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11 February 2012

Tribute to Amy Winehouse

We all know the love that Jean-Paul Gaultier has for music, as except the cd single he had released back in the late 1980's he is related with many icons of the music industry and has designed the costumes for many singers' performances and tours. Unfortunately, as he stated, Amy Winehouse wasn't one of them, but it didn't stop him of creating a whole collection inspired of her style.
Multiple Amys appeared on the catwalk, as it concerns the hair, the make-up and the attitude, but in a Gaultier way: he mixed her '50s-'80s style with his own unique theatrical one and the result was stunning. Leather pencil skirts and bustier tops coexisted with more eccentric pieces like a corset backed parka and a green taffeta trench. However, some of the bodies, appeared at last under the veils, brought Lady Gaga in my mind, rather than Amy.
Despite the colourful combinations, that Amy wasn't choosing so often, and the romantic style dresses, you could feel her aura in the air. And the men-quartet performing during the show doo-wop versions her songs helped a lot in this...

09 February 2012

PRADA's car collection

Miuccia Prada chose a playful theme for her S/S 2012 collection: 50's cars. And her idea payed of. Of course, the whole collection exhaled a totally late '50s-early '60s atmosphere generally, and the "Sweetness" that Miuccia was looking for, specifically.
The sweetness consisted of accordion-pleated sunray skirts and dresses -with car prints or not- in the style of Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch" film. But under these we didn't see Monroe's classy heels, but a humorous car version of classic heels (playing with the kitsch element). The floral lace coats and loose varsity jackets looking like they were borrowed from the Elvis inspired men's collection couldn't be absent from the collection as also the yearning-for-pinup-silhouettes swimsuits.
As for the bags, which has been an essential accessory of Prada collections since Miuccia took over the label, it was a big hit. Either car-printed or not, the vintage style grandma's purses and clutch bags completed the whole style. May this collection risked to seem a bit too funny, but eventually Miuccia won the toss towards herself by creating another great collection with her unique way...

And today I discovered these totally unconventional tights by les queues de Sardines which would match perfectly with a Prada car-shoe. As for me I'm gonna have a pair of them with or without Prada's car shoe, just to add a funny touch in one of those moody days...

Prada photos: Style.com

les queues de Sardines: lesqueuesdesardines.myshopify.com

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A museum dedicated to hats

The "Museo del capello Borsalino", opened in 2006, is a museum created to tell people the story of the Borsalino company founded by Giuseppe Borsalino in 1857. Borsalino was an Italian hat artisan and is widely known today for his fedoras, or Borsalino hats, which he gave his name to.
The museum, housed at the historical Sala Campioni in Palazzo Borsalino in Alessandria, Italy exhibits more than 2000 hats (chosen from about 4000 hats), including many models of different eras the company has produced, exposed in historical cabinets of the '20s. Along with the hats visitors can see also other products of the company such as ties, watches, perfumes, clothes and helmets.
The collection is also supported by a well informed communication material, which includes old posters, prototypes, photos and films telling the story of the famous hat and presenting the production of today's factory.
This museum contributes a lot to fashion history by telling us not only the story of the borsalino hat, but the story of a great part of fashion, which is the hat. Hats today may miss the significance they had for an outfit but fortunately there are such great ideas to remind us of it...