'LondonFashionWeek: Dresses flow for Beckham, billow for Goddard, and more standout silhouettes
From Victoria Beckham’s flowing dresses to Molly Goddard’s airy creations in tulle, London Fashion Week, ending Tuesday has rolled out some standout new silhouettes. Goddard’s billowing dresses Jodie Comer, the actor who plays Villanelle, the assassin and “fashion victim†of the hit television series “Killing Eveâ€, made a mark when she kicked off Goddard’s show […] The post #LondonFashionWeek: Dresses flow for Beckham, billow for Goddard, and more standout silhouettes appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Chris Nick creates the modern flapper
His fall/winter 2020 collection takes cues from the 1920s, Années folles, the ‘Crazy Years.’ What happened in the ’20s, 100 years ago? They went roaring, années folles, as the French called them. The Jazz Age in the US, the Golden Age in Europe, emerging from World War I, descending to the Great Depression. It was the time of The Lost Generation, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Cole Porter. It was the time of the Surrealists, Andre Breton, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire. It was a time of radical views and paradigm shifts. It was the time of women’s suffrage and women’s emancipation, when fashion at last entered the modern era, with women ditching the restricting clothes in favor of comfort, slipping into short skirts or trousers. It was the time of the flapper, defined informally as a fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior. It is in ode to these “Crazy Years” that designer Chris Nick de los Reyes came up with his fall/winter collection 2020. “I started conceptualizing the collection December of 2019 and, as we entered a new decade, the ’20s came to mind,” he says. “The Roaring ’20s saw an explosion of art, culture, and racial pride. Social change was evident and economic growth was booming.” Contrast that to these times, 100 years since, when we are between what seemed like a boom and what lies ahead, possibly a much-changed world that has survived a pandemic. “Very timely,” says Chris of his current collection that is a form of defiance, a chin up against the tendency to dwell in the darkness, just as the 1920s emerged from a decade of war and the Black Plague. “Fashion does not necessarily have to stop. We must look forward, seek advancement.” More than giving Filipino women a temporary means of escapism, the collection celebrates the craving “for light, speed, fun” that this decade in the last century sought. In today’s restrictions, despite today’s restrictions, those cravings remain and Chris Nick lets them have it in fashion. Whereas the flapper of the 1920s was a form of rebellion, in Chris’ interpretation, it is a symbol of strength. “The modern flapper in my eyes is dressed up in classics with a distinct aura of authority, sensuality, and wit,” he says. “And as a Filipina, she brings traditional Filipiniana into the current times.” It is a time of fear and great uncertainty, but the modern Filipina maintains a positive outlook. With fashion as her outlet, she is unafraid to express herself, her individuality. “These women are leaders of change,” says Chris. “With a strong personality, attitude, and a whole lot of charisma, they are symbols of confidence.” His collection at once conceals and reveals—but not too much, never too much—the female form in tulle, satin, silk, and wool mostly in black, the designer’s favorite color, the color of power, seduction, fantasy, and mystery. Chris also plays with texture with a boldness he’s never had before, although his style signature mixing tailored pieces with evening dresses, embellishing masculine silhouettes with fringes, feather, and sparkle, makes each piece distinctly, unmistakably Chris Nick......»»
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Ateneo standout Navarro added to 2021 Gilas draft
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‘Bridgerton’ fashion highlights beauty of the bosom
Empire waists and vibrant floral and silk dresses that emphasize a woman’s breasts dominate the new Netflix period drama series Bridgerton. The show is set in the early 1800s during the Regency era in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, when George III fell ill and was unable to rule, thus allowing his […] The post ‘Bridgerton’ fashion highlights beauty of the bosom appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Fitch: Telcos to pace 5G investments
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Cebu City Launches Modernized Traffic System
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MMDA chief Abalos mulls more roads, elevated bus ramps to change Philippines traffic reputation
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Alido targets card in Asian Tour restart
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