Knitwear rocks!

La maglieria: antiquata e trasandata? La mostra UNRAVEL. Knitwear in Fashion sradica ogni stereotipo a riguardo e dimostra invece la potenzialità di questa tecnica altamente versatile, lussuosa ed una continua fonte d'ispirazione per l'haute couture. 


Knitwear old-fashioned and dowdy? The exhibition UNRAVEL. Knitwear in Fashion will challenge certain established ideas and show that far from being old-fashioned and dowdy- knitting is highly versatile, luxurious and  a continuing source of inspiration for high end fashion. 

Yellow Power

Dopo il freddo invernale abbiamo voglia di estate, di caldo ma soprattutto di sole. E’ proprio quella palla luminosa incastonata nel blu del cielo a strapparci un sorriso e ridarci il buonumore assopitosi nell’umidità dei mesi più rigidi. Scorrendo nell’armadio cerchiamo il giusto colore che ci dia forza, vitalità, energia e quindi optiamo per il giallo. La stessa tonalità dei succosi limoni siciliani che risvegliano il nostro palato e i nostri sensi e che la regina d’Inghilterra ha indossato al matrimonio del nipote per sottolineare la sua forte personalità. Vivacità, estroversione, leggerezza, crescita e cambiamento questi gli obbiettivi della nuova stagione e quindi sciolti i cappelli affrontiamo la brezza estiva con una nuova energia sprigionata oltre che dal nostro sorriso anche dai nostri luminosi capi d’abbigliamento.

Diversi marchi affermati hanno infatti pensato di rilanciarlo per dare un sapore piu’ energico alle loro  collezioni, col motto “yellow power” ci prepariamo dunque alla bella stagione!

After a cold winter we anxiously wait for the summer to arrive especially for its hot temperatures and its bright sun. It is this glowing ball nestled in the blue sky to give us the good mood lost in the freezing seasons. Flipping through our closet we look for the right colour to express joy,energy,strength. Our choice therefore goes to yellow, the colour of the sweet sicilian lemons that wake up all our senses. The queen also chose it at the royal wedding, her outfit was synonymous of strong personality as yellow suggests. Extroversion,lightness, growth and change are the main goals of this new season, we therefore unloose our hair and face the summer breeze with new energy due not only to our smile but also to our shiny yellow outfits.

Various famous brands have chosen this colour to give an energetic flavour to their collections…with the motto “yellow power” we then step into the summer. 

Diane von Furstenberg

Tarina Tarantino

Balenciaga

Jeremy Scott for Swatch

Rabih Kayrouz

Miu Miu

Zathew Zheng

Royal Wedding

The smell of spring is in the air. Along with the flower blossoms love bursts out. Passion and bouquets are the perfect ingredients for a wedding cake so future brides and grooms start setting up everything for the big day. The main characters of this moment are, however, William and Catherine, the royal couple that has just wed last Friday in Westminster's Abbey. The world press, as most of us, has followed the event with great enthusiasm and curiosity. Numerous bets were thrown over the Queen's outfit, Catherine's hairstyle and obviously the wedding dress. Her majesty's choice of yellow has been very discussed and Valentino Garavani preferred not to comment the colour, a lack of style in his opinion? The result was as always very british and the Queen found the approval of all even if her lemon juice allure was defined as 'quite peculiar'.

The attention of everyone was, however,  focused on the bride: Miss Catherine Middleton or, as the press calls her, Kate. her wedding dress, designed by Alexander McQueen's heir Sarah Burton, recalled the glorious '50s but above all Grace Kelly's wonderful gown. Criticized was the choice of leaving her hair loose, excessive simplicity lacks sometimes of elegance and for such an event formality and class should beat the necessity of showing its own origins. The veil, maybe too short but extremely detailed,was held by a diamond Cartier tiara bought in 1936 by GeorgeVI for his bride. As already pointed out the dress was similar to Grace's one and obviously in total opposition to Diana's fairytale gown. 

Actors that played an important role in the celebration were the lucky guests that received the royal invitation. The war of the best, or worst, dressed between the ladies was fierceful. Philip Treacy showed his ability in carving flowers, ribbons,branches, leaves and other ornaments on most of the colorful heads present of the church's parterre. He was however rather mean with Beatrice and Eugenie (the prince's cousins) , even if the first one tried to save appearances wearing a Valentino Haute Couture outfit, they both looked as Cinderella's stepsisters and tickled the cynicism of most fashion journalists. Interesting was also Princess Victoria's choice not to wear tights, is England so hot to decline the bon ton's rules?

David Cameron's wife Samantha also forgot her tights but worse she preferred not to wear a hat to match her Christopher Kane green dress: bad taste or the will of showing a less elitaire politics? 

Filippa, the bridesmaid and Kate's sister, was sensual and elegant wearing an Alice Temperley white dress. Critics found it a little too sexy but apparently the men's approval was outstanding, will she be the next to go to the altar ?

Socialites and posh spicy girls attended the event. Victoria Beakham walked along Westminster's navy with a midnight blue self made dress. Even if pregnant she did not give up her Louboutin's 'Daffodile' court shoes, excessively tall for the occasion. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson chose an electric blue  Deborah Milner outfit that she completed with a pair of Nicholas Kirkwood shoes. Both ladies were very fashionable but the ex spice girl was too dark and Tara's naked shoulder was a little too much for a religious mass. 

Chelsy Davy in Alberta Ferretti didn't glow for elegance, the shape of the tailleur wasn't probably the best solution to her soft curves, other that her hairstyle : quite messy and "unroyal".

Elegant and sophisticated were instead Charlene Wittstock, Letizia Ortiz and Carole Middleton.

Exquisite was the choice of Charlene: an Akris grey outfit combined to cream colored gloves , a perfect accessory that just a few of the present ladies adopted, a simple hat and a plain pochette.

Letizia Ortiz brought us back to the 30s charme. Her skin colour melted to the tones of the pink of the dress. The rich details of the gown were justified by the 'ton sur ton' solution and the round shaped hat over her skinny figure gave sweetiness to her look ( again completed by a pair of long gloves).

Last but not least comes the bride's mother. Mrs Middleton gave a twist to her light blue outfit by adding alamaris. Like her daughter she kept her hair loose but alltogether she looked elegant and ready to step in the royal family and wave from Buckingham Palace's balcony.