Givenchy Fall-Winter 2017 - We love cats!

As you already know, I love cats! And I love the new campaign of Steven Meisel for Givenchy Fall-Winter 2017 collection. The black and white photos featuring adorable cats are artistic and a joy for the eye!

Elias Bouremah, Kolton Bowen, Meghan Roche and Saffron Vadher are lensed by Steven Meisel. The models are holding lovely cats wearing a collar designed by the new designer of Givenchy: Clare Weight Keller.

On the 1st of October Clare Waight Keller debuts for Givenchy and I can't wait to see her spring-summer 2018 collection for this fashion house.

Enjoy the teaser of this new campaign: Transformation Seduction

Credits:
Clare Waight Keller - Designer
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Christopher Simmonds - Art Director
Joe McKenna - Fashion Editor/Stylist
Guido Palau - Hair Stylist
Pat McGrath - Makeup Artist

Mary Katrantzou Spring Summer 2018

Idealised infancy at Mary Katrantzou's Spring-Summer 2018 collection "the ‘youth’ of a year". The collection is full of colours, with flower prints, Vichy checks, polka dots and Lego effects.

Mary Katrantzou uses childhood art forms, playthings and pastimes as inspiration for silhouette, textile development and decorative motifs.
Voluminous balloon shapes and nylon rainwear are key words. Yellow, tomato red and cerise are combined with school uniform shades of bottle-green, navy and khaki.

Mary gave emphasizes the quote of Pablo Picasso, ‘Every child is an artist.’ This collection discovers the artistry in childhood anew. She has put a stunning collection on the London runway and red carpet ready!

My favourite picks of her collection.

See more at Mary Katrantzou

Source: Press release Mary Katrantzou - Photos by Luca Tombolini

Colour explosion @ H&M Design Award by Richard Quinn

A colour explosion with Richard Quinn at H&M. Richard Quinn is the winner of the H&M Design Award 2017.

“We believe that Richard’s collection is a great combination of creativity, technical skills and ethical thinking, which has beautifully translated into outstanding pieces that are fashion-forward yet wearable and desirable,” says Ann-Sofie Johansson, creative advisor at H&M and H&M Design Award jury chair.

Head-to-toe prints, exaggerated silhouettes and a fearless attitude are the main features of Richard Quinn’s H&M Design Award 2017 collection. When creating the collection, the London-based designer looked to traditional imagery of the 1950s and 60s, but wanted to put his own twist on it, so started playing with shapes and textiles in a new way.

A strapless ball gown in a multi-colored floral print echoes the New Look silhouette – built up with a corset and tulle inside, plus a balloon hem for even more volume – and is set against a voluminous metallic flower printed coat.

Meanwhile, a classic trench coat goes oversized with 1980s power shoulders and features a vivid rose print lining, which can then be paired with over-the-knee stiletto sock boots in yet another dramatic floral.

Throughout this whole experience, I’ve been encouraged by H&M to really hold true to my aesthetic and not water it down. I wanted to create intelligent pieces that people would want to wear – and I think we’ve done that.                                    Richard Quinn. 

Born and raised in London, 26-year old Richard graduated from the Central St Martins MA course in 2016. He was awarded the H&M Design Award 2017 by a jury that included Ann-Sofie Johansson (Creative Advisor at H&M), Imran Amed (Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Business of Fashion), Margareta van den Bosch (Creative Advisor to H&M), Yasmin Sewell (Fashion Director of Style.com), Pernille Teisbaek (Founder and Creative Director of Social Zoo) and Zanita Whittington (Creative Director of Azalle and Zanita Studio).

The collection will be available in selected online markets and at the London flagship store in Oxford Circus on the 5th October.

About the H&M Design Award 
The H&M Design Award was founded in 2012 to support young designers. The annual prize underlines H&M’s strong commitment to the future of fashion, encouraging young designers as they embark on their careers, as well as inspiring the next generation to choose fashion as their future path.

Source: Press release H&M

Unseen Amsterdam - My impression

It was a beautiful sunny day to visit Unseen Amsterdam. At the Westergasfabriek in the capital of the Netherlands it was all about contemporary photography.

So scroll down and enjoy my review on Unseen.

What is Unseen?

Unseen focuses on what is new in the photography world. Unseen is a platform for up-and-coming talent to showcase their work throughout the year with their main event Unseen Amsterdam.

Unseen brings together the international photography community to discuss and debate the directions in which the photographic medium is evolving. It was its sixth edition at the Westergasfabriek from the 22nd to the 24th of September 2017.

The first photo I enjoyed watching was by Asami Kiyokawa. A street style photo from the Tokyo fashion scene with embroidery.

About Asami Kiyokawa

Asami Kiyokawa is an embroidery artist from Japan who creates colorful designs over photographs using a needle and thread.

She created her Tokyo monsters.

The mini collages from Laurence Aëgerter in black and white gave my a new view on her photos.
In her work she examines the archive that shapes our collective memory, displacement and translation.

Laurence Aegerter at Unseen Amsterdam

Alexandra Lethbridge is one of the five finalists of the ING Unseen Talent Award 2017.

Alexandra Lethbridge - The Path of an Honest Man

Andrea Grützner has been awarded the Jury Prize. Grützner’s work, titled Hive addresses how architecture often acts as a metaphor for orientation or alienation.

Andrea Grutzner, photos courtesy of UNSEEN

Japanese photographers explored there possibilities, sponsored by Lumix.

Grolsch sponsored The Currency of Idea by Lana Mesic. In the pyramid, reminding my of the Louvre in Paris, she had some embroidered portraits on display.

The currency of ideas by Lana Mesic

Zoe Karssen explores analogue photography back in to fashion.

All the venues were decorated with lovely flowers!

And last by not least, you had the opportunity to throw with wooden blocks at a photo of this wall at the Smash Gallery at the Photo Pleasure Palace.

So I did and won this photo of the Smash Gallery by Thomas Maileander and Erik Kessels.

Thank you Happix for the passe-partout! It was an inspiring event!