Oh, Italy. The land of luxury behemoths. Young fashion people scoff at Milan, but Milan is planting itself once more at the forefront of conceptual fashion. Versace and Prada will always be doing their thing. Damir Doma decided to leave the herd of Paris and create his architectural garments in Italy. Arthur Arbesser is injecting youth and idea-driven fashion into the city revitalizing Iceberg and launching his own brand. And, less we forget, Alessandro Michele is the hottest designer in fashion at Gucci. It feels like people are ready for Italian fashion again, and they certainly want Gucci to be relevant again. We’ve had so many years of “cool” and “arty” brands out of Paris and London that maybe the coolest thing to do right now is to pay heed to the luxury giants of Italy. It’s hip to be square, motherfuckers. Click here to read the full review.
Hippopotamus Clutches & Stalactites
Continuing its tradition of amazing window displays, multibrand boutique Dover Street Market (an initiative of Comme Des Garcons) in London has commissioned Paris based fashion designer Damir Doma to create a temporary window display for for its Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Damir Doma, in collaboration with Parisian design and production studio Les Diplomates, using ancient cave formations as inspiration, have created a giant stalactite like structure made from wood that was burned by hand that will ultimately contrast against the pale linen and bright golden garments by the designer. There will also be a limited edition collection of 10 clutches made from rare hippopotamus skin exclusively available at Dover Street Market. You can see the window display February 24 to March 16 – DSM, 17-18 Dover Street, London.