NOVELTIES #49

HERMÈS ready-to-wear update

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Hermès has produced pre-collections since 2004 but chosen not to show them to the press, until this summer, when the French luxury brand will have its first-ever pre-collection presentation, set to take place at the soon-to-be unveiled location in Paris on July 3, a day when city´s haute couture week starts. The presentation will have an intimate-approach with less than 100 people invited, press, top clients and family included and will feature pre-spring 2016 looks designed by women’s ready-to-wear artistic director Nadège Vanhée-Cybulski. 

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NOVELTIES #47

it´s CALVIN KLEIN´s turn

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Drama-acts seem not to have an end in the fashion world. Already countless changes happened this year, here came a new one. All the birds sang it, so all the ears should heard it – that this time was a "cleaning" moment, or it´s properly and more kind to say "refreshment" at Calvin Klein. The design duo, Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli, are exiting from the company, in other words, after 13 years Costa as a creative director of Calvin Klein Collection's womenswear line and Zucchelli as a creative director of Calvin Klein Collection's menswear line, are no longer part of this American brand. Some speculations about why this move and consequently about the duo´s (possible) successor are already mentioned in one of the novelties below. 

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NOVELTIES #38

ALAÏA´s l´extrait de parfum
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Even it was just this September when the French fashion house released its first eponymous fragrance, the brand launches the second scent; a rich mix of violet, musk, iris and vanilla alluding to the essence of bare skin draped in delicate designs. Perfect for winter-time.

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H&M BEAUTY DEPARTMENT

If someone didn´t know* last month, exactly on October 1 and with an update three weeks later, H&M launched in stores and online its Beauty line; a 700-piece beauty collection of beauty products that includes hair-care, makeup, fragrance, body- care and beauty tools.  Each season they will launch a sort of limited-edition pieces.

NOVELTIES #36

RODARTE for & other stories

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Somehow is & Other Stories lately following the big sister´s (brand H&M) footsteps, by making collaborations with various designers and creative. Since the opening its first stores back in 2013, the young brand (which is under the same roof as the big sister H&M) can pride itself with yet really successful collaborations; from Rachel Antonoff and Vika Gazinskaya, to the latest one made with a stylist Ada Kokosar. Spring 2016 will see the launch of a collection in collaboration with a cool US brand, Rodarte.

"With Rodarte's strong co-lab collection we're adding a new LA-infused perspective to our selection and bringing inspiration and ideas to encourage all personal styles, or stories," said Samuel Fernström, managing director of & Other Stories.

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NOVELTIES #32

new images of BALMAIN x H&M

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Closer we are going to the launch-date, November 05, more details and images are revealed. This first major teaser includes sleeveless boyfriend tux jacket paired with harem-like pants, a pink bodycon dress and a black and white stripped outfit, enriched with characteristic Balmain gold buttons and paired with a short-fur jacket. Are you already counting days?

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NOVELTIES #31

THE REUNION

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This is an appropriate title for what happened recently. Exactly 27 years after that 1988´s iconic Vogue shoot, the man who captured it, Peter Lindbergh, assembled some of the top faces of the nineties and iconic models ever – the supermodels. In this special latest instalment of Nowness`s Directors´Cut series six icons, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Karen Alexander, Helena Christensen, Nadja Auermann and Tatjana Patitz, reunite with the legendary German photographer on a breezy Californian beach, to relieve a historic moment. 

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NOVELTIES #30

ALEXANDER WANG 10th anniversary collection

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Wang is only 31 and his namesake brand is already celebrating its first 10^th anniversary with a retrospective capsule collection. How is that? Super cool, isn´t it? He started his own venture at the age of 21 and only after two years at Parsons. In this decade the brand rose a lot and is still doing, not to mention his nearly three years as the creative director of Balenciaga.

The 10 items capsule collection, starring Anna Ewers in the lookbook photographed by Gregory Harris, among others features fall 2008´s low waisted leather pants, spring 2009´s mesh dress with graphic embellishment, fall 2009´s moto leather jacket with fur fringe and the spring 2010´s athletic-inspired leather shorts. You can already shop it on the Wang´s official site.

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NOVELTIES #22

ISABEL MARANT opened in san francisco

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After New York and Los Angeles, Isabel Marant picked San Francisco for her third store in the US. On 26th of June at 455 Jackson Street, Marant opened the 2300 square feet of retail space, designed by Franklin Azzi Architecture. The store, on the ground level of the Hotaling Building, features fitting rooms made with white painted wooden panels, to give them a look of art containers and linear fluorescent tube lighting and Pierre de Paris stone.

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NOVELTIES #12

CHANEL´s new challenge

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Chanel is breaking its rules and is going out into the world of online shopping. Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s president of fashion, confirmed the house’s plan to launch e-commerce that could happen in the upcoming autumn (next September to be more specific). “It’s not so much a shift. It’s an evolution to better serve our customers. So it’s more e-service than a pure e-commerce approach.” Pavlovsky explained.

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SUZY MENKES about the yoox and net-a-porter deal

GAULTIER Confesses Why He Quit Ready-To-Wear

LEVI'S and GAP protest anti-LGBT laws in US

FRIDA KAHLO's Love Letters

sotheby’s to auction HAUTE COUTURE

JONATHAN ANDERSON - The British designer who's putting his stamp on venerable house Loewe

FRANCE bans super-skinny models in anorexia clampdown

here’s your chance to read BASQUIAT’s notebooks

STELLA McCARTNEY on plotting her next steps

after MARC BY MARC JACOBS’ shock close, the duo reveal their plans

H&M and kering embark on fibre recycling

NOVELTIES #04

XIMON LEE won this year´s h&m design award

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He is also the first ever menswear designer to win this award, valued 50,000€, with a chance to develop pieces from the collection to be sold at selected H&M stores and online.The 24 y/o Parsons graduate, raised in Hong Kong, but born between Manchuria and Siberia, was inspired by his childhood while creating the collection.

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THEA PORTER 70s bohemian chic

RIHANNA rocks the cover of i-d's music issue

CÉLINE shows pre-fall 2015 in paris in top secret

a guide to this year’s OSCAR-nominated foreign films

timberland ends A.P.C. collaboration following racial slur

SANDRO puts its spin on the reebok insta pump fury

DEAR MY FRIEND

I know you were all thrilling about the Isabel Marant X H&M collection,  but there is a “but” thing that I would Love to point out. Well, nothing against that collaboration, that I have no doubts it will have its merited success, but let´s focus to an another collaboration with H&M. The one from the winner of H&M´s 2013 Design Award* (selected by a jury composed of Jonathan Saunders, Tim Blank, Sølve Sundsbø and Leith Clar) , South Korean designer Minju Kim, hailed from the prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, studyed under Walter Van Beirendonck and Dirk Van Saene.

Her winning collection, titled “Dear friend” among other finalists was not a very commercial or minimal for H&M standards, but convinced the jury, because of her "unique design signature, one that combines playfulness, fantasy and optimism with great creativity and technical skill." The collection was originally made for her 3rd year endcollection, presented in the Royal Academy of Antwerp and also won the prize (since that she already graduated).

She was inspired by the Japanese horror manga artist Ito Junji, a play between the innocence and the horror-side. Her work is a celebration of peplums, rich colors and textures. At the end we all were curious how H&M will adapt for selling commercial.  Surprisingly the soul of her “Dear Friend” remained, nothing was lost and we get a capsule collection made of nine pieces (and two accessories), composed by trapeze short dresses, round sleeved sweatshirts and a collarless cocoon coat. The price range for this lovely portion of unique design, range from 19,95 Eur to 149 Eur.

It will be interesting to see the reaction of this brave step (step ahead of course) of H&M from the customer´s side, when it hits selected H&M stores (in Sweden, Denmark, the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany) and online on October 17th. There is one more interesting fact, news from, that this collection will be also available at the Opening Ceremony (first time for H&M) in New York, Los Angeles and London.

Still just for Marant thing?

/ coat 149 Eur /

/ left: dress 39,95 Eur, right: bat cape 59,95 Eur /

/ left: knitted sweater 49,95 Eur, right: Love short jacket 79,95 Eur /

/ left: Heart top 49,95 Eur, right: Shinny pants 49,95 Eur /

/ left: shoes 49,95, right: collar 34,95 Eur /

There is also a T-shirt 19,95 Eur and the black sleeved sweatshirt 29.95 Eur, both can shown in the H&M official photos (see up).

*  Every year an esteemed jury together with H&M would select one BA student from the elite fashion schools of Europe to receive 50,000 Eur as a prize and collaborate with the chain to produce a capsule collection.  

/ All photos and videos courtesy of H&M Group /

ANOTHER H&M COLLABORATION STORY - ISABEL MARANT

And here we are again...same story, different designer. After Kar Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Versace, Marni and Maison Martin Margiela...now it´s turn for Mrs. Marant. What for? For another designer collaboration with H&M. Are you surprised? Well, frankly i am not! Maybe a surprise part for me  come that they choose Marant for the colder instead of warmer season (that would be my decision :) ).

Isabel told: "I am flattered by this collaboration: H&M works with the best designers and this invitation is an exciting honor: I aim to create something real, that women want to wear in their everyday lives, with a certain carelessness, which I think is very Parisian: you dress up, but do not pay too much attention and still look sexy. The collection is infused with this kind of easiness and attitude. Everything can be mixed following one's own instincts: my take on fashion is all about personality."

"We are excited to have Isabel Marant as a guest designer at H&M. The way she mixes different elements in her collections, creating a style that is effortless and urban, makes her very contemporary. She has a fantastic eye for ethnic detail and the rare ability to create something that people really want to wear. We are sure the H&M customers will be enthusiastic about this collection" said H&M creative adviser Margareta Van Den Bosch."

And i guess that from today on there will be (again yes :) ) big debates between two opposite sides: one a pro and one against of these kind of collaborations. 

The collection, which will feature clothing and accessories for men* and women, will arrive in stores on November 14.

* Yep, for men too :) Can not wait to see Isabel Marant´s men version for the very first time.

BEHIND THE SCENES // MMM FOR H&M

MMM FOR H&M // FASHION ACCESSORIES / WOMEN AND MEN

FIRST LOOK // MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA X H&M / LOOKBOOK

FASHION NEWS // MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA FOR H&M

Yesterday a lot of rumours regarding a possible collaboration between H&M and Margiela started to spread on the internet and this morning H&M confirmed!! The Maison Martin Margiela for H&M collection will be in stores November 15th 2012. First H&M collaboration that i am interested what i will see.

FASHION NEWS // ANNA DELLO RUSSO FOR H&M

FIRST LOOK // MARNI FOR H&M SPRING 2012 / VIDEO

VERSACE FOR H&M / FASHION SHOW