Text: Dariga Masenova WHAT LINKS SEOUL, CANNES AND SUNNY CALIFORNIA? THE LATEST CRUISE COLLECTIONS OF 2016. KARL LAGERFELD, RAF SIMON AND NIKOLA GESKIER CHOSED THEM FOR THEIR DISPLAYS BY MAKING A BET ONLY ON FASHION, BUT ON ARCHITECTURAL RESONANCE OF THE PLACE.
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A pink-terracotta bubble house is located between Cannes and Monaco. This is one of the most interesting and unusual modern buildings, and today it belongs to a respected person in the fashion world - Pierre Cardin. The 92-year-old fashion designer began his career at Dior in 1947. Now, he hospitably accepted at his residence a display of a younger talent, namely the genius of Belgian origin, Raf Simons.
In this atmosphere of the south of France, so dear to Dior's founding father Christian Dior, Simons presented his collection, which contains the new look archives processed by him and a completely new version of the famous Bar suit - a combination of a jacket with rounded lines and a skirt with an emphasis on the waist. Flying fabrics, spiky lace-up ankle boots (like those of Marie Antoinette), an abundance of patterns of different colors and a mini length refreshed the seemingly archival styles of the House of Christian Dior. In addition, the incredibly modern, functional clothing created by Raf Simons always looks relevant, and the cruise collection is no exception. The Cannes Film Festival that followed the show spurred the commercial interest of the world public, especially since Cannes is a great showcase for luxury brands and red carpet patrons. The south of France is a great vacation idea. Moreover, in the residence of Karden arrange private excursions! Do not put off travel guides, then South Korea and California are waiting for us ...
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Karl Lagerfeld is a global figure. Thanks to the inexhaustible resources of Chanel House, it erases cultural and geographical boundaries. And now after Dubai, where the cruise collection was shown last year, Lagerfeld takes us to another parallel - to East Asia, Seoul.
A true trendsetter, he turned to the capital of South Korea, and not to Japan or China, which is gaining popularity in the luxury market segment. For the show, the designer chose, as one would expect, the futuristic interior of "the strangest building in Korea" - the Dongdaemun Design Plaza Exhibition Center (with a total area of 86.574 sq. M!), Located in the Seoul district of Chungu and opened on March 21, 2014. The name of the complex "Dongdaemun Design Plaza" has the abbreviation DDP, which stands for Dream - dream, Design - design, and Play - execution.
It was here, inside a hall with surreal curved contours, Lagerfeld "married" French chic Chanel with modern Korean pop culture. Volumetric silhouettes and contrasting color combinations only slightly reminded of hanbok - the Korean equivalent of kimono. In one of his own versions of the national dress, Lagerfeld used the idea of patchwork patches inherent in Korean applied art.
Voluminous skirts were sent to folklore and dragon legends, the texture of which resembled silver scales. By the way, the oriental culture also inspired the creation of mary janes shoes with square noses - they resembled traditional komusin boats. The Korean version of the legendary tweed jacket (how could it be without it!) Added luxury to the show, and the historical wigs from the time of the Korean theater added the necessary concentration of the Lagerfeld drama!
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Nicolas Gesquiere is a favorite of the public, feeling the beating of modern fashion. To show the next Louis Vuitton collection, he went to Palm Springs, California. The action took place in the house of Bob and Dolores Hope - a real architectural landmark, designed by modernist John Lautner. By the way, Lautner - a representative of Austrian modernism - could not stand the west coast of America for a long time. However, having moved here from Wisconsin, he changed his mind.
Moreover, the work of Lautner became the personification of the nature and spirit of California. In his work, there are two cementing elements associated directly with the Louis Vuitton show - this is an understanding of living space as an expression of personality and close attention to design and technology. Gesquiere “laid eyes” on Bob Hope’s house about fifteen years ago, and despite the fact that he had to wait, the triumph was worth it. The sensation of the collection was the silhouette of a maxi skirt in combination with rough safari boots and cropped tops. Gesquiere also used his know-how, a fantastic work on the skin that can be seen on maxi skirts and floor-length dresses. A bit of the 30s, a bit of Hollywood, “Mad Max”, a bit of “desolate modernism” - Gesker, as always, continues to experiment.
