Category Archives: Backstage

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At Roberto Cavalli

Yesterday, thanks to my friend Ingrid Chua from the Bag Hag Diaries, I had the opportunity to meet the one and only Roberto Cavalli to preview his upcoming Just Cavalli winter collection!     As it can sometimes be hard to see the clothes in details during a show, a preview gives you the opportunity …

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San Andrès – The Video

Taken backstage at the San Andrès show in Rome, this photo reunites my favorite model wearing one of my favorite piece from the collection! And just for you, below the image, you can find a video from the show itself, which will give you the opportunity to see all the clothes in movement. Hope you …

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To Rome with style

Last weekend I finally had the opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Rome! The reason being that I was invited to the fashion show of San Andrès, a Milan based label who I have been working with for the past three months. Unlike the show I normally attend during the fashion weeks, this one …

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Behind the Trends

It’s official, the fashion week season has started! While army of models are strutting down the runaway, bloggers and journalists have already started to identify the upcoming trends. When some designers favor laces, others prints, embroideries or even plain colors, have you ever wondered why some materials are chosen instead of others? And why is …

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The McQueen Years Flashback…

  I just discovered this beautiful Alexander McQueen backstage video on Dazed and Confused and I couldn’t help but sharing it with you immediately..!   As some of you may know, when I was living in London I had the amazing opportunity to work at the Alexander McQueen studio and then a few seasons later …

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A Day at Luc Duchêne…

Not long ago, I received a cool invitation from the Belgian brand, Luc Duchêne, to spend a day at their Brussels boutique in Avenue Louise. So yesterday, along with three other Belgian bloggers, I had the fun task to select pieces from their gorgeous and bright spring summer collection to create myself two silhouettes for …

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The Photographers… #2

I have always been more passionate by the action going on backstage of any events than by the event in itself. It’s a little bit like going into the kitchen of a renowned restaurant (actually, here is something I would love to do to ;) The effervescence that is going on is like no others. …

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Backstage at John Richmond..

What I loved the most about the John Richmond collection was his shoes and carefully worked leather pieces. What’s not to like about the little pair above? And the ones with the bow? No really, I spent more time with my head down, scraping the floor than looking up…        

Video… LeVif/Knack Fashion Weekend – Brussels

Voila! Here is the video I made from the Le Vif/Knack Fashion Show I attended last week… I really enjoyed hanging out backstage as I had to opportunity to chat with the designers and see the clothes up close. You can feel the adrenaline and tension filling up the room as the time gets closer …

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LeVif/Knack Fashion Weekend – Brussels

Only in fashion can you throw an event on a Wednesday and call it “weekend” without anybody questioning it… So last weekend (hum, Wednesday), I went to the Knack/Le Vif Fashion Weekend 2010 catwalk in Tour & Taxi. The event which is in it’s seven year, has been consecutively bringing young graduates into the limelight. Selected …

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