The hype clothing manufacturer, best known for their solid-colour basics, is opening a pop-up store
in one of the city's biggest cinema complexes. This shop, lodged in the gallery space at the MK2 Bibliothèque, will be open from June 15 until September 15 and will combine films and shopping.
Dior and Guy Ritchie, Chanel and Martin Scorsese, Gucci and David Lynch... And now Prada takes Roman Polanski.
Roman Polanski directs this viral fashion film starring Helena Bonham-Carter -looking rather
gorgeous- and a phenomenal Ben Kingsley, who gives the story the funny ending twist.
Only Prada could make Kingsley feel like good on a furry purple coat.
German actress and sex symbol Elke Sommer seemed to love crochet and lace.
I realised it when, after finding this picture of her playing petanque in Cannes Festival,
I decided to make more research about this beautiful blonde.
Half East Berlinesque, half Parisien, Prada Menswear F/W 2012 was worth a post, even though I normally don't write much about men fashion. Not only the tailoring, fabrics and style were impeccable, the Milan show featured great stablished actors among the models, such as Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, Gary Oldman, Timothy Roth (who slipped a smile)... Miuccia Prada welcome the applauses and the great ovation all the assistants gave to this magnificent designer.
She described this collection as a “historical memory” and "a way to express male vanity". And I found it also an hybrid between a powerful and serious man - represented by the oversized coats and military inspiration- and a dandy. Thedandy claiming an aristocracy ofspirit thatshould be reflected inexternal appearance. As Baudelaire would say "dandyismasthe last flickerof heroism indecadence". This part of the inspiration would be represented by the dressing gowns and pocket squares.
Ultimately, a collection for men with strong character, long-standing style and an inner status struggle.
William Travilla's design for Marilyn Monroe in that film has been the inspiration for dressed during years and years. Some of them as succesful as Madonna's Material Girl video, which was more of a reproduction of the scene in that same movie than a mere reference.
Madonna, "Material Girl"
Also actresses, and... yes, actors, choose this kind of dress to attend galas. Like drag James Franco presenting The Oscars or Natalie Portman's Lanvin choice for the Golden Globe 2012 Awards.
As you may have realised, I'm a big fan of quirky blouses. So I really liked this singular specimen when I watched The Women(George Cukor, 1939). Customer designer Adrian did an impressive job with the clothes, he had to create for the 135 women who appear in this film!
This may not be a proper pick for this FFF section, given that it's not so iconic and a pretty unknown piece, but I loved how Rosalind Russell wears it and impersonates character Sylvia Fowler, a busybody gossip expert.
[Sorry for the pictures quality, they're film stills from the scene]
Looks like Liliana Cavani's Il Portiere Di Notte (The Night Porter, 1974) has been used as inspiration by many people this season. Costumes in this controversial film were made by Piero Tosi, who had already worked with Luchino Visconti creating the amazing looks in La Caduta Degli Dei (The Damned, 1969).
Charlotte Rampling's ensemble of army boots and pants, suspenders, peaked cap, and black opera gloves has been imitated countless timesin pop culture (Madonna's Justify My Love or Lady Gaga's LoveGame videos among them). But this "Nazi Chic" style has also been an influence in fashion for years, starting in the mid-seventies with the emergence of the punk movement in London. It kept growing and passed from being a marginal trend to become incorporated by big fashion houses to their collections, such as in John Galliano's Christian Dior A/W 2000-01 Haute Couture.
Christian Dior A/W 2000-01 Haute Couture
This season it seems to be more present than others, not only in collections such as Marc Jacob's Louis Vuitton A/W 2011-12, but in magazine covers and editorials as well.
Androginous look is rocking this season, everybody with a internet connection or who's walked by some newstand has been able to take a glance to all those dandy inspired covers, pictures and headlines. Looking masculine is the new feminine. So I thought of recovering this old Elle spread.
I also wanted to post it because I miss Agyness Deyn on the fashion world (apart form the recent Elle cover and interview she made), I can't wait to see how she does in her developing career as an actress, which will take off starring Pusher, remake of the successful Nordic thriller directed now by Spanish director Luis Prieto.
Agyness Deyn (who styles herself) is photographed by James Franco, who's always looking for new forms of art/self expression and is now adding photographer to his expanding repertoire. This editorial is about the influence that "Rebel Without a Cause" still has on the American cinema, youth and culture nowadays.
Charlotte Rampling's ensemble of army boots and pants, suspenders, peaked cap, and black opera gloves has been imitated countless times in pop culture (Madonna's Justify My Love or Lady Gaga's LoveGame videos among them). But this "Nazi Chic" style has also been an influence in fashion for years, starting in the mid-seventies with the emergence of the punk movement in London. It kept growing and passed from being a marginal trend to become incorporated by big fashion houses to their collections, such as in John Galliano's Christian Dior A/W 2000-01 Haute Couture.
