The Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2016 Mens Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week presented a youthful relaxed luxe look. Featuring jackets cut from indigo-dyed Kobe leather (the cows are massaged with sake; the hides are sun-dried). The pearls that appeared as accessories were also indigo-dyed, actually in the shell. And there was a small group of fully reversible pieces made from organza-backed lambskin, so ludicrously light that they were practically incomprehensible. Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Dee & Ricky are the latest urban fashion artists to join forces with Puma for a new “spring” collection collaboration. The Staten Island based Dee and Rick Jackson’s have build a fan base with their simply but witty aesthetic. Continue reading
Lighten is a relative term for Rick Owens. After years of skirting his love of the late Steven Parrino’s art, he surrendered to his influence here, duplicating Parrino’s crumpled, slashed canvases with a finale of his own sculpted volumes. Continue reading
The Prada Spring/Summer 2016 menswear show focused on a youthful, sporty look. The Italian trendsetter introduced the little boy shorts in cotton, denim and leather. The collection had an unkept ease that translates into elegant, yet understated style. Continue reading
The Chanel Spring/Summer 2016 Haute Couture Show that took place on January 26th, 2016 at the Grand Palais in Paris. Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
The theme for Gucci spring-summer 2016 collection and ad campaign takes inspiration from the visual codes and aesthetics of German 80’s pop culture. The collection spotlights bold prints, pleating and ruffles, creating a bold collection definitely not for the faint of heart.
For their spring/summer 2016 menswear collection at the helm of Valentino, designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli infuse a youthful appeal into the whole offering, sending on the Parisian runway an army of young boys, dressed for success in eclectic looks.”Cultures become one culture—that’s what we find exciting,” said Chiuri . “At the end there is no real reference. We love to go around with our mind and our inspiration to create.” Continue reading
Black Friday, the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season, had shoppers flocking to stores looking for great deals on merchandise. Unfortunately this binge shopping actually makes shoppers vulnerable to overspending. The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to increase by 4.1%; inundating shoppers with year-end sales, free shipping promotions, and an unforgiving holiday countdown. Continue reading
The Public School mystique is anchored in a Nineties street wear aesthetic, bombers and oversized utility wear bordering on pyjamas and loungewear- cagoule jackets came with gathered waists, skirting trailed from them too, it was loose but precise with shirting and masculine tailoring, polo shirt mash-ups – and essentially everything you’d come to expect from the label. Continue reading
LA designer CA-RIO-CA SUNGA CO. brought true Brazilian flavor to the runway with their powerful collection, opening and closing their segment with special performances of traditional Brazilian dance and martial arts movement. Continue reading
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The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 