After Chanel’s 2014 Spring/Summer museum gala-like presentation, it’s time for the private viewing.
The collection was all about bright and bold colors(sorry TRS fashion photos are timeless black and white-so use your imagination!) and each looks beautifully fused the modern art vibes into fashion.
Spaghetti strap dress with fringed hems which feature rainbow pantone print, “Monster Bead” shaped pearl necklace and trompe l’oeil pumps which looks as if a pair of socks are layered underneath, are the most wanted items this season, while rather classical pieces such as tweed ensembles in fuchsia pink or black and white lace dress will surely suit any occasions. We like to wear them to the conveni or karaoke.
And, yes, this season featured a ginormous variation of bags. Leather canvas cases in signature beige and black combinations, dirty looking graffitied backpacks, rainbow print chain bags or hardware-clad matelasse in metallic pink and blue have us begging for mercy.
These babies to hit stores in March, take a look at the gallery above and make a wish list, because these all are sold in a very limited numbers. Who wants to fight us for the acrylic clutch?
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Let’s kick off the first post of the year with one of the most talked-about shows among the extravagant 2014 Spring/Summer Paris collections: Chanel.
This season Chanel focused on interactive communication between fashion and art, and the venue Grand Palais turned into an arena-equivalent of a museum with a collection of original modern art pieces including paintings, promiscuous mixed-media and the larger-than-life sumo wrestler sculpture we wanted to take home with us.
The artsy vibes felt even more conspicuous when the models walked down the runway in bright, bold and vibrant patterns with eye make-up to match. The back packs were to die for as was the soundtrack by Michel Gaubert, our musical P-P-P-Picasso, baby.
The hottest models played art school students while TRS was lucky enough to sit in the front of the class along with our school mate Anna Dello Russo!
Grade A moment of the S/S season!
The live video program we created for DressedUndressed’s Spring / Summer 2014 presentation proves that we can be fashion obsessed and total tech geeks at the same time. Digital, distorted and edgy, just the way we like it.
One of the hottest shows at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tokyo-the unisex brand has been featured on Italian Vogue’s site and represented Japan for the 2012 Woolmark prize. This time, Takeshi and Emiko’s signature minimalism featured pieces flecked with black and white graphics-an image of urban crowds (think Shibuya’s famous scramble crossing).
There were also steely grey tailored short suits, oversized trenches, and leather biker jackets that morphed into skirts or corsets on guys and girls. And it all happened again for the finale in electric blue, like neon lighting up the city streets at night.
To emphasize the theme, the program created multiple versions of the models walking down the catwalk, with the audience also appearing on the fringe of the screen. The effect was like a crowd crashing into each other at rush hour. It was all done live. Don’t tell DressedUndressed, but we weren’t sure it was really going to work! Phew. Glad it did!
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Just after our mind and body and soul had barely recovered from the womenswear shows in Paris, Paris came to Tokyo. The venerable house of Dior Homme that pumps out polished designs popular with the fancy people and the Tokyo street scene alike, threw a bash to celebrate their newly refurbished Omotesando flagship store last week.
The party was hosted by creative director Kris Van Assche, and (drool) M/M Paris who also directed the S/S 2014 campaign visuals. They were joined by celebrities including us, Japanese model Sumire, our homie the famous actor Hiroki Narimiya, and ultra-bloggeuse Susie Bubble.
M/M Paris created an exclusive installation for the opening. A series of constructive frame works that channeled the early 20th century work of De Stijl, featuring a graphical and modern aesthetic that links with the next Spring’s collection.
After taking a look at the the sleek and minimalistic store, and installation, don’t forget to shop. The collection goes on pre-sale here first globally, and peep the exclusive wallets that feature the signature S/S 2014 prints. The Basquiat-esque graphics will add a nice accent to your back pocket.
Where Chanel goes, we follow. With The Reality Show No 3 we were spoiled by couture. But when we board our yachts and its just not practical to be swathed in sequins and hand embroidered gear, we opt for cruise.
Venice, Saint-Tropez, Cap d’Antibes and the palace of Versailles last season, Chanel chose the subtropical land of Singapore for the location of the 2013-14 cruise presentation. Shining bright right on the equator, the presentation featured a variety of resort looks, ranging from slouch trousers paired with drop shoulder knits and sporty ”cricket player“ looks for the day scene, to the feminine tweed ensembles and glamorous night gowns adorned with Lesage embroideries for evenings.
The key to the complete Chanel look-and to our lives in general- can’t go without accessories, such as the nude beige pumps with the heels embossed to resemble the texture of woven basket or threefold necklaces with irregular forms and colors of pearls.
Bag snobs will be obsessed with the straw-material or gold version of Boy Chanel, the new icon bag that first came out in 2011.
If you aim to be the queen of resort, you can’t miss the super exclusive piece-an acrylic bag modeled after the signature fragrance bottle.
This is all just a friendly reminder that cruise will hit the stores in November. Here are some photos from the recent resort exhibition in Tokyo, along with some of Karl’s photos from the lookbook printed on beautiful metallic paper.
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