After 19 year old model Halima Aden dazzled the runway wearing a hijab at Yeezy Season 5 during New York Fashion Week 2017 people had various reactions. Some fashion people praised the casting team for including a model of diversity, while some voices declared a negative feedback for promoting the idea of oppression that is associated with hijab. But what does this bold act actually mean? Aden, is not the only one bringing hijab in to the fashion world. Just a month later from the Muslim-ban crisis in USA, the American brand Nike launched their first product directed to Muslim women: Nike Pro Hijab. The headpiece is created from mesh…
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Fashion is Garbage
When the final model walked down the Moschino runway in Milan Fashion Week 2017 the only thing that was left on the audience’s faces was a shocked expression with jaws dropped to the floor. Brand’s creative director Jeremy Scott created a provoking collection, as always, that was made up of extraordinary materials such as cardboard, Kleenex boxes, packing tape, toilet paper and garbage bags. This unconventional use of materials was not only to draw media’s attention; Scott had a message. The collection received many negative backlashes as anyone can imagine. Many critics were not happy with Scott playing with fashion; many said the collection was “a joke”. The highlights of…
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Diesel Black Gold: Modern Ninjas for Fall’17
New year, new fashion week. This Saturday morning (January 14th) some of the BS4F members had an early start of the day at the industrial complex MegaWatt, where Diesel Black Gold was showing its new Fall’17 collection by the creative director Andreas Melbostad. The venue selected for the show stimulated a reminiscence of the action movie scenes where a gunplay is going on at a factory warehouse. Unconsciously, it was hard not to expect seeing some kind of a reinterpretation of a modern berserk, and the expectations proved true. Melbostad’s warrior is more precisely a ninja, stylish, edgy and ready to attack. The ninja’s wardrobe does not allow for the…
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Runway diversity: so close, so far
Diversity, equality, inclusivity: today these concepts are heard from everywhere. The world of fashion, setting the standards for our perception and the system of ideals since day 1, serves as common ground for the dispute. In the society where every message is transmitted in no time, discussed in to time and causing effect in no time is it possible for a designer to be discriminative in his show cast with no impact? Or it is high time to change the attitude? Slowly (really slowly) but surely, we see increased ethnicity representation and more diversity on fashion shows. So we tend to think that the fashion industry is on its way…
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Stella McCartney & her first Menswear Collection
Stella McCartney’s stock-in-trade is offering up pieces that strike the right balance between being effortless to wear, but actually additive to one’s wardrobe. There’s often a tomboyish influence that makes her women’s line always seem just a bit cooler than the rest on the fashion block. It wasn’t a total surprise that she announced this summer that she was working on a menswear collection. The first sneak peek of McCartney’s new line was seen at the Spring/Summer 2017 fashion show in Paris last month, when her husband Alasdhair Willis wore a four-button double-breasted jacket and matching trousers. The first impression conveyed the mood of her menswear: streamlined, uncomplicated, and…
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From London, With Love!
I was lucky enough to pass the week in London! As it’s my first time in the city, I have to say I’m really enjoying myself. As an American girl living in a fashion capital, Milan, my eyes of course went immediately to the fashion of the locals. From afar I’ve always said that the London fashion was a bit daring for me personally. The animal prints, the oversized jewels, the colors and oh so many textures… I could never pull it off. Now that I am up-close, I’m able to reanalyze and recognize that there is a really elegant spirit underneath the loud exterior. I noted that Britain seems…
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The power of East: how Asian designers do MFW
Finally we are back at Bocconi, back at BS4F, and back at Milan Fashion Week. The new year calls for new experiences, so we decided to try something out: while the members usually attend events organized by Italian brands, this time there were also emerging asian designers added to the busy schedule. Today we will discuss the fashion show of Atsushi Nakashima, Japan, along with the presentation made by Samuel Yang from China, and see what they do to make the fashion-saturated Milan find place for newcomers from the east. Atsushi Nakashima The Japanese designer Atsushi Nakashima studied Fashion Design in Nagoya Fashion College, Japan, and claims to have been…
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Top 5 Designers from Georgian Fashion Week
The world is changing; fashion is no more concentrated around Paris, Milan and New York. Today the world knows designers from China, Africa, Australia, and recently Georgia. For the ones interested in fashion there’s no way this place can remain unknown: the industry experts are betting on it here, there and everywhere. Today let’s take a closer look at the talents emerging in Tbilisi. Situated between Europe, the Middle East and Russia, Georgia is a newcomer of the fashion scene. The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week was only introduced to the country one year ago by Sofia Tchkonia, and essentially is currently far from what we have here in Milan. However,…
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Years ago hearing «Mr. and Mrs. Smith» you would inevitably recollect Angelina and Brad. We still remember them, but in the nearest future the first association is much likely to change as the world gets more and more fascinated about the different Smiths. Today on Lustinfashion we address Lucky Blue and Pyper America: be ready for something you didn’t know before. One of the most-followed male models, today Lucky Blue Smith has approximately 2.2 million of instagram followers (and yes I’m one of them). His sister Pyper America has much less, but on the joint shoots (including an amazing Moncler campaign, Calvin Klein and the cover of Harper’s Bazaar China)…
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Bridal Fashion Week
Bridal Fashion Week Spring 2017 unveiled an incredible selection of breathtaking wedding dresses that will definitely change your plans for the big day, even if you are not engaged yet. Whether you are a fan of the classic iconic wedding dress or you are a non-traditional future bride who absolutely enjoys going against the grain, I am pretty sure you will get inspired by these dreamy dresses. Check our gallery to discover the most incredible trends from the Spring 2017 shows. by Ilaria Corbari
