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Tag: Fashion Design

  • The First Impressions, Paris

    For some reason Paris Fashion Week felt a bit desperate for attention this season.  Pandering is never good.   In the crowded landscape designers are under pressure to get that viral moment to stand above the rest. For this reason, some collections looked disjointed, a circle in a square peg.  Creatively, the City of Lights fashion […]

  • Milan Looks and Looks

    More looks from Milan Fashion Week.

  • Milan 2

    Milan 2

    Here is the second part of our Milan Fashion Week coverage.

  • Coming Soon, Pitti Uomo 24

    Coming Soon, Pitti Uomo 24

    Pitti Uomo Starts January 9th. The Florence fashion event is a where mens style trends start.

  • In Memory of Virgil

    In Memory of Virgil

    I happened to go over my Twitter account last night, suddenly, to my shock, on the Louis Vuitton account there was an announcement of Virgil Abloh‘s passing. My first thought was Covid. After reading the announcement Virgil lost his battle to cancer at age 41. As the first African American head of a major fashion […]

  • Couture 2

    Couture 2

    Two Two shows that impressed me this Couture Season, Fashion House Balenciaga returned to Couture stage this season after 53 years. Hard shoes to fill, Cristobal is revered in the fashion world. Creative head Demna Gvasalia had his hands full. The expectations of failure came to my mind. Happily, “disappointed” because Demma step up the […]

  • MFW Coming Soon

    MFW Coming Soon

    I have not forgotten Milan Fashion Week. I’m watching the new collections. Stay tuned for all the coverage.

  • Studio 189

    I saw Studio 189 on a luxury website. The Ghana brand eye catching patterns peaked my curiosity. The brand collaboration between actress Rosario Dawson and Adrima Eriah is a rising star in the fashion world with social justice credentials by supporting African production. Click below to see the fashion shows.

  • Gender Spin at Apocrypha

    Gender Spin at Apocrypha

    While going over looks from Tokyo Fashion Week I came across Fashion Designer Apocrypha. The color combinations and lace materials grabbed my attention. I sent him an email. Happily, Creative Head Reiji Harimoto responded to grant Black and Paper an interview. What does the white represent in the collection?  It has several meanings. First, the […]

  • Paris Couture Week- 4 More

    Four more fashion brands from Paris Fashion Week Couture we liked.