Lagerfeld, Torishéju & Olivia von Halle: Paris Fashion Review

Lagerfeld: the soul of the lookout

Mediterranean atmosphere at Lagerfeld, where the common thread was none other than watch, this sumptuous villa / palace where Karl lived, on the border between Monaco and France.

The elegant relaxation of the lookout has literally imbued the collection. The Monaco print has been available in a series of seaside sketches full of nostalgia, applied to cotton pajamas, silk shirts and denim jackets.

“Karl lived very happy there for many years. The lookout was not only a huge villa, it was also a tropical garden populated by many birds,” said Kun Kim, the designer of Lagerfeld, on the occasion of a presentation at the brand’s headquarters, an elegant villa located in the heart of Saint-Germain.

The conventional watch lines also inspired the structure of the clothes, many of which displayed marked shoulders. Kun Kim revisited the 80s through powerful silhouettes, going so far as to structure white shirts curved with padded shoulders.

True to the neo-expressionist DNA of the house, Kun presented cocktail dresses in matt jersey, very chic silk pajamas pants bordered by an emblematic KL frieze, or even a cotton striped twin-set-composed of shorts and a high-adorned with tiny mirror effect buttons with the effigy of Karl. Trenchs in organza of semi-transparent polyester and an ultra sophisticated Saharan jacket, with removable elements, were just as remarkable.

Outfits which, all, can be worn with a new bag whose silver metal handle is in the image of Choupette, the beloved cat of the late Karl Lagerfeld.

“This season looks like a tribute to Karl,” Kun Kim said, who also paid tribute to the founder during a wild party at the Palais de Tokyo, with Paris Hilton turntables, muse of the brand’s latest campaign. In other words, KL continues to vibrate all-Paris.

Torisheju: Dumi Debate with Dürer

Torisheju Dumi won this month the LVMH prize for know-how, and after discovering her daring collection, and even sometimes splendid, this Wednesday, we understand why she fully deserved this distinction.

Brain creator, Torisheju Dumi mixes all kinds of references – military, industrial and utility – in refined and harmonious clothes. Like its sublime opening outfit carried by Naomi Campbell: a black wool, chic and structured peplum jacket, with slightly drooping shoulders, which was not without evoking a knight armor.

She also presented jerseys in ribbed mesh, in a maneuvering officer style, associated with asymmetrical skirts with a very trendy ruffle, as well as striated wool dresses with perfect drape with flavored hems, or even a splendid raspberry leather shirt, second skin and in a booty style, worn on extra-long pants. Each outfit gave off an artistic touch, while always remaining consistent, a guarantee of the undeniable talent of a creator. One of the few men present in the casting of this parade wore remarkable cassock, made in a fabric usually reserved for men’s shirts, skillfully mixing sacred and profane.

One of the themes in the collection echoed the art of Albrecht Dürer.

“Like Albrecht Dürer explored the tensions between the divine and the terrestrial, this collection turns his gaze towards the crossings between chaos and control, body and system, or even thought and form,” wrote Torisheju Dumi in his note of intent.

A graduate of London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins, of Nigerian -Brazilian origin and raised in London, Torisheju Dumi is a singular talent. A creator with a very sharp look. In a word, Torisheju Dumi combines strength of character and style.

Olivia von Halle: a stylish collaboration with Costes

A capsule in collaboration which seems to be successful: the association of Olivia von Halle with the Costes hotel, celebrated this week in the crowded bar of the coolest hotel in Paris.

The Lila Liaisons – A revisited version of Olivia von Halle’s flagship pajamas – is the centerpiece of this luxury loungewear collection. She is accompanied by the Deneuve Liaisons scarf and the Audrey Costes, a reinterpretation of the brand’s emblematic night mask.

Made in the flamboyant red emblematic of costes, one could not help notify the particular attention that the barmen, dressed in the Hauts, aroused during the evening.

This partnership is the second between Olivia von Halle – the house of ultra chic pajamas – and a prestigious hotel. He follows the collaboration of Olivia von Halle with The Carlyle to create a line of pajamas intended for the legendary Hotel de Madison Avenue.

The Costes collection is mainly based on a magnificent devoured silk, whose motif has a particularly successful burnout effect. Born from a sketch made by hand in the London workshop of Olivia von Halle, the print plays with the codes of Costes – a “Roaring Twenties” spirit, volutes of smoke forming the name “Costes”, and a touch of insolence. Ideal, in short, for an innovative, refined and deliciously sensual fashion.

“I always liked the idea of ​​transforming an atmosphere, a place, until giving the impression of feeling comfortable, as in pajamas. At Costes, our pieces feel perfectly in their place,” said Olivia. You feel at home too.