Diversity, Sustainability, Femininity, and Deconstructed Silhouettes Are At The Forefront Of Arab Fashion Week
For it’s 11th fashion week, the Arab Fashion Council has gone digital, from June 24 to 26. LIVE from Dubai, over the course of three days, 10 shows, 11 designers from Asia, Italy and the Middle East, and, the Beyond the Shows panel discussions, which will air live on the Arab Fashion Week website, this is all being done in partnership with Tiktok Arabia.
Once Again, Maria Grazia Chiuri Will Unleash Her Creative Passion In DIOR's 2021 Cruise Show In Puglia, And Virtually Of Course
Who doesn't love Italy and Puglia at that? DIOR is taking us there for it's 2021 Cruise Show, held on July 22nd for its audience-free show held behind closed doors. Designed by Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri, the collection will highlight the excellence of this invaluable savoir-faire.
Pierpaolo Piccioli Plays With Femininity and Masculinity In Valentino’s AW20 Collection
Pierpaolo Piccioli surprised us all at Valentino’s womenswear AW20 show in Paris. Unlike Hedi Slimane, Pierpaolo isn’t predictable, and missing from this collection are his typical volumes and bright colors. This collection is all about tailoring and fluidity- incorporating masculinity into the femininity.
Parisian Chic Simplicity Is Givenchy’s ‘Arthouse Beauty’ AW20 Collection
Clare Waight Keller’s AW20 ready-to-wear collection for Givenchy is all about the strong woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. Themed ‘Arthouse Beauty’ with references to the French silver screen and the elusive arthouse heroine, it focuses on abstract musings of the female body in performance art.
The Good the “Bad,” and the Lovely- Snippets from SS20 Haute Couture Week
Why should you care about haute couture you ask? Because it’s an expression of talent, given by God to fashion designers. The Bible tells us that God, amongst many of His talents, is a fashion designer too. He designed Adam and Eve’s covering in the garden, and Revelation 4 tells us he has a robe, whose train takes up the throne room of Heaven. Paris’ SS20 Haute Couture week is a an expression of design talent from the thousands of hours of bead work, embroidery, cutting, and stitching that an atelier engages in to produce a collection. The SS20 season was dominated by the Lebanese, who are exceptionally talented in couture, and who created the baddest of the baddest pieces.
