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...blocked prints paired with recycled-denim skirts. As the first model appeared, a hush of recognition settled over the audience. It was a true fashion moment, one that defines the changing times. Suddenly, references to Africa were everywhere?from Marc Jacobs' chunky jewelry at Louis Vuitton to Dries Van Noten's stylish turbans. Back in New York, I heard about Max Osterweis, an American with roots in Kenya who had set up Suno, a clothing company that employs seamstresses in Nairobi and uses African fabrics. Osterweis felt the need to do more than just write a check to an African...
...uninitiated eye, the exuberant and technically brilliant prints that walked down spring runways at Dries Van Noten, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana might evoke a trip to the lush gardens of Giverny or Tahiti. Or they could appear to be the result of a completely different kind of psychedelic trip. But to those in the know?designers, fabric-mill owners and trend spotters?the plethora of prints this season summons something much closer to home: Ratti, the fabric and printmaking house based in Como, Italy...
...clients like John Galliano at Dior and listens to their ideas and vision to glean ideas of her own. "You listen a lot, but you also propose a lot," she says. Depending on the designer Ratti is dealing with, it can go either way. Some, like Dries Van Noten, will be inspired by a flower he finds in the archives but will ask for it to be enlarged. Others, like Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, want something that is completely new. This season Ratti suggested painting on muslin-like organza. The result: their brilliant collection of dresses inspired by artist...
...portrait collar with inspirational sayings embroidered on it. I wore it on picture day in first grade. There is nothing like a garish floral print to make one’s white eye patch pop. This season, defying all logic and reason, designers as diverse as Dries Van Noten and Dolce and Gabbana are delivering their takes on the floral print in a way we haven’t seen since Madonna strode around in a cone bra. More surprisingly, I do not hate it; I love it with a wild and untamed passion. Balenciaga is showing an entire line...
...think it's time to move on, to change things. A challenge is sometimes not so good for our nerves, but that's the fun part of fashion.' ?Dries Van Noten on his desire to turn away from vintage influences in favor of a new aesthetic...