Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
Vivienne Westwood‘s Spring/Summer 2015 men’s collection—passionately titled ‘Moral Outrage’—was an outspoken line-up of classically bold ensembles (checkered silk suits, shredded cardigans, and top hats galore) oversized in fit and even larger in voice. View our backstage footage from the runway show below.
Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
With denim daytime looks and casual and cool equally-gendered gear, Summer was perhaps more alive than ever in Prada‘s poolside Spring/Summer 2015 collection. See how the production came together with our backstage photography in black and white below.
Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
Image: Paolo Simi.
Soft lines and luxe cuts adorn Corneliani‘s Spring/Summer 2015 collection, a quiet meditation on the delicate power of minimalistic suiting. See our backstage footage from the show below.
Image: Paolo Simi.
Image: Paolo Simi.
Image photographed by Giulietta Raimondi.
Apparently the textured suiting with fringe edges taken from John Varvatos‘ Spring/Summer 2015 collection is the perfect outfit for backstage selfies. See the fun behind the runway show below.
Monday, June 23, 2014, Gucci‘s Spring/Summer 2015 men’s runway show will stream LIVE from Milan right here at EssentialHomeMag.com. The video won’t air below until 12:30 PM CET (Milan) / 6:30 AM EST (New York) day of, but feel free to enjoy the countdown until then.
Video courtesy of Gucci.
In following tradition, we present Calvin Klein Collection‘s Spring/Summer 2015 men’s runway show live from Milan right here at EssentialHomeMag.com. The live stream will begin below on Sunday, January 12th at 1:30 PM CET (Milan) / 7:30 AM EST (New York).
Sunday, after the live streaming event, the show will be viewable on this page for 24 hours, and then after, in case you miss it, the runway show will be viewable at CalvinKlein.com.
Video courtesy of Calvin Klein.
Image: Gucci.
Gucci‘s Pre-Fall 2014 collection of handbags and leather accessories is a modern throwback to the fashion house’s diamanate pattern—a diagonal visual effect that first surfaced on the brand’s iconic woven luggage in the 1930’s. This summer the diamante resurfaces again (praise the big G) at select Gucci boutiques in a unisex series of briefcase, shoulder bag and messengers in bumblebee yellow, oxidation red, cove blue, classic brown, and traditional black. Each features adjustable and detachable leather shoulder straps and zip closures, along with smart pockets for tablets and mobile phones, easily seeming like the perfect weekend bag to close the season with. But if we learned anything from our mothers—or watching The Talented Mr. Ripley one too many times—we realize quality largely depends on how it is made. With that in mind, and to distract you until the bags hit the retail floor, we take to you to Milan (Ciao, benvenuto!), to see for yourself the craftsmanship that goes into designing each bag. Alternatively, if slow food isn’t really your kind of diet, feel free to immediately scroll all the way down to see the complete Dufflebag, which retails for $2,100.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
Image: Gucci.
The Diamanate Handbag and Luggage Prefall 2014 Collection will be available at select Gucci boutiques this summer.
Image: Prada.
It would be mild (at best) to say that Prada, the italian fashion house arguably as genius for its whimsical design as it is for its creative collaborations, has a graphic flair. While the brand’s upcoming fall collection was as ambiguous in gender as it was in genre—instead, focusing on the cinematic glamour of the avant-garde—it is the current collection that marries feminist politics with fashion prints. To coincide with the roaring Riot Grrrl-inspired Spring/Summer 2014 collection, Prada invited muralists Miles “El Mac” Gregor, Mesa, Gabriel Specter, and Stinkfish, and illustrators Jeanne Detallante and Pierre Mornet, to engage in themes of femininity, representation, power, and multiplicity on the walls of its Via Fogazzaro show space in Milan for a project titled In the Heart of Multitude. The large scale pieces draw from an interest in the political wall art from Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco. See some of the beautiful mural pieces below.
Image: Prada.
Image: Prada.
Image: Prada.
It’s been nearly a century since the Harlem Renaissance first poured down from upper-Manhattan and burst through the rest of the Northeast, streaming out to the Midwest, and washing both regions in a colorful wave of social discourse, spoken work—critical of the system and modernist in language—and, most importantly, jazz. Years later the music is certainly still alive, but was perhaps louder than ever last night at Prada‘s men’s and women’s via Monte Napoleone boutiques in Milan, where the brand celebrated a new chapter of its Iconoclasts project.
Imagined by W magazine’s Fashion Director Edward Enninful, both boutiques were given a jazz-inspired update to reflect the style and spirit of the historic period. The men’s store welcomed black and white mannequins outfitted in the brand’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection and archive pieces, amongst game tables, 1920’s edibles, and a live of a jazz blues band. Next door, the women’s boutique was transformed into a 1920’s nightclub, complete with a glittering art-deco bar that evoked the lively atmosphere of historic Harlem.
Image: Prada.
For the launch yesterday, Thursday, February 20, more than 2000 guests attended the events including: Maria Carla Boscono, Natasha Poly, Joan Small, Mario Boselli, Beppe Modenese e Piero Pinto, Carla Sozzani, Pupi Solari, Linda Fargo, Stefano Tonchi, Anna Dello Russo, Angelica Cheung, Eva Chen, Giovanna Battaglia, Martina Mondadori, Micol Sabbadini, Candela Novembre, Ilaria Norsa, Guido Taroni, Cesare Cunaccia, and more. See more images from the stunning re-styling below.
Image: Prada.
Image: Prada.
Image: Prada.
Envelope yourself in Ermanno Scervino AW14:
Images courtesy of Paolo Simi.
Boys, bags, and bright colors: It’s DSquared2 AW14. Contain yourself as you flip through backstage photos:
Images by Paolo Simi.
Keep the show going with our Roberto Cavalli AW14 backstage coverage:
Images by Paolo Simi.
