Close your eyes and imagine a woman flying down an aisle covered in light blue, floating veils of plissè tulle, striking in her fierce spirit: what you are imagining is the essence of the Philosophy by Lorenzo Serafini fashion show. Serafini has been designing Philosophy since the end of 2014, after having worked for Roberto Cavalli and Dolce Gabbana. Although Philosophy has been the young branch of Alberta Ferretti since 1984, when Serafini took over he had carte blanche and managed to entirely rethink the label. In only a few years he built a successful business based on the idea of offering high-end pieces at attainable prices which are usually below…
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F&W Call for Color at Vivetta and Angel Chen.
If all the color associations you get for the fall-winter season are black, grey and everything in between, get ready to be surprised. Vivetta and Angel Chen are among the brands giving a different perspective and we are glad to share some color-infused inspiration with you after having attended the shows. At Vivetta colors were essential as the primary inspiration for the collection was the 1940s circus. The theme was made obvious in every possible way: from the embroideries depicting all kinds of performers you can imagine on the arena to “Pierrot” heels to curtain-inspired velvet garments and rope belts. There was leopard printed fur, vinyl boots and velvet bringing…
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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…
