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(Images: Balenciaga 2021) Demna Gvasalia returning to the runway after the Balenciaga Couture showing for the famous fashion house is of course in lieu of the beginning of the end of Covid-19 restrictions via vaccinations across Europe, we could be at the cusp of…
“…Morphing into hashtags and catch cries with its tedious and one sided Culture War that is showing no signs of abating. However, this digital social media backlash and cult of celebritydom to which, in a feigned way, creates an impression that everyone is equally connected within the cyberspace paradigm, has been explored by Demna of the many seasons during […]
(Images: Balenciaga 2021) Demna Gvasalia returning to the runway after the Balenciaga Couture showing for the famous fashion house is of course in lieu of the beginning of the end of Covid-19 restrictions via vaccinations across Europe, we could be at the cusp of this pandemic slowly ending. Or maybe not. With asymmetrical vaccine roll […]
(Images: Balenciaga 2021) Demna Gvasalia’s post apocalyptic and doom inspired appeal has been, only slightly, toned down for Balenciaga Fall Pre-Fall 2021 collection, all the while our society continues to be significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the human death toll has been widespread. More so the amount of people who have suffered from the virus, […]
(Image from NY.mag (full collection). All credit due) There wasn’t much, in my opinion, that was salvageable from Spring 2016 menswear collections, most looked flat, uninspired and aimless. Balenciaga cuts to the point, I mean you might as well design, write, think and reflect on the sign of our times. Balenciaga’s combat style influenced clothing […]
(Images: VTMNTS) Guram Gvasalia has revealed a side project/label to his brand VETEMENTS called VTMNTS, which in its reflective contrast to the Vetements aesthetics, very much keeps in tune with his Eastern European style and roots. In fact Guram, through his offshoot VTMNTS brand, has brought back some of that back street former Eastern Block […]
(Images: Dior 2021) Kim Jones, who is now close to three years in as the creative director for Dior Menswear, has always been the extravagant showman with his opulent runway presentations. Which one could say, at times, have been slightly over-the-top, but so far in his tenure with Dior he’s been able to present a […]
Alessandro Michele returns for his Fall 2021 showing after an ethereal and dreamlike setting that was his Spring 2021 collection. Amidst the severity of the global pandemic, he as, for Gucci’s 100th anniversary as one of the premiere fashion brands in the world, set an reinvigorated presentation for his latest collection. From the subtle Spring 2021 […]
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