APU JAN

By Staff February 17, 2015February 23, 2015

Backstage coverage of APU JAN SS15

Model backstage

wardrobe for the fashion show, Apu Jan SS15

Clothes rack , wardrobe for the show.

Model’s charts

backstage during make up and hair for Apu Jan Fashion Show during London Fashion Week, image provided by akin abayomi @dreadheadphoto

Hair detail, hair styling backstage, braided hair, hair stylist backstage during the preparations for Apu Jan fashion show SS15, image by @dreadheadphoo

Model getting make up and hair done, hair styling and braiding, modelo after braid was done.

Close up of model backstage, nail details

Model close up, check out the nails, the marble effect in similar tones as the collection.

Designer APU JAN at Fashion Scout catwalk.

Paul Costelloe SS15

By Staff February 13, 2015February 16, 2015

A retro look, back to the 60’s with a up-do hairstyle and the above the knee length dresses filled the catwalk.

model wearing a dark blue above the knee dress at the Paul costello SS15, London Fashion Week.

Short dress, high waist in similar textile and color palette. Second dress is a low waist, pleated bottom with long sleeves. Both models wearing a 60’s inspired bee-hive hair style.

Model wearing a bright green tone shirt dress during the Paul Costello fashion show at London Fashion Week, SS15

A cheerful color palette of greens, blues and gold tones that made their come back. The 60’s are back to us in a fashionable vibrant and playful collection by Paul Costello.

Now, if you want to get your own BEEHIVE 1960’s style, you can check out this awesome tutorial I found on YouTube by stylist Giles Robinson for John Frieda UK.

Ralph & Russo Haute Couture

By Elizabeth livingfash February 12, 2015January 11, 2016

The New Romantics

The Awakening of Flora/ Le Réveil de Flore

Immortalized in Botticelli’s Primavera and Poussin’s Realm of Flora, the Goddess of Spring is celebrated by Ralph & Russo in a majestic collection that symbolizes nature’s regenerative powers.

Ralph & Russo enlist floral metamorphic myths as allegories of this collection. Acclaimed for its excellence in craftsmanship, this maison de couture inspires with bewitching embellishment.

The color palette is crisp and sophisticated, as if extracted from botanical gardens, the pomegranate color pops at you in the collection.

Sheaths of organza, a close-fitting dress caress the body tenderly and at the same time voluminous.

Fluidity was observed with the chiffons.

Fashion and tailoring spans four generations for Tamara Ralph, Creative Director. Prior to her graduation from Sydney’s Whitehouse Institute of Design, she was self-taught. Tamara’s aesthetic dwells in nostalgia for heyday elegance and glamour and a captivation for the female form. It was during a trip to London in 2003 that Tamara met fellow Australian Michael Russo, President & CEO.

Michael’s nous for business has propelled a number of his previous firms into highly desirable enterprises. His niche expertise saw him in high demand with financial institutions such as Barclays, Deutche Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. In 2013, a remarkable 400% a year saw this real life couple make Fourtune Magazine’s ’40 under 40′ list, along with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Yahoo!’s Marissa Mayer.

The dynamic duo’s next accolade was entry into fashion’s most coveted club, the Chamber Syndicale de la Haute Couture, making fashion history for Ralph & Russo as the first British label in almost a century to show on the official Paris Haute Couture Week schedule. The Channre Syndicale de la Haute Couture is the governing body that protects this French sector and determines to excruciating high criteria which labels may be eligible to become true couture houses.

LOOKS from the HAUTE COUTURE Collection.

Gowns worthy of a Goddess or Princess.

A Floral bouquet in pastels for the Spring.

Soft and gentle color palette.

We can see this dress being worn by an award winning actress, this is just what the occasion requires.

Volume or not, the choice is yours.

-All images courtesy of designer’s press
In case, your Fav color is Black, these two gown will not disappoint.

If you want to feel the ambience, check out the video.

By Elizabeth livingfash

Backstage at Mariana Jungmann SS15

By Staff February 11, 2015February 12, 2015

Backstage is where the magic takes place, there the models get to experience the team that working together will create the final look for the show.

Granted, the looks for the show are already predetermined and selected but now it’s the time that the work takes place and every single person works as a team to achieve the look.

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Frank Sorbier Haute Couture

By Staff February 4, 2015February 23, 2015

Frank Sorbier presented his Summer 2015 Collection in Paris Haute Couture on schedule. Frank dedicated his collection to his loyal lovebird, Pirate who had passed away some months ago. The collection was entitled “Un tenure shuffle d’éternité/ A tender breath of eternity”.

For a poet, dreamer and inquiring mind, Frank embodies the word “Artist” and it transforms it. He considers himself a “couturier-supplier”, in the same form as the master craftsmen with whom he works. He has undertaken the role of perpetuating Haute couture and it’s savior-faire. For the devoted to exceptional craftsmanship of high fashion ‘Haute Couture’ is a passion that he makes his life a living example of it. Humility and rigorous standards are the qualities that Frank Sorrier possesses abundantly.

He presented the collection of feminine gowns that emerged from the mysterious smoke filled room. An enigmatic athmosphere captivated the audience that admired the luxious dreamy creations by Frank Sorbier. The fabrics draped the models walking the runway. The flowing and airy feel of the gowns allows the person wearing the special outfit to feel sensual and the center of attention. The colors on this collection were bright in a very delicate palette.

The ensemble below presented us with a very original way of approaching a wedding. Far from the conservative wedding gowns, we find the nuptial look to be energetic and romantic. A poetic homage to a loyal friend. A visual journey through the mind of ‘The couturier’ , who dared “venture into haute couture” by transforming scraps of tulle, humble and precious fabrics into a new beginning. The story of Frank Sorbier is a fascinating one.

Summer 2015 Collection

For more on the designer, please visit http://www.francksorbier.com

Images courtesy of designer’s press, image credit Piero Biasion- La Maison de Couture Sorbier

Malene Birger

By Staff January 19, 2015January 25, 2015

Malene Birger continues to surprise and seduce her global arena of fashion fans addicted to her high-end, designer brand. Her prêt-a-porter line is a classic angle on elegance expressed with edgy, sexy sophistication. A look that echoes style icons from the past – in the present.

The recipient of numerous awards, including Brand of the Year elected by Costume Norway, Malene is proud to be chosen as an Ambassador to UNICEF Denmark, creating a special t-shirt and a bag each season where all the proceeds are donated to children in the world – in need.

SS15 Collection CFW

Press and images courtesy of Copenhagen Fashion Week.

For more on Malene Birger, please visit her website Bymalenebirger

By Staff

MI-NO-RO SS15 Copenhagen FW

By Elizabeth livingfash January 19, 2015January 21, 2015

The name MI-NO-RO comes from the Latin word meaning cut down to the bone.

Based in Copenhagen, MI-NO-RO offers a capsule line of women’s clothes. The brand will focus on

sophisticated, key essentials with a timeless feel. Each piece is a limited edition.

At MI-NO-RO, we are proud to support local European fabric weavers and suppliers. We offer highend

quality at generous price levels.

The style is modern and sensual, designed for global women who travel and like

to dress in stylish yet comfortable designer clothes.

Our aim is to create pieces with an exceptional fit – both in terms of their figures and their lifestyle.

With styles that frame and flatter a woman’s best features and add a strong sense of individuality.

Each piece is created with a touch of sophistication, international flair and seductive appeal. Key

product groups include leather, jerseys and tailored separates.

Playing on contrast, we merge masculine tailoring with sensual, feminine dresses, skirts and tops to

achieve a certain look with a “femme fatale” feeling of female empowerment.

The leather gives the whole look a sharp, modern and sexy vibe. The overall approach is a bit more

timeless, with items that fulfill the daily needs of business, travel and evening entertaining. Colours

are predominately black, midnight blue, greys and a blend of white and off-white.

MI-NO-RO SS15

Press and images courtesy of Copenhagen Fashion Week

A very Colorful season

By Elizabeth livingfash January 19, 2015January 20, 2015

A designer that wears her own clothes, someone that likes color and is not afraid to use it. What else can we say about Maxjenny! brand but that it is a rare find in the dark gloomy almost austere color palette of the designer’s breed.

MAXJENNY! SS15

Images courtesy of CFW Copenhagen Fashion Week

For more on the brand, please visit MAXJENNY! or designer’s FB page

Fatima Lopes

By Elizabeth livingfash December 8, 2014September 8, 2017

Year after year we look forward to the presentation of Fatima Lopes collections. We still remember our first Fatima show. Her use of color and designs is always something to recall long after fashion week is over.

An era of decadence, a sense of independence and glamorous parties was the ambiance for the Spring/ Summer 2015 FATIMA LOPES collection held at Le Lido Paris.