NEW YORK, United States — What makes a successful fashion film? Is it a strong visual concept? Content that can be quickly parsed? A savvy distribution strategy? Humour? Provocation? A famous model or a catchy soundtrack? Creating compelling fashion videos has always been more art than science. But as we set about compiling our ranking of this season’s best films, we saw some interesting commonalities. While Cartier’s 3-minute CGI
Louis Vuitton Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: Elle CanadaAll Aboard the LV Express (IHT) “The clock struck 10 a.m. Wednesday and in a puff of smoke a Louis Vuitton steam train, smartly painted, chugged onto the platform. Out stepped women with hats held high, their A-line camel coats layered over skirts and pants fit for travel.” Groups struggle to meet demand (FT) “If 2011 was the year of euphoria for the watch and jewellery industry, gathered this month for its annual
Bloggers front row at Dolce & Gabbana | Source: Le Bon ChicYou Can See Spring Coming (NY Times) “Mr. Wang is a boy disguised as a designer — or maybe it’s the other way around — but whatever the case, he doesn’t want to grow up, and the clothes naturally follow that youthful spirit… Prabal Gurung’s show on Saturday had a pronounced erotic undercurrent that in its blunt use of violet, and the transparent hems of silk print dresses, owed something to the style last season of
Asprey Vintage Regulator Detail | Source: AspreyTime Warp (WSJ) “In the past couple of years, more and more guys I talk to have been going vintage when it comes to watches… It’s the inevitable pushback against the highflying hedge-fund era, when the pursuit of luxury meant the quest for highly conspicuous quality and lots of it.” Luxury stocks bounce back as Japan stabilizes (Globe and Mail) “Luxury stocks jumped Monday on growing optimism that the
Alexander Wang's dance party | Source: ModeliniaWomen of Wang (New York Magazine) “He’s built an approximately $25 million business on cool but benign day-into-night clothes for lithe, pragmatic downtown girls who all appear to work in galleries or PR… anything vaguely “creative.” Wang synthesized the street-style-blog-derived notion of looking like a “model off duty,” a louche fantasy of effortlessly sexy living if ever there was one.” Reed Krakoff Names
