POP TO THE FUTURE | MILAN DINING | IT GIRLS OF ITALY | MARCO ZANINI
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FALL 2014
CONTRIBUTORS
DESIGN DIRECTOR LINDSAY COUSINS
PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR TORI MERCEDES WALLS
FASHION DIRECTOR RACHEL SCAFFE
CULTURE DIRECTOR YEJIDE E. OFFORD
FEATURES DIRECTOR MARIANA FLORES
EDITOR IN CHIEF TENISHA CLARKE
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FASHION FLASH.................................................................................................13 RUNWAY..............................................................................................18 STREET STYLE....................................................................................70 MUST HAVES......................................................................................30
BEAUTY THE SIXTIES EYE................................................................................30 FENDI’s ORIGAMI BRAID....................................................................31 A WEEK WITH MAC COSMETICS.........................................................33 6 STEPS TO ROYAL BEAUTY...............................................................32
FEATURES INSPIRATION.......................................................................................22 DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT.................................................................34, 40 ART AND MUSIC..........................................................................42, 48 WARHOL IN THE WORLD OF FASHION...............................................50 ITALIAN IT GIRLS................................................................................62
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FLASH TROUBLE AT ARMANI BY TENISHA CLARKE “There are some who prefer to snub Giorgio Armani and go to Paris. She took and airplane, dumped Mr. Armani and went to Paris.” These are some post-show remarks from Mr. Armani himself in regards to the upset due to the absence of Vogue’s editor in chief, Anna Wintour. Armani has his own reasons as to why he believes Anna didn’t show, however, Vogue’s communciations director Hildy Kuryk stated that, “Anna has the
greatest respect for Giorgio Armani and every-
Cavalli, British performers Samantha Barks, Ellie
thing he has done for Italy and fashion world-
Goulding and Cheryl Cole were front and center. Talk
wide. Unfortunately, with the fashion calendar
about stage presence. It was Ellie Goulding’s first
now running for more than a month, there are
time attending Milan Fashion Week, and she flew in
some shows that Anna is not able to attend.”
just for the Cavalli show! She expressed the major
At this season’s fashion show for Roberto
attraction she has to the label, stating that, “It seems to fit me, and believe me, it’s always something great!” All of the ladies are extremely focused on their artistic
FRONT ROW FABULOUSNESS ROBERT CAVALLI
careers at the moment. Goulding is working on her live show that will be touring in the U.S. and Asia. Cheryl Cole is “working on a new album, which will be out this year,” and Samantha Barks, who played the role of Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables, will be on the big screen twice this year in Gary Shore’s Dracula Untold, and The Devil’s Harvest by George Mendeluk.
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YOUR GUIDE TO MILAN DINING When vacationing abroad, we can all agree that one of the best experiences is indulging in the most popular, appetizing and satisfying cuisine. Milan native and restaurateur, Giuliano Lotto definitely knows the ropes when it comes to where to wine and dine in the city. In his own domain, he has a number of restaurants where he has hosted fashion icons like Dolce & Gabbana, and has even worked with the likes of Gordon Ramsay. These are the places that you’re sure to enjoy. After all, they’re at the top of Lotto’s list:
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BY TENISHA CLARKE RIBOT
GIANNINO
Via Marco Cremosano 41 (00 39 02 3300 1646; http:// ribotmilano.it) ‘My number-one favourite place to eat in Milan is a pure meat - no fish - restaurant called Ribot. It has been there for more than 30 years and is always consistent; a place where you can go in the winter, in the summer, with family or friends. I would go here if I wanted have a discreet business lunch, or if I wanted to go somewhere with my unofficial lover - not that I have one. There’s a buffet of 40 or 50 nibbles artichoke done different ways, lots of parmesan cheese - but I go for the puntarelle salad in summer, and one of the best risottos in Milan.’
Via Vittor Pisani 6 (00 39 02 6698 6998; www. giannino.it) ‘Giannino has an excellent chef now. If you get away with spending just €80-100, you’re lucky, but it is the place to be. The football players eat in Giannino.’
GIACOMO BISTROT Via Pasquale Sottocorno 4 (00 39 02 7602 2653; www. giacomomilano.com) ‘Great Tuscan food, with a choice of 60 plates, even more, maybe. There’s three restaurants in the chain: Giacomo Bistro, which is my favourite one, Giacomo Arengario (Via Marconi 1), which has fantastic views of Duomo, and Da Giacomo (Via Pasquale Sottocorno 6).’
CRACCO Via Victor Hugo 4 (00 39 02 876 774; www. ristorantecracco.it) ‘If you go to Milan, you eat two things: risotto Milanese and veal Milanese. Where do you go if you want veal Milanese at Michelin-star standard? Cracco.’
IL SALUMAIO DI MONTENAPOLEONE Via Santo Spirito, 10/Via Gesù, 5 (00 39 02 7600 1123; www.ilsalumaiodimontenapoleone.com) ‘To get a plate, or two plates, of food quickly in the centre of Milan at lunchtime.’
TRATTORIA DEL NUOVO MACELLO Via Cesare Lombroso 20 (00 39 02 5990 2122; www. trattoriadelnuovomacello.it) ‘A very grown up restaurant. I’d say it deserves a Michelin star, and not because it serves chichi food; for the presentation, and for the way some of the ingredients are put together. The décor is that of a trattoria, so you feel comfortable, and the ingredients are rustic, fresh, local, but combined in a way that is incredible.’
D’O Via Magenta 18 (00 39 02 936 2209; www.cucinapop. do) ‘Davide Oldani is the Marcus Wareing of Milan, and his Michelin-starred restaurant d’O has a six-month waiting list.’
DAL BOLOGNESE Piazza della Repubblica, 13 (00 39 02 6269 4843) ‘Someone showing off, a politician, perhaps, with models - or escorts - goes to Il Bolognese. Let’s say I would not go with my wife to Il Bolognese.’
PIAZZA REPUBBLICA Via Aldo Manuzio, 11 (00 39 02 6269 5105; www. piazzarepubblica.com) ‘Not as trendy as it should be; it has a good location, extremely good food and good value for money.’
OSTERIA DEI CACCIATORI Via Serra di Bavari 15 (00 39 01 0345 0323; www. osteriadeicacciatori.it) ‘Somewhere I’d go for Sunday lunch with my family, in peace and quiet, without going far out of Milan. It is similar to Ribot.’
GRAND HOTEL Via Alessandro Manzoni, 29 (00 39 02 723 141; www. grandhoteletdemilan.it) ‘It’s a bit out in the sticks, but Grand Hotel is the place for dinner on Sunday.’
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GREENPEACE PROTESTS AT MILAN FASHION WEEK
BY TENISHA CLARKE #TheKingIsNaked. This is the campaign slogan that kicked off fashion week in Milan with a protest by Greenpeace in an effort to stress toxic-free fashion. Greenpeace reportedly researched a plethora of luxury fashion products from brands including Versace, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Giorgio Armani and Hermès, and found that certain products supposedly are composed of toxic chemicals that are bad for health and the environment. Campaigner Chiara Campione stated that the purpose of the protests were, “to ask Italian brands, especially Versace, because it has the highest level of hazardous chemicals in its products, to publicly commit to eliminate harmful substances from the various stages of production. Milan’s fashion week is just beginning,
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and probably there will be other protests in these days and also maybe during Paris’ fashion week, because also French brands are involved in the Greenpeace report.” Versace responded to the request stating: “to reassure [customers] that it has put in place a system of mapping and selection of suppliers based on rigorous production organization. (Reach — Regulation European Union no. 19071 2006 as later modified).” Furthermore, the Italian fashion house declared it “operates in compliance with the regulations of textile products and that, within its own systems of quality management, it continues to research raw materials and sustainable technology solutions with requirements even more stringent than under the current laws, renewing its commitment to the sustainability of the planet.”
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ENCHANTED ROMANTICS DARK ROMANTICISM CAPTIVATED THE RUNWAYS WITH DARK, GRAPHIC FLORALS, FUR TRIMS, CAPES, AND A MAKE-YOUR-OWN-FAIRYTALE ATTITUDE.
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TREND WATCH: MILAN
BY RACHEL SCAFFE
PAINTERLY PRINTS DESIGNERS UTILZED DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES TO RECREATE PAINTING STROKES AND PORTRAITS. INSPIRATION CAME FROM EVERYWHERE FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO POST-MODERNISM.
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POW! MAKE A STATEMENT IN POP ART STYLES WITH BOLD GRAPHICS, LOUD COLORS, AND POP ICON PRINTS.
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THE SWINGING SIXTIES
THIS 1960S INFLUENCE RAISED HEMLINES, AND INTRODUCED LOOSE SHIFT DRESSES, SHEARLING COATS, AND VELVET SUITS INTO YOUR FALL WARDROBE. 21
Photography by Tori Walls Model: Emily Oot Dress: Vintage 22 Directed by Jessica Ferreira for History of Fashion
INSPIRATION
RUNWAY RETRO STUDENT DESIGNERS DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST
BY LINDSAY COUSINS Jessica Ferreira is a student at
obvious that this year’s Italian designers also
the Savannah College of Art and Design
looked to the past for their bold and bright
crafting her skill set to gain the expertise of
collections. Milan Fashion week was filled
a professional designer.
With competitive
with mini skirts, shift dresses, velvet suits, and
goals for the future, staying up to date with
graphic color blocking. “Arts and crafts has
the fashion zeitgeist is a key factor in her
become a huge trend for this season, which
success. That being said, fashion design isn’t
I drew inspiration from to make the look more
about following runway trends, it is an art form
playful. The silver foil gives the look a touch of
that requires a key eye for the mood of the
my own aesthetic, but also plays on the space
moment and a sense of personal identity. In
exlporation that was a huge part of the sixties,”
her work, Ferreira looks back to past icons
Ferreira explained. Motivated by these runway
for inspiration before referencing runway
trends to develop her own take on the era,
collections, in an effort to make her designs
she decided to push herself one step further.
unique to her personal aesthetic. For her
For her History of Fashion final project, she
most recent garment, a class project created
referenced her history books to direct an
for Introduction to Textiles, her muse is more
editorial that would evoke an authentic homage
than apparent. Twiggy, the quirky fashion icon
to the 60’s. Photographed by Tori Walls, the
who epitomizez the youthquake of the 1960s,
photos not only capture the ambiance of the
inspired the young designer to create a dress
youth quake, but also the designer’s personal
that would capture the youthful energy of the
voice. She sets an example for all aspiring
age. “I wanted to mimic the iconic image
designers to make current trends their own by
of Twiggy in a pink shift dress, but from my
seeking insight from the past.
modern point of view,” said Ferreira. It was
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“Arts and crafts has become a huge trend for this season, which I drew inspiration from to make the look more playful. The silver foil gives the look a touch of my own aesthetic, but also plays on the space exlporation that was a huge part of the sixties.�- Ferreira
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Photography by Tori Walls Model: Ryan Gambel 25 Dress: Jessica Ferreira for Introduction to Textiles
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“I wanted to mimic the iconic image of Twiggy in a pink shift dress, but from my modern point of view.� -Ferreira 27
1. TOUCH OF FUR
YOUR FALL CHECKLIST EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR FALL WARDROBE
3. JOGGER PANT
2. SHEARLING COAT 4. WRAP SWEATER
6. PAIR OF MULES
5. SADDLE BAGUETTE
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BEAUTY BY LINDSAY COUSINS
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THE SIXTIES EYE The “Twiggy eye” dominated the runways of Milan fashion week, adding a retrospective touch to Gucci and Prada’s looks. Spider lashes are the perfect way to impliment Milan runway beauty trends in under five minutes, and stylist Pat McGrath tells us how. Get the Look: Using secret eyes mascara by Dolce & Gabbanna, coat lashes evenly. Once seperated, add extra mascara without combing through, painting the lashes root to tip. Be sure to seperate bottom lashes in thick clumps to acheice a truly retro look. Pair with a nude lip for day, and swipe on a coat of red lipstick and liquid eyeliner for a fresh night-time look.
Dolce&Gabbana Secret Eyes Mascara $30.50 Sephora
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OFF THE RUNWAY
FENDI’S ORIGAMI BRAID
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BEAUTY INSPIRATION
Dolce & Gabbanna’s Autumn/ Winter 2014 beauty look drew inspiration from baroque cathedrals, featuring jeweltoned lips and the perfect black liner. Makeup artist Pat McGrath was backstage at Milan Fashion week, and shared her recipe for an enchanted evening look.
CATHEDRAL QUEEN
1. Start matte foundation for a regal complexion 2. outline the shape of the eyeline with a crayon intense pencil in black 3. Apply liquid liner in black Fill brows with desert brown sahde 4. Coat lashes with intense eyes mascara 5. Apply ruby and ametheist cream lipsticks with fingers for the perfect burgandy shade
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6. finish off the look with perfect finish powder
We followed M•A•C Cosmetics on instagram for a behind the scenes look at Milan Fashin’s weeks best beauty trends. What better way to get inspired than staying up to date with these artful snapshots of smokey eyes, crimson lips, and romantic hair?
A WEEK IN MILAN
WITH MAC COSMETICS
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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
THE PRIME OF RICCARDO TISCI
BY MARIANA FLORES
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Before signing on at Givenchy, one of
young Italian fashion designer has become in
the world’s most respected French fashion
short turn a revolutionary sartorial prodigy. He
houses, Riccardo Tisci was a graduate from
has made the label his own, moving the modern
Central Saint Martins relatively unknown in
Givenchy aesthetic wholeheartedly forward with
the fashion world. After working for Puma
his own melancholic, often Gothic sensibility.
and Antonio Berardi, a stint setting up his
In 2008, Tisci’s was appointed creative director
eponymous own label, and presenting his
of Givenchy’s menswear line, too, putting him
first collection in Milan, Riccardo Tisci was
in charge of design for the entire brand. This
appointed creative director at Givenchy for
young Italian has become capable of blending
all the women’s collections (Haute Couture,
a rebellious love of goth and the deep urban
Ready-to-Wear, and Accessories). “I am
street with a refined sense of style and sexuality.
delighted to join Givenchy and very proud to
Tisci has unleashed surprising collection
be able to bring my vision to this prestigious
after surprising collection, mixing influences,
French haute couture house, whose history
genders,
inspires me,” said Tisci at the time. Now this
emerging as a severe ironic aristocrat.
fabrics,
prints,
and
silhouettes
“I LOVE ROMANTICISM AND SENSUALITY, MAYBE BECAUSE I COME FROM A FAMILY WITH EIGHT SISTERS,” -THE NEW YORK TIMES, 2007.
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“WHEN I ARRIVED WE HAD FIVE CUSTOMERS. NOW WE HAVE 29,” -THE NEW YORK TIMES, 2007.
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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
GIVENCHY
BY MARIANA FLORES Tisci’s first impression of designing couture was initially a formidable obstacle. “In the beginning, to be honest I was super-scared,” he told Dazed Digital in January 2011. “I turned up and took a step back and said, ‘I am here to learn,’ and I feel the same today. I’ve got only to learn from these people because they have been doing couture for 30 or 40 years, so I keep learning every season.” Tisci, became to the day the youngest major couturier in Paris and mentioned how big this goal was for him. He wanted to give the last kick of this really long performance. Since his appointment, the designer has helped the label boost its sales considerably.
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In 2010 Tisci created media controversy when he used Lea T. Lea, a transsexual model, among the cast for
the house’s
catlwalk show and ad campaigns. “She’s always been very feminine: super-fragile, very aristocratic. She’s part of the family,” he told WWD. While some women founded the edgy ads a matter of taste, Tisci explained that including a transgender person exemplified the masculine-feminine dichotomy of his design signature. In addition to this controversy, he also stands out in the media for his incredible talent and favoritism among artists. Tisci dresses, a roster of muses that includes Björk, Courtney Love, and Madonna. In August 2011 he produced the album artwork for Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album Watch The Throne. In February 2012, Tisci collaborated with Madonna by designing her Super Bowl costume. Inspired by several of Tisci’s archive Givenchy looks, the outfits included an all over hand-embroidered gold cape; a black mini dress worn with a hand-studded belt; and an embellished black coat.
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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
MARCO ZANINI ITAILIAN DESIGNER MARCO ZANINI IS THE NEW FACE OF CREATIVITY
BY LINDSAY COUSINS
Karl Lagerfeld may have redefined
In the shadows of leopard-head
high and low with his overtly athletic motif
hats and circus runway shows, Zanini has
this January, but Marco Zanini of Schiaparelli
wild but revolutionary shoes to fill as the
demonstrated a more poetic approach to the
creative director of Schiaparelli. But the late
term.
designer’s audacity and wit leave the door
Ushering in the resurrection of Elsa Zanini paid homage
wide open for creative freedom. Under the
to her paradoxical combination of beauty
Schiaparelli name, there his hardly such thing
and quirk without launching so far into the
as guidelines, leaving Zanini room to run wild
surrealist abyss that his audience could not
with his imagination. He did so in his latest
be reached. His collection evoked wonder and
collection, juxtaposing wacky headpieces
perplexity (in true Schiaparelli fashion) but
with inside-out jackets, elegant gowns, and
with an aura of restraint that sets him apart
unusual prints.
from his predecessor, all while cultivating
look speaks to the eclecticism of the brand,
the sense that he is just getting started.
and Zanini executed this variety with a sharp
Schiaparelli’s legacy,
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The individuality of each
attention to detail. Though the collection is not rigidly organized in a traditional sense,
it does not portray a lack of thought. The scattered pieces metaphorically represent the same surrealism that influenced Elsa Shiaparelli’s look in the 20’s and 30’s, without the need for a hat in the shape of a shoe.
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BY YEJIDE E. OFFORD All the way in Bologna, the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, lives the well known artist Blu. All we know of this graffiti artist Blu comes from websites and street art enthusiasts. For over a decade now, Blu has been tagging the buildings of Europe, Central America, South America, and West Bank. Since 1999, his comic/arcade street art that strives to be different from close-minded artists has brought high volumes of attention to his work. In the beginning, Blu was a traditional street artist who used spray paint as his medium of choice to create sarcastic and dramatic works of art. As he bettered his skills and public notice of his work began to grow, he eventually began changing his techniques and ventured into using house paint as his main medium. The use of house paint has allowed him to create larger and more intense visuals that decorate buildings all across the globe. Depending on what city he is in and what neighborhood Blu is planning to add a mural to, he derives his inspiration off of the society and the uniqueness of each place. One would think that his work couldn’t possibly draw more attention, but it surprisingly has due to the addition of digital techniques. Blu is able to upload his work to Youtube to distort his figures and add a more pop aesthetic that has a resemblance to surrealists traditions. Once he adds the digital manipulations into his pieces, he acheives a
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whole new view and meaning of the piece. Because of his out of the box thinking, Blu has given us a whole new way of looking at art. Through his work, viewers are able to get a glimpse of what is going on in the mind of Blu and derive our own meaning to the piece. But if you’re an art enthusiast like me, than once you set your eyes on something so beautiful and extraordinary like the work of Blu , you want that exact piece for yourself (or at least something like it.) For those interested, he’s done smaller portable pieces, silkscreen prints, and other self-made work that are sold in different galleries that carry his work. And when it comes to his digital work, you can always watch his digital work in action through his Youtube channel notblu and blublu.org. So, whats next for this artist? No one knows, but I’ll be sure to be on the look out and hope all of you will too.
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STROMAE A MUSICAL MASTERMIND IN HIS OWN RIGHT
BY YEJIDE E. OFFORD Hailing all the way from Brussels,
sold his first album “Cheese” and surpassed
Belgium singer-songwriter Paul Van Haver
Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” as #1
{a.k.a Stromae} has been taking Europe’s
on the charts for 16 weeks straight. Off “Racine
music industry by storm. Since the age of
Carree,” he has 3 singles that you can’t help
eleven, Stromae has studied music from just
but to keep on repeat because of the sound
about every angle. Known for his hip hop and
and meaning behind them. His first single
electronic based music, he has fully launched
“Papaoutai” is a song based on his growing up
himself into every ear wave. With the release
with an absentee father, wondering where he is,
of his most recent album “Racine Carree” in
and why he doesn’t come around. In his second
August 2013, Stromae has continued to prove
single “Formidable,” Stromae sings of a man
his talent and grasp a hold of the industry one
who is drunk in the streets of Brussels and has
huge leap at a time.
recently ended his relationship. The 3rd single
off the album “Tous les memes” goes deep into
Since he first made his presence
known to the musical world back in 2007 with
stereotypes of both men and women.
his debut-EP “Juste un cerveau, un flow, un
fond et un mic,” Stromae has gained fans from
subjects that dominate the album. Along with
the French president Nicolas Sarkozy to Vogue
stereotypes, absentee fathers, and relationships,
America’s very own Anna Wintour. While gaining
Stromae sings and raps about discrimination,
high profile fans, he’s even collaborated with
cancer, AIDS, and social media. From all over
fellow musical genius Kanye West on the remix
Europe, fans and critics have given Stromae
of his first single “Alors on danse”. Since its
amazing feedback that has landed him #8 on
release back in 2010, Stromae has continued to
Italy’s FIMI and #1 on Flanders and Wallonia’s
draw in his fans by being different and creating
musical charts. As “Racine Carree” continues
music in his native language of French with a
to build publicity and embed itself into the
more American flow and a rediscovery of 90s
musical engines of people all across the world,
Eurodance.
there truly is no stopping Stromae. Only time
With this creation of his own musical
will tell what this musical mastermind has up
style, Stromae has released 2 albums, 2
his sleeve for his next album, but until then,
mixtapes, and an EP in the span of 8 years. With
“Racine Carree” is a sure thing.
These 3 singles portray just a few of the
the release of “Racine Carree,” Stromae has out
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PRINT ME WARHOL ANDY WARHOL IN THE WORLD OF FASHION
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Andy Warhol, pop art extraordinaire, had a
connection with the fashion industry long before he was even known and acclaimed as the “Pope of Pop.” Born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928, Warhol grew as an artist whose works explored the correlation between artistic expression, advertisement, and the popular celebrity culture of the sixties. In the fifties he was on staff at Harper’s Bazaar as an illustrator under the “empress of fashion” and fashion editor at the time, Diana Vreeland.
He later created his own magazine toward the end
of 1969 that went on the become “the vehile for drawing the young, the famous, the rich, and the interesting into Warhol’s orbit,” as written by Amanda McKenzie Stuart in Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland. The publication was originally titled Inter/VIEW,later changed simply to Interview, and went on to be filled with a number of fabulous fashion-related features of designers like Halston, Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.
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Photography by Tori Walls Model: Sawyer Greenberg Directed By Mariana Flores Lindsay Cousins Tenisha Clarke Yeji Offorf Rachel Scaffe
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“Warhol’s footprint, all that he encompassed and left behind, still appeals to today’s biggest names in fashion.”
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Warhol’s life, legacy and all-
around creativity inspired this shoot. We wanted to honor him as a cultural icon, as well as capture the trend of graphic prints that were so prevalent during fall/winter 2014 Milan fashion week, especially in the Iceberg fashion show, which was most inspirational. Pieces featured include Lips (Stamped) (1950s), Statue of Liberty (1962), Flowers (1964), and Moonwalk (1987).
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Warhol’s footprint, all that he encompassed and left behind, still appeals
to today’s biggest names in fashion. Just ask Prada and Von Furstenberg, browse through old designer runway shows and collections, or glance through the regulars of Interview’s literati. The industry still does, and probably always will love Andy Warhol. May his legacy continue to live on.
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IT GIRLS OF ITALY COCO AND BIANCA BRANDOLINI: FASHION ROYALTY
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COCO “I DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF MY CULTURAL HERITAGE”
BY LINDSAY COUSINS Graced with the privilege of royal heritage, Coco and Bianca Brandolini are no strangers to the luxury of Italian fashion. They are the daughters of Count Ruy and Countess Georgina Brandolini d’Add, and granddaughters of legendary Gianni Agnelli’s sister. Their great-grandmother was the head of PR for Valentino, and as if this powerhouse role was not enough, she remained the courtier’s muse for many years. The long history of fashion influence does not stop with 33 year old Coco, who has made her mark working with Oscar De la Renta, Alberta Ferretti, and Bottega Veneta. Her recent collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana’s Alta Moda collection, as her notability as a serious fashion consultant skyrockets. But as reputable as her name becomes, she hasn’t 64
forgotten where she came from. “I don’t underestimate the value of my cultural heritage,” Brandolini told October Vogue, “In fact, I’m very aware and proud of the influence it has on me. My views on fashion and taste are informed by it.” She went on to describe her grandparent’s impact on her personal style, as they introduced her to literature, art, music, and the opera. Her exploration of music and the arts is reflected in her own wardrobe, which she describes as romantic and feminine. Combining vintage pieces with Italian classics, her eclectic approach to fashion is accentuated with a lighthearted mixture of color and print. From vintage clothes to her family tree, Coco’s appreciation for the past is an essential component of her fashion influence.
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“MY GREATEST INSPIRATION IS MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN STYLISH AND COMFORTABLE AT THE SAME TIME.”
BIANCA
BIANCA
Bianca Brandolini has made her way from socialite to style icon overnight; one cannot visit any online style blog without coming across her image. The actress and model is photographed everywhere she goes, but for good reason. Bianca’s ensembles are covet-worthy to say the least, and her role as spokeswomen for the Dolce&Gabbanna Alta Moda collection has without a doubt enhanced her well-dressed status. Her personal style is significantly edgy in comparison to her sister, but classically composed. She opts for muted color pallets for day, and provocative red or black at night. The Italian beauty’s style is a nod to rock ‘n roll, but she also credits her grandmother for her fashion inspiration, for she “has always been stylish and comfortable at the same time.”
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THE MILANO STREET STYLE IT’S BEEN AN EPIC STREET STYLE SEASON IN THE MILAN SPRING FASHION SHOWS. MILANO GIRLS SHOW THEIR OWN SIGNATURE LOOKS WITH THE CHICEST ACCESSORIES. SEE THE TOP TRENDS IN BAGS, SHOES, AND JEWLRY FOR THE BEST STYLE LESSONS.
FRACTAL FORMS Solid plastics in geometric shapes forward for jewelry and embellishments on a range of fall acessories.
QUIRKY FEVER Accessories gain a playful twist with surreal details. Extravagant bags continue to make a splash while imaginary elements in jewelry continue to uptrend
FRINGE EFFECTS Elegant fringe surfaces and luxe tassel details give accessories a dimensional movement.
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