KAREN GOLD Spring/Summer ‘25 collection titled “One of a Kind” celebrates African heritage through contemporary design. Constructed in Geometric brocade,Striped Raised chiffon, Non static silky satin and Embroidered floral mesh, the garments are made to empower the wearer, offering both comfort and elegance. The collection consists flowing gowns depicting the African identity and pride in the modern world in a bold fashion. The colour palette used in this collection is in bright fuchsia pink, sky blue and sand, communicating warmth of deserts of the Sahara or a structured piece echoing the architecture of African metropolises. Each unique piece reflects individuality,…
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Paris, September 30th – The MAISON YOSHIKI PARIS Spring 2025 collection was shown in Palais de Chaillot on September 30th during Paris Fashion Week after a very successful debut at Milan Fashion Week earlier this year. As a counterpoint to the dramatic all black Fall Winter 2024 collection, Spring Summer 2025 asserts lightness featuring white as the base tone along with black accompanied by accents of pastels colors such as pistachio, and pastel lemon. Strikes of black and gold paint on white fabric are inspired by German-Franco Lyrical Abstractionist, Hans Hartung, while a nod to American Pop-Art from the 60’s…
Fashion is like the weather in as much as it moves in cycles and if you would like to know what accessories stylish women are wearing this year, you have come to the right place. Before we start, it is worth pointing out that 2024 seems to be a year when anything goes, while rich colour and contrasts are the order of the day. Here are some of the cool accessories that fashionable women are wearing in 2024. Designer credit cardholder – Check out these stunning womens designer cardholder by Louis Vuitton, which is a household name in fashion circles.…
The Royal College of Art and Pokémon with You Foundation announce the winners of the seventh Pokémon scholarship, Prisca Vilsbol and Kevin Adorni. The annual Pokémon Scholarship for the academic year 2024/2025 provides full-fee support to two pioneering RCA students who demonstrate the potential for breaking new ground in visual arts, design and communications. As well as receiving scholarships for their 2024/2025 studies, the pair will be invited to visit the Pokémon Company in Japan. Prisca Vilsbol (MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering) is a Copenhagen based artist and design researcher with a background in fashion and textiles design. Throughout her career…
Exploring the tensions and contradictions that define us all as human beings, SAGIO’s latest collection is a powerful tribute to tailoring, eroticism and audacity, as well as an engaging way to celebrate cerebral seduction. The woman Alexander Sagio keeps returning to cannot be defined by gender alone. She is, in fact, the perfect symbiosis between masculine and feminine, moving beyond traditional binaries to embrace a freed and emancipated state, which reflects nature and its purely spontaneous laws. On Sagio’s board of inspiration and chosen references this season, two figures stand out. The first is Italian actress and icon Sophia Loren,…
CHAPTER VIII – SS 25 – LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR The Sehnsucht Atelier Spring/Summer 2025 collection is inspired by Stendhal’s novel Le Rouge et Le Noir. As literature plays a key role in the creative process of building each chapter, recurrent aesthetics as the victorian, steampunk & dark romantic are now colliding with the 70s and its individuality. The 70s represent the years of female’s body liberation due to the growth of women’s rights; we have the flare, the high-waist, the androgynous glam rock & new wave, the maxi-gowns. The title is taken to refer to the tension between…
THE MAIN OUTLINES OF THE PROGRAMME REVEALED: INDIA AND HONG KONG IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Festival des 3 Continents unveils today the main outlines of its 2024 programme and opens the sale of festival Passes and accreditations. The 46th edition of the Festival des 3 Continents will be held from 15 to 23 November 2024 in Nantes and its partner cinemas across the Loire-Atlantique territory. A wide range of rare and previously unreleased films from Africa, Latin America and Asia will be presented, with India and Hong Kong as guests of honour. THE PROGRAMME In addition to a selection of…
Composer Adrian Brockless, now a resident of Shetland, has unveiled his latest musical offering, “Da Sealkie Wife’s Sang,” a reimagining of the traditional Shetland folk tune originally penned by Mary-Ellen Odie. The piece, performed by the Aberdeen-based quintet under the name Orchestra Nova (usually they perform as the Nova Quartet), beautifully bridges the gap between Shetland’s rich cultural heritage and the classical tradition. The journey behind the release is as personal as it is creative. Initially conceived as a birthday gift for his mother, Brockless’ arrangement of “Da Sealkie Wife’s Sang” was part of a trio of pieces, including a…
London, UK (September 2024) – As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic, a compelling exhibition of photographs from African Diasporic culture selected from the Wedge Collection, is to be presented at Saatchi Gallery this winter. Organised by Aperture and curated by Elliott Ramsey, the exhibition showcases work by Black artists from Canada, United States, Great Britain, The Caribbean, and the African Continent. The exhibition celebrates works from the Wedge Collection, Canada’s largest privately-owned collection committed to championing Black artists, established by Dr Kenneth Montague in 1997. Explored through the concepts of community, identity, and power, viewers are invited to…
On September 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM Paris time, La Koradior will elegantly present its Spring/Summer 2025 ready-to-wear collection at the China Cultural Center in Paris. La Koradior is a high-end women’s fashion brand under Winner Fashion, dedicated to showcasing the inner charm of modern women through ready-to-wear collections. It merges Chinese and Western cultures, reflecting luxury and artistic allure. This season’s design inspiration comes from the work “A Radiant Romance of Butterfly Orchid” by Chinese illustrator Jude Chan, interpreted through three themes: “The Dreamy Butterfly Orchid,” “The Ethereal Butterfly Orchid,” and “The Vibrant Butterfly Orchid.” The designs utilize light…