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...Fabric Of Our Lives Embraced by Manolo Blahnik and H&M, Marimekko shows its once radical prints have never gone out of style...
Today Marimekko casually thwarts a fashion system that decrees that if your not-so-stylish cousin in the burbs wears it then it's not cool enough for trendsetters like Manolo Blahnik or Anna Sui. Yet both designers are proudly part of a global club known as the Marimekkoites. Sui has been collecting vintage examples of the cheerful prints for years, and this spring Blahnik has created three shoe styles in Marimekko prints. H&M has launched a capsule collection this month featuring the most popular patterns from the 1950s to the 1970s. "Marimekko feels so modern," says Blahnik...
...Manhattan's 57th Street. What I remember most is the Marimekko fabrics, particularly the Unikko poppy print, which graced everything from curtains to pillows. Design Research is long gone, but Marimekko remains a familiar leitmotif not only in my family but in the design world too, where people like Manolo Blahnik and stores like H&M have rediscovered it for spring. Like all other great design, Marimekko bridges the divide between the utilitarian and the fantastical. One area where fantasy is pivotal is in the retail world, specifically in window display. Nobody designs more magical windows, in my opinion, than...
...just takes a bit of courage—and of course, certainty—in a world where both are as bare as a pair of Manolo Blahnik strappy sandals...
...It’s by consignment. We also have new things from boutiques, like when they have overstock.” The store marks down all items to one third the original retail price—and customers often get lucky with finds such as 75-dollar Manolo Blahniks or discounted Lilly Pulitzer dresses, sparkly Nicole Miller gowns, and plush Burberry coats. MK would approve...