Brasov is a town in the Romanian Carpathians that has always enjoyed art and culture. Even back centuries ago, the city had a population that loved bringing to the town the best of what the world had to offer in terms of music, painting and literature. The placement of the town, connecting the Eastern world […]
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German designer Philipp Plein has set out a while back to take on the sportswear industry and to offer stunning luxury clothes and accessories that are cool and fashionable. This move makes sense, since over the last seasons, we’ve seen an increase in the so-called athluxury segment – a combination between sportswear and luxurious, elegant […]
New York Fashion Week is known to be the commercial sibling in the family of Fashion Weeks. The looks presented here are often not just very American, but are the looks that represent the “artistic-commercial balance of fashion” we so often talk about. Sometimes, this approach can work against the collections, as the outfits tend […]
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The fashion world is strongly connected to the concept of trends. In many ways, this is a natural thing; as fashion is a reflection of what is going on in the world in the present and of how people in society think, hence the forward-looking aspect of the fashion world. However, there is a very […]
New men’s collections have just come out of Paris after London and Milan. The French capital is known for its unconventional approach to fashion. The word that describes most of the clothes unveiled during this edition of Paris Fashion Week is eerie. This did not come as a surprise, as the whole fashion world is […]
After the British capital, it was Milan’s turn to take the fashion spotlight, as Italian designers and their guests showcased their men’s collections for the spring-summer 2019 season. Milan is the most classic of the big four and this year it remained true to its spirit. We could see many cool, classic pieces, many of […]
Moschino has gotten us used to quirky aesthetics over the last few seasons. From comic books to retrofuturistic prints, we’ve seen a lot of great color and style come from Jeremy Scott’s designs for the Italian brand. In fact, Moschino is one of the few labels that continues to really go against the grain and […]
The British capital took once again the spotlight of the fashion world, as many designers unveiled their Spring-Summer 2019 collections during the latest installment of London Fashion Week. The main trends we could see were a lot of neutral colors, especially gray and black. Most collections had a depressed and angry tone. The anger and […]
As the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is approaching, there’s more and more hype going on about it, and that includes the fashion segment. Since sportswear has been a big thing in fashion over the last few seasons, it is only normal that there is a strong emphasis on the clothes worn by the […]
Pierre-Alexandre Fournier is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hexoskin, a connected health technology company based in Montreal that focuses on smart clothing design and intelligent software for health and performance. Hexoskin was founded in 2006 and launched in 2013 the first iPhone-compatible smart clothing for health monitoring, which won several international awards. His work at […]
The distressed trend has been quite big in fashion over the last few years. Of course, ripped zombie clothes have always been a thing (for example they were also big in the 1980s and 90s), but today one can see ripped jeans, burnt jackets and cut shirts almost everywhere. Even big brands and globally-spread stores […]
The clothing of the past is always a fascinating and intriguing topic, which has the ability to draw you into books and websites and keep you there for hours. Whether it’s photos of old clothes found in dusty storage rooms or drawings or paintings of everyday or special-occasion clothes, imagining what it would have been […]