Refined vintage shapes, chic details and elegant color offerings are just some of the elements that culminate the new Marc Jacobs eyewear collection.
The “must-have” models of the new season feature a variety of sophisticated tonal and glitter effects as well as unique iconic embellishments such as exotic enameled metal flowers. Also included are interesting frame silhouettes with colorful appeal which underscores the designer’s style.
The butterfly-shaped sunglasses, with playful enameled-metal flowers, bring together a recurring theme in the designer’s accessory lines. The flower embellishment that blossoms on the temples is highlighted by the glitter detail (mod. MJ 347/s). Color offerings include: white, black, gray, violet, brown and blue.
Retro elegance with ‘50s flair: This acetate sunglass with its butterfly shape and glitter effects is both seductive and precious. Color offerings include light brown, havana, gray, champagne, nude and black (mod. MJ 345/s).
The Marc Jacobs collection of sunglasses and optical frames are available at the Marc Jacobs store, Greenbelt 4.
1970 style icons Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall epitomize the glamour of the era: Halter and plunging necklines, layers of colorful silk, exaggerated neck tie details, bold print and color all help to create an effortless chic and sophisticated look. Spring 11 styles that were directly inspired from this era include, Elodie Bloom Top, SplashedColorblock Balloon Jersey Dress,Edith Eyelet Body Wrap Dress, and Pollina Silk Top.
Apparel
For Spring 2011, Marc By Marc Jacobs hits the runway in a multitude of bright colors, flowy fabrics, and updated neutrals, evoking the romance and youth of the 1970’s.Hemlines drop giving a billowing and glamorous air to dresses and skirts, while pants become higher-waisted, with a fuller leg.Blouses in silk and cotton poplin dominate, both paired with shorts or tucked into skirts. We bring it back to classic Marc By Marc Jacobs sportswear infusing the line with both bright pops of color, as well as updated neutrals of fog, sand, and cream. There is a light hearted quality to the collection illustrated through the layered application of light weight fabrics. The playful heritage of the brand is illuminated as we embark on our ten year anniversary at Marc By Marc Jacobs this spring season.
Accessories
1970s lady-like sophistication inspired us this season. Our new groups have more structured silhouettes in luxury materials — such as the Bianca Jane on a Chain and the Snake Chain Shop Girl. The vintage-inspired color palette has rich neutrals such as Caramel, Taupe and Black accented by pops of color. This refined aesthetic was furthered by new hardware pieces and subtle detailing.
In the Philippines, Marc by Marc Jacobsis exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Stores Specialists Inc. (SSI), and is located at Greenbelt 5.
Taking off from the travel cues of Banana Republic’s Spring/Summer Collection are key pieces that let its wearer discover and explore at ease. Inspired by shades of the sea and the lightness of watercolor paint, these new pieces are light, airy and perfect for the spring season.
The deep blue ocean inspires the navy color that is so important for the season as a new base. Denim dark rinse and saturated mélanges in yarns feel fresh for spring, and serve as a good base to splash the new watercolor ranges and lighter fabrications off. Ivory is the new white, as it plays geometrically against the blue with subtle nautical references of painted stripes, airy checks and whimsical prints. Draping like waves is the new feminine detail for a less constricted feel.
Thecolor for the season is washed by water like a palette of simple paints used by watercolor artists. The blending and blurred edges of the watercolor technique of painting feel approachable and natural while creating hundreds of sophisticated levels within a brushstroke. Nothing feels totally solid this season as the use of color feels painterly and uneven rather than solid. Print is not flat but feels manually treated as in hand decoration or wood-block technique.
Banana Republic is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Casual Clothing Specialists, Inc. (CCSI), a subsidiary of Stores Specialists, Inc., and is available at Greenbelt 5 and Rustan’s Department Store Makati.
In 2011 the brand sets off to create a brave new world for the braves and terminally stupid.
It’s the news Diesel fans the world over have been waiting for. After years of feeling marginalised by society, of feeling too colourful, courageous, individualistic or merely stupid to the rest of the world, they’re finally getting a place they can call home. In 2011 they can immigrate to Diesel Island.
This is not a vacation – it is a nation. After launching a movement with the Be Stupid campaign, Diesel’s next step is the creation of an entirely new and stupid society: a tropical utopia where the principles of the Be Stupid manifesto can thrive and flourish. What would it be like to start a nation from scratch? To take what is great from the countries we know, and ditch all that is bad? To re-write the laws? To right social wrongs? A country for only the brave?
The print and outdoor campaign images will show the first pioneers arriving on the island, living exciting experiences, solving some of the old world’s oldest problems (immigration, healthcare systems, transport…) with fresher eyes, and holding wild parties to celebrate the birth of their nation. Think Lost, but with nicer clothes and no polar bears.
A raft of cross-media initiatives (viral videos, a Facebook application and a game based on island’s everyday life, a pirate radio, etc) will complement the traditional media outburst, while the Diesel website will be fully integrated with the campaign: virtual visitors to the island will be able to shape its laws, watch videos of island life, meet its citizens – and of course buy island-friendly clothes via the interactive catalogue. And not to forget, the island will have its own Wikipedia entry, updated every week as the emerging society and its rules and regulations evolve.
Meanwhile, Diesel stores will become the official “embassies” of the island, with flags, maps and explanations of the philosophy that led to the creation of the world’s youngest country. Entering the embassies gives everybody the chance to get official Diesel Island citizenship.
What should the perfect society look like? Can it ever exist? Are the outrageously stupid the best people to create it? And again: will Diesel be brave enough to buy a real island and raise a flag of independence?
Only time will tell. But first, there’s the dream. Diesel Island: land of the stupid, home of the brave.
In the Philippines, Diesel is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc.
Through the rugged mountains, Saharan desert and into the tropical rain forest: The Spring 2011 collection tells the story of our global landscape which takes inspiration from the organic colors and textures inherent in nature, juxtaposed with a more urban, utilitarian sensibility.
Key looks for women include exotic, asymmetrical one-shoulder sheath dresses belted at the waist, slouchy, parachute cotton trousers, and sporty yet versatile trenches layered over lightweight silks with ruched necklines and modern, sportswear-inspired mesh fabrics. Pixilated mosaic prints and splashes of color are grounded by dune, slate and crisp white, one the of the season’s biggest trends. Refined tribal patterns and hints of playful electric yellow and blue pop into the landscape. Raw silk and bleached out fabrics mix soft and hard, shiny and matte.
Accessory highlights include double buckle belts and hobos in metallic python with white leather detail and studded handles. Camouflage totes and gladiator heels in fatigue green mesh and snakeskin are the spring military must haves.
For men, the mood is urban safari with a clean yet unstructured silhouette and a concentration on military cargo, canvas, unconstructed blazers and raw edges. Key looks include sandy suede field jackets, two-button blazers, layered separates and loose-fitting, easy-to-wear trousers with roll up cuffs and clean patch pockets. Steel blues and warm berries balance jungle grays and tumbleweed browns. Shoes include short military boots, trekking sandals, and sharp oxfords with playful colored soles. Belt bags, rustic leather duffels and updated, graphic camo bags are slung across the shoulders, perfect for hiking through the urban jungle.
In the Philippines, Kenneth Cole New York is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Rockwell, Greenbelt 5, and Rustan’s Makati.
Travel and fairy tales once again inspire the Leitmotiv for the Furla Talent Hub accessory collection. After chasing the White Rabbit to Wonderland and searching for the Wizard of Oz, the concept of the collection moves between the planets of the Solar System, together with a blond child: the Little Prince. The collection evokes the immaterial nature of a metaphorical journey, the colours are pale and white predominates. The prints retrace the steps of the Little Prince, along with representations of the symbolic figures that accompany him: the rose, the aeroplane, the fox and naturally his blond hair and curious expression. The planets float on glossy surfaces and the various elements are lit up with the colours of fluorescent pink, his hair and spinning tops. The collection is aimed at travellers, and once again comprises all the accessories needed to accompany adventurous spirits with a desire to make discoveries and lose themselves. Bags, practical, capacious shoppers, cosmetic cases, briefcases and handbags, the special new features of which are the clasps: little plaques, like asteroids containing the message revealed by the story of the Little Prince. We only really see with the heart.
With the innovative Furla Talent Hub project, launched in 2007, the company offers young international designers, presently unknown to the general public, the opportunity to design a collection for the label and associate their names to a brand recognized worldwide. With the Spring Summer 2011 Leitmotiv collection, the company continues to accompany the effervescence and energy of young and promising fashion designers, reworking traditional fashion codes with original and unexpected proposals always avant-garde.
LEITMOTIV
The Leitmotv is a guiding melody, the recurring musical theme associated with a character or emotion, place or idea. In the case of Juan Caro and Fabio Sasso, dreamlike creativity is the common thread of a young, successful artistic fellowship. Juan, who is South American, transferred to Europe where he specialized in the visual arts. Fabio, an Italian student at Dams in Bologna, conducted research into the relationship between art and fashion. And in the meantime he trained as a tailor.
The meeting of the two worlds created a curious imagination which struck and amazed international critics thanks to the innovative strength of their language. Leitmotiv participated in two editions of Pitti Rooms, the area dedicated by Pitti Uomo to the new visions of emerging creators. In 2008, with the “Life with butterfly” collection, they won Fashion Incubator, the competition of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber for Italian Fashion).
They showed the same collection at both Milano Moda Donna and Tokyo Fashion week. And in 2009 they began a new adventure, creating an original capsule collection of accessories for Furla Talent Hub. The atmosphere of their creations is always a dialogue between the baroque decorative style of Fabio Sasso and the gothic mood of Juan Caro. Their inspiration comes from a precious iconographic pot-pourri, blending complex ideas that enter and depart from fairy-tale, surreal worlds. Influences that give life to unique creations.
New Creative Director
Fabio Fusi is the Creative Director of Furla from the Autumn Winter 2010. Fusi, 40 years old, a native of Florence, has had notable previous collaborations with big names in the world of luxury, including Salvatore Ferragamo, Cartier and Etro, with whom he served as Accessories Design Director. Today Furla has assigned him the task of determining the stylistic guidelines of the women’s and men’s collections and to supervise the projects of the Furla Talent Hub.
In the Philippines, Furla is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Greenbelt 5, Rustan’s Makati, and Shangri-La Plaza Mall.
BY MIKAEL JANSSON: A TRIBUTE TO “LA PISCINE” – DAZZLING SUNLIGHT AND RARIFIED SENSUALITY
For the Spring/Summer 2011 campaign, Ferragamo reiterates its link with the Big Screen through images shot by photographer Mikael Jansson that reinterpret the seduction and bohemian spirit from the classic French film, “La Piscine”, the source of inspiration for the season’s collections.
The story is told through a series of poolside images that convey sensuality and seduction. Dominated by summer sunlight, the photos evoke the type of languid, luxurious summer holiday expected of the Salvatore Ferragamo jet-set couple.
Just as in Jacques Deray’s 1968 film starring Alain Delon, Jane Birkin and Romy Schneider, the campaign shots describe a sophisticated poolside seduction, with the natural allure of the protagonists’ tanned bodies, the lazy spontaneity of utter relaxation, the casual elegance of a cocktail at sunset and embraces in evening attire before a party on the beach. The feeling of this refined summer holiday is distinctive through elegant details and looks put together with nonchalance and ease.
Supporting roles are played by Ferragamo accessories; bags with natural textures, sandals in leather and raffia, ultra flat slave sandals, bijoux like talismans, exclusive wristwatches and stylish sunglasses, icons of the Brand. Impeccable summer elegance in ivory and white with touches of navy blue for him, while she favors an eclectic style that combines bohemian elements with ultra-chic pieces – crocheted knits, silk mini-shorts, safari jackets, gossamer-fine flounced dresses and knotted headscarves.
Stylist Anastasia Barbieri worked with Mikael Jansson on the campaign, shot in Ibiza. The campaign features models Daria Werbowy and Clement Chabernaud.
“Mikael’s images exactly mirror the inspiration for the collection: a sophisticated woman with a natural taste for luxury,” said Massimiliano Giornetti, Creative Director of Salvatore Ferragamo.
In the Philippines, Salvatore Ferragamo is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc.
Spring is all about pared back, contemporary style. It’s clean, feminine and effortlessly elegant, capturing the best of chic Parisian fashion and 70’s Riviera chic with the right mix of preppy British influences.
The season starts in a classic colour palette of navy, white and cream highlighted with light blues and pinks.
White is the earliest trend to be seen with Broderie Anglaise and lace being key in simple yet stunning shift dresses.
Navy jumpsuits and pleated dresses are worn with suede fringed bags and wooden platforms. Pleats are an important detail for Spring seen on long sleeve romantic dresses, little skirts updated with confetti floral prints and chiffon summer dresses. Leather is love-worn in tan mini-skirts, shorts and cropped jackets.
As Spring evolves into summer a retro 70’s glamor is evoked channeling Bianca Jagger in St.Tropez. White tailored shorts are matched perfectly with a tuxedo style blazer, white dresses feature delicate layered frills of Broderie Anglais and vintage esq. embroidery on care free smocks. Traditional nautical stripes feature on cotton shorts with rope belts, shell printed playsuits and clean Breton stripe tops. Bold, color blocking and highlights of neon checks deliver one of the key looks from the catwalk and add an impactful clash of color to the paired back palette, on halter neck maxi dresses, western style shirts and breezy tie waist smocks.
Holiday wear continues the 70’s beach vibe with embroidered cheesecloth kaftans, strapless cut out swimsuits and printed halter neck bikinis.
YOU ARE MAN?
This Spring The Man heads into the warmer weather with a wardrobe of sophisticated yet fashion-forward looks that stay true to his rugged masculinity. French Connection features a classical neutral color palette punctuated with bold splashes of mustards, greens and reds taking inspiration from traditional British sports with collegiate stripes and polo player numbers scattered throughout the collection.
For high summer our Man settles on the Riviera with a wardrobe of sophisticated, simple pieces updated with subtle design tweaks. Nautical stripe tops are re-worked in vibrant colors and teamed with chino shorts for day, while the classic lightweight linen jacket has been updated with zip pocket details and a granddad collar to make it perfect for the cooler evenings.
For Spring 11 FCUK keeps the same masculine feel mixed with a strong workwear influence from the Dockside. Attention is paid to the way garments are used and worn every day by real men with real beards; fabrics and treatments give the collection an authentic finish, from bleached out seam details and traditional rivets, to dip-dye ginghams, vintage washed jeans and crumpled cotton jackets
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Denim comes washed out and authentically destroyed, while utility style trousers are subtly distressed for a lived in feel; pair with a dip-dye gingham shirt or a weathered leather jacket to complete the look. Button down shirting and classic sweatshirts are updated with a bleached out indigo dye and sit alongside more technical, cycling inspired jackets which honor the workwear aesthetic with a functional design.
As spring turns to summer, FCUK moves away from workwear and draws inspiration from the relaxed ‘vibe’ of South East Asia. Ethnic graphics and traditional patterns are integrated throughout the collection on shorts, tees and shirts; while vibrant reds, yellows and blues add a splash of colour to the predominately neutral palette. Cotton utility shorts in checks and stone have been reworked with oversized cargo pockets and are worn with bold color zip through hoodies and stonewashed denim shirts for a relaxed take on summer dressing. Tees are emblazoned with retro signs and graphic prints to be layered under tribal shirting or stripe cardigans to give a relaxed yet eclectic pattern clash.
FCUK is indeed taking fashion a notch higher this season.FCUK is exclusively available at Rustan’s Makati, Shangri-la Plaza, Alabang and Cebu.
Right on the heels of the relaxed spring trend are Gap’s key items for the season, in a selection of easy transitional pieces perfect for a day in or night out.
Cleanse the color palette of your wardrobe with fresh color stories, with light blue and sweet caramel serving as prevalent tones. Womenswear leads with high waisted denim worn back to indigo woven tops, while denim continues to stay moody in dark tones outfitted with leather bikers, and deep-hued knit tops for a grungier look. Menswear leads with a fashion denim fit and slim pant, worn back to to tri-blend jersey and chunky sweaters in shades of blue and indigo. Men’s denim takes a lighter feel with graphic tees being the key outfitting focus with lightweight outerwear.
Graphic print is also key for her this season, made even more alive with contrasting prints, or subdued with khaki-grounded tones. Tees continue to be an important part of the collection for him and her, as well as key woven dress shirts that add that needed touch of class to any outfit.
Kids on the other hand can continue to wear the season in color with fun playwear for daily use. Little girls can play out their ballerina fantasies with the Pirouette collection, inspired by the lightness and ease of a dancer on stage. Key pieces include ruffle tiered skirts and embellished tops in the softest, most fairytale-like tones. Little boys can play a little bit more on the wild side with military-inspired garb, with camouflage prints and tough washes prevailing in the collection.
Gap is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Casual Clothing Specialists, Inc. (CCSI), a subsidiary of Stores Specialists, Inc. and is available at SM Mall of Asia, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, TriNoMa Mall, Glorietta 4, Bonifacio High Street, Alabang Town Center, SM Megamall and Robinsons Place Manila.
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