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SHOWstudio,
17:00 Mon 29 Jun 2009
Spring/Summer 2010 Paris Menswear Week has now come to a close (our final show being yesterday evening courtesy of Paul Smith) and all of Hywel Davies' on-the-spot reports and Chris Moore's sterling images are now loaded the latest addition to SHOWstudio.com, our Collections section. Designed to comprehensively house all of our roaming runway reportage starting with Autumn/Winter 2009's London and Paris womenswear, SHOWstudio Collections is constantly updated with information and live images and reports throughout the season. Alas, with Menswear coming to a close you'll have to wait until September's newly-invigorated London Fashion Week for more of the same. In the meantime keep up-to-date with all SHOWstudio goings on via our Newswire and positively addictive Twitter feed
By
Hywel Davies,
16:22 Sun 28 Jun 2009
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Exploring the line between masculine and feminine, cropped jackets, high waisted trousers and draped tops were presented by Qasimi as part of his menswear presentation. Redefining masculinity may be the concept here - but it's not easy to pull off these looks - for brave boys only!
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Hywel Davies,
16:11 Sun 28 Jun 2009
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London based Khalid Al Qasimi created a film as a back drop to his menswear presentation. Directed by Mariano Vivanco and styled by Robbie Spencer, the film's focus was of model posing by the sea. In various states of Qasimi dress and undress, the sensual film showcased the collection of traditional mens garments reworked in organza and chiffon.
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Hywel Davies,
19:32 Sat 27 Jun 2009
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Focusing just on the garments, Margiela's presentation was pure minimalism. A simple statement of perfectly formed and expertly executed clothes.
By
Hywel Davies,
19:30 Sat 27 Jun 2009
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As models walk onto the podium a front light isolates them individually to the audience. A dresses joins him to add a piece of clothing to complete the look, while a live voice over describes the clothes in accurate detail.
By
Hywel Davies,
19:23 Sat 27 Jun 2009
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The first look from Margiela's menswear spring collection.
By
SHOWstudio,
16:33 Sat 27 Jun 2009
We're on the penultimate day of Spring/Summer 2010 Paris Menswear Week, with Hywel Davies' catwalk reports and Chris Moore's imagery coming thick and fast. With updates from the heavyweight shows of Raf Simons, John Galliano and Commes des Garcons and big names including Dior Homme and Lanvin still to show, our Collections reports are crammed with everything you need to know and wear for the season ahead. Stay tuned to the BLOG and SHOWstudio Twitter for up-to-the-minute information from the Paris runways.
By
Hywel Davies,
13:46 Sat 27 Jun 2009
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Hair raising antics at Willhelm as models await the beginning of the show.
By
Hywel Davies,
13:22 Sat 27 Jun 2009
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The art studio inspired set for Willhelm's spring collection.
By
Hywel Davies,
12:04 Sat 27 Jun 2009
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The finale of the Kenzo show involved huge jars of sand being poured onto the catwalk.
By
Hywel Davies,
19:43 Fri 26 Jun 2009
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On the outskirts of Paris the graffiti clad venue awaits for Galliano's spring / summer presentation.
By
SHOWstudio,
13:00 Thu 25 Jun 2009
After Yves Saint Laurent's video presentation last night, the four-day Paris Menswear season kicks off in earnest today. For Spring/Summer 2010, journalist and author Hywel Davies once again mans the SHOWstudio cameraphone - this time taking up the challenge to record all of live action on the SHOWstudio Twitter feed. Alongside Hywel's live Twitter updates, he will be slogging and blogging his guts out, sending through show reports to accompany Chris Moore's lightening-fast catwalk image uploads and recording all the action off the catwalk. With over forty shows crammed into four swelteringly chaud Parisian days, it's a marathon challenge - so stay tuned to the SHOWstudio Twitter and BLOG for all the action, and watch as the Collections reports roll in!
Our first report on Stefano Pilati's video presentation last night for Yves Saint Laurent's is now up, alongside the short film created for the house by Samuel Benchetrit.
By
Hywel Davies,
10:22 Thu 25 Jun 2009
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From today until Monday, Paris hosts the menswear Spring/Summer 2010 collections. The catwalk shows are the finale to menswear season that started last week with the Pitti event in Florence. A vast trade show of often monotonous menswear, each season the organisers invite a contemporary designer to raise the profile of the proceedings. This season Japanese designer Jun Takahashi from Undercover was invited and consequently presented a minimalist, sportswear-informed collection in the Boboli Gardens. The minimalist theme carried through to the visitor numbers which were fewer than last season and a clear sign of the financial times. Despite the fall in attendance at Pitti, a positive theme emerged through a focus on craftsmanship, quality and anti-disposable fast fashion. This was echoed in the Milan menswear collections that followed, as designers took a sober path to next season. Demonstrating this was Alexander McQueen who chose to present a film instead of a catwalk presentation, and showed a collection instilled with artisan qualities and craftsmanship. The clothes were perfectly judged and reflective of a perceptive approach to dressing men. Fortunately menswear is less riddled by fluctuating trends, as designers tend to build on signature concepts and designs. So in Paris, as the invitations are unwrapped, SHOWstudio takes its premier position to witness the season ahead.
