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Dries Van Noten: Say it ain’t so!
A sad week for Dries heads. It’s just been announced Dries Van Noten is stepping down from his namesake brand after 38 years and the fashion world is in mourning.
A thoroughly nice (and normal!) guy who respects women, a brilliantly consistent designer who charms through clever juxtapositions, not to mention a fabulous colourist, champion of diverse beauty and gardener extraordinaire!
My personal highlights – his 2014 exhibition at the Arts Decoratifs Museum, the beyond fantastic illustration collab with artist Gill Button, his always wonderful casting and my 5 inch snakeskin boots. Thanks Dries.
WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: Gill Button X Dries Van Noten
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Celine AW24: retro-modern minimalism plus a lipstick line
Still a bit gutted that Hedi didn’t end up at Chanel. Ah well, Celine’s gain. Nothing crazy new to see here but his brand of retro-modernism for Winter 24 (just teased in a film) looks contemporary and cool – yet surprisingly un-grungy – in the way only Hedi’s can.
It’s the high-shine block-heeled riding boots and shrunken turtlenecks for me…
What is new is the launch of Celine Beauté, starting with lipsticks. Who needs a new lipstick line? Clearly no-one. Apart from me, I guess. Following from the haute parfumerie of 2019, 15 shades of Le Rouge Celine, including the nude rose seen in the film, will drop in 2025 preceded by a classic red satin lipstick shade, Rouge Triomphe (below) this autumn. See more here.
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IMAGES: Celine Winter 24 x 3; Celine Beauté
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Quote of the day: Vanessa Friedman on why fashion matters
“It’s a gesture of respect for yourself and those around you. The momentum has been building since the world emerged from pandemic isolation, cycling out of comfort clothing into confusion, tugged toward the allure of the recent FX series about Capote’s “Swans,” and the erstwhile rituals of dress. Remembering what it means to construct the public self.”
Vanessa Friedman on the conviction of personal style, New York Times (unlocked link) (more…)
Tod’s AW24: Press here
Two quick takeaways from the Tod’s AW24 show. Precision-pressed creases on overlong tailored trousers to give a super-lengthening effect to legs (above and below). And the double-shirt styling – so simple and achievable (above and bottom).
Pressed creases are a trend that continues where Prada left off. Mrs Prada, that is. Her deliberate steam-creased skirt folds went viral after appearing in M Le magazine du Monde last year (below). But if you’re going to attempt this look, do it like you mean it. (more…)