Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion

Henrik Vibskov by Sonny Vandevelde

Dear Shaded Viewers,

    
All photos by Sonny Vandevelde

GEORGETTE KONING ON IRIS VAN HERPEN

Because there were so many reactions on the work of Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, here's more!
Photo's: Michel Zoeter

Alta Roma - Fashion on Paper

Dear Shaded Viewers,

David Gil and I arrived in the beautiful, sensual city of Rome. I had not been here in years but last night before my flight I spoke to my friend Mr. Pearl and he suggested that we have lunch or dinner at Nerone and that we must visit Michelangelo's Moses. Of course they were the very first things that we had to do.Thank you Mr. Pearl you are better than the Louis Vuitton guide.

The reason we are here is the AltaRomaAltaModa Fashion on Paper n.0 edition held at Hadrian's Temple, Piazza di Pietra,, please stop by. There is an amazing tribute to Diana Vreeland called Vreelandesque curated by Maria Luisa Frisa. a festival of independent magazines, a stand for ASVOF, Fashion talks over the next 4 days and a screening of ASVOFF today at 19h.

Federico Poletti with Maria Luisa Frisa. After the opening we were invited to dinner at the Villa Medici. It was all out of a dream.

Sonny Vandevelde backstage at Blaak

Dear Shaded Viewers,

All photos by Sonny Vandevelde

LOOKING LIKE A MAFIA WIDOW IS KINDA COOL. MOUSE PHOTOGRAPHED BY WALT CESSNA NYC 07

BASIL RACUK MAKES SIMPLE YET UBER CHIC BAGS THAT ROCK WWW.BASILRACUK.COM by WALT CESSNA

"SUNRISE ON SATURN" COLLAGE BY WALT CESSNA, BRONX 08

GEORGETTE KONING ON FASHION WEEK AMSTERDAM, DAY 3

And again Dutch designer Iris van Herpen impressed with an asthonishing collection called
Mummification. It's about time an international public discovers her talent.
Foto:Michel Zoeter.

 
The models walked barefoot, the shoes turned out to be to painful to wear.

Iris van Herpen with one of her models. Bravo!

MÉXICOLIDAY - PIX BY RENÉ HABERMACHER

FEY Y LEY

wrap up of Stockholm Fashion Week A/W 09

Wrapping up three days of Swedish Fashion Week below. Fresh and new names to look for next season: Diana Orving, Nhu Doung and A-S Davik.
Diana Orving finale

Hope
A successful tailoring brand, Hope’s clothes don’t necessarily need a runway show. It is immaculate clothes, finally some fitted outfits after a week of over sized pants. Black and grey mixed up with the widespread checked pattern, here large Burberry checks. The cute well-made jackets that are Hopes’ strength are put against novel fine leather straight from the butcher. There is an untreated feeling to the collection, utilizing heavy knits and ‘apron inspired’ skirts. Crinkled grey fabric in suits and single pants bring the collection together.

Tiger of Sweden
Tiger, the suit manufacturer established in 1903 and with the history of transforming the trouser suit in the Nineties, they are regarded as one of Sweden’s’ fashion ancestors. Opening their new extravagant head quarters, it is obvious that they still influence our fashion scene.
The A/W 09 collection derived from deep within the orange pallet, with supplementary burgundy. The women collection is an apparent love affair between Twenties Paris and Russia. Clear references to that very nightlife in the dresses sprinkled with Swarovski crystals and long string of pearls. The total collection is all about materials, with
leather-like and salt and pepper fabrics and red wine chiffon. The men collection, worn by older elegant models, is very Seventies, the orange colors more frequent, in thick corduroy and pointy shoes.

Diana Orving
The much-anticipated miss Orving seemed to have lived up to the expectations. Diana Orving won the Max Factor award, getting a whole runway show paid for. And it is a long, bursting show with over 30 exits. Knowing and wearing Diana Orving, you feel her unique style is there, with flowing soft silk and over-sized items. Slip-in dresses with her favorite flower/wave pattern. And gold stamped T-shirts. Watery beautiful blue, and clothes that emphasizes the back, not the front. For this season, Orving also designed structured LBDs, in strict Roland Mouret fashion. A passionate and beautiful first catwalk collection.

 
Saw My Wallpaper at Hotel Anglais. Various artist, such as Liselott Burfitt, Helen Billgren and Per Engsheden were asked to make a wallpaper for the rooms. A quite nice event.

+46 shows
First time +46 in collaboration with Berns. The progressive platform +46 fashion fair had to stand back for a great show production, still presenting young fashion.

Julian Red
They are Sweden’s pristine jeans makers. It is young and innovative. Anna Bandgren and Mattias Lind have developed the women’s collection this season. It is sweet dresses and little knitted sweaters. It is nice to see Julian Red making a mark with their female clothes. The denims clearly make up a large part of the collection, with fresh and original slacks.

Richard Lindqvist
This is the Swedish heritage. An apparent Nordic feeling to the whole Traces collection. Hunters vs. dukes. Thick flannel overalls and heavy knitted cardigans with country style patterns. . Sleeves of a different material from the rest of the jacket. Beautifully structured backs. It is easy to see that the small details, delicate buttons and jeans with an opposite colored inside, add to the summing up of the soft and comfortable collection.

Wood Wood
The Danish brand showed for the first time in Sweden this season. Being a popular brand in its founding country, it was expected to be a notable show. It is street wear, with a twist
Wood Wood’s famous thin denim fabric used in jump suits. A gorgeous beige trench coat dipped in purple dye. The women’s collection was straight out of a French café’, wine drinking, chain smoking ladies with their berets pulled down. Unusually female.

A-S Davik
New favorite Anna-Sara Davik, is a Saint Martin graduate with a mission. Being a jewelry designer, she made the whole collection as a backdrop, the clothes as accessories. Her amazing 18K gold fake nails are shown alongside clothes of vintage fabrics. It essentially looks like furniture. A strong woman is shown, with hard straight shoulders and no fuss. A catwalk filled with flowers and slow walking models make for a fascinating show. After watching the show the question of what A-S Davik will do next follows you. A dramatic debut.