Milan Fashion Week: Moschino Cheap & Chic Fall 2010 Collection

Rosella Jardini's Cheap & Chic fashion show for Milan Fashion Week is not just an ordinary runway show. The guests stood beside the red carpet while models strutted across them. According to Rosella Jardini, the concept of Cheap & Chic's Fall 2010 fashion show is about women with various fashion styles who went out of a hotel.

Enjoy the Cheap & Chic's fab fashion show with humor!








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Isabeli Fontana Harpers Bazaar Russia March 2010

Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana looked stylish at the March 2010 issue of Harper's Bazaar Russia. She pulled a chic-look by wearing fabulous pieces such as floral-print corset by Dolce & Gabanna, pink pencil dress and patterned sundresses.

With her flowing dark locks and red lips, she sported fashionable outfits for day and night. Check out Isabeli Fontana's fashion shoots for Harpers' Bazaar Russia March 2010 issue.






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LFW: Morgan Allen-Oliver AW10

Throughout the menswear day schedule, the eclectic bunch of designers came together beautifully to showcase how diverse menswear can really be. For me, nothing represents the diversity of menswear more than Fashion East's Menswear installations and the latest crop did not disappoint. One of the real highlights of the day was walking around the East Wing of Somerset House uncovering the beautiful alongside the weird and wonderful made me feel just like that chubby little kid I used to be in a sweet shop once again. I excitedly dashed from room to room, leaving a trail of saliva as I went. From Lou Dalton's Jacobite rebellion inspired collection to Mr. Hare's heels to Sibling's hammer horror laboratory to Matthew Miller's smile inducing tailoring, I loved it all! We will continue to look back on some of our favourites but for now, I'd like to mention Morgan Allen-Oliver's wonderfully stylish yet cosy knits...

Morgan Allen-Oliver is a men’s knitwear designer who graduated with an MA from Central Saint Martins in 2009. Since then he has continually produced knitwear for Christopher Shannon, Michael van der Ham, Natascha Stolle and Hannah Taylor. However, if it were not for Fashion156 I could have easily have missed out on seeing his AW10 collection and what a crying shame that would have been. One of Morgan's knits was featured in Fashion156's LFW Preview editorial and I was desperate to see it in person ever since.

The preview look from Fashion156.

Morgan's AW10 collection sees a continuation of the graphic style that defined his MA but sees him experiment with new knit patterns, shapes and silhouettes. The primary aim is one that the recent graduate holds close to his heart and something we all can relate to; the pursuit of stylish cosiness. The collection is equally irresistible to both the eye and touch. It is a feast for the senses made entirely from felted lambs wools and I have to confess that I found it extremely difficult to prise my hands from the soft allure of his creations. I could certainly be both stylish and cosy in this sweater, just look at the below close up...

A close up on my favourite knit.

Alongside blog favourite Sibling and newcomers AMS, the options for graphic knits made here in Britain has never been so good.

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Bollywood Actress Zarine Khan stated, “Archana stands for the true essence that, luxury lies in celebrating the Indian wedding. I like to the way she uses colours and jeweled embroideries to add that extra elegance and opulence to her bridal designs. It was a pleasure being associated with her”
Adding to that, Fashion Designer Archana Kochhar stated, “The textile and apparel industry in Gujarat has made rapid advancements over the years. Vibrant Gujarat is a step to raise the levels of branded designs in the Silky City of Diamonds and create a distinguished mark in the fashion industry. This collection resonates bridal opulence and sheer grandeur of the Indian DNA.”
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Aitor's coming come

One of the most exciting additions to menswear day saw the return of Aitor Throup to the already bulging schedule. Despite an already impressive line up, it was difficult not to get excited by the return of this RCA MA graduate. Having spent the last couple of years working on projects for Stone Island, C.P Company and most recently Umbro, fans eager to see Throup's own line have had to wait. The reason we were all excited is because Throup's work is distinct. It communicates a conceptual approach to design while still creating accessible yet interesting garments.

The return of Aitor Throup. His presentation 'Legs' at LFW.

Last month I mentioned that he had presented his work on the lower body, the seemingly simple trouser to be precise, during Paris Fashion Week. Thirty eight pairs of trousers from Throup's design past (from 2004-2009) were sculpted on Gormley-esque, meticulously crafted forms and suspended from the ceiling. On Wednesday, Throup allowed the opportunity to marvel at his designs on home soil once again and of course I jumped at the chance! The presentation demonstrated the designer's distinct ability to unite form with function whilst explicitly demonstrating the designers fascination with structure and process.

Throup’s sculptures cast in fabric

His design work is primarily focused on exploring new structural solutions to clothe the human body. Here, Throup progressed chronologically through his archives, lifting a selection of designs before reinterpreting them with materials and design details appropriate to the season – and in doing so, has created an arena welcoming the expression of pure creativity and functionality. I was fortunate enough to take my seat at a talk at the V&A in August 2008 which saw the designer talk through his design process with Sarah Mower. One sentence uttered by Throup still rings in my ears, ""Artists create problems, designers solve them." You can really see how he is both an artist and designer, solving the problems his mind creates with focus and attention to detail and thirst for processes - his comic book scrawlings transform into reality. The presentation format in the Dairy was ideal the ideal format. It is a series of single items of clothing which have been afforded absolute consideration to form and function, ultimately transcending their origins to become sculptures cast in fabric. Throup does not "like the mentality of showing something for a very limited amount of time to a static audience" because he is obsessed with objects and "there is a narrative built in them and here I can allow the viewer to be the active component rather than the passive component." This presentation and these items of clothing are the truest representation of Throup’s work and are a welcome reminder of why he has such an important future in menswear.

Soon to be released trousers but be warned, these will be extremely limited and demand will be high.

After walking through this presentation and after speaking to the designer himself, it is clear that Throup’s designs exist beyond the standard parameters of fashion. They are meticulously constructed garments existing both within their narrative and without, made with respect for the human body and an astounding understanding of its formation. Throup is admirably creating his own path to follow, one which will not see him create two separate collections according to the demands of the fashion cycle but rather one that will see him tweak and release his constructions as and when he wants to. June 2010 will see the release of the first pieces bearing his name for many years, a trio of extremely limited edition trousers (shown above). I will never tire of analysing this collection or any other of Throup’s designs...now, I just need to start saving so I can purchase a pair.

Nicomede Talavera AW10

Back in October we featured a debut capsule collection by a current Central Saint Martin’s BA Menswear Fashion Design student, Nicomede Talavera. We were as impressed with his business nous as we were were by his obvious design talent and could not resist learning more about this exciting prospect. He might be on his placement year (initially in London and next to New York) but we have kept in close contact with him and are pleased to reveal his sophomore collection. For Aw10, Talavera has toyed with the idea of a symbiotic relationship between the Gentleman and the Neanderthal....

For the past six months Talavera has been interning at BLAAK but we caught up with the CSM student as he packed his bags for New York for further interning opportunities. We asked him to talk us through the collection in his own words. "The collection came from my initial thoughts on fusing elements of the neanderthal and the gentleman. I was really inspired by the make do and mend attitude of the neanderthal; the incredible textures, layers, animal prints, bones, twigs and experimentation with materials in addition to their overal primitive charm. This combined with my interest in the sportswear aesthetic and the slickness and austerity of the gentleman and richness of fabrics; velvet, wools and silk jersey. I also looked to Ian Carr-Harris’installation 137 Tecumseth to provide the overall mood and tone of the collection."

Throughout the collection these two examples of man interplay and form a relationship wherein each is dependent upon and receives reinforcement from the other. The Neanderthal brought a reactionary and primitive charm resulting in craftsmanship and a wealth of textures, layers and materials as well as an emphasis on animal prints. Whereas the Gentleman’s traditional influence ensures the silhouette maintains classic shapes, such as re-takes on long johns in PVC and longer length shirts and cardigans. A loose and relaxed silhouette runs throughout the collection; extended shirts, tops and cardigans hang just above the knee layered over dropped crotch and cropped trousers. Ian Carr-Harris’ installation 137 Tecumseth provides the colour palette and sets the mood of the collection; especially the metallic, reflective and tonal features.

Contrasting textures are paramount with PVC, crushed velvet, leather, wools, tyvek, hair and nylon alongside each other in shorts, trousers and shirts. Finished with ceremonial skull and ethnic beading on several pieces. Knitwear takes on a harder edge with leather, neoprene, denim and mohair yarns in a black chunky cardigan, jade top with sleeve details, a recycled denim striped scarf, grey leather shopper bag and oversized black and white mohair jumper. As with his debut collection, accessories play an important role in combining the two influences. The Neanderthal’s sense of rituals and lifestyle influences eerie animal bones, shells, twigs and knitted leather then combined with velvet and silver hoops on necklaces, bangles, bags and bag charms.

Nicomede Talavera returns for his final year at CSM in September 2010 so we can all expect to see his exciting graduate collection in 2011. I for one, cannot wait to see what this young talent creates next.