EDWARD ACHOUR PARIS COLLEZIONE SPRING SUMMER 2015

Summer 2015 will be in strong pastel colours and vintage trimmed fabrics, a hint of the “sixties” for Edward Achour Paris.

The collection presents forty different looks built around three centrepieces: the coat, the jacket, and the dress. Dresses have pride of place for this summer with three leading designs. The “Girly” A-line dress which is ever present in the Edward's collections, and a narrow at the waist dress with a flared cut towards the bottom. It is complemented with an underskirt, a strip of tweed and pearl buttons.

The classic dress is fluid; designed in georgette ruffle, with a coarse grain silk belt and white claudine collar.  Lastly comes the mille feuille dress in black or pastel pink, designed with the skill you would expect from the greatest dressmakers. It is cut from georgette ruffle and ingeniously matches the jackets in the collection.

The delicate jackets are made from light pastel-coloured tweed, unlined for the summer and may be worn at any time of day or night...they come in baby pink and white mixed with black. They also come in checked navy blue, and white tweed, in nude matched with pale green emerald, and in orchid pink cotton and silk tweed which marries particularly well with the cream lace vintage trim.

This season Edward proposes two particularly feminine skirts which cleverly complement the jackets: the trapeze-shaped A-line skirt stops at the knee. It offers a profusion of different shades and textures: with black and white for the embroidered tweed, pastel tones for the silks. The bell-shaped skirt is ornamented with a bow at the waist. It is lined with a tulle underskirt which gives its rounded silhouette. The waist is tightly nipped and the body of the dress is in silk with horizontal pleats. The colour scheme is varied with blush tones, black, navy blue, powder pink, bright pink, pale yellow, emerald green, and nude.

The blouses gracefully complement the A and bell-shaped skirts with the same range of colours. The topsbear a slender black ribbon adorned with a rosebud in the centre of the bow.

We find here again the brand's emblematic gardenia which is dear to the designer’s heart. This season the flower comes in lace and white faille. It is accompanied by chains and comes in two available sizes in resin and

Plexiglas. This season, the gardenia in resin also comes with a golden chain. The necklaces are made of plexiglas and are ornamented with imitation pearls.

ALEXIS MABILLE PRE-FALL COLLECTION 2015

"For my Winter 2015 precollection, what inspired me was the art world’s young guard, specifically the dynamic new generation of Parisian gallerists who live between time zones. These women need a wardrobe that’s as chic as it is cool that can travel anywhere, anytime.

She collects clothing as she does artwork, deftly mixing Impressionism and Constructivism in her way of dressing: The floral softness of my new violet print meets a structured, contemporary motif. I wanted to use warm, sensual colors with a palette of midnight blue, purple and gradations of violet. My woman has natural charisma and loves playing with fabrics and textures. She’s not afraid of pairing a damask crepe dress with a simple cashmere hoodie or a silk velvet bomber. Her waist is emphasized, tied with a bow or belted with a scarf. Her movements are accentuated by the draping of a skirt, the asymmetry of a jacket or a coat with a shawl effect. At once cool and modern, she is also daring and confident." 

FATIMA VAL COLLEZIONE SPRING SUMMER 2015

Luce e tenebra, bene e male, passato e presente - questa è l'eterna dicotomia che fa girare la terra e spinge la vita in avanti: il Giano dentro ognuno di noi che si rivela, la costante conversazione tra opposti che compone questo insieme che possiamo definire realtà. Questa eterna lotta ed armonia di energie si realizza in ogni cosa attorno a noi.

Cosa c’è dentro? Una goccia verde di veleno mortale che ucciderà qualsiasi cosa istantaneamente o una spruzzata di pozione che vi concederà un nuovo inizio? Rinascere come una Fenice dalle ceneri, farlo sempre, giorno per giorno.

Fatima Val: ‘ questa collezione è realizzata in colori che amo molto: un verde velenoso - il colore del rischio ma anche quello della rinascita, il mio preferito, il nero - il colore del distacco dal mondo materiale, il Nulla Ideale che dona vita, il rosa polvere - il colore della tenerezza e dell’amore infinito, il beige - il colore di un ‘beau monde’ che rimane una culla per le idee di grazia e bellezza.’

Una nuova visione della moda per una donna combattiva e moderna che incontra il mondo riverberante con gli occhi aperti, ma che al contempo apprezza la propria fragilità e femminilità. Delicatezza e forza si fondono in equilibrio perfetto, la perfetta dicotomia.