God Save Britannia

Keeping with the British mood from some previous posts - mainly due to all the Jubilee celebrations-,

I wanted to share this editorial from L'Officiel Paris. Though this photoshoot by Alexander Neumann

might find its inspiration in the recent wave of Britishness the Coronation has caused, it surprinsingly doesn't fall into the same easy stereotypes other features fall into and works out some intriguing stylisms. The right amount of Union Jacks, boyish chic, clash of fabrics and inner Brit coolness on a very enjoyable display.

Sunny Afternoon

It's a fact, I have a soft spot for retro inspired spreads. That's why this one from L'Officiel Paris,

(which also has an amazing cover in the style with Chanel Iman) attired my attention so much.

L'Officiel Paris

photographer: Alexander Neumann

stylist: Vanessa Bellugeon

model: Luisa Bianchin

 

Fetish Fall: The Night Porter

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 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.

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.