Post of category 'Catwalks'

Summer is at its peak and cold seasons not very close yet. Nonetheless, when it comes to fashion, stars don’t even care about climatic situations.

The red carpets of the most glamorous and posh events, from spring till now, have been a perfect fashion show, and not just for the spring - summer creations. Movie premieres, parties, kermesse and fahion events have been the occasions to show off in advance the new fall - winter 2008/09 collections of which stars enjoyed straight away, while ordinary people will have to wait for them to be accessible.

Here below, few images of the most important designers and the celebs who have been wearing their creations for the next season.

GUCCI
Madonna and Rihanna are just two of the many celebs choosing Frida Giannini’s next winter creations for the maison Gucci.

CHRISTIAN DIOR
Stunning actresses Eva Mendez, Charlize Theron and Liv Tyler in Dior’s style whose fall - winter collection brings us back to the elegance and eccentricity of the 60s.

VERSACE
Models Gisele Bundchen and Claudia Chiffer preferred the sensuality of Versace’s style, like many other celebreties who have already been showing off the creations of the maisons for next fall - winter collections.

ALBERTA FERRETTI.
Young actresses Christina Ricci and Misha Barton chose Alberta Ferretti’s collections for next fall - winter as shown by the shots below.

ROBERTO CAVALLI
Roberto Cavalli’s fall - winter collection was a hit among stars. Lucy Liu, Ester Canadas and Leona Lewis have already been wearing over hot seasons numerous Cavalli‘s creations.

This is THE event organized by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, whose protagonist is, twice a year, man fashion. Four days, from the 21st to the 24th of June 2008, entirely dedicated to the Milan Man Fashion Spring Summer collection 2009. On stage, as usual, all the best of Italian and not only Italian brands with their collections for men with names like Roberto Cavalli, Versace, Gianfranco Ferrè, Prada, Gucci….
21st of June: Versace
22nd of June: Frankie Morello, Gianfranco Ferrè, Roberto Cavalli, Emporio Armani, Prada.
23third of June: Gucci, John Richmond.
24 of June: Iceberg, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Ermenegildo Zegna, Belstaff

Here are the images of the sensational look shown off by Eva Erzigova at the premier of “Che”, that took place yesterday, for the occasion of the Cannes film Festival.  Black bodice, light tulle from the shoulder ending in a train and enhanced with embroidery are the componets of the dress made by the maison Christian Dior for 2008 spring summer. 

This collection full of colour, designed by John Galliano for Dior, is lit up with infinite tonalities, from yellow to orange, from turquoise to green, from pink to fuchsia.  Emroidy, rich applications and rouche, decorate the entire collection composed from tunics, capri pants, ample knee length skirts and gypsy style dresses.  For the evening the Christian Dior collection become enriched by the use of shining fabrics that puff the dresses up like floating clowds.

The 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival has officially opened and has started off with the premiere of the movie ‘Blindness’ as its first event.  Crossing the red carpet were a lot of celebrities that have come to show off their marvelous out-fits.  There are a lot of designer names that have been awarded the preferance of the actresses and the celebrities that have participated in the Cannes Film Festival in their creations.

Among these a radiant Eva Longoria has shown off a lively turquouise coloured dress from the Spring Summer collection by Versace Couture.  In Versace the model Bar Refaeli as well.

Mischa Barton, at Cannes to promote her new film ‘You and I’, has participated in the premiere of the movie ‘Blindness’ wearing a dark indigo coloured silk dress from the Alberta Ferretti Fall 2008 collection.

And we conclude with the queen of the event, or better yet the protagonist of the film ‘Blindness’, Cate Blanchett who wore, for the occasion, a creation by Giorgio Armani composed from soft and voluminous rouches gathered in a bouquet on the shoulder.

In New York, a few days ago, took place the presentation of the new 2009 Cruise Collection by Christian Dior. The event took place at the exclusive venue Gustavino, found in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and hosted a great number of celebrities who came to get a closer look at what was being displayed on the catwalk.

Charlize Theron, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez and many other stars were present at the fashion show all wearing clothes by Dior.

… THE JOY COLLECTION BY GUCCI

Sparkling, fresh, sporty and dynamic styles, basically this collection is ideal for the spring/summer:  it is the Joy bag collection by Gucci  that is recently added to the already vast collection of bags and accessories designed by Frida Giannini. 

Joy is the perfect name for these bags as they can be used everywhere at any moment of the day with a fresh and fun style.  From work to free time, the Gucci Joy bags are so versatile, light, practical and, above all, have lively styles that can be taken to every occasion.

The bags are available in different sizes and colours and can be chosen in the model most adapted to our requirements and personal style.  Other than the normal double G icon fabric, it is added in the collection, characterized by a modern mood, a new material, the dialux, that is a particular glossy black material.  But the Joy collection does not stop at the bags, there are also delightful cosmetic cases and other accessories, all dedicated to the good mood.

The new Roberto Cavalli’s collection in a tribute to the ‘70s, properly reconsidered according to innovation. Innovations into style, patterns, matches, prints and materials. The flamingo printed blouse with the python-skin mini skirt is one example. Wide-leg trousers, puff sleeve blouses, lurex long dresses, mini skirts and printed tights are the key pieces of the Just Cavalli wardrobe for 2008/09 fall-winter.

Armani doesn’t change the key aspects of his style with his new Emporio Armani fall winter collection that seems to be designed for a woman who lives the busy life of the city and still doesn’t give up the pleasure of night life. Ultra-flat shoes, classic suits, wide-leg trousers or boy-style ones alternate with short dresses, crystals and glittering details, pretty skirts and embroidery. Colours derive from black and grey nuances, perfectly consistent with Armani’s style, with just a few of magenta details.

The Milan’s kermesse dedicated to women’s fashion will start tomorrow. From tomorrow, Saturday February 16, to Saturday February 23, the Milan women’s fashion week will see on the catwalk the collections of all the best Italian and international designers. The best 2008/09 fall-winter collections for women will be performed and we will be there, in the Lombard capital, to attend the shows.

Meanwhile, here is a calendar of the most interesting shows we will tell you about:

Domenica 17 febbraio 2008

ore 12.00, Frankie Morello
ore 15.00, Just Cavalli
ore 16.00, Emporio Armani – stampa
ore 17.00, Emporio Armani – buyer
ore 20.00, Moschino Cheap & Chic

Lunedì 18 febbraio 2008
ore 10.00, C’N’C Costume National
ore 11.00, Giorgio Armani – stampa
ore 12.00, Giorgio Armani – buyer
ore 13.00, Alberta Ferretti
ore 17.00, Gianfranco Ferrè – stampa
ore 18.00, Gianfranco Ferrè – buyer

Martedì 19 febbraio 2008
ore 9.15, Moschino
ore 14.00, Etro
ore 18.00, Prada – buyer
ore 19.00, Prada – stampa

Mercoledì 20 febbraio 2008
ore 13.00, Roberto Cavalli
ore 15.00, Iceberg
ore 17.00, Gucci – buyer
ore 18.00, Gucci – stampa

Giovedì 21 febbraio 2008
ore 11.15, Emilio Pucci
ore 15.00, John Richmond
ore 16.00, Fendi - stampa
ore 17.00, Fendi - buyer
ore 19.30, Gianni Versace – stampa
ore 20.30, Gianni Versace – buyer

Spring is around the corner and the new collections will arrive soon. It’s quite a while since we saw 2008 spring summer fashion shows, so it can be helpful to start revising the trends that are in store for the new season.

The first issue is colours which grew in number in the hot weather enriching the wardrobe of nuances going from  pastel shades to gaudy tone. Sometimes, some unexpected combination can even happen. However, the best of springtime is just the possibility to play with colours. Why then don’t start with the colour of the sun?

Yellow appeared on nearly all Milan S/S catwalks for 2008, from the plain-coloured Versace dresses to the Fendi’s and Emilio Pucci’s prints. It also is one of the most seen colour of the Valentino’s palette. D&G and Gucci dresses are full of yellow details as well.

A blaze of emotions, elegance, fashion, celebrities (such as Liucy Liu, Uma Thurman and Claudia Chiffer) and for the finale a blaze of red. All that can describe the Valentino’s Haute Couture fashion show of, with which the famous designer said goodbye to fashion.

The 74 dresses that was shown on the catwalk celebrated, each one, the life and the story of the maison and his founder from the Sixties up to the present. The show ended with a marvellous parade of one red gown shown by several models.

We are sure that Alessandra Facchinetti, who has shown her talent during the experience at Gucci, will do a grate job. We also know that certainly we will miss a lot his predecessor, Valentino, who had been holding the reins of the maison for 45 years.

Let’s continue talking about ‘08/’09 fall-winter collections for men. Today we look at Monday’s catwalks that have seen the collections of Roberto Cavalli, John Richmond and Gucci.
 

The first thing we notice about Roberto Cavalli’s fashion show is a return to a more masculine look. This time extreme trends make a room for elegance, still keeping some transgressions. The favourite materials are velvet, for tuxedos, cashmere and leather, for the jackets. The soundtrack of the fashion show was a rock composition played by the Italian band, “Le Vibrazioni”.

The rock style shows itself on the Gucci’s catwalk too, but this time it does with the clothes and in a perfect mix of contemporaneity and tradition. Folk clothes find their inspiration in the tradition of east country, like Russia, and alternate with extremely modern element in the middle of the hussar style and the disco one.

The Gucci men are real rock stars getting their style from different worlds and sceneries to create their unique wardrobe. It’s a distinctive style that goes from the ‘70s and rock, with tight suits and undershirts, to Russia and the gipsy world, with hussar style decorations, precious fabrics like silk, cashmere and fur.

John Richmond gives free play to his evident rock inspiration. His entire ‘08/’09 fall winter collection seems to be originated from the notes of a rock music.

For the next fall-winter John Richmond men will wear deep red, blue and purple velvet suits, inspired by the Rolling Stones’ wardrobe and enrich it with dandy details like pashmina, London style hats, accessories and ankle boots.

Giorgio Armani dedicates his Emporio Armani collection to the respect for the human being and his beauty, to the pure passions, the return to values and to the real elegance. Warm and roomy garments are the protagonist of the 2008/2009 fall winter men’s collection, for the city as for the mountain. The main piece is blazer, to be worn with full trousers  in jogging-style. Accessories are protagonist in this collection as they literally cover man from head to foot.

January, 13: second day of catwalks in Milan. Lars Nilsson begins as the new Ferrè fashion house’s art director with the 2008/2009 fall-winter collection for men. The Swedish designer has chosen to turn the usual catwalk into an apartment that would be ideal for a cultivated, modern-day man like the one the collection is created for. It’s a first calm and at the same time definite, attempt for Nilsson.