Milan Fashion Week–from somber to brights, streamlined to embellished
By Ingrid Chua-Go
Milan may be cold, wet and snowing for the most part of Fashion Week, but the weather certainly did not dampen the mood at the shows.
Milan may be cold, wet and snowing for the most part of Fashion Week, but the weather certainly did not dampen the mood at the shows.
“Never question a woman and her relationship with her shoes.” Whoever said this was certainly a wise one. Men love their cars, women love their shoes. So, men, never ask why women cannot do with just one pair of shoes.
In this day and age, more people are still inclined to rely on amulets and lucky charms, daily zodiac horoscopes, and even card or palm readings to enhance their luck in matters of the heart, wealth and finances, and in their everyday lives.
It’s not often one is given access to things of great historical value to a fashion house. So when I was invited to view the bag archives of one of the most prestigious French luxury maisons in Paris, I had to restrain myself from jumping with glee.
It was early Tuesday afternoon when I received a phone call from my mother. Art collector and jeweler Benjie Yap had informed her earlier that Teyet Pascual had passed away after a massive heart attack just that morning. I was in shock—and I am still not over it.
By the time Marc Jacobs presented his Spring-Summer 2013 collection in New York, which consisted of stripes, bold lines and prints, fashion insiders had already predicted that he would be showing the same lines (no pun intended) for Louis Vuitton.
Gucci’s Spring-Summer 2013 collection, Milan’s first show this season, was romantic and demure—strategic slits on dresses covered with more feminine details like ruffles.
Light.” Furla’s creative director Fabio Fusi answered in one word. I asked him what inspired him to create this season’s collection.
Phoebe Philp is that “It” designer of “It” bags. I know she might cringe at being labeled that, but there is really no other way I can describe this bag visionary who has created the most popular bags over the last several years.
I’ve decided to go for something decidedly British, in the spirit of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics.
1997—The first “it” bag I knew was the Fendi Baguette. It was this east-west rectangular-shaped bag with a double F Fendi logo snap enclosure that came with a detachable strap for under-the-arm (like the French baguette bread) carrying.
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