This week Gucci aliens arrived on Earth, Michael Kors bought Jimmy Choo, and Rag & Bone strove to save the planet’s vanishing tigers. Discover these tales and much more as we show this week’s leading global fashion news.
Gucci Goes Intergalactic with Trek to the Stars
In 2017, the style world put out the call for greater diversity in the industry. It is undeniable that Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele, has approached this challenge head on. The style house’s Pre-Fall 2017 campaign featured an all back cast and flashed back to a period of disco. In April, the new bent time and space to present a glimpse to the future with a strange series of projecting room movies. Every one of these short clips introduced, literally, otherworldly models to Gucci’s world. Now has landed on Earth.
Photographed by Glen Luchford, the futuristic images are an ode to sci-fi movies of the 1950’s and 60’s. Taking inspiration from Star Trek, Gucci placed their extraterrestrial beings, humanoids, robots, and monsters in intergalactic settings. Providentially, the figure-hugging, color block outfits in the film have been swapped for a few high fashion couture. Forward and forward thinking, the collection, consequently, wrought with crystals, embroidery, florals, and flares.
NGV Friday Nights Launches with After Hours Access to Dior Exhibition
In June of this past year, Paris Haute Couture week corresponded with the introduction of a retrospective exhibition showcasing 70 years of Dior history. For those who have been not able to make it into France to view the collection of over 300 gowns, don’t worry, you have not missed out. On the 26th August, the exhibition, ‘The House of Dior: Seventy Years of ‘ Haute Couture’, will be landing on Australian beaches at Melbourne’s NGV gallery.
To celebrate this trend event, the NGV is bringing back its popular ‘NGV Friday Nights’. The case, which was a market out last season, grants people exclusive after hours access to the gallery and Dior exhibition. With dining and pubs included in the package, the event provides a unique, enjoyable way to spend a Friday night. Moreover, the gallery has organised an impressive lineup of international and Australian musicians and DJ’s to perform weekly. Artists include Kate Miller Heidke, Airling, GL, Lupa J, Alta and much more. Tickets are now available for the Dior exhibit and the Friday night exclusive access celebrations.
Adhering to a sold-out period, a stellar line-up has only been declared for the return of #NGVFridayNights. Featuring headline performances by international and Australian acts, such as @airlingx, @katemillerheidke, @glbeat, @shonenknifeofficial plus a distinctive final weekend performance on Sat 4 Nov by @sadierlaetitia, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy exclusive after-hours access to The House of Dior: Seventy decades of Haute Couture exhibition. Tickets on sale today via connection.
Phillip Plein Offers Switzerland Hockey Club a Top Fashion Makeover
A blessed hockey team in Switzerland is going to find a high voltage fashion makeover. This week, the fashion designer known for his rebellious and extravagant shows, Phillip Plein, included a fresh challenge to his program. The programmer signed a two-year agreement with Switzerland’s Hockey Club Lugano to reinvent their picture. In addition to redesigning the players’ jerseys, the club Ice Lounge will undergo renovation, transforming into ‘Plein Sport on the Rocks’.
For the sporting equipment, the traditional club colors of black, white and yellow will remain. Placing his own spin on the uniform, Plein is adding a bold, bold eagle to the design. The sofa will follow the black and white motif with a vibrant panther’s head offering the club, founded in 1941, a modern update. Commenting on the choice to collaborate with a sporting team, Plein stated that it had been a “natural fit on many levels.” He hopes that it will “boost brand recognition and awareness in the home industry.”
Lugano, 26 July 2017 — PHILIPP PLEIN is your new Gold Sponsor and Official Fashion Partner of the Hockey Club Lugano. A marriage of two exclusive trendsetters who plan to offer something extraordinary to both the style and baseball worlds. Both year agreement represents a cooperation which is unique in Switzerland, which includes the newest image on the players jerseys and the redesign and pruning of the Ice Lounge: ͞Plein Sport around the Rocks͟. The big news this year is that the pre-season jersey entirely realised by the designer Philipp Plein himself, a true explosion of creativity that fans can admire during friendly games and bid on at the auction which will kick off the official year. The following week the Hockey Club Lugano staff will get their formal match, an elegant style for everyday while gamers will get their equipment: a Running Suit and a Plein Sport entire outfit, which will offer the specialized comfort and functionality necessary for daily activities, while maintaining an elegant and stylish look. Outfits born as a tribute to those who are determined to see that their dreams come true, exactly like HCL when they go out on the ice. #pleinsport #philipppleininternational #philippplein78 #allthewayup #nevergiveup #unstoppable #icehockey #iihf2017 #sihf2017 #hclugano_official
