The reinvention of Gucci. Alessandro Michele- the men of the year

The collections which Alessandro Michele has unveiled from the beginning of his tenure  can “love or hate” –  so many people are dreaming to have some pieces from Michele’s collections but same time a lot of persons find it simply ridiculous. Every piece is a statement. From  the first collection Michele’s Gucci stands for surrealism, androgyny and luxury.
The Gucci’s revenues are growing up and one unknown designer has been changing the fashion trends all over the world. This unknown designer is Alessandro Michele, who was named International Fashion Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
Michele made a colourfull waves on the red carpets. Only some names, such Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek, Dakota Johnson were wearing Gucci in the annual LACMA Gala in Los Angeles last year.
But let us go back in time, exactly – In 2004 Tom Ford and his  business partner Domenico De Sole  brought the Gucci back to the Fashion scene,  they brought the Italian leather goods business back from the brink of bankruptcy and transforming it into the most desirable fashion brand in the world. (Do you know that in 2015, Tom Ford was named one of GQ’s  50 best dressed men.  He also received a CFDA  Fashion Award for Menswear designer of the year.)
During Frida Giannini tenure Gucci became known for its strong product focus but the fashion is a business and the revenues must grown up, so after years of profitable growth , Gucci started to loose and it was time to make a changes.
In December 2014, Marco Bizzarri was settling into a role as head of the Luxury Couture & Leather Goods division of Kering . And  Mr. Bizzarri made a right choice, he choosed  Alessandro Michele who replaced Frida Giannini . Alessandro Michele who had worked behind the scenes at Gucci for 12 years, got the chance of his life. He had only few weeks -or maybe one week?- to create his first men fall 2015  collection , for womens ready-to-wear fall 2015 he had one week. It was success. From  the first collection Michele’s Gucci stands for surrealism and androgyny but the newness each season is essential. In the spring/summer  2016 collection there are more sheer fabrics, more heels, more dresses. It seems that aesthetic of Michele’s Gucci started to move away from androgyny to  more feminility.
Michele’s success is not  measured in monthes , not at all. Gucci customers and Michele fan’s are loving the summer 2016 and pre-fall 2016 collections because fashion lovesnothing more that individuality and originality and Alessandro Michele has both of it and we can see this qualities in his creations.
Michele’s collections can see everywhere,  from red carpets to Instagram fashion community.
 Only some names, such Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek, Dakota Johnson were wearing Gucci in the annual LACMA Gala in Los Angeles last year.
And the Instagram  community , social medias and bloggers are sharing shimmer  vintage runway looks  and Pictures of the backless, high-heeled loafers . Social Networks users made their choice ( as example : Gucci actually has 6,9 millions followers on Instagram , Olivier Rousteing has only 2,1 millions, Balmain 3,5 millions )
 In this time – don’t forget that the fashion weeks carousel is began yet-not only the Gucci customers but the whole fashion world is attended the Gucci womenswear collection for fall-winter 2016. In one month  Alessandro Michele will unveiled us his collection and will tell us what and where he get his inspirations during the creating process.
Here are a few photos of  runway Looks from Gucci Spring/Summer 2016 collection.

 

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Gucci S/S 2016 show. Milan Fashion Week

 

 

 

Fashion Flashback 2015 #2 – The Best of Haute Couture 2015

This time i want to re-view the haute couture 2015 collections. Haute Couture , the dream of most women but many womens has this bold pieces in their *wardrobe rooms*.
Every Haute Couture piece is an art, there is no doubt about it! But, not every piece of art is wearable , not every haute couture gown will make you look like a super star on the red carpet and not every haute couture dress would be the perfect look for some important event.  Of course the famous stars normally wear the pieces created for them by couturiers, this is clear , and , fo sure ,but  nobody wants to look like as an „lace iceberg“ in some   gown, or maybe i mistake?  Here are the  haute couture dresses from the  collections which were shown on the catwalks during Paris Haute Couture Weeks in 2015.
photo credit: vogue.com
Atelier Versace AW 15
Atelier Versace HC A/W 2015
Versace SS 15
Atelier Versace HC S/S 2015
Armani Prive AW 15
Armani Privé HC A/W 2015
Armani Priva SS 15
Armani Privé HC S/S 2015
Chanel AW 15 2
Chanel HC A/W 2015
Chanel AW 15 1
Chanel HC A/W 2015
Chanel SS 15
Chanel HC S/S 2015
Maison Margiela AW 15 2
Maison Margiela HC A/W 2015
Maison Margiela AW 15
Maison Margiela HC A/W 2015
Maison Margiela SS 15 2
Maison Margiela HC S/S 2015
Jean Paul Gaultier AW 15  1
Jean Paul Gaultier HC A/W 2015
Jean Paul Gaultier SS 2015
Jean Paul Gaultier HC S/S 2015
SChiaparelli AW 15
Schiaparelli HC A/W 2015
Valentino AW 15
Valentino HC A/W 2015
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Zuhair Murad HC A/W 2015
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Alexis Mabille HC A/W 2015
Elie SAAB AW 15
Elie Saab HC A/W 2015
FENDI AW 15
Fendi HC A/W 2015

Fashion Flashback and current trends #1

X-Mas is in the air. The time we all like. The time to have a Holidays, spend time buying gifts or simply looking the outfits you would like to buy.  Time to travel. My decision to make a virtual trip comes spontaneously, Destination : New York Fashion Week. Collections for fall-winter 2015-2016, current Trends.
If you want to make for yourself some nice gift from „Marc Jacobs“ or maybe you are looking for some gift for your wife or girlfriend ( it can be simply a handbag or pair of shoes) – you only need to click on the „Marc Jacobs“  down!
  Marc Jacobs.  From Fall/Winter 2015-2016

 

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BALMAIN X H&M Lookbook

The satin, the embroidery, the skintight tailoring—these are the signatures of Balmain that every member of Olivier Rousteing’s #BalmainArmy knows and loves. Lucky for shoppers on a budget, these are also the details that fans of the brand will find in its upcoming H&M collaboration, out November 5. Take a peek at the line’s womenswear lookbook  and you’ll find reimaginings of Balmain classics, from the pearl-embellished dresses to the oversize leather coats, all as chic and distinctively Balmain as the collections Rousteing shows on the runway season after season.
 Photos courtesy  of  H&M

BALMAINxH&M Lookbook

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Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection – Milan Fashion Week

Il Re, Mr. Giorgio Armani, did it again! His Show, his collection was the best what we saw  on the Milan’s  catwalks during Milan Fashion Week. It  is  a Happening!
Giorgio Armani continued his 40th-anniversary festivities yesterday afternoon  ( 28.09.2015) with a press conference and lunch in honor of his new self-titled book of family photographs and personal remembrances. The book he said, answering questions from a large audience, gathered after his catwalk Spring Summer 16 show, inside the slick concrete lined Armani headquarters in Milan (to this day he proudly prefers to converse in his mother tongue, despite a global empire worth £5 billion), were “the pulses, the remembrances of my past,“ the designer elucidated. For those born in the 90ies, it is hard to comprehend what Armani brought to fashion 40 years ago. „I started my own revolution,“ he said. „A subtle one but also very strong. I changed the rules of fashion from the previous 20, 30 years,“ he continued. „I showed that you could wear a flat shoe with evening wear; I added softness to men’s clothes. And I envisaged that women could dress like men but with great femininity.“
And we saw this yesterday, during the Show.Elegant, chic daywear and evening dresses, . that was the Giorgio Armani spring/summer 2016 is about. That’s why Armani is still the best,that’s why we love him and his design.
All the elements that have made his name synonymous with discrete elegance were there in his show yesterday ( if you didn’t see the live Streaming, i advice to  find the full Show on youtube). There was a play on silhouette, the body softened, disguised and also revealed by cleverly juxtaposed fabrics, layered one over the other.  Such as ribbed organza trousers worn under suit jackets or silk dresses; a classic white work shirt was re-invented as a loose silk shirt dress, with billowing pockets worn over a sheer black silk slip. There was also a playful floral jumpsuit in bright vermillion, while crisp shorts or capacious trousers were matched with bolero jackets.
Gems cascaded down pretty party dresses, danced across bodices in red, pink, emerald and white crystal or were bunched together in sparkling orbs. Skirts were voluminous, and above the knee, in midnight blue organza, gathered and ruched at the waist. The customers will  again invest in his tailoring next summer. There was something for every women! Wear Armani , that what every woman are dreaming for.

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