Without any connection to the bird
Undoubtedly the most significant thing that happened this week to Jean Paul Gaultia’s spoken word collection in collaboration with Lotte Volkova is Kylie Jenner’s nipple bikini – but just before she broke the feed with him lightly, quite a few angry reactions flooded the brand page. “What insolence!”, The copyright knights shouted there. “It’s unbelievable that you did not even give credit to Cindical Chamber – it’s an absolute copy of it. Ridiculous.”
The agitated respondents came to defend the Spanish label, which is indeed very much identified with the trendy nude prints, and they can still be forgiven for their ignorance – but the fact that the founder of ‘Syndical Chamber’ himself joined and accused Gauthier of gross copying from it is already a serious embarrassment: To know that Gothia is entirely the OG here, that prints of artistic nudity have been one of his design hallmarks since the mid-1990s, and that anyone who has done such since has actually copied from it – consciously or not.
But what is most beautiful about this story is the multi-layered irony. After all, the very act of printing nude on a garment stems from an amused game of copying and duplication, certainly in the case of Gautier whose iconic prints recreate classic sculptures from the ancient Greek period. That someone would already recommend to Michelangelo’s heirs to sue.
Jean Paul Gaultier Hellenic statue dress pic.twitter.com/c6KRJswK0H
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Where does the Xuz come from?
So Kylie’s bikini is the one that stole most of the attention this week, but we’ve already developed another obsession since then: it’s not clear how we did not know the brand behind these insane strap heels, but very pleasant, Ioannes, and welcome to the wishlist.
Everything in a buckle
Terry also joins the collection of fantasies that will not come true unless we are officially settled with the option of bankruptcy: this black bikini from Celine. Oops.
Girl, Power
But most of the week in general we washed our eyes at Mugler’s new campaign, which for a moment never ceases to break power records and sex appeal under the auspices of a crazy team of presenters: from Lord Leon and Bella Hadid smeared on a thong car, through Megan Di Stallion in cut-out overalls to cut-outs Volta and Shalom Harlow in a hot kiss. We did the input as a series.
Why turn on
Jacques and Nike’s campaign gives a lot less so far, but even more exciting: so far there are only two clues to the collection that will be unveiled at the end of the month, and they are as thin as the leather thread at the center of the gilded Hui logo.
In an objective section
To the honorable list of Gauthier, Celine, Mugler and Jacquemos joins this week another brand whose campaign concerns us: Puma. We really liked the futuristic atmosphere, the feeling that he was photographed in the world of “Avatar”, the green platform sneakers and especially the presenter, one Noa Kirl.
On mushrooms
If you’ve a futuristic vibe, it’s time to update that the fashion industry is officially launching what is set to become the ultimate leather substitute: Brands like Stella McCartney, Hermes and Balenciaga already offer handbags, coats and shoes made from “mycelium leather” – a much less polluting and much more fungal roots moral.
Someone in Manche
But if you ask Damna and Salia, the artistic director of Balenciaga and probably the most influential man in the fashion world right now – the hot bag of the moment is not made of leather or mushrooms. It’s made from a bag of potato chips. And Salia has been traveling the world for the past week carrying the snack bag as an accessory for everything, and the chain is starting to suspect that this is a rather disturbed teaser for the couture collection that will be unveiled in Paris next month. We jumped at the super anyway.
@enfntsterribles We went to the graduation show of the #Antwerp #Fashion Department and we saw @Balenciaga’s #Demna original sound – Troye Sivan