’s sublime Parisian style and the product at the center of the project – The Lady Dior bag. This beautiful 8 minute short is more than an advertising and is the first in a series of four, taking its inspiration from the same kind of short films already released by Chanel, ( featuring Nicole Kidman and Audrey Tautou ). I love that big Fashion Houses explore different mediums and have started to think outside of the fashion conformist box!
Congratulations to Esteban Cortazar, new head designer of Emanuel Ungaro, at only age 23! He is the second youngest person to head a fashion house. ( Yves Saint Laurentwas only 22 when he took over Dior.)
Hedi Slimane, the man who used to head Dior Homme, but more importantly, the man whose razor-thin black suits revolutionized menswear, is now heading his own photography exhibit “Perfect Stranger.” His exhibit opened yesterday in Paris at Galerie Almine Rech and will feature Hedi’s explorations with “vaporous abstractions.”
To see more on what Hedi Slimane will be doing in the future, check out this Hint Mag interview.
A concurrent theme for Spring 2008 amongst the designers was Asian-inspired prints. Elements of Japanese, Chinese and Korean dress were infused in their designs. The Maxmara Communist China look is hot.
