Elliot Mann is a brand from New York’s East Village. Its womenswear, bags and accessories emerge from a chic Bohemian universe. Simple and elegant lines take their place alongside bright colours and vintage cuts. The patterns evoke the exoticism of travel. This apparent simplicity and the perfect finish of the details have become the signature [...]
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Mar 12
Mar 12
Essentiel @ Paris Sur Mode Atelier
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Fashion is a love story for Essentiel. Esfandiar Eghtessadi created the brand in 1999. This is hardly a surprise for the son of Nicole Cadine, for whom fashion was a natural environment throughout childhood. The designer offers a perfect balance between glamour and comfort. A marriage born from the love between Essentiel’s two designers, Esfandiar [...]
Read the rest of this entryLocal Apparel obeys ethics before fashion, creating a new world rather than a new collection. A philosophy of a return to basics, with feet firmly planted on the ground and eyes turned to the future. Local Apparel encourages relocation in the face of globalisation held up as a principle, while combating increasing communitarianism – local [...]
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Feb 12
Feb 12
Laura Urbinati – respect for the paradox
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The simple and joyous, discreet yet astonishing colours of Laura Urbinati’s 11-12 autumn-winter collection caused a sensation at the Paris sur Mode Atelier trade show. The collection, with strong 1950’s and 1960’s influences, sets out a series of paradoxes in the very best taste, conjuring up an intelligent aesthetic. Straight lines and ample fabrics, relaxed [...]
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