PARIS!

Hello everybody!

How are you? 

I'm sorry but is not possible to make blog during these crazy days that I'm having in Milan and Paris for Fashion Weeks!

I only can say that is being AMAZING as usual and till monday is time to enjoy and discover more and more collections.

Today I've attended shows like 3.1 Phillip Lim, Louis Vuitton or the spectacular Balmain presentation

I really appreciate the work that is Olivier Rousteing always doing and the new F/W 2013-14 collection for men is not an exception

What do you think?

I promise to update you soon with things and things

xx

David Martin

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Milan Fashion Week F/W 2013-14

The time has arrived!! One of my favorite dates every 3-4 months.. FASHION WEEKS!

In Milan right now and about to finish all work for tomorrow, I'm starting to define my days at all, in this amazing city!

I look forward for many shows like Calvin Klein, Gucci or Prada

What do you expect from these days of shows?

HAVE A GOOD ONE!

xx

David Martin

FOREVER LOVE

Four are the times that Mr Van Assche is working together with Eastpack to elaborate a collection to die for.

I'm a lover of backpacks and the ones by Kris Van Assche for this famous brand are with no doubt, a success in every different way and point of view

is very important how a Lookbook has to be presented and introduced to all the press and people

This shoot was Art Directed by Kris Van Assche and photographed by Bruno Staub.

Of course, the model has a lot of thing to say because he is one of the upcoming new top models, Alexander Ferrario, do not miss his name

All the colors and shapes are PERFECT for every outfit or piece you want to wear by Van Assche S/S 2013 or other favorite pieces you have

I took the freedom to play a bit with photos, giving to them a different touch, a touch that I really like as you can see on my new header haha!

Black is a must for Kris Van Assche and I consider that he is right to this. Black is elegant, Black is different, Black does the break between the simplicity and something unique...

but there is always a color that perfectly fix with black and you have never thought about it..

An example? Blue, but not the blue you are imagining right now.. if not the blue that you think... I NEED you, it is awesome...

Yes, this is the blue and I have to confess that I NEED THE WHOLE OUTFIT next summer... What do you think?

HOT!!

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I look forward to discover the Kris Van Assche F/W 2013-14 collection in Paris in less than 15 days!!!!! 

I'm pretty sure that it's going to be massive and I'm gonna love it as usual!

What do you expect guys?

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I'm actually in Swiss and will come to Milan next day 9th for castings days because of few shoots for ODDA and get ready for day 12th when all the shows begin in the city!! I'm super excited!

Keep you posted

THANKS!

xx

David Martin

I WISH YOU...

Hope this new year 2013 bring you all of your dreams!

I believe that it is going to be a good year for everybody and don't forget

If you fight and work hard for what you want, you will get it

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thanks for your support and being here although I cannot spend al the time I want as I used to do

xx

David Martin

U CANNOT STOP ME

2012 is about to end and I pray to see and discover new ways to develop and create editorials into magazines ( I'll try to do it into my magazine as well )

Before to say good bye to this intense year, I would like to feature this amazing editorial for Le Monde M

These effects made me remember the AMAZING job my friend and fabulous photographer Juan Martin, did for issue 2 of ODDA with Ton Heukels and Mugler.

This time, the artist is Daniel Sannwald and models are Mr Sean O'Pry and the gorgeous Karlie Kloss!

They are an explosive combination and if you include these neons, mixes and "future" touches I cannot say other thing: OMG!

Of course, the styling has lot of things to say and MUGLER cannot be out of this story..

This is an example of 80's style into the future of Fashion, where past always come back and no one can forget what happened before and what the creatives are able to re-interpretate for the upcoming future!

If you check these photos at all, you could understand what I'm explaining you over here. The future + keeping the most classic and old expressions..

Mr O'Pry looks like a typical image of Jesus with the hand positions. Maybe you are thinking that I'm crazy but open your mind! :D

I absolutely love the mix between reality and unreal things or "robotic" silhouettes, colors... Do you like it?

and of course, a MUSt for this F/W 2012-13.. the feathers Gucci dress, representing the oldest expression into a women.. how sexy and beautiful she is just with the silhouette of her body..

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What do you think?

Maybe I always try to see more trough the photos but, at least is what I'm feeling with them hehe!

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How are going your holidays?

xx

Thanks

David Martin

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2012 was a year full of emotions & work

Since the beginning of this blog, I'm trying to show you the side of fashion that  people is not entirely updated . I think fashion goes beyond the shows or Red carpets where all of you check the celebrities with the amazing pieces that designers develop in special for them, the part that makes the difference between the Art or something simple, the prodigious minds..

This year, I launched a personal project that all of you already know, ODDA and it takes all of my time  and this make me impossible to update and develop my blog as I used to do

Hope in 2013 get the time and new way of my blog being possible to show you what's going on in my style but in a quick and special touch

Just to say, THANKS for being here always and sorry for not visit your blogs 

Wish you Merry Christmas 

xx

David Martin

W . A . N . G

There are lot of things that a designer is able to develop.

Not only the clothes you may wear or not, they also are creating a way, essence and style that develops a different perspective and ideas during the whole career.

Alexander Wang is actually living his highest level. Balenciaga, his brand as one of the most important in USA and respected and now as 2nd time, a line of Objects

They could be perfectly the Life Style way of Mr Wang.

Eye mask are a MUST if you want to sleep everywhere and the Black into the whole objects collection is elegant and beautiful. Not all blacks are great, everything depends. It sounds stupid but it is the reality at all haha. What do you think?

I think the next piece is awesome

Yes, it is only a bear but look at the leather in combination with wool! I think this piece is perfect for everybody! a little piece of his art represented into a bear

I absolutely believe that sometimes create stuffs out of your own line is complicated and it means time, patience and know when is possible to launch it.

When you start your career, there are loads of things you are dreaming to do but.. time by time! and is what I think Mr Wang is doing since the beginning.. don't you?

The target for these objects goes from 1 year to 80 years old. Classic like Dominos is an example of that!

And if like me, you need a notebook where to write every day loads of things...the Alexander Wang's agenda, is YOUR AGENDA!

I can feel purity and at same time something fresh. Full of elegance and good taste!

What do you think about these objets?

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Hope all is going good guys! 

Men's Fashion Week are coming :)

THANKS

xx

David Martin

GET READY TO TRAVEL WITH VUITTON

Few days ago, I had the pleasure to attend the amazing presentation in Madrid of the most vintage trunks of Louis Vuitton in the world.

This presentation took place at one of most important malls in Spain and at the same time, where a year ago I had the first touch with Vuitton Spain!

The story of these trunks is more than interesting

At the beginning, all the trunks where developed into a smooth texture, doing this article something elegant and "luxury" ,only manufactured in Paris and London.

Each of the trunks were made by order and also the person who ordered the piece, was able to custom the size, and compartments the Vuitton trunk will have

The one you can see at the picture is for shoes! Amazing but true!

Everything was made in 100% leather and all details got the Louis Vuitton sign as you can see at the picture.

I really like this, because the dedication and a good work have as result a trunk that are alive for 90 years!

Was very interesting to attend this after to watch the day before a TV show of auctioneers where a Vuitton trunk was about the be part of the auction and before that, they explained everything!

The names of families, countries, stickers of trips.. everything means and sum at the present because this tell you exactly what the trunk has lived! and at least for me, that is AMAZING! don't you?

Discover what the family was living, where and how many trips worldwide the trunk got!

Here is an example of what I'm telling you

Few years later, Vuitton decided to include the famous Hologram.. first without the LV and then with the stars and LV, because everybody was copying their amazing job and with this hologram, that dissapeared!

At the exhibition, I felt in love with an amazing suitcase that I consider is PERFECT for all the trips I do for ODDA or with my blog as well!

You can travel with this suitcase with what you need for 1-2 days! Is beautiful and perfect maybe for documents, laptop, a good sweater, t-shirt..

What do you think? :)

I really like the vintage stuffs. They represent the future we are living now and also make me admire how amazing the things were done then and now is complicated to develop again

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How is going your week?

THANKS

xx

David Martin

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA

 At the landscape of the fashion industry in the last months is being feeling and living a constant change inside the big fashion houses.

In times of problems and not a lot of stability sometimes is better to change and get a new start, a new day for everybody

I absolutely admire and at same time can feel the hard moment you, the team or directors decide to finish a relationship of work after years and years together but all that starts, has to end..

Christopher Kane leaves Versus. This brand, the little sister of Versace, needs to re-direct the essence and the capsule collections are the style that Ms Donatella wants to apply.

For this change, the first designer chosen has been Mr JW Anderson.

I feel a BIG admiration to him, for his art and every collection he creates. The previous picture come from his S/S 2013 men's collection, which made me feel another level of feeling when I saw it

It could be excessive, strange or not very masculine BUT...What about the creativity? I guess that is something lot of people is losing every season and WE NEED THIS BACK! no?

The color, shapes, details into the female side for men and the sensibility it expresses, made to Donatella get the best option as possible!

He is young, full of power, just won an award at the last BFA and Versus wants him.. Can you imagine what Mr Anderson will develops in maybe 7 years ago? I look forward for that moment!

and you? ready to experiment his evolution? Also , check the JW Anderson women collections, they are superbe!

Another important and maybe most shared new into the whole fashion atmosphere is the WELCOME to Mr Alexander Wang to Balenciaga as head of this Spanish spectacular Fashion house

I think everybody at this point knows what's going on and I can't stay quiet with this fantastic and amazing new era at Balenciaga!

Wang is this...A mind where the limitations don't exist, where all what he wants is possible, where the innovation + future + an story behind is what he wants to tell in every collection.

After the sad good bye to Mr Ghesquiere, who changed and introduced the level that Balenciaga have got at the moment, Alexander Wang arrives with the idea and the perfect line that this house needs to get another level.

His last S/S 2013 collection is full of details that could make you feel that he is more than able and also deserves to be the head of Balenciaga.

This new is not something that surprise me a lot because he was in Paris with a lot of frequency in the last months and I saw him a couple of times

What do you think about him to replace Nicolas?

I absolutely believe that the Balenciaga essence, that exclusivity and no perversion into the runway is something that is going to be there but, What mr Wang will introduce at this spanish house?

That is something that we need to wait until his first collection at Balenciaga.. Is similar than Mr Simons at Dior.. No one expected what he is doing but the result is brilliant, is Dior, is Mr Simons and is WONDERFUL!

Open minded and say welcome to the changes.. those changes that make the difference into the life of every person open to feel and know more and more!

How was your weekend? Mine not so bad! working on the 4th issue haha! This is a non stop!

Soon hope being able to spend more time over here, but believe me.. is very complicated!

THANKS

xx

David Martin 

3rd ISSUE

After few months nonstop and working hard everyday, the 3rd issue of my magazine, ODDA is about to comes out in two days!!!!

One of the new features in this 3rd issue is the re-designed logo by Rodrigo Aguade...which looks spectacular, clean and perfect for our maturity.

Do you like it?

For this issue, we have decided to launch 4 covers, because we consider this issue has a personality near to different tastes and people

Which is your favorite one? I'm very excited with the Simon Nessman cover! He is one of my favorite models since I started in the industry and his story by Gillian Mansonhing Staples & Armani is simply PERFECT!

This is one of my favorite shots in the beautiful Canada

We were looking for exactly what you can see. Simon Nessman in a very fresh and natural way, he is brilliant!

Of course, what about Jon Kortajarena and the baby tiger?

This amazing shooting by Juan Martin and produced by Paloma Alvarez & Juanjo Manez is a dream to all people who loves Jon and this time you can feel a different side of him

Few days ago, models.com launched a exclusive preview with a video "Behind The Scenes" that you can't miss

I think Jon is the model that all photographer would like to work with! and I know that he really enjoyed working with the whole team and the baby tigers!!

About girls...Do you recognize the mask?

YES! it comes from Margiela Artisanal F/W 2012/13 and the amazing story by Nicolas Valois 

I had in my mind those masks since the day of the show few months ago, and when I could have them in front of me, I cannot express what I though...

The styling was by the fantastic Yasmina Benabdelkrim and believe me that this story is going to give you speechless!

To finish, the amazing Michaela Kocianova by Juan Martin.

An story where a beautiful garden invites you to be a part of her and the Secret it involves!

and now, my question is:

Which cover will be yours? I think the correct answer would be

ALL OF THEM!

Check our tumblr: http://oddamagazine.tumblr.com/

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What do you think about the new issue? and about the 3 covers?

Hope your weekend was fine, I'm a bit sick but much better than last friday and ready for the week I have ahead! 

THANKS

xx

David Martin

ECCENTRICO UNIVERSE

Get into a different universe in a parallel world is what ECCENTRICO made us feel after the S/S 2013 Giorgio Armani show.

In the middle of the venue and next to the runway, the most amazing pieces by Mr Armani, the walls like the nebulae and the excitation that everybody felt over there since the minute one that each of us came inside, are some of the features important to describe over here

The dresses and special pieces came from Couture to accessories and Pret â Porter to special and unique dresses dedicated to celebrities.

An example of that is the amazing dress Mr Armani did for Lady Gaga and her Monster Ball Tour.

I have to confess that my eyes focused the attention into the dress when I passed next to it 

The shoulder details, cuts and shape make me crazy!!! The same happens about the materials. I remember when I went to the gaga's concert and she walked with the dress, OH YEAH!

What do you think about it?

Into the venue, you could discover another spectacular dresses from 1980 for example, being able to taste the Armani universe and also to feel, people like me that was not there when introduced these pieces, what he has in mind and is working on since lot of years ago

These 3 pieces are very special to me as well. They determine the lady into a chic way and very beautiful shape, running into the years where the collars got an evolution, sleeves are more sophisticated but quality is always PERFECT

LOVE this suit... Is like "GLAMOUR AT ALL"

don't you?

Couture is for me a very special side of the Fashion Industry. It is the place reserved to make to flight your mind and develop what you want into the creativity.

Armani Privé is always like that, and this is one of the pieces introduced not a lot ago and for sure many of you remember perfectly

Every piece means too much work. Mr Armani is always checking every detail and don't leave anything until it is perfect.

No errors, and all under control, with a final goal: Make feel comfortable, chic, sexy and unique to all the women

What do you think about the exhibition?

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Hope all of you are fine!!! I'm very busy so my time into my blog is complicated at the moment. Hope change this asap

THANKS

xx

David Martin