It always feels like a fast forward to the future when I see, feel and wear Y-3. The SS16 men’s collection presented at Paris fashion week on Sunday last week was no different – effortlessly elegant, expressively agile and most of all – contemporary. Thirteen years in 2016, Y-3 is still a strong partnership between Japanese design icon Yohji Yamamoto and adidas. For
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Do you wanna watch a 8:35 minute video where Jake Gyllenhaal goes on a killing spree dancing to The Shoes? Well here ya go. The new video for Time To Dance has arrived. Combine the best band in France right now (which I’ve been roaring for for quite some time now), acclaimed director Daniel Wolfe, producedrs by Somesuch & Co,
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This is going to be my first post on Grateful Grapefruit and I’m truly excited. Christo and I shortly discussed the topics I could cover here and we agreed on something travel related. My greatest passion. Although I wanted to travel the world from day 1, my adventures started a bit later, when I visited Paris for the first time.
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Iris Van Herpen can either talk to aliens or see the future. Either way, her collections are unearthly beautiful and technologically creative and inspiring. Her Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 collection is just another proof for the Dutch fashion innovator’s genius. Of course, at Paris Haute Couture she didn’t present something basic you could wear when you throw the trash or go to
Read MoreBenjamin’s work is making me very sad. I don’t know if it’s the fact that he is depicting only a certain side of homosexuality and gay life. Or maybe it’s because he is showing (mostly) miserable fuck-ups getting barebacked and cream-pied and all the consequences of that? Dunno. Build your opinion on his website and from the gallery in the
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John Galliano Fall Winter 2011/2012 collection happens somewhere between One Thousand and One Nights (particularly the one about Aladdin and the Genie), Serbia, Siberia and Mongolia. Get ready for a severe raw winter, guys and put on some real fur. And most of all – man up! Watch the brilliant John Galliano spectacle below. images via
Read MoreThe choice of models for presenting Dior Fall Winter 2011/2012 collection is unusual. Malnourished twinky boys are wearing the pieces that to me look more likely to hide a reference to bourgeois gentlemen wearing Zorro-like hats and capes. The House of Dior was established on December 16, 1946, in “a private house” at 30 Avenue Montaigne Paris B. However, the current Dior corporation celebrates
Read MoreWhen you hear the name of Jean-Paul Gaultier, you don’t need any explanations or additional information. His Fall Winter 2011/2012 presented at Paris Fashion Week line was one which focused strongly on the fundamentals of tailored outfits and also on defined lines and edges. One of the accents of the show were the diving suits combined with tuxedos – a
Read MoreFounded in 1961, Yves Saint Laurent is one of the greatest fashion names of the late 20th century. Throughout the years, the groundbreaking designs of the Couture house created innovative pieces of clothing. Yves Saint Laurent was the first Couture house to launch, in 1966, the modern concept of luxury women’s prêt-à-porter, in a collection called « Rive Gauche ».
Read MoreFounded in Stockholm in 1996 by four creatives, Acne’s vision was to conceive and develop a lifestyle brand offering highly coveted products. This ambition grew to include ventures in advertising, graphic design, Internet games and TV-productions. With confidence from the success of the jeans, Jonny Johansson, ACNE’s creative director, branched out into other design genres. The first full collection was
Read MoreThis is awesome! Albino models, sneaker boots, strong plastic frames and fur – what more can you ask for? And on top of that – it’s all coming the house of Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter. Givenchy menswear was
Read MoreBoys look busy. Busy, busy, busy. Boys are on the way. To a meeting, to a date or just to Galerie Lafayette. That’s my first thoughts on Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2011/2012 collection so far. Otherwise, style and perfection, remain a trademark for the French giant.
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