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Taille This on for Size
October 6, 2005

Taille This on for Size

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Taille, the French word for "size" or "waist" also means "cut with precision;" it is the most accurate name this menswear line...

Back to Mugler
October 6, 2005

Back to Mugler

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With a twinkle in his eye and a very relaxed smile, Thomas Engelhart quietly asserts that when it comes to the work...

Industrial Finesse
September 22, 2005

Industrial Finesse

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Couture is almost an obsession for several new and not-so-new designers, but few can be said to actually offer an authentically contemporary...

Argentinean Roots
September 22, 2005

Argentinean Roots

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In the late 1990s, the Argentinean fashion industry anointed Trosman Churba the chosen duo to bring the country fashion notoriety. But despite...

FlamBOYant
July 14, 2005

FlamBOYant

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Once almost a creative wasteland, menswear is currently enjoying an inspired moment, thanks to an ever-increasing number of fearless young visionaries. For...

Girls Rule
July 14, 2005

Girls Rule

By JC Report

In Rio, a city where young women are just now leaving behind the ubiquitous denim-and-blouse style combination to experiment with voluminous skirts...

Design Edge
June 30, 2005

Design Edge

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The celebrated Antwerp Six which includes designers Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk Van Saene, Ann Demeulemeester, Martin Margiela and

Oh, Pioneers
June 30, 2005

Oh, Pioneers

By JC Report

If jeans went from being a workwear uniform to a ubiquitous urban staple, it's in part thanks to the forward-thinking visions of...

Suit Yourself
June 30, 2005

Suit Yourself

By JC Report

A few designers are reshaping bespoke tailoring to suit a new audience of discriminating men who seek pieces with meaning.

Selling It
June 16, 2005

Selling It

By JC Report

In London, a city full of creative fashion talents, two young labels are breaking away from the pack, selling collections that are...

French Empire
June 2, 2005

French Empire

By JC Report

Despite the ubiquitous global presence of a number of Parisian luxury behemoths, French fashion, as some influential US journalists have pointed out...

Quiet Riot
June 2, 2005

Quiet Riot

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As a fashion capital, Milan is often predictably conservative and commercial, but a scrupulous survey reveals there's a lot boiling under the...

Clever Carol
June 2, 2005

Clever Carol

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Iconoclastic Austrian designer Carol Christian Poell is at it again. Well, almost. This designer's designer has minded the requests of his retail...

Form, Function and Poetry
May 19, 2005

Form, Function and Poetry

By JC Report

In case you didn't notice, there's buzz about a return to minimalism. And indeed, strict, severe clouds are looming large and black...

Poetry in Motion
May 5, 2005

Poetry in Motion

By JC Report

Several years ago, when you spotted the multi-hyphenated (casting agent-writer-filmmaker-designer) Daniel Peddle on the streets of New York or Milan wearing a...

Cult Following
May 5, 2005

Cult Following

By JC Report

The heady subjects of primal mysticism and Japanese Shintoism have sprung up as inspiration in accessories from Hiroshi Kure and Tomoro Igarashi...

Dress Up Envy
May 5, 2005

Dress Up Envy

By JC Report

Masculinity is both multifaceted and in a state of flux. Mixing ambiguity with elegance, a whole crop of young designers are subtly...

Frou Frou Free
April 21, 2005

Frou Frou Free

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For the fall 2005 collections in Paris, Matthew Ames and Kris Van Assche stepped forward as two newbie designer faces of anti-frou...

Irresistible Surplus
April 21, 2005

Irresistible Surplus

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Marni is synonymous with romantic bohemia, a school of fashion thinking that's been ruling for a while thanks in large part to...

Intimate Showing
April 21, 2005

Intimate Showing

By JC Report

There are over 150 runway showings during Paris Fashion Week, a fact that increasingly forces designers to opt for intimate showroom presentations....

Dress Dispatch
March 31, 2005

Dress Dispatch

By JC Report

As jeans get replaced by livable, easy dresses that function just as well as a pair of your favorite pair of Habituals,...


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