ThE MoSt MeMoRaBle MoMeNtS iN PaRis FaShIoN WeEk
As Paris Fashion Week approaches, we look back at its most defining moments of this century. From incredible settings to breathtaking creations
Tag: Christian Dior
A flOcK oF rArE BirDs PerChEs oVer RoMe
The Farnese Birdhouses are transformed, thanks to the Rara Avis exhibition, becoming true wunderkammer filled with precious pieces that blur the line between the worlds of birds and humans
PULSATING PASSIONS
Haute couture 2024: Parisian fashion melds timeless elegance with contemporary narratives, epitomizing luxury and artistic expression. Couture reflects enduring marriages, embracing a slower rhythm and emotive narratives. Designers like Daniel Roseberry, Kim Jones, and Virginie Viard showcase poetic simplicity and emotional depth, while Pieter Mulier celebrates beauty at Maison Alaïa. Pierpaolo Piccioli and Giorgio Armani infuse vibrant hues and Eastern motifs, while John Galliano's Maison Margiela collection shocks with raw emotion—a testament to fashion's depth
LANDSCAPe oF ShaDoW
The shadow that does not trace the silhouette but narrates the face, freeing it from anatomical necessities and revealing it in a performance
MagIc viBes fRoM PaRis
The best from Paris Fashion Week
Shining Haute Couture
As the Haute Couture Week comes to an end, have a look at what went down in Paris. Again, for Summer 2023, Haute Couture returns in all its glory, reminding us that fashion is a dream machine. We often wonder what the task of fashion is. Perhaps the best answer is that there is no answer. Fashion is a complex device that helps us see beyond the barriers of everyday life. A superfluous game, perhaps. But human beings live on the superfluous. As Professor Keating said in Dead Poets Society, "poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."
WiTcHcRaFt
Are you not weary, O desert dust witches? I cannot see who waltzes with you In close embrace. But your lips meet hotly in kisses, your hair is disheveled, your ribbons are flying, your skirts are in tatters. The music you dance to it comes from fiddles bewitched.
mATeRic dUsT
Ephemeral and seductive as stardust
dIOrSHOw 22 MaKE-up
Diorshow 22: il potere del fiordaliso per il make up occhi
Scents frOm eLseWheRE
Fragrances are messages in a bottle: wearing them is like making a wish. To travel, perhaps
UpToWn BAlAnCe
Glimpse DRY’s take on menswear elegance