“I wanted to delve into the idea that beauty has nothing to do with models beauty is about humanity,” he said at the time. How does it relate to the collection? TBD on Sunday…Piccioli made news on the couture runway in January by embracing a wider range of sizes and ages in his collection. “I wanted a little reflection moment, a little escapism,” Piccioli said of the power pink invitation. Printed pink-on-pink in the booklet, titled “Pink PP Seen by Douglas Coupland,” are sayings such as “Beauty has kind of become an act of rebellion,” “I miss my pre-internet brain” and “If you are afraid of being afraid you might as well be dead.”
To create the 40 works inside - which reflect on the times - Piccioli tapped Coupland, who popularized the term “Generation X” in his 1991 novel and has been writing about mass culture and technology ever since. PINK POSTERITY:We’re all in need of a little inspiration and introspection in this mixed-up season, and Valentino has it in the form of a collectible booklet envisioned by designer Pierpaolo Piccioli and Canadian author, journalist and author Douglas Coupland, which is being included with each show invitation. He lauded “her grace and her courage in this terrible moment,” and her actions to ensure that “the voice of Ukrainian fashion and creation continues to be heard.”Īfter fielding questions from journalists in person and over a broadcast, she pleaded with “everyone to stay with Ukraine, stand with Ukraine” by attending an anti-war demonstration on Saturday in Paris. “You are part of the family,” the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode’s executive president Pascal Morand told Litkovskaya somberly as she thanked him and representatives of the Paris city hall for coming.
As an industry, because this will have long-ranging consequences, but most of all from a human point of view,” said Tranoï’s president Boris Provost, whose thoughts went to designer Milla Nova, slated to exhibit at the trade show but who is still currently in Ukraine. Save our country, save everyone from our country,” she pleaded to her audience, which included Paris deputy mayors Olivia Polski, in charge of commerce, fashion and craftsmanship, and Frédéric Hocquard, who has tourism in his remit.įor the organizers of the Paris-based trade show, offering Litkovskaya a platform had been a natural decision. Our people and our nation are showing they’re brave, our roots, our culture. “Influencers who really have power with their audience, fashion society must tell the world what’s going on in Ukraine. What she expects from the industry is for it to use its platforms to speak out on the plight of Ukrainian civilians and push for peace. The QR codes, also collected on the ArtcodeUA Instagram account, link to the works and profiles of photographers, artists and designers.Īmong them are Central Saint Martins graduate Masha Reva, an illustrator and fashion designer whose graduate collection focused on the 2014 events in Ukraine Vita Kin, whose line draws from the traditional vyshyvanka dress cold-weather outerwear specialists Ienki Ienki, and Anton Belinskiy, who had been showing in Paris until the pandemic and announced he had enlisted in a territorial defense unit in Kyiv. We have been in New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week or Paris Fashion Week but some aggressors decided ,” she said, likening Ukraine to a first responder protecting the European bloc and by the extension the world from suffering a similar fate.Īs the sole Ukrainian designer to have reached Paris at this point, she wanted to ensure her fellow creatives are not forgotten. “We are here in Paris, with all my colleagues through QR codes. STANDING STRONG: As buyers and brands bustled to get their booths ready for the opening of the Tranoï trade show on Friday, Ukrainian designer Lilia Litkovskaya stood alone in front of a yellow and blue flag dotted with flowers, a laptop in front of her. The event will be the brand’s first runway show in front of a live audience in two years. It has also teamed with Rimowa, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yohji Yamamoto and Junya Watanabe on additional collaborations.īurberry is set to stage its fall runway show on Wednesday in London. Last year alone, the street brand label released capsules with Emilio Pucci, Tiffany & Co.
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