INTO THE FASHION

INTO THE ARCHIVES... Paco Rabanne 1966 and Paco Rabanne SS//2012

2012-06-01T10:40:00.000+02:00

A wonderful picture, taken in 1966 by Gunnar Larsen, showing the amazing craftsmanship of Spanish designer Paco Rabanne [left]... and a detail shot of the SS//2012 collection, currently designed by Manish Arora for [right].

With this post I recommend the book:
Fashion Today by Colin McDowell

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Valentino and Giambattista Valli FW 2012//13

2012-05-30T18:18:00.000+02:00

'GIPSY QUEENS"... Read the full article on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION Balenciaga FW 2006//7... Moschino FW 2012//13

2012-05-28T15:55:00.001+02:00

A wonderful cape from the FW 2006//7 collection of Balenciaga [left], that has been inspired by an even more beautiful original design of Cristòbal Balenciaga from 1963. This cape, than again, has been also an inspiration to Moschino's latest collection for FW 2012//13 [right].

INSPIRATION Isabel Marant FW 2012//13... Mango SS//2012

2012-05-27T10:00:00.000+02:00

Not only Mango has got inspired by the FW2012//13 Isabel Marant collection and this look [left], they have also decided to advertise it choosing the same model that was wearing it in the show [ right, Anna Selezneva]. And another thing... the Mango version has made it quicker into the stores than its original... Is this the sad future of RTW?

INSPIRATION Mary Katrantzou SS//2012... Zara SS//2012

2012-05-23T21:20:00.001+02:00

The expressive prints of Mary Katrantzou [left] are right now an inspiration for everyone... for sure for Zara [right], who has developed several garments of their SS//2012 collection based on them.

INSPIRATION Missoni... Carven SS//2012

2012-05-21T13:40:00.000+02:00

I really do like the designs Guillaume Henry usually creates for the French fashion label Carven. But what's the necessity to do an 'interpretation"/ knock-off of the classic and extremely recognizable Missoni chevron pattern [left] that has been used in the SS//2012 collection of Carven [right]?! ...In this case I'd like to quote Madonna: 'Italians do it better".

INSPIRATION VOGUE UK 1967... Marni FW 2012//13

2012-05-16T22:04:00.000+02:00

A photoshoot for Vogue UK by David Montgomery featuring a wonderful dress with a macro-flower print [left]... and an outfit from the FW 2012//13 collection of Marni [right].

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Acne and Fendi FW 2012//13

2012-05-14T13:15:00.000+02:00

'GLADIATOR GIRL"... Read the full story on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION Alfred Hitchcock 1959... Vogue UK 1967

2012-05-13T20:41:00.000+02:00

The movie 'North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1959, starring a wonderful Cary Grant [left]... has been a strong inspiration for a Helmut Newton photoshoot for Vogue UK featuring model Willy Van Rooy [right].

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Hermès and Damir Doma FW 2012//13

2012-05-10T08:30:00.001+02:00

'DRESSED FOR SUCCESS"... Read the full story on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION F.C. Gundlach 1962... The Sartorialist 2011

2012-05-04T22:14:00.002+02:00

A long time before blogging was invented, German photographer F.C. Gundlach created this photo shoot on the street with model Judy Dent in 1962 [left]... and one of the typical pictures taken by street-fashion-blogger legend Scott Schuman, better known as 'The Sartorialist ", of a girl with a bicycle [right].

With this post I recommend the books:

Das Fotografische Werk by F.C. Gundlach

The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Prabal Gurung and J.Mendel FW2012//13

2012-05-02T22:04:00.001+02:00

SEXY CUT-OUTS... Read the full story on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION 'American Gigolò" 1980... COS SS//2012

2012-04-28T00:33:00.000+02:00

In this scene of 'American Gigolò" we see Lauren Hutton wearing a wonderful trenchcoat accessorized with a Bottega Veneta clutch [left]... This trenchcoat is the only garment Lauren Hutten gets to wear from the Giorgio Armani costumes of the movie, created actually exclusively for the male protagonist Richard Gere. In this moment the same kind of trenchcoat is available at COS [right].

INTO THE SAME IDEA... John Galliano VS. Raf Simons

2012-04-25T13:21:00.000+02:00

JOHN VS. RAF... some outfits of Christan Dior's former designer John Galliano [all lefts] in comparison to looks of Jil Sander's former designer Raf Simons [all rights], who will replace John at Dior this year. Read the full article on Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION Yves Saint Laurent 1970... Moschino Cheap and Chic FW2012//13

2012-04-18T20:36:00.000+02:00

Monsieur Yves Saint Laurent wearing a cute little crochet vest in his home in Paris in 1970 [left]...and a sweater with the same circular crochet 'centerpiece" from Moschino Cheap and Chic's collection for FW2012//13 [right].

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Balmain and Isabel Marant FW2012//13

2012-04-13T11:25:00.003+02:00

Seasons may change, designers and stylists may come and go, but the collections of Balmain [all lefts] and Isabel Marant [all rights] manage somehow and very often to look alike. Also it happens that similar looks are dressed on the same model like in the first picture.

INSPIRATION Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1863...Topshop Unique SS//2012

2012-04-10T11:31:00.000+02:00

Dante Gabriel Rossetti's painting 'Helen Of Troy" exhibited at the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Germany, featuring Rossetti's maid and mistress Fanny Cornforth [left]... and the the SS//2012 styling of Topshop Unique [right].

With this post I recommend the book:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Russel Ash

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Dolce&Gabbana and Balmain FW2012//13

2012-04-10T11:04:00.002+02:00

RETRò ROSES... Read the full story on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION Mata Hari 1910... Greta Garbo 1931

2012-04-05T16:47:00.000+02:00

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, better known under her stage name Mata Hari [left], was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who had been accused to be a spy for Germany during World War I and therefore executed by a firing squad. Greta Garbo [right] interpreted her in 1931 in the movie 'Mata Hari", wearing wonderful clothes and jewelry created by Adrian, her friend and in-house costume designer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

With this post I recommend the book:
Adrian: Silver Screen To Custom Label by Christian Esquevin

INTO THE ARCHIVES... Cristòbal Balenciaga 1967 and Balenciaga SS//2012

2012-03-31T10:37:00.000+02:00

Occasionally Balenciaga re-proposes in their contemporary collections, like for SS//2012 [right], this beautiful sculptured wedding gown headpiece from 1967 [left].

INTO THE SAME IDEA... Roland Mouret and Miu Miu FW2012//13

2012-03-27T10:39:00.000+02:00

TAILLEUR AZZURRI... Read the full story on 'Anteprima", my weekly column for Grazia.IT.

INSPIRATION D&G SS//2012... H&M SS//2012

2012-03-24T10:22:00.001+01:00

The D&G foulard collection for SS//2012 [above] has been a one of the major inspirations for H&M this summer [below].

INSPIRATION Donatella Versace... Lady Gaga

2012-03-21T22:06:00.000+01:00

A picture of Donatella Versace with her brother Santo [left]... and Lady Gaga [right].

INSPIRATION Gianni Versace FW1994//95... Roberto Cavalli SS//2012

2012-03-18T12:44:00.002+01:00

One of the most iconic collections of Gianni Versace for FW1994//95 photographed by Richard Avedon and featuring dresses made from gold mesh material [above]... might have been a powerful inspiration source for Roberto Cavalli's SS//2012 collection and its advertising campaign shot by Steven Meisel [below].

INSPIRATION Jean Shrimpton 1966... iD MAGAZINE 2011

2012-03-16T10:07:00.001+01:00

The top model of the sixties Jean Shrimpton photographed in 1966 by Irving Penn [left]... and a picture taken by Richard Bush featuring Abbey Lee Kershaw in the september issue 2011 of iD magazine [right].