Sculpture dresses are definitely one of the main fall-winter 2012 trend. Minimalistic attire with plastic shapes and geometric volumes. The jacket cuffs seem to be inflated, reshaping the shoulders line, enlarging the proportions and creating a strong contrast between the slim pants or skirts. Manuel Facchini at Byblos is certainly the “standard-bearer” of this trend presenting a space-woman with a sort of metamorphic clothes, mixing classic soft lines and high tech, edgy shapes. Cuts, seams and applications let Gaetano Navarra experience a new concept of space with exquisite baroque floral scrolls, while Marco De Vincenzo uses white sculptural cuts to…
Greta Garbo in “Anna Christie” 1929 Forget the rebellious mood of the biker jackets or the feticism of Jean Paul Gaultier and Donatella Versace. The leather for this Autumn Winter 2012 will be synonymous of comfortable fit. The silhouette of the leather clothes is wide, softened and even draped as a lightweight silk. Stilish examples from the cinema come into mind as well as the waterproof leather jacket worn by Greta Garbo in “Anna Christie” (1929) or the dangerous charm of Glenn Close covered by a soft black leather trench coat in “Fatal Attraction” (1987), not to mention the pre-fetish…
The Gold Rush is not just a Charlie Chaplin movie (1925) inspired by the American golden researchers of the XIX century, but also one of the main Autumn Winter 2012 trends. Actually, it is not so strange that in times of economic crisis, the fashion designers propose luxuries and extravagances, so why not a total golden outfit? As Carmen Kass said in an old tv spot for the J’Adore perfume by Christian Dior, “La vie n’est pas noir et blanc, la vie est d’or” (Life is not black and white, life is golden). La Febbre dell’Oro non è solo un…
The tour through the autumn winter 2012 trends is going on. Today is the turn of the Houndstooth pattern, also known as Pied-de-poule, made of 8 wool wires recreating the stylized shape of a chicken’s foot. This typical male pattern has been proposed on classic pieces such as long coats and lady’s suits, in combination with Glen plaid or revisited with graphic effects. Continua il tour attraverso i trend della prossima stagione autunno inverno 2012. Oggi è il turno del Pied-de-poule, il pattern di lana a 8 fili che ricrea la forma stilizzata di una zampa di gallina. Fantasia tipicamente maschile,…
Green is one of the main colors of the fall winter 2012 women collections. It has been presented in all its shades, especially dark, and once appeared on double breasted jackets with large gold buttons, it inevitably gave rise to the “military uniforms trend”. On the catwalks there were several women commanders, who didn’t renounce to their femininity matching the uniforms to intangible silk blouses and long fluttering skirts. Uno dei colori che padroneggia sulle passerelle femminili autunno inverno 2012 è sicuramente il verde. Presentato in tutte le nuance, soprattutto scure, inevitabilmente da origine ad un altro trend quando si poggia…
Are you bored by the same heavy wool coats or the big down jackets? Don’t worry, this winter will be back into fashion a very elegant garment, coming from another epoque: the cape. Many of you will stick up their noses at this statement, simply because you have never tried it and because you are worried about feeling ridiculous. But who says that you will look more beautiful if you continue to wear homologate to the mass’ taste? What is “normal” according to the mass? Does it really mean elegant, beautiful and classy? If we took a picture of a…
Cloak: long, wide, male and female sleeveless garment, to wear over clothes against the cold. Opened at the front, it can be closed on the neck or wrapped over a shoulder and it may have a hood. Mantello: ampio e lungo indumento maschile e femminile, senza maniche da indossare sopra gli abiti per proteggersi dal freddo. Aperto sul davanti, si chiude sul collo o sopra una spalla, può essere dotato di cappuccio. Historically there are various types distinguished by the shape, the fastening and the length such as : Storicamente ne esistono varie tipologie che si distinguono in base alla…
The history of every fashion brand is ever-changing: a new creative director; a different marketing strategy; or the change of the target range, inevitably linked to the change of the style itself. This is what happened also to Dolce and Gabbana, the famous Sicilian duo who has stopped the sporty/street-style D&G line with the Spring Summer 2012 collection, dedicating their experience to the main rtw line and the new high fashion one.
Special interview for RAI TV (Italian national television) with Anna Piaggi by Antonello Aglioti
Anna Piaggi died at 81 years old. She was one of the most important Italian fashion journalists who managed to elevate Fashion to Visual Art.