Although I am way less excited today about Naco-Paris as I was then, I have to state, that this guy really knows how to get his pieces into the spotlight. (more…)

They don´t reinvent the wheel, but they really are proficient in the black-and -white T-Shirt thing.

Last year Rome-based designer duo Emeli and Diego aka 5Preview came up with their first Chanel fake and took the urban crowds by storm. Now, they present the third 5Preview T-Shirt edition and although i think it´s time to refresh the designs, i still like what Emeli and Diego do. (more…)

It seems like, DIY Chanel was en vogue, is en vogue and will stay en vogue.
There are so many great re-designs and interpretations, that i wonder, if Coco is sitting in heaven, smiling on us crazy fools falling for Zevs, 5Preview, Andrea Crews or Naco who all use the big emblem, she was once introducing to the world. (more…)

UUUTCH -Sometimes i am wrong and sometimes i am a moron. It was dull to event think about if maybe a colorful, itsy-bitsy piece of Palestian scarf as a dress would bother. (Continue reading) (more…)

Ralf, 36, from Hamburg

Artwork by Peter Gronquist.

I have to admitt – 28 years old Raphael Dallaporta wasn´t familiar to me as being a great photographer. So, it´s natural that i was blown away when i saw his stunning underwater set-ups of dresses from Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, Chanel, Marizio Galante and Giorgio Armani for Stiletto Magazine. Couldn´t be more beautiful with topmodels and luxurious locations. For those who are in New York right now, don´t miss to see his work which is shown during Silverstein Photography Annual from 6th of Sebtember till October 11th.

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When Coco Chanel opened her first shop in 1913 in Paris, no one would have been thought that this woman would become one of the most influential designers of the 20^th century, a role model for the industrially expanding world and a precursor for female independence…. (more…)