The vision of Xander Zhou for Menswear is something innovative but not from now.. if not since few years ago when he proposed a lot of outfits very fresh for all the men industry.
I write a lot about the new era for men and maybe looking his work, I can say he was one of the 1st designers to introduce this era for men.
I really like transparencies and with the power of color we are living right now,they are some of winks Xander Zhou made to a actual part of men's fashion but few years ago
I discovered this designer few days ago and was interesting to do it because I LOVE know more and more.
Look at the transparent t-shirt, the neon colors or the awesome cuts! I really like the way.
The t-shirt full of cuts with that yellow is stunning and I think lot of people would put it now!
What do you think?
Another outfit I wanna highlight is this beautiful jumpsuit..
Very very cool isn't it? These outfits was made for spring/summer 2008 and they are, in my opinion, FABULOUS! For example two of my favorite designers Mugler & Raf Simons, have very innovative creations full of shapes and colors like the Zhoe line!
Xander Zhoe studied fashion inNetherlands but before going there, he studied graphic design in China.
Thanks to those studies, he has a special vision and he usually develop strange combinations in all the outfits with different kind of fabrics and shapes.
For A/W 2010-2011 he made neutral outfits, where white color or black were the protagonist and the heavy fabrics their mates.
Long coats in fur was also very important to Xander for A/W 2010-2011
For this year he has not made any collection and I need more of this designer! He is based in beijing and hope he shows soon another collection because, in my opinion he has a lot to say in men industry.
YES!! September is the month for new collections, new faces, new people and all will be in FASHION WEEKS!
Around the world they are going to be the epicenter of fashion industry and everybody is going to put their look for discover all the new proposals and sometimes, understand the vision of designer with a strange line full of art.
NY, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris are ready..what about you?
I'm very impatience because all of them are very very different and you can feel and taste the different sides of fashion. For example, these pictures I posted before this text are very innovative, strange... words describe for me London! Marques'Almeida are the designers of this A/W collection in denim and of course they are based there.
London is special, is everything and there you can find the most new, fresh and cool proposals. Mary Katrantzou, Christopher Kane.... both are AMAZING and also examples.
A common point at ALL the fashion weeks are the fashion girls and fashion boys who wearing awesome styles. There are always a tons of photographers who wanna take the best picture to all of them and check how amazing they are and why that outfit!
I have to confess the cities which have more attractive, not only for style if not also for location are Milan & Paris, maybe I think in this way because I love both cities haha.
I think all of you known I love BACKSTAGEs and I have to say, Madrid has one of the most beautiful ones because all of them are inside a big one and there is a terrace where among show and show you can meet with friends and talk with a lot interesting people.
And of course, NY is EVERYTHING! like this..
Everything is big, everything is different, fashion in NY has another way and collections and designers have something special and strange at the same time.
About designers.. pufff I haven't got clear which one is in my mind and which one make me feel impatience to discover the new proposals but thinking and thinking it could be Givenchy.
Last collection for this Fall Winter was in my opinion ART! and I need to know what Tisci has in mind for next season. All of us have clear what men are going to wear but ladies? For sure is going to be SPECTACULAR!
and you? What do you wanna discover during FW's? Which designer is your favorite and you think is going to create?
I'm so excited! I'm impatience to discover also the new collection by Roberto Verino! They are fabulous.
Ah! Before to finish.. Wanna know another common point among NY and London?
Men also have something to say in both fashion weeks..
THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!
Which are your plans for September? and how were your holidays?
There is a lot of stuffs that make us happy when we touch them or at least when we look them in a store, showroom, TV..
This time, a lot of those stuffs we can't have yet in our closets is because next season is not here and we should wait a little bit but patience, this time is coming up!
I wanna start with these beautiful and spectacular bags by Hey Sign
The most important things for me over these bags is the colorful and powerful of the design. The fabrics are like cotton but stronger and like the brand says, they are perfect for a good shopping time!
Another accessory perfect for this new era where everyone have iPhone, Ipad or something like that is this proposal by Balenciaga for iPad
Gorgeous isn't it? I want for me one like this one but maybe in another color, GREY could be very very beautiful :)
A brand which have some clothes with colors like this one by Balenciaga is Kepp Showroom
This brand, in my opinion, has beautiful and new proposals with details like maxi bags or fluor tones in the soles of shoes. I really like the innovation and this brand is very fresh and has ideas like in this shooting for their Fall Winter where the most important is the outfits, not the model.
I really like accessories or things like this one in the model face... I don't know why but they are strange and cool.
For this fall winter 2011 COS has beautiful proposals as usual. I really like the fabrics that COS uses and It's always fabulous going to any store and buy.
I wanna show all the looks for next fall trough this video LookBook, hope you like it
Which outfit is your favorite?
Talking about colors in collections and accessories I have to confess I dislike gold, silver etc but sometimes, I discover stuffs extremely beautiful made by these materials, colors.
Look at this clutch
The designer? Judith Leiber and I think she has made the perfect clutch for a party and look like a star with this piece. What do you think?
Another amazing designer which has used tones like gold but in this case silver has been, 3.1 Phillip Lim
They are gorgeous and although you can't see the sole, it is in grey and this color makes another vision and way, very cool!
These accessories, clothes, ideas always have those persons who show us how they could be in our bodies. Yes, I'm talking about models.
Primo is a new face scouted in London in a festival, just 16 years old
What a look! Do you like Primo?
Another new face, girl and extremely cool is Agne Konciute. From Lithuania and JUST 15 years old!
Which was her way for being scouted? Facebook!! Now is model in IMG.
The model life is something different, difficult and also full of experiences at work and daily life. A lot of hours of work is what people never see and as I showed you few months ago the new Prada's parfum, this time I wanna show you the Making Of video!!
I love discover and look at the ideas and all the work before make what people is going to see, what about you?
Another making of but very different is this one I wanna show you from one of my favorite brands in EEUU, Proenza Schouler. The backstage before the show is special and I LOVE the way of pictures and all the art you can taste from them..hope you like them as much as me
To finish I wanna show you 2 things: the beautiful prints, colors, shapes and cuts has made Marc by Marc Jacobs for the resort collection 2012
I think the floral print is very very different than all the floral prints I've seen before and the maxi bag in a neon yellow is wonderful!
and these dresses for a perfect evening made by Rachel Gilbert! I think they are gorgeous.
I think these designs are very chic and also full of elegance but fresh.. what do you think?
Tomorrow I have the first shooting for ODDA! We are excited :) Will tell you how is it going trough ODDA Facebook, click in ODDA's name if you wanna see what will happen there from 10 AM
I have to confess the first time I saw a collection of Giuliano was just a year ago and I cant forget what I felt while I was looking at.
I wanna show you a presentation I attended in Milan few weeks ago in a beautiful palazzo near Duomo, full of details and a perfect distribution for discover and feel what Giuliano Fujiwara wanted to show to all the people there.
In the middle of the room you could find a lot of models with different outfits, and them tried to pose to you for taking the best details of clothes, shoes, bags..
As you can see, the mix of colors is beautiful and all of them have an amazing tuning with fabrics and of course, the environment.
Look at the total white/cream look! I think it is fabulous, what about you?
All the shapes in coats, cardigans and sweaters are spectacular. All of these garments have the volume I really like and the color too, grey is one of my favorite colors and you can find in this collection a lot of outfits in grey!
Also, the suits are like a dream and is impossible to think "that not is for me", everybody, in my opinion, will look like a star wearing a Fujiwara suit!
Another detail you can check in the collection are the bows and ties.. gorgeous!!
I remember the model in the middle of the row was very very funny!
Talking about bow ties and ties, I wanna highlight the SPECTACULAR shoes and the AMAZING bags.
I need to have a pair of those shoes asap and one of these bags for my travels and maybe for going to the gym haha!
The sole on the shoes are amazing, love the innovation in the soles of men shoes and like Prada, Giuliano knows do it very well!
In the shoes, on the inside part of sole, you can see like a double sole bigger than the shoe, something very different and cool!
Giuliano is fantastic and I have to say, his presentations are full of inspiration and make you think a lot of things while you are there.
Do you like Giuliano Fujiwara? and this collection?
You know my answer: LOVE IT!
THANKS EVERYONE! How was your weekend? When you come back from holidays?
Everybody knows that FASHION is a industry in what you can find and discover things similar to your dreams and it is a place to experiment and fly with all the things you have in mind.
Right now, WE ARE FREE and if you look 20 years ago, always FASHION has been free.
The new era of fashion was born a lot of years ago and now..
it's time to MAKE IT REAL!
BREAK THE RULES, BE YOURSELF AND EXPRESS WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND.
It's time to show the people, FASHION is more than this word... don't hide your true face
I've made a combination of two editorials which in my opinion, express the new era in fashion for men and also in women, the force and innovation all of us can find in make-up, dresses, heels..
What do you think about these pictures? And the idea I have in mind?
