Ottobre 2008 posts

 Behind this shoe, perfect in style and care ness, a talented designer with a perfect touch is what lies beneath. A designer who can balance elegance and sophistication with eccentricity and creativity, keeping faith to tradition and looking forward to the innovation.

No one better than Giuseppe Zanotti, king of women’s shoes made in Italy, can hit the goal. Every season, collection after collection, Giuseppe Zanotti’s creations present something extraordinary and unique. Jewellery shoes, décolleté or sandal with precious heel are the most expressive creations of the designer.

What’s new in this year Giuseppe Zanotti collection is the internal plateau. From décolleté to sandals, from ankle boots to the newest pumps, the 2008/09 fall winter shoes collection, is all conceived with the internal plateau, hidden beneath the leather or the fabric of the shoe. A striking and lighter interpretation of the dominant must have of next winter, surely the platform shoes.

White and black…day and night… light and darkness…
Fascinating combinations capturing imagination, opposites in attraction.

Things work like this in fashion too, where the magic of the contrasts play such an important role; designers use these opposite tonalities to create one of the most attractive chromatic combinations in the world.

There are many designers who experienced the seduction of the white colour, source of every colour, and its opposite, black. Giorgio Armani played with such a glorious combination in his 2008/09 fall winter woman collection. Apart from jackets he used this combination on asymmetric cuts, optical fantasies and wool fabrics.

Moschino fashion house, in fact, got inspired by the classical black and white and re created a chic modern version of jackets and military coats, and, more than that, he applied the chromatic contrast on tunic dresses with rouches.

When talking about black, eclectic British designer John Richmond is a representative name, and over this season he puts the colour side by side to the shining white of jackets and official style coats. Last but not least, Balenciaga goes back to black and white in a bon ton version where the chromatic contrast becomes a geometric leit motiv like the cuts of the dresses and suits.

The Whitney Museum of American Art took place in New York like every year. Versace sponsored the 2008 edition. The famous maison has always been linked to the world of art since its founder Gianni who was passionate of modern art and collector of works from artists like Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt and Alexander Calder.

The passion for art seems to be a common feeling for the Versace family, up to now with Donatella who is deeply concerned about it. The 2008/09 fall winter woman collection is a real tribute to Art, the result of the collaboration between the designer and Tim Roeloff who re invented the medusa (ndr: the icon of the Versace maison) print through his art.

Donatella Versace’ s new project focused on the sponsoring of the annual gala and of the Studio Party to support the art and the Whitney Museum. The guests of the event were all wearing Versace creations which turned the night into an ideal fashion show for the maison.

Christina Ricci picked a 2008 fall winter Atelier Versace dress; Juliette Lewis went for gorgeous Versace platform combined with a bustier dress, and Helena Christensen wore a one shoulder dress from the2008/09 Versace fall winter collection.

Patrick Dempsey, testimonial of the Versace man collection, was there too of course, wearing a silk and wool two buttons suit from the 2008/09 fall winter Versace man collection. Sting wore a suit from the very same collection, he came together with his wife Trudy Styler who was wearing Versace too.

Sound that designer Donatella Versace and daughter Allegra would be wearing outfits from their very own maison.

For a man who like casual style, the new D&G Dolce&Gabbana bags from the 2008 /09 fall winter man collection are a perfect compromise between style and comfort.

 Today, the fashion suggestions belong either to the women or men universe. This is why the D&G bags and accessories men collection is as perfectly cured in details as women’s.

Buckles, zip and belts are the main decorations of these urban style bags. The D&G Dolce&Gabbana collection is for a young man whose first concern is the quality of the accessories he needs along his frenetic week and over a relaxing weekend.

All D&G bags are provided with personalized straps and they can be either multi pockets or with fly - front closing.

Chic or folk, the new trend for bags comes straight from Russia and its aristocracy. As a matter of fact, Dior created the new Karenina collection and Gucci with its Babouska accessories.

Last year we got caught with the Dior Samurai collection, and this year with the Karenina collection with bags already considered a “must have” for celebrities and non.

The Dior Karenina bag is made out of crocodile or in leather, and it shows its peculiar old appearance. Witty designer John Galliano is the creator of this bag. The leather presents a crimped appearance which is obtained after a precise manufacturing. Rigid and semi circular handles with the typical pendant of the Dior maison, the Dior Karenina bag makes guarantees elegance to every style, paying a tribute to the famous character of Toltoj.

Among its fans: Claudia Schiffer and Christina Aguilera.

In conclusion, either the Christian Dior Karenina, or the Gucci Babouska keep faith to the peculiar style of their maisons.

Babouska’s fans? : Jessica Simpson and Rihanna.

The distribution strategies of the fashion enterprises: the Giglio case.

This is the title of Lidia Sambito thesis, who got her degree at the Scienze della Formazione faculty in Palermo. She introduced a deep analysis of the fashion enterprises and their position within the wide reign of the Made in Italy, and she chose the Giglio group as example, with its seven fashion boutiques (in fact, 8 with the online store.

We felt thrilled of being treated as object of study and analysis, a proper “case” as far as strategy is concerned, with special care for the fashion enterprises.

Supported by her supervisor, professor Gioacchino Fazio, Lidia Sambito faced the issues connected to the enterprises communication, retail, customer satisfaction and made in Italy, with a whole chapter of her thesis entirely dedicated to the Giglio group, made out of people, experience, quality, innovation, growth and passion.

The thesis focuses on interesting topics such as the market segmentation in the fashion system, taking into account the different branches of price, the life styles and the fashion trends, the marketing, the format and the location of the enterprise and the growing link between fashion and internet.

Actress Charlize Theron, one the most sensual celebrities in Hollywood, provided us lots of glamorous images, a proper red carpet star. Oscar winner for “Monster” thanks to her extraordinary performance, Charlize Theron, not only a talent actress, but one of the most elegant and glamorous women of the jet set.

As for us, she certainly is the best dressed star of 2008. We do like her for her style, always careful to the most up to date fashion trends, and never excessive. Charlize Theron often posed for famous fashion houses and cosmetics, and on the red carpet he can boost herself with style.

Among her recent outfits, we have been admiring her passion for French Roger Vivier and Christian Dior along this year, and Italian Donatella Versace and Miuccia Prada.

Here we go with our favourite looks:

Dior: designer John Galliano looks after the outfit of the actress for international events and movie premiers.

Versace and Gucci: For the Venice festival her dresses were fabulous.

Balenciaga and Prada:

Singer Christina Aguilera changes her look, and from her usual 50ees style we got used to, she recently moved towards a more futuristic style. With a fringe like Cleopatra, platinum blonde hair and a spectacular make up, the singer took part to the Africa Rising night by wearing an Emilio Pucci turtleneck printed jersey mini dress combined with latex leggings and colour alike shoes.

In a season where the 50ees and the 60ees are in the fore front after making the history of fashion, no fashion house paid such a high tribute the 60ees like Christian Dior did.

If the Gucci collection is a tribute to the extreme folk by the 70ees, John Galliano picks the glamour of the 60ees by drawing for Dior a Mrs. Robinson able to be chic night and day. And it’s exactly on the tunes of Simon&Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” that the Christian Dior fashion parade we saw last February went on.

Bon ton sheaths, bell-shaped coats, Prince of Wales or hound’s tooth dresses and tailleurs, is what women are dressed of by day. From trapezium to round shapes, wool neutral colours such as grey leaving the floor to amazingly printed silk fabrics ready to welcome the night among frills and precious lace.

The new Z Zegna collection by Ermenegildo Zegna dresses the young, modern man who chooses a contemporary elegance, it’s a collection realized for the new generation.

A collection dedicated to the urbanwear, Z Zegna keeps the essential traits which are so typical of the Z Zegna brand in the world, such as: the excellent tailoring, the extraordinary quality of the fabrics, the impeccable cuts and an extreme attention for details.

The whole collection of suits and jackets has been realized according to a modern concept aiming at slim lines, luxury and fluent fabrics, geometrical cuts and peculiar shapes.

Greenwich Village is the ideal place for the soul of this collection, a meeting point for art and culture, and fashion too. This is the place where the Ermenegildo Zegna Italian fashion house decided to settle its newest venue, and this is the best place to free the personality of the man by Zegna, a mixture of business and design.

We recently introduced the 2009 spring summer Prada collection for the Milan Fashion Week. And now, celebrities prove the success of the Miuccia Prada collection after the fashion parade.

Let’s see then the total black look showed off by actress Kristen Dunst for the Paris Fashion Week. She picked a crimpled black dress from the 2009 spring summer Prada collection.

Absolutely speechless contemplating this sandal! More than a shoe to wear, a shoe to stare at in admiration. Perfect lines for the irresistible silhouette of such a lovely shoe. Take a note of the touch of suede, a synonymous of winter for no matter shoes, and whose effect is fantastic combined with patent leather.

All sort of accessory, from bags to shoes and belts, Frida Giannini still proves her unique talent in the Gucci maison for her typical creations whose luxury and style are worldwide known and appreciated. An incredibly up to date talent, gritty and at the top of elegance.

Drawn bows, applied bows, bows anyway. The real trend of 2008/09 fashion are the so called bow bags, bow shaped like bags.

Icon of femininity, with its frivolities and tweeness, little clutches, such as Valentino’s, and bigger shopping and tote bags, inspired by the bow shape as the new, trendy shape.

A good example is the Moschino Cheap&Chic bow bag, which you can admire above, a bubbly, cool must have for next fall winter season. Made out of polished naplak, the Moschino Cheap&Chic bow bag has one pocket each side, and a frontal buckle, which is what provides that peculiar shape. Same model is available in black (as shown in picture) and plum coloured, according to the winter fashion as colour is concerned.

A must have for the female wardrobes is the prince of Wales this year. Born as a classic in the Wool world, it’s becoming a trend of next approaching cold season. Actress Carmen Electra embraces the trend herself by wearing a prince of Wales high waist sheath skirt from the D&G Dolce&Gabbana 2008/09 fall winter collection for the roman press conference of her new film “Disaster Movie”.

Fashion and Art together for an extraordinary experience in the luxury venue of the Giglio In fashion Store in Palermo.

All this for the inauguration of the “Pink Attitude Tour Exhibition” taking place in the nice surrounding of the store and the presentation of the book “Pink Attitude, the contemporary female creativity” publishing project of the communication agency Underscore (by Enrica Mannari.

A great success for the night, many guests enjoyed the exclusive canvas exposed for the occasion and had to chance to check the lovely images of the book.

The press took part to the event too, curious and interested towards the works of Pink Sublime (Enrica Mannari) and impressed by the geniality and originality of Pink Attitude.

The book and the canvas, reproducing the works of some of the twenty three artists of the Pink Attitude, are on sale at the Giglio In store in Palermo and they are going to be there until the 18th of October.