Behind The Curtain: 'Ricochet HOMME'

Dear Audiences


It is my pleasure to take you behind the curtain to witness the exclusivities by RICOCHET, the brand with the most solid character.

Effortlessly, RICOCHET stays adhere to the true self through seasons and pieces. And, latter most, genders.

I was given neither notice nor hint regarding the menswear collection beforehand. Therefore, it is at my delight to finally meet the boy version made by Boom Thananant, the creative director of RICOCHET.

This boy was born in 2014, however, he wishes badly to be living in the '50s. He is quiet, but expresses himself quite loudly for his style is outstanding with the palette of dark colour, tailored suits and flare trousers.

You could finally meet him, observe him, and even take him home with you.

Whisper secret in your eyeballs, he has a surprise prepared for you specially for this Valentines'.

At best,

R

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Fall Ready-to-Wear 2014: "ROCHAS, the limelight."

Marco Zanini's departure for the revival of Schiaparelli does put the spotlight on the house of Rochas. All the fashion academia would obtain knowledge in respect of the talented Elsa Schiaparelli; but for those who are not into Fashion History 101, the brief definition would be she is the greatest rival of Coco Chanel whose creation appeared on iconic figures such as Duchess of Windsor. 

For someone to be trusted on the reincarnation of such legendary name would have to be very talented, obviously, and Zanini has been in charge of Rochas for over five years - mirroring the fact that Rochas has seen impeccable productions and supervision over 10 seasons straight. 

It does come in naturally that I, whom had not been previously taken much by, began to notice and looked forward to appreciate the creation made under the roof.

Alessandro Dell'Acqua, from No.21, was replaced as creative director and he does not disappoint me. The bejeweled gloves are weaponry, along with the use of fabric; simplicity from afar and killing details in close-up. It will serve for no exaggeration to say that every items put together for the collection are massively significant and alone would be a4 to-die-for statement. 

R's Of The Moment: "Lana Del Rey, Tropico."

The just released short film from the pretty face with mourning voice, Lana Del Rey, called 'Tropico', consisted of three songs and impressive quotes in between.

You may or you may not know how religious Del Rey is. I personally don't know for a fact whether she is a strict Christian, or she just carries the love in conveying God and Jesus within her words and rythme.

Watch how Lana Del Rey interprets the idea of the Garden of Eden.
See how she translates the virtuous messages written in the Bible.
Witness her Adam and Eve escape from the garden of God, then, of Monsters.
Allow yourself to gain visual pleasure through beautifully edits and filters.

I really hope you enjoy.

x
R.

Once Upon A Time... by Karl Lagerfeld.

Dear Audiences


In these past few days, the hype has been all about The Met Ball "Punk: Chaos to Couture" of which sparked my excitement for this event like never before - one reason may be because my love for Tisci. I personally think this year's fashion and the variety of figures attended very much impressed me. 

But, it is not what I am going to be posting about. 

My current hype right now is the latest short film directed by the most powerful figure and genius of the era, Karl Lagerfeld.

"Once Upon A Time..." sets in the 1913 during the first days of the House of Chanel. It's starred the British beauty who has just got married in the most adorable and low-key dress made for her by Uncle Karl himself, Keira Knightley.

I love all the looks featured in the film, even though, many characters appeared on screen just walking without any speaking line or interaction.

Love Lindsay Wixton!

MY FAVOURITE LOOK!!!!!

The last look is my most favourite! Obsessed with the gothic aura! LOVE!

Like the detail on Boy's shirt collar.

Well, personally, I think this is the most film-like among many produced by Monsieur Lagerfeld so far. I adore the fact that it is in black&white, very very classic. 


Be those among the first! It's just premiered today!

And be anticipated for the cruise collection to be shown to the world in Singapore tomorrow! 

Keep up with me so I'm sure to bring you the recap and review!

At best,

R

Gucci Presents: "THE DIRECTOR"

Dear Audiences


It has been an off-radar kind of days for the House of GUCCI in the post-Tom Ford years. It was said to be the golden era during his reign. But, change is always consistent.

Today, GUCCI is back again with the designer to whom I really admire and am confident that she will be the lady-knight bringing the brand back to the height it's used to be - she is 'Frida Gianni'.

This amazing designer had me gone crazy over her creations in these past fashion seasons, especially the latest ones for Fall Ready To Wear 2013. Compare to other designers, she is noticeably low profile, but it wouldn't be anymore! 

With the documentary proudly presented by GUCCI, "The Director", which associates the famous with many talents James Franco. Frida Gianni will not go unnoticed, ever again.

At best,

R

Fall Ready-To-Wear 2013: Sydney Fashion Week Recap.

Dear Audiences


Strange but true. 
It's happened to me that when I'm attracted to some fashion figures, the whole fashion scene of that particular nation is started to be attractive to me too. 

In this case is Australia.
I have huge style crush on Christine Centenera of Vogue Australia. I had seen her through street style photographs for many fashion seasons before I knew her name. 

And, it is quite interesting how so many Aussie fashion brands worth to be obsessed over.
Dion Lee, of which I discovered through Instagram, is one of my current favorites right now. The pieces are available on Net-A-Porter, in case you might want to check them out.

Well. Come back to our agenda today. It's Sydney fashion week! Let's see my selective recap for you guys. (note: it's actually my first time exploring Australia's fashion scene as well)

Alice McCall

I specially love the structure of the clothes, designs, and the prints! Love love love! This collection inspires me to do this recap because I couldn't resist the urge to share these beautiful pieces.

Whole Collection: ALICE MCCALL on Style.com

Alex Perry

Thigh boots are currently the it-items for several seasons, and now that the world has summer as well, here comes the thigh-length gladiator heels. They are so sophisticated. I do love! 

I love how they're well-styled with the clothes in this collection which could otherwise have a possibility in mix&match failure. Also, I love the use of laces, however, some pieces remain me a little of Victoria Beckham's, no?

Whole Collection: ALEX PERRY on Style.com

Romance Was Born

Nothing to say. Please just view the collection. It's the freakish-est collection ever! 

Whole Collection: ROMANCE WAS BORN on Style.com

Karla Spetic

 

Very much in love! For me, this collection captures the spirits of Aussie fashion from what I've observed - the see-through materials used with skirts and lots-of-skin-revealing pieces of clothes, along with the use of black, white, and vivid colours. 
Highly recommended to surf through, you shouldn't regret.

 Whole Collection: KARLA SPETIC on Style.com

Suboo

Last but not least, this collection is again carrying all the Aussie-fashion spirits. 
Notice these creative designs of skirts and shorts? They're originally come from this continent. 
I do love the designs and colour palette. But, what I love the most is the print! It's so beautiful mimicking how the lights shade on crystal glass creating rainbow in greyish shade. So stunning!

Whole Collection: SUBOO on Style.com

At best, 

R

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A.W.A.K.E. by Natalia Alaverdian Fall RTW 2013: Avant Garde Practice

Dear Audiences 

Apology for the lack of update, recently. I've been quite busy, and finally the holidays have arrived upon me!

The first post after my long absent is to introduce you to this amazing Avant Garde designer to whom gives me a sense of Comme Des Garcon and all those Japanese designers of this type. 
Normally, I don't really much appreciated this kind of design, but because of the use of materials which is uncommon for this style, I would say she has my interest, and will have my attention for the collections to come.

Natalia Alaverdian is the latest Russian talent I got to discover. Her collection under the brand called 'A.W.A.K.E. by Natalia Alaverdian' does give me a sense of Japanese girl in coolest uniforms ever! I specially love the red plaids and michelin materials.

FAVORITE ONE!

สำหรับแฟนๆดีไซน์อวองการ์ด A.W.A.K.E. by Natalia Alaverdian ดีไซเนอร์ชาวรัสเซียคนล่าสุดที่มาเปิดตัวที่ปารีสแฟชั่นวีคปีนี้ อาจจะกลายเป็นคนโปรดคนล่าสุดของคุณ
คอลเลคชั่นนี้ ทำให้รู้สึกถึง เด็กนักเรียนญี่ปุ่นในเครื่องแบบที่ล้ำมากๆ และการใช้วัสดุที่ไม่ค่อยได้เห็นในเสื้อผ้าสไตล์นี้ อย่างเสื้อไหมพรม ที่เราชอบมากๆ เก๋ตรงความมีสามมิติตรงหน้าอก แบรนด์นี้คงจะเป็นอีกแบรนด์ที่ต้องติดตามทุกซีซั่นแน่นอน


Whole Collection: A.W.A.K.E. BY NATALIA ALAVERDIAN

At best,

R

Courtesy of Style.com

Balenciaga Fall RTW 2013: New Reign, New Dawn!

Dear Audiences

How else in the world could I not talk about the collection of the season which everyone wants to see? 

Came with a sudden resign announcement from my beloved Ghesquiere, and impressively fast replacement of Alex Wang, it was quite a dramatic period of Balenciaga. The Pre-fall 2013 collection was expected to have an added value of Ghesquiere-design for the house of Balenciaga, just like other of his previous collections. 

Anyhow, what must be done, has been done.
Change is always in fashion, no matter how much most of us hate that fact. 

Alexander Wang has successfully made a name of his own before the prestigious job was fallen onto his lap, which is a rare thing to happen in the industry.

His first Balenciaga collection is very praiseworthy. It shows how much he understands the brand and its DNA; which expresses through his structural designs which are all very Balenciaga. 

But the question is, are those things the meanings Nicolas Ghesquiere defines? 
As we should not forget that the house was closed for almost 20 years before it reopened again and Ghesquiere was the hero who brought the brand back to life.

Things which I have been waiting/dying to see more than anything are accessories. 

As we all know how superbly popular Alexander Wang bags and shoes are, and many say he is just right for the job because of his brilliant talent in this particular area. 

It aligns well with the house's accessories orientation, of which theirs has become the IT items of every season; from motorcycle bag to the "Darth Vader" hat.

Love this!

Loveeee the combination!

The heels are obviously killers! Both to the wearers and to the spectators. 

Marbles are marvelous!

การเปลี่ยนแปลงเป็นสิ่งเดียวที่ยั่งยืน คำกล่าวนี้ไม่ผิด และโดยเฉพาะในโลกที่เรียกได้ว่าบางทีถึงกับตามกันไม่ค่อยจะทันอย่างวงการแฟชั่นที่ทุกอย่างมาไวไปไว สิ่งนี้สิ่งเดียวเท่านั้นที่จะยึดเอาเป็นหลักได้

จากวันที่ Nicolas Ghesquiere ประกาศลาออกจากแบรนด์ที่เขาปลุกปั้นให้กลับมามีชีวิตอีกครั้งอย่าง Balenciaga และการมาแทนอย่างเร็วทันใจของ Alexander Wang ดีไซเนอร์จากนิวยอร์คผู้ซึ่งประสบความสำเร็จอย่างมากกับแบรนด์ของตัวเอง
มาถึงวันนี้ ในที่สุดเราก็ได้เห็นคอลเลคชั่นล่าสุด ผลงานชิ้นแรกของ อเล็กซ์ แวง ที่ถือว่าถ่ายทอดความเข้าใจในดีเอ็นเอของห้องเสื้อนี้ ผ่านแพทเทิร์นของเสื้อที่เป็นรูปเป็นทรงได้เป็นอย่างดี
แต่คำถามหนึ่งที่ขึ้นมาในใจก็คือ ความเข้าใจในตัวแบรนด์นี้เป็นความเข้าใจที่ Ghesquiere ให้ความหมายรึเปล่า?

สิ่งที่อยากเห็นและเมื่อได้เห็นก็ประทับใจ คือเอเซสเซอร์รี่ จากการคาดเดา คิดว่าที่ใช้ในโชว์ยังไม่ใช่ชิ้นที่เริ่ดที่สุด แต่เราก็ชอบส้นสูงลายหินอ่อนมาก โดยเฉพาะเมื่อใส่เดินบนพื้นหินลายเดียวกัน


Whole Collection: BALENCIAGA (The First of Alexander Wang) on Style.com

At best,

R

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