Paris Haute Couture Week or days have passed. In the New Normal, runway shows are from a past era. Being front row at a Chanel is not immunity from Covid-19. What I did I think? Without the runway and excitement it felt a bit of a let down. Brands opted for long videos and short …
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Paris Fashion Week Couture Day 3
Highlights from Digital Week.
Paris Couture Week Day 2
The first Digital Couture Week from the City of Lights. Some of my highlights listed below. Stay tuned for more extensive coverage.
Paris Fashion Week Couture
The New Normal has affected glamour. Nothing has been untouched. The first Paris Fashion Week Couture moved online this season. I expected straight forward presentations but some brands took inspirations from different sources, producing short films. This is an overview of Day 1. An added bonus, menswear looks from Hermes. My reaction to seeing …
Borsalino City
Borsalino headwear and film history go hand in hand. The 2015 documentary BORSALINO CITY is being released in an English version. Director Enrica Viola’s work weaves the story of how 163 years ago Giuseppe Borsalino founded a hat atelier in Alessandria, Italy to becoming iconic parts of film history. His style legacy has been worn …
2020 PART 2
Black and Paper prepares for the second half of 2020. How do we do it? Taking CUES!
Has It Changed? Not Much!
I started looking over the Instagram accounts of the some of the big department stores. All express solidarity with Black Lives Matter. It is great PR. However, sadly, the shopping experience has not changed over the decades. When I went shopping in the American South with my family as a child I remember store staff …
Black Fashion Designers
Harpers Bazaar takes a look at Black Fashion Designers over the years.
Travel Longing,,,
I was looking over vintage airline posters longing. Back in the old days traveling was alluring, fun, easy, a bit of glam. . As vacation season starts in the New Normal, the surreal sensation stays with me. I have been planning on another staycation. The thought of getting on a plane in the near future …
Summer Sunglasses 2021
Summer time, Sunglasses for 2020. What style do you want to wear? Going over the collection, I found a pair I liked for people watching. In Berlin, my friends at Schoenhelden Optics give tips.