She represents the alpha and omega of English fashion. Provocative and wise, DAME VIVIENNE WESTWOOD’S tale is one of a life less ordinary, an aristocratic style that conquered the street.
WESTWOOD STORY
Rendezvous with Riccardo Tisci
Among the fashion moguls who dominate the churning wheel axis of London-Paris-New York, Riccardo Tisci has established a new level of “the designer-celebrity” status. Within ten years as head of Givenchy, he managed to turn his extravagant lifestyle and high profile friendships in to his personal brand.Continue reading
Fashion forecast: expect changes
L’Officiel went straight to the chief weatherman, David Bush for the 2016 fashion forecast. And with fashion houses playing a game of empty thrones, Bush says to expect change.
Charlie Hilton: Palana
Paris in Rome: the looks
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For the new CHANEL Métiers d’art collection inspired by French actresses and Italian cinema, Karl Lagerfeld chose a legendary place where all imaginary worlds and creative desires come together: the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. L’Officiel‘s Fashion Director, Megha Kapoor, picks her favourite looks from the magical night.
Paris in Rome: Chanel’s cinematic masterpiece
Karl Lagerfeld, a visionary curator, a legendary storyteller, stages his Métiers d’Art (pre-Fall 2016) show in one of the world’s grandest film studios.
Gucci opening party, west side style
Forget the Sydney vs. Melbourne rivalry, Gucci has bestowed an Australian first on Perth.
Viktor & Rolf
A wilful pursuit of art over commerce and refusal to conform to the banalities of business has made Viktor & Rolf a rare breed in the fashion world: designers with the freedom to do things their way.
Olivier Châtenet: vintage connoisseur
Stylist, designer and foremost collector of vintage YSL (with some 3,000 pieces), Olivier Châtenet chatted to L’Officiel on the eve of his new YSL exhibition about his enduring love for vintage fashion.
Makeup Talk: L’Officiel x L’Oréal
L’Officiel’s Jay Joshi goes face-to-face with L’Oréal’s Head of Digital and Media Christophe Eymery, on Make-Up Genius and changing face of beauty in the digital age.
Boarding at gate N°5
Giambattista Valli Spring-Summer 2016
This spring, channel the bohemian de la Falaise family with the rhapsodic collection from Giambattista Valli.
Backstage Interview with Stella McCartney at Paris Fashion Week
Stella McCartney, the most Parisian of British designers, unveiled her Spring/Summer 2016 collection on Monday morning. It was one of bright colours, masculine-meets-feminine silhouettes and vivid texture. We met the designer backstage after the show at the Palais Garnier, her face sparkling with the knowledge of a job well done.Continue reading
Milan FW SS16: Marni
Architectural, bold, intellectual— Consuelo Castiglioni played on form and scale to bring his own brand of peculiar glamour to Marni SS16.
Milan FS SS16: Salvatore Ferragamo
Crowning Massimiliano Giornetti’s spring collection for Salvatore Ferragamo is a range of flouncy summer dresses with a serious edge.
Milan FW SS16: Prada
Miuccia Prada doesn’t believe in easy—SS16 traipsed through the decades of the 20th century, from the boxy 1960s to mustard 1970s, all with extra embellishment.
Milan FW SS16: Bottega Veneta
“There is a romance to the trip, to travel, to the trek in the open air.” Tomas Maier, Creative Director.
“For me, being outside is the number one thing. The more I can get out of an urban environment, the better it gets. This collection started with the outdoors, hiking, sailing, big nature.” Tomas Maier, Creative Director.
Milan Fashion Week SS16 Highlights
They’re playful and they’re chic, they’re workers, sailors and Tudors—a round up of the looks that shook at Milan SS16.
Milan FW SS16: Giorgio Armani
Milan FW SS16: Tods
High waistlines, guitar strap details, frills and pinstripes: Tod’s pulled a rockabilly punch at MFW…
Milan FW SS16: Versace Highlights
Slip of a thing
Trending in Milan is the ’90s stalwart, the slip dress. Safari, sleek or sheer, designers are loving the long sleeveless dress over a white shirt look @evelinakhromtchenko
Milan FW SS16: Who is Fay
Paisley patterned dreams from easy-chic Italian label, Fay SS16 at Milan Fashion Week.Continue reading
NYFW: Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2016 Collection
There’s more than just a whiff of summer in Hilfiger’s ‘Island Life’ Spring 2016 collection. If it were a song, Brigadier Jerry’s, Jamaica Jamaica would be a contender. Halter tops, Rasta colours and crochet dresses—it’s a Caribbean dream.
NYFW: A little mischief with Zimmermann
One of L’Officiel’s favourite Australian designers took to the runway at NYFW with the collection, Master and Mischief.
NYFW: Givenchy Ready to wear SS16
Givenchy: Moving on from his beautiful (but flawed) Autumn 15, Riccardo Tisci is doing what he does best—intricate lace work, sheer, draping glamour with a touch of Victorian sombreness.
Kate Hudson: style diary for Jimmy Choo AW15
Whether playing everyone’s favourite fictional groupie, Penny Lane (Almost Famous), or losing guys in 10 days, 36 year-old Kate Hudson has brought laughter and a dose of Hollywood royalty to our living rooms. The daughter of Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson now lends her Cali girl cool to Jimmy Choo’s Autumn Winter 2015 Collection.
NYFW SS16: L’Officiel Insta-Highlights
Queen of the wrap dress, Diane von Furstenberg drew on Fortuna, the goddess of luck for SS16. Think Grecian dresses offset with a disco ‘fro. “It’s a celebration of beauty, of freedom and individuality,” Von Furstenberg told the Financial Times backstage. “My message, as always, is to be the woman you want to be.”