EStile concept bookshop in Rome

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The best (and actually the first, and only!) bookstore in Rome for Fashion Design, and more.
Gathering place for all the Fashion Design professionals, as well as Designers in general and students, it's the right place to be when looking for inspiration!   They have ALL the last publications, national and internationals about Fashion Shows, Trend Forecasting, Fashion Resources Catalogues, some incredible PANTONE design products, as well as selected accessories from interesting artists, and a lot more.
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10 CORSO COMO fashion design concept store, in Milan

10 Corso Como is a multifunctional concept store dedicated to art, fashion, music, design, cuisine and culture
10 Corso Como was founded in 1990 in Milan, Italy, by gallerist and publisher Carla Sozzani.
It has been described as "a so-called concept store, a mini lifestyle emporium", and has been identified as an inspiration for stores in London and Paris
The complex began with an art gallery and a bookshop. Other spaces soon followed: a design and fashion store in 1991, the 10 Corso Como Cafè in 1998, a small hotel (with only three rooms) in 2003, the Roof Garden in 2009.
10 Corso Como and the 10 Corso Como logo are designed by American artist Kris Ruhs.
In 2002 10 Corso Como opened in Tokyo in partnership with Comme des Garçons, designed by Rei Kawakubo and Kris Ruhs.
In 2008 10 Corso Como opened in Seoul in partnership with Samsung Cheil, Samsung Group, designed by Kris Ruhs
A must see when in Milan.

http://www.10corsocomo.com

How to get there

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please note: the entrance is sort of hidden, when you reach it just go in, cross the courtyard, ignore the restaurant on your right (or maybe not!) and get in the shop, at your left!

when there don't forget to explore the wonderful Galleria Carla Sozzani , a wonderful exibit space as well as a very interesting bookshop.

happy day dreaming!

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Looking to the past in Paris and London

The Palace of Versailles and the Musée Galliera in France present an exhibition dedicated to the influence of the 18th century on modern fashion.

Missoni+Target

"Italian luxury brand Missoni has announced a partnership with the U.S. retailer Target, to introduce a fashionable range of women’s, men’s, girls and babywear at mass market friendly price points.

 

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A.I. Fair

 Craftmanship is the real essence of made in Italy.

A.I. Fair (Artisanal Intelligence) is an exibition/market that took place at Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome on july the 11th 2011, with the aim of celebrating unicity, luxury and tradition in various fields of design.

43 creations by 43 designers.
25 days to complete their task.
luxury,  tradition, haute couture, hand made to the maximum.
This was Moda e Modi, the Final Work 2010/2011 of the students whom attended the third year of the Koefia Haute Couture Academy in Rome.

Silvio Betterelli

Sergio Zambon

Leitmotiv/Simonetta

LIMITED/UNLIMITED
Fashion goes artisanal in Rome at LIMITED/UNLIMITED. Young designers show off their creations in a whole new view on luxury.

Woman as a Landscape

Fabrizio Talia "Woman as a Landscape" presentation didn't fail to impress. 

His three unique creations were exposed at the Iosseliani boutique at Pigneto on thursday july the 7th.

They were a beautiful interplay of volumes and colors, minimalism and redundancy.

Iosseliani jewels were of course the perfect complement to the designer's creations.

Fabrizio's wonderful collages were exposed to show part of the creative process behind the collection.

Very good suble electronic music was played live during the event by Dj Rocco, and some  lovely Primo food and drinks were served to the guests.  

The presentation has been featured on vogue.it.

(ES)* ARTISANAL BY FABRIZIO TALIA PRESENTS

WOMAN AS A LANDSCAPE”

Woman as a Landscape celebrates an Haute Couture style that discloses his beauty in the Roman urban scenery, where tradition and modernity coexist.

Ferrè textile designs inspired by De Kooning work and produced for Dior Haure Couture in 1990, have been used to make the garments.

During the New York City Fashion Week,  16 emerging designers will be featured in the PLITSZ  ”Designer Showcase Presentation” on Friday & Saturday of September 9- 10, 2011.
The Designer Showcases will take place in the heart of Midtown Manhattan’s Fashion district in New York City.

Erevos Aether's Gaping Void

Erevos Aether debut collection for AW 2011-2012 is a powerful aesthetic statement.

Inspired by Charles Baudelaire’s poetry in Flowers of Evil, “Gaping Void”, really stands out for uniqueness.

It’s not dark, it is obscure.

It’s not futuristic, it is primordial.

It’s not erotic, it is sinful.

As Baudelaire used to extract the beauty from the malignant, in the same way the London based designer let the sartorialism exude from each neoprene fiber.

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every Don Quixote has a Sancho Panza

 

Alexander McQueen collections designed by Sarah Burton still make the fashion people discuss a lot.

The overall opinion seems to be that she took over in style, but still there are a few journalists and bloggers talking about her being too literal in repeating what has been done before by McQueen himself.

There's even someone hinting at the fact she's doing what she's doing just to prove SHE was the genius since the beginning. 

translucent color palette

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drawing is easy if you know how to SEE!

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