L'HISTOIRE: Thierry Mugler's Outrageously Elaborate Fall 1995 Couture Show
The 300-look show lasted an hour and even featured a surprise James Brown performance. Celebrities like Zendaya and Cardi B reference its looks to this day.
L'HISTOIRE explores fashion history moments you should know, from what actors wore on a red carpet to celebrities who made cameos on the runway. Some are unsung, and some are better known. Each is part of the fabric of today’s fashion world, be it barrier breakers or culture makers.
Manfred Thierry Mugler is and was a legend in all fashion realms. The late designer let his imagination run wild, conceiving some of fashion's most canonical shows, including the runway he hosted to celebrate 20 years of his brand. Its vivacious energy and innovative clothes are what made Mugler's Fall 1995 Couture reveal such a cultural and sartorial uproar.
The collection boasted an incredulous 300 looks. Male go-go dancers energized the show on the sides of the runway. James Brown gave a surprise performance of his greatest hits. Held at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris, it was an hour long ordeal. (The average runway show that lasts around 15 minutes.) On the runway, Mugler brought out some of his earliest models like Carmen Dell'Orefice, Veruschka von Lehndorff, and muse Jerry Hall. He also brought in supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Karen Mulder, and Eva Herzigova, to name a few. The 20th anniversary show is for the history books.
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V Girls: Paloma Mami
The international mami maintains her many personas
As a Chilean native growing up in Manhattan, English and Spanish are the two central languages in your life. Those two languages are often mixed and intertwined, creating the widely known dialect that is ‘Spanglish’— a hybrid language that combines expressions and words from both English and Spanish. Much like Spanglish, Paloma Mami blends both her Chilean and American cultures to inspire and create her music, with Spanglish at the center of all her songs. “Spanglish definitely influenced my personality,” says Paloma, “In the family, that’s how it is.” Paloma says she hadn’t thought about the fact that her songs were in both languages, “It’s literally just how it flowed.”
A true born and bred New Yorker, Paloma has always been connected to her Chilean roots. But at 16, the family moved back to Chile, where she then decided to pursue music. Her stage name “Paloma Mami,” is inspired by the nickname her NYC friends had for her. “People would just always call me ‘mami mami mami’ and I thought it was so annoying,” says Paloma. “But Paloma Mami is just what I am.” At just 18, Paloma Mami’s moody single “Not Steady” boosted her to fame, and at 22, she made Billboard’s list of 25 Best Latin Albums of 2021 with her debut album Sueños de Dalí, alongside more established artists like Karol G and Wisin. “It kind of changed my world overnight,” says Paloma about her success.
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Inside Saint Laurent’s Pre-Oscars Party With Jennifer Coolidge, Zoë Kravitz, and More
Ahead of the 95th Academy Awards this Sunday, Saint Laurent has touched down in Los Angeles to ring in Oscars weekend with their annual pre-Oscars Party. hosted their annual Pre-Oscars party—and the guest list did not disappoint.
Following a dinner with friends of the Maison, host and Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello gathered celebrities at a private residence in the City of Angels where guests sipped champagne and danced into the late hours. Taking place at a private residence in Los Angeles, the party was hosted by the French brand’s Creative Director Anthony Vacarello. Among the guests were Zoë Kravitz, Jennifer Coolidge, Salma Hayek, and Lenny Kravitz—who all donned head-to-toe Saint Laurent looks.
Burberry’s Collectable New Book Charts The House’s History
It all begins with an idea.
After 165 years, Burberry and its Creative Director Daniel Lee commemorate the house’s history with its first-ever book aptly titled Burberry. In collaboration with French luxury publishing brand Assouline, Burberry is filled with images and illustrations from the brand’s archive and highlight the rich history behind its unique—and oh-so British—identity. “Burberry is a story of creativity, exploration, innovation and community,” says Carly Eck, Burberry’s Brand Curator, in their press release,“all of which continue to be at the heart of the brand.”
With 200 illustrations, five chapters, and 252 pages, the book details the brand’s journey, from its creation in 1856 to present day. The book’s sleeve dons the house’s trench coat which can be removed to reveal the iconic Burberry Check print on the front and back covers. Originally founded by Thomas Burberry as an outdoors attire band, Burberry chronicles the house’s small beginnings as a family-run company to a global luxury brand. Burberry shows how the brand, which was once a family-run company, is now a global luxury brand that spans close to two centuries. Using notable events and key turning points in the brand’s history, the book illustrates how the past has formed the brand’s present and future.
Every Look From Off-White Fall 2023
“There could only ever be one Virgil,” said Creative Director Ibrahim Kamara in Off-White’s Fall/Winter 2023 notes. “I feel the responsibility for him and for everyone who has worked, loved, worn and believed in Off-White.” To mark the start of a new chapter, the French fashion house took guests to the stars and outer space for its latest show, in an effort to look forward and see beyond our understanding…
Every Look From Diesel Fall/Winter 2023
It all begins with an idea.
Sexy clothes, sexy people, and a sexy time were the themes of Diesel’s show in Milan as models walked down the runway next to a pile of 200,000 Durex condoms and moaning on the soundtrack. Representing freedom, choice, and pleasure, Diesel exemplifies that sex is a human right –and one that’s meant to revel in. “Sex positivity is something amazing,” said Creative Director Glenn Martens in the show’s notes. “We like to play at Diesel, and we are serious about it.”
In a collection based on individual freedom and experimental nature, of course, condoms provide a central theme. The installation served as a sneak peek into their forthcoming capsule collection with Durex, which is the first time Durex has collaborated with a fashion brand. Dropping in April, the collection will include jersey T-shirts that blend Diesel and Durex’s logos as well as 300,000 free condoms available in Diesel stores around the world following the release.
Every Look From Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2023
It’s all roses—and more roses—for Christian Siriano’s latest New York Fashion Week presentation. On Thursday night, guests filtered into New York City’s Gotham Hall where the building’s grand interiors had been transformed into a sumptuous rose garden. “Welcome to Audrey Hepburn’s rose garden at midnight,” said the show’s notes.
The 56-look collection explored modern iterations of the ‘50s silhouettes that defined Hepburn’s influence on Old Hollywood. Roses took center stage – whether blooming from hems or repeated in abstract prints – in a timeless palette of black, white, purple, rose, and pops of vibrant yellow. Effortless fabric draping and accordion-style pleating took on the texture and appearance of rose petals as the looks swayed down the runway. In terms of accessories, wide-brim derby hats in a variety of tones and textures were a standout in calling upon Hepburn’s sophisticated style. There was sequin, there was fur, there were checkers and lots and lots of roses. The show gave off a glamorous feel, with a “vintage luxury” look.