Doutzen Kroes makes a wonderful surprise appearance at ALAÏA’s Spring 2023 Ready-To-Wear Show. Pieter Mulier as ALAÏA’s fresh and exciting creative director put on quite the display in Paris at the unfinished new store in Faubourg Saint-Honoré. For this collection, Pieter not only wanted to honor the late Azzedine Alaïa’s love for the aesthetics of the 80s glamazon but also his contemporary vision for for ALAÏA. Mulier drew inspiration from Azzedine Alaïa’s 1984 show which as Mulier puts it, “draping with viscose, and also draping in leather.”
Το Απέραντο (The Big Blue) : Dedicated to the color blue, including the beautiful Greek Aegean Sea, Vogue Greece for their July/August issues explores the magic of the color blue, traveling from Naxos, Mykonos, and Hydra. Vogue Greece and their Editor-in-Chief, Thalia Karafyllidou also discuss the cult hit, The Big Blue (1988) and its impact on audiences. The issue also delves into professional water sports athletes like Vyronas Kokkalanis, surfer Efi Vraka, and waterski champion Nikolas Pyltas.
Vogue Greece then explains how the color blue has always been a tremendous source of inspiration for Greek designers like psychedelic prints of Mary Katrantzos, the blue waves by Giannis Tseklenis, and the ethereal dress designs of Angelos Bratis. Dutch Top Model Luna Bijl, graces the cover of this wonderful Blue Issue, with plenty of exploration from the villages of Naxos to the beaches of Agios Prokopios, Plaka, Glyfada, and many more beautiful locations of Greece’s endless shades of blue! Source: Vogue Greece
For their latest July/August 2022 issue, Harper’s Bazaar UK celebrates the power of women, paying tribute to fearless female icons like the fatest women in the UK, Dina Asher-Smith and Labout MP Stella Creasy! The July/August issue also highlights some of the most fashionable swimsuits and beachwear of the season. Top Model, Birgit Kos lands the cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK, doning some of the latest swimwear by brands such as Hermès, Miu Miu, Eres, and Chanel! Source: Harper’s Bazaar UK and Zorka
For CAP 74024 #14, the publication dedicates its latest issue to “The Body We Live In.” The issue also celebrates its muses like new face Aurélien Enthoven, the Danish-Norwegian artistic duo Elmgreen & Dragset, and actress of the recent Selon la police (2022) and model Laetitia Casta. Some of the pieces are from Saint Laurent’s Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear and Versace’s 2022 Ready-to-Wear collections. Sources: CAP 74024
For the W’s Music Issue Volume Three, Christopher Bollen ruminates of late legendary Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaïa and the future of the Alaïa brand after the desinger and founder’s passing. Luckily the student of architecture and new creative director of Pieter Mulier, answered Bollen’s lingering question of the outlook of Alaïa in Mulier’s more than capable hands, emphasizing the Alaïa’s ideals around body consciousness and the beauty of imperfection. The model Raquel Zimmermann for the issue dons pieces from Alaïa’ Fall 2022 Collection with its theme of “a dedication to craft, and to clothing as sculpture, exploration of silhouette, experiment in form.” Sources: W Magazine and Maison-Alaia
In W’s Volume Three 2022, The Music Issue, stylist Max Pearmain and photographer Karim Sadli with Anna Ewers brilliantly show off the best short dress for the summer of 2022 and beyond! Some of the dresses featured are from brand names such as Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Versace, Valentino, Miu Miu, Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Prada. Sources: W Magazine and @wmag
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