Taylor Swift covered the May issue of Vogue US

17/04/2016 | Syuzena Pitz

„Pop queen, power broker, hater vanquisher,“ that’s how Vogue is describing Taylor Swift who covers May 2016 issue of Vogue US.

At the Grammys this year, Taylor Swift became the first woman in history to win Album of the Year twice. The past few years have been extraordinary ones in the life of Taylor Swift. She has become not only one of the most successful recording artists ever, but also an unrivaled power broker who has prevailed in a volatile media economy and brought today’s music overlords to heel. At 26, Swift is world famous, wealthy, critically celebrated and she is a style influencer.

On the cover photo Taylor Swift wears spaghetti-strap Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane dress and towering Vetements boots.

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Photographer: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman
Hair: Shay Ashual
Make-up: Aaron de Mey

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Julia Van Os is going „Around The World In 8 Outfits“

16/04/2016 | Syuzena Pitz

Julia Van Os starring in „Around the world in 8 outfits“ editorial, published in May 2016 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US.

Julia Van Os wearing an eclectic mix of styles, from modern to retro chic.Fashion Editor: Natasha Royt selects the Outfits from the brands such as Gucci,Chanel , Burberry , Alexander Wang -only some Labels to Name!

Photographer: Anthony Maule
Hair: Peter Gray
Make-up: Kristi Matamoros

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Breaking News : Hedi Slimane exits Saint Laurent

01/04/201602/04/2016 | Syuzena Pitz

Kering Group confirms Hedi Slimane Exit from YSL. The news was confirmed today in a brief joint statement issued by Yves Saint Laurent and Kering, the luxury group which owns the storied French brand.

“What Yves Saint Laurent has achieved over the past four years represents a unique chapter in the history of the house,” said Francois-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive officer of Kering,said in a joint statement with Saint Laurent : “I am very grateful to Hedi Slimane, and the whole Yves Saint Laurent team, for having set the path that the house has successfully embraced, and which will grant longevity to this legendary brand.”

Hedi — Hedi Slimane

Slimane earned his reputation as a men’s wear maverick, initially making a name for himself as the designer of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Homme in the late Nineties, when Elbaz was in charge of women’s ready-to-wear, before going on to popularize skinny black suits and rock-tinged androgyny at Dior Homme.

An art history graduate from the Ecole du Louvre, Slimane emerged from fashion’s shadows during his first stint at YSL. Hired as an assistant in fashion marketing at YSL in 1997 and then promoted to designer, Slimane successfully revved up the label’s Rive Gauche Homme collection with sleek, androgynous tailoring.

Slimane resigned from YSL in 2000 to pursue exclusive negotiations with ist „parents“ , later knows as a Gucci Group .He ended up signing on with rival Dior, embarking on an ambitious project that electrified men’s wear with his glitzy fashion shows and minimalist boutiques.

He exited that brand in 2007 and pursued a photography and art career before returning to the fashion fold in 2012 at the creative helm of YSL, which he rechristened Saint Laurent to return to the initial impulses in the Sixties that drove the late, legendary couturier to introduce ready-to-wear.Slimane was granted total creative responsibility for the brand image and all its collections.

Today’s announcement is sure to speed the naming of Slimane’s successor, widely expected to be Anthony Vaccarello , with a start date as soon as May 1 – in time for the spring 2017 shows in Paris this fall. ( Source : WWD.com)

A Belgian designer partial to the racy, fast-paced side of fashion, Vaccarello had recently been recruited by Donatella Versace for her reboot of the Versus brand.Vaccarello, 33, would become only the fourth ready-to-wear designer at YSL.

Sources :Business of Fashion http://www.businessoffashion.com and WWD.com

From Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2016-2017 collection designed by Hedi Slimane

Chanel Fall/Winter 2016-2017 #Paris

08/03/201609/03/2016 | Syuzena Pitz

Karl Lagerfeld’s Show is the most attended Event during every Fashion Week. What could Karl Lagerfeld possibly do next to top the Chanel airport, the casino, the supermarket, the art fair, the Zen garden or the Roman movie set? But Lagerfeld has thousend ideas and for the Fall 2016 Chanel Show he had choosed a Non-Set set – it is the way collections were shown to clients in couture houses years and years ago, way before catwalks were invented—it was classic ,it was as a reminder of Chanel’s heritage. But collection was a kind of „Fashion democraticy“ in sense that there were about 100 Looks and Lagerfeld has offered something for everyone. He was very taken with a new skirt option, lean and long but zipping at the side. Paired with a zipped jacket, it offered a casual update on the classic tweed suit, particularly in knitghtwear.Casual look- this was a key element in the collection – in the way how sweaters were tied, scarves draped, fingerless mitts scrunched and tops slid off shoulders .And it was a return of the Chanel pearl necklace. In other words it was a classic Chanel which has also speaking to a trend of the Moment. Karl Lagerfeld has made one more Top collection, for every woman- for the woman who want to look casual but chic, elegant and be trendy.

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Vionnet Fall/Winter 2016-2017 #Paris

03/03/2016 | Syuzena Pitz

Vionett Fall/Winter 2016-17 collection.