FASHION
Christian Dior, Couture Colors
Throughout his life, Christian Dior would retain happy memories of the blush-pink shade of his childhood home in Granville, stating that it “was the gentlest of colors, that of happiness and femininity.” He also said that “every woman should have something pink in her wardrobe.”
The colors of luxury
Burberry beige, Chanel black, Dior gray, Fendi yellow, Tiffany blue, Cartier red, Hermès orange… The world’s greatest luxury brands have an iconic color code recurrently expressed through their products but above all through their communication.
The chromatic inspirations of Maria Grazia Chiuri
Maria Grazia Chiuri, Artistic Director of women’s haute couture, ready-to-wear and accessories for the house of Dior, brilliantly reinterprets its emblematic colors.
Yiqing Yin
– Fashion – Yiqing Yin,originality as a guiding thread For the past two years, this Beijing-born French designer has been the youngest member of the elite circle of international Haute Couture. A chat with a fashion Artist. What aspects are woven into your original approach?Freedom, temerity, boldness and the energy that starts from chaos to be […]
Alexandre Vauthier, Naturally daring
Alexandre VauthierNaturally daring The intuitive and authentic haute couture designer Alexandre Vauthier never pulls any tricks, instead revealing women from the depths of inherent sincerity. With him, daring is not a posture and even less a quest, but simply an obvious choice. Your career and your work show a pattern of consistent daring.Do you think […]
Franck Sorbier, art and light
Franck Sorbier,art and light A Poet of Haute CoutureDuring a dinner with friends, Franck Sorbier met Laurent Vernat, Marketing Manager at Intel, who was looking for artists seeking to develop projects related to advanced technologies in the context of “The Creators Project” program. They hit it off so well that, a few months later, the fashion […]
Inès de la Fressange
Inès de la FressangeIN FULL STRIDE She is as tall as she is stunning from top to toe of her six-foot frame. But Inès is not simply perfect from a physical perspective, she is also a global fashion icon. Gifted with exceptional talent, she recognizes trends and discerns everything that is aesthetically appealing. Inès de la Fressange […]
The perception of feminine beauty
The perception of feminine beauty is governed by culture While beauty is eminently subjective and very much “in the eye of the beholder”, the notion of feminine beauty has greatly evolved over the centuries. What similarities can one possibly hope to find between Botticelli’s Venus and the corseted courtesans of Versailles, between Rubens’ voluptuous nudes […]
Nelly Saunier Wings of Bliss
“Bonjour, bonjour les hirondelles!” (Greetings, greetings the swallows!). For Nelly Saunier, FEATHER artist, joy is like CHARLES TRENET’s song “Il y a de la joie”. Airy and poetic, it flies above our heads like a daydream.
Is fashion a kill-joy?
A parade of sad girls, stylists on the verge of burn-out, dark colors, stark shapes… Why is fashion often the victim of chronic neurasthenia? Is despair a saleable commodity? Happilythere are those who successfully advocate another vision of style that is sunnier, happier and more positive.