Gagliardi scores a try for Malta
Saturday, 12 October 2013, 14:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Already main sponsors of the Maltese National Rugby team the Bortex group have gone one step further via their “Gagliardi” brand. Not satisfied with kitting out the squad in smart business...
Van Herpen goes conceptual in ready-to-wear debut
Friday, 11 October 2013, 15:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
If clothes could make music, what would they sound like? This was the abstract question that Iris Van Herpen — better known for her couture creations — answered during her...
Valentino ditches aristocrat look for ethnic vibe
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 15:40
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Valentino put its typical Italian aristocratic look on hold this season to channel Balkan-style ethnic patterns in its spring-summer 2014 preview show. It was clear from the discordant...
Marc Jacobs' farewell to Vuitton is a dark one
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 15:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
As maids swept away dust from steps that led into a set in mourning, it was clear that the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris on Wednesday was a spring-summer collection in name...
Chanel dazzles with color, as fashions go ethnic
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 15:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Karl Lagerfeld is a man of many talents. In addition to Chanel's lauded designer, he also is an industrious artist, a sensitive colorist and a gallery curator. These were the hats he wore Tuesday...
Anthony Vaccarello's fashion courts raunchiness
Monday, 7 October 2013, 15:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
But if only it could be this simple. For spring-summer 2014 the young Belgian designer infused these references with his signature no-holds-barred raunchiness. Most of the 34...
Up-and-coming Paris designers make their mark
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 16:03
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The first day of Paris ready-to-wear collections, which showcases the design world's up-and-coming talents, is a day largely ignored by the top magazine editors. After attending the...
Simons stamps his natural mark on Dior
Friday, 4 October 2013, 16:02
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Thousands of square meters (yards) of hanging vines, wisteria and roses — some real, some fake — created a garden setting through which designer Raf Simons' took guests on the latest...
Right at Home: Furniture makers nail it
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 16:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
If you lived in a comfortable home in 17th century France or 19th century England, your chairs might well have been embellished with nail-head trim. It was a clever, decorative way for craftsmen to...
Franks My*Wishlist Just Launched
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 14:02
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
On their newly revamped website, FRANKS have just launched what they are calling MY*WISHLIST. Have you ever visited the beauty store and longed for a special fragrance, a vintage whiskey...