I have to admit – When I heard from Hamburg´s new trousers label SisiMizi for the first time, I immediately thought of Miss Sixty. And when I think of Miss Sixty, the cheap chic freshwater style comes into my mind. But before it gets ugly, I stop and wit, SisiMizi has nothing in common with that. (more…)
It´s inevitably – if you write about Makin Jan Ma, you have to write about his film career that is closely connected to his fashion collections. Why? Makin Jan Ma is creating collections for his film characters – this is (what he says) why the fashion lines are created. Strange? Strange. But anyway – this story goes with Makin Jan Ma´s fashion like Ground Zero with New York. (more…)
Peeps is a fashion project, runned by Us-photographers Jesse Hlebo and Mary Amor. Both seem to go for the unusual, the quirky and the unexpected - (more…)
If i had a pool…and if i wouldn´t live in Hamburg St. Pauli…rather somewhere more Mediterranean..then i would throw a party. On the pool..next to the Mediterranean sea. And then - i would invite many guests. Many. And then, i would install even more than many ventilators. And then, those many ventilators would let my Jean Paul Gaultier body-cape-dress flatter nonchalant while i am riantly involved in some sweet smalltalk. If i had a pool….
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Raise the curtain for Indian designer Manish Arora who presented, next to Gareth Pugh and Maison Martin Margiela, one of the most headstrong collections i´ve seen so far at Paris RTW 2009. Applause!
Pictures via WWD
GARETH PUGH - Weekend in Paris was all about Gareth Pugh. Fast as the wind the catwalk pictures raved through the web and critics agreed: It was big. It was forward. It was hot.
Art and fashion – Gareth Pugh unifies it like not many are able to. No more words – others already used them in an excellent way. While I am still stunned and joyous, I recommend to continue reading about Gareth Pugh´s show here and here.
VERONIQUE LEROY - Veronique Leroy´s collection came way less gentrified and swank, but likable and wearable. Although the first attribute that popped up in my mind was “Too much Madame” in the second sight, I found pieces I really go for:
ANNE VALÉRIE HASH - Anne Valérie Hash brings contrasting shapes, Greek influences and color gradients with her SS09 Collection. (more…)
