Fashion week

By Dustin Pittman FROM THE JOURNALS OF PHOTOGRAPHER _ DUSTIN PITTMAN DUSTINPITTMAN.COM FASHION NITE OUT WAS WICKED Just like New Years Eve in New York City. The streets were filled with love... More Fashion Nite Out dustinpittman.com FASHION NITE OUT WAS WICKED More Fashion Nite Out 

By Glenn Belverio My friend Jean Paul Cauvin, Senior Fashion Editor at Fashion Daily News in France, and designer Bernhard Willhelm were members of the 080 Jury. Their job was to decide which designer showing this season would receive the 20,000 euro Barcelona Fashion Award prize.

By diane pernet I've been feeling sick ever since I arrived but none the less I'm  trying not  to spend the entire day in my bed. This morning I had breakfast with Imran Amed, The Business of Fashion,before he went back to London and  then I met Daniel Wakahisa, one of my contributors. We went to see the Cy Two...

By Glenn Belverio The next night we were off to the Generation Next shows, a showcase of young designers... During the finale of another show, a model mysteriously handed me a bird cage.  Oops, wrong palace.... Thanks for reading! Further reading: Seoul Fashion Week by Glenn Belverio, Part 1

By Glenn Belverio Let me be frank here: Seoul Fashion Week is really only about the menswear collections, some of which were excellent. The women's shows--derivative and uninspired--gave many of us an excuse to catch up on our sleep. Perhaps the Koreans are seeking to emulate the Japanese avant-garde, zen...

By Sameer Reddy Sabyasachi is one of the week’s main attractions at Lakme Fashion Week, and this season he certainly didn’t disappoint his fans. While many designers are busy reigning in their creative impulses, Sabyasachi was deliberately taking risks. He sent out what...

By Robb Young While ASVOF is certainly not averse to extravagance, the style scene in Cyprus still tends to be rather blatant.  A few other designers did manage to capture an original (or refined) take on the country's mixed heritage where Ottomans, Venetians, Greeks, Arabs and many others have left t...

By Glenn Belverio I was surprised and delighted to see this collection by Mareunrol's, who are the design team Marite Mastina and Rolands Peterkops from Latvia. I remember seeing images of models wearing these outlandishly outsized wigs here on A Shaded View and then my friend Gabriel said he had seen the f...

By Daniel Wakahisa After inserting the password "Paris" I was taken downstairs to their first-class showroom where designer Isabel Del Priore welcomed me with a flute of rosé and a lowcut dress. She also offered to speak in French. Feeling in the mood, we exchanged countless words on the current business of f...

By Malin Martensson Wrapping up three days of Swedish Fashion Week below. Fresh and new names to look for next season: Diana Orving, Nhu Doung and A-S Davik. Diana Orving finale HopeA successful tailoring brand, Hope’s clothes don’t necessarily need a runway show....

By Daniel Wakahisa On a van to the Bienal, I recognized a familiar nose. Former MF Fashion journalist, and now working for CNBC — Tommaso treated me to a full account in Italian on the history of SPFW, an event he's been attending since its origins. I love Italians, for they've taught me most things in life — not ju...

By Malin Martensson After working on a joint exhibition with +46 for days, Please explain to me what you are telling me with 14 international illustrators, it's time to sit down for a glorious opening lunch at Berns Hotel, host of Swedish Fashion Days. The new patron, HRH Princess Madeleine is present and a new...

By Rachel Marie Walsh Oh how I long for Paris and couture in January! This year, however, London has much to distract me with. On Thursday, the Business of Fashion is holding a fabulous party at the Swarovski Communications Centre, which I will write and tell you all about. This is also the first week of the Design M...

By Daniel Wakahisa VOGUE Portugal's editor in chief Paula Mateus and fashion editor Paulo Macedo being treated to a preview of one of my ASVOF reports. The most "high sewing" of Brazilian labels — this backstage always remind me of a time when juicy couture had an entirely different meaning.

By Glenn Belverio Above: The runway at Espcaco Fashion reminded me of something out of a '40s musical or a '70s TV variety show--which is to say, I loved it. Above: The runway at Espcaco Fashion reminded me of something out of a '40s musical or a '70s TV variety show--which is to say, I loved it. Dear Shaded Viewer...

By Diane Pernet Job well done, Junghee, Director of Daily Projects and Jordan Kovin, art director at Daily Projects and Juun J, much appreciated menswear designer that shows in Paris. After the party at Corso Como we went to the last show of the day at Seoul Fashion Week's Generation Next at De Vill

By Glenn Belverio Here are the highlights from my favorite collections: Actor Paulo Zulu (center, in tank top) backstage after the SummerShop show. Dear Shaded Viewers, When Gabriel Rajão from ABIT phoned me from Sao Paulo to invite me to fashion week in Brasilia, I reacted like a hysterical housewife on...