Among the numerous collections Philo designed at Céline, the SS18 and succinct Fall 18 - the last collection Philo fully oversaw, may be my favorites so far. In that sense, ending on such a high note is indeed apt.
It makes a classic European impression. It’s mainstream casual-chic. It’s the good Frame.
As they say, "cashmere is so hot, it's cool for summer". Apparently that trend has been robustly reoccurring over the years.
These trans-seasonal pieces from Third Form hold some incredible fluidity.
An arresting combination on likely anything.
The Tbilisi based label, MATÉRIEL, features a collective effort and support of a selected group of new designers from Georgia. It curates one of the most promising medleys of innovative fashion in my view.
It’d be an incredibly simplified method to fixate our eyes on a limited number of labels for any reason. The real problem following that route is we would’ve been deprived of the process, or alternatively, the fun.
This is the contemporary appeal we are talking about: singular, impactful, immediate and resounding, all of which are conveyed via elegant craft and inevitably, certain roughness.
For a city where fresh art direction abound and ideas auto-renew, A.W.A.K.E., the quirky British label who’s the acronym for All Wonderful Adventures Kindle Enthusiasm, quickly captures the living experience.
Sans the signature modern elements, an army jacket is not exactly aesthetically progressive. But it’s contemporary in another sense: it's completely unbound and self-sufficient.
