Haider Ackermann

Meet Haider Ackermann

Haider signature: Avant-garde silhouettes, edgy fabrics, evocative draping and somber aesthetic. His layering and draping never ceases to amaze me. Ackermann has a soigné way with the simplest of materials. He can drape anything and what he does with leather could drive Rick Owens insane!! His sensitivity with drape and textures shows through in every collection.

Bio: Haider Ackermann was born in 1971 in Santa Fe de Bogotá, Columbia and adopted by French parents. He grew up in many cities throughout Africa and Europe before joining The Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He attended for three years and he worked for various labels including interning at Galliano's Paris office. I think I would actually pay Galliano to intern with him!! :) Belgium is famous for many things: lace, waffles, French fries, beers and Leonidas chocolate. You can now add fashion designer Haider Ackermann to the list!

Ackermann's clothes are modern clothes for strong women. Women who CRAVE uniqueness. He does not believe a women should wear a lot of colors.. he really keep a subtle color palette. The structure, the clean and long line of his garment is unbelievable!

Ackermann will be venturing into new territory: men’s wear. He will unveil his first men’s looks during the Pitti W trade show in Florence in June. I can only imagine how amazing his Collection will be! He is a very interesting men.. He has a fashion show coming up in Toronto and it would be a such an honor to meet him!

You can find his latest collections at 119 Corbo in Yorkville.

www.119corbo.com

Enjoy the shows!

Ready-to-Wear - Spring/Summer 2010

Ready-to-Wear - Fall/Winter 2010

http://www.haiderackermann.be/

“Born in Canada, living in London, made in Italy”

DSquared

My favorite Canadian fashion Designers, Dean and Dan from DSquared. Quick bio: Canadian twin brothers moved to Milan in 1991 to pursuit their fashion dreams. They wanted to be different, they had a goal and worked really hard for it.. and they made it Big!


Myself, Dean and Dan or.. Dan and Dean

I have been a huge fan for numerous years and this amazing duo just keep getting better! With their refined Italian tailoring skills and an amazing attention to details, the designers always been proud of their Canadian background. Don't be surprise to see images of the Niagara Falls, forest, bears, moose's or even beavers on their clothing. Best of all, the clothing is extremely well made, high quality and the pieces are wearable for all of us people that don't walk on a runway everyday! DSquared always seem to have the perfect combination of style, music and spectacle!

Did you know that Dean and Dan’s clothes are featured in Madonna’s “Don’t Tell Me” video, and they created more than 150 pieces of clothing for the Drowned World tour? They’ve had countless celebrity moments but Madonna was a big deal. She was such an inspiration for them and now she is a big fan! That's accomplishment.

“Real clothes for real people”, –is how Dean and Dan Caten like to define their clothing.

I l♥ve the cuff but £315?

Shoes £841 and Necklace is £250

Clutch £685 and this crazy backpack £725

An other crazy backpack for £940 and the clutch £540


Very me. I love it! £130

Amazing Jeans £261

Jeans £370

Adorable rain boots £164

http://www.dsquared2.com

Balenciaga Shoes Fall Winter 2010 2011

Colourful platforms and stacked heels!
Balenciaga Fall Winter 2010 2011

So hippies go on cruises, too, huh?

A few days ago, Karl Lagerfeld presented the Chanel Cruise Collection 2011 in Saint Tropez, south of France. It was colorful, bohemian and inspired from the glorious eras of the '60s and '70s. Some very nice pieces.. but not my favorite collection.

Christian Dior collection fall winter 2010 2011

Since January 1997, John Galliano has been the design director of Dior. For the Fall/Winter 2010 Collection, the house of Dior showed Romance with a French femininity infused with an equestrian vibe. Beautiful floaty dresses and ruffled chiffon gowns were sheer showing off the lingerie underneath. Oh la la!.. Love it!





Christian Dior collection for Fall Winter 2010 2011.

Eskimo meets Chanel!

Chanel fall winter 2010/2011 collection is preparing us for ice age? Fake fur trousers and yeti boots walked the very famous Grand Palais des Champs Elysées in Paris last month. Karl Lagerfeld imported a 265-tons, 28 feet tall iceberg from Scandinavia for the show and the venue temperature had to be keep at -4ºC!

I cant help from wondering.. what would Gabrielle think about Karl's designs? I don't think she would like all of it but I think she would love the ice-block purse as much as I do!

'Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance' quoted Coco Chanel.