Categoria: TREND | Sarah Wisdom

Gucci is a fashion house that has always been open to cultural contaminations that come from all over the planet. This is once again demonstrated by the Disney X Gucci collection which, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year, succeeded in the small miracle of bringing East and West closer together in an almost perfect balance. The Chinese New Year 2020 falls on January 25th, then in a few days, and will mark the beginning of the year of the Mouse. Since Chinese New Year is one of the most heartfelt holidays in the western world, Gucci has thought of creating a capsule collection that could somehow celebrate the moment. To do this, he decided to include continuous and precise references to the most famous Disney character in the prints and design of his new collection, the one from which the long and very successful history of Walt Disney and his company began. Images of the iconic mouse everywhere, from bags to scarves, ready to show off all year round.

Snow, skis, but also whirlpools and Turkish baths. In Madonna di Campiglio sport and wellness are always guaranteed. With 124 hotels and spas, it hosts some of the most beautiful Italian ski slopes, which stretch along 150 km of slopes, 57 ski lifts, 50 thousand square meters of snow park, 40 km for Nordic skiing. There are several structures that offer wellness packages and treatments in the pearl of the Brenta Dolomites. They have swimming pools, whirlpools, a Finnish sauna and a Turkish bath. Framed by a landscape of singular beauty, among the Brenta Dolomites Unesco Heritage we find the Skiarea Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta which is one of the main reference points for snow sports, including Aplinism, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, dog sledding, in short, a cuddle that should absolutely be given away, both for the body and for the mind.

It took seven months of long wait to be able to see the collaboration between Dior and RIMOWA live, but it was worth it.Presented for the first time during the spring / summer 2020 collection show, the collaborative collection conceived by the meeting between the French fashion house and the German brand it has generated one of the most evident symbols of modern luxury.The unparalleled quality in the construction of aluminum luggage has in fact crossed with the refinement of the style of Kim Jones, who wanted to experiment with innovative silhouettes from add to the inevitable classics. Thus was born a selection of trolleys, shoulder bags and suitcases characterized by a linear and clean design, where a shaded version of the Oblique monogram alternates with monochromatic hues that let the top-level finishes speak for themselves.

Homo Faber, the crafts of art return to Venice. After the success of the first edition in 2018, the Michelangelo Foundation brings the excellence of Italian, European and even Japanese know-how back to the Cini Foundation, to rediscover the beauty of the work of the hands. Also with itineraries in the city 17 dedicated exhibition spaces dedicated to an aspect of excellent craftsmanship, from the goldsmithery to the mosaic, from the master paper makers to the luthiers, from the craftsmen that it will be possible to admire at their work table. Special guest of the second edition will be Japan, with a series of exhibitions dedicated to its “Living National Treasures”, an appellation that in the Land of the Rising Sun attributes to its best master craftsmen: they bring them to Homo Faber 2020 objects present with ancient techniques , from lacquer to dyeing fabrics. Fashion will also have a special space: the most modern side of craftsmanship will be revealed in a “capsule collection” of sustainable clothes for men and women designed in Italy and made in one hand in the United Kingdom, created by a group of Italian students from design in collaboration with the best British artisan talents.

The new classicism, which is the clearest message from Milan’s fashion week, sounded like a hymn to the boy instead of a call to order. The collections of a nostalgic return to school are increasingly emerging in his collections. .The invitation, written in a round and uncertain handwriting, speaks of “fifth birthday raves”; the collection notes are entrusted to the folded protocol sheet, like the old topics in the classroom. On the catwalk, new accessories of desire, among Liberty’s little flower bags and Richard Hell’s T-shirts, there are tin bags like biscuit boxes, and ox-eye sandals put on with big socks, because after all it’s winter collection. And then there are the clothes: skimpy, tight, sexless and re-proportioned, with a vague taste of the seventies – flared trousers, perhaps in silver leather, blazer with saddle shoulders – and that air of adult classics, adapted to the wardrobe puerile to be worn again by fashionable adults. A very twisted carpatura, of those in which Alessandro Michele excels. The intent, not at all hidden, is to launch a frontal, almost punk, attack on the codes of normative masculinity. A certain “guccificazione”, of cast and look, is evident from Marco De Vincenzo in Magliano, who in fashion is signed with only the surname, he does not have thirty years but is nostalgic for that magma that were the seventies / eighties, everywhere in Europe. He parades in a shady gambling den in Porta Genova, between billiards and low lights, composing a mosaic of gangsters who is sartorially stimulating, but at times costumistic.

Pitti Uomo is the event in which the outlines of men’s fashion are outlined year after year. The beginnings of streetstyle as an obsession were seen right in the streets of Florence, just as today the taste of a classic and elegant style is rediscovered in the edition number 97 of Pitti Uomo, the first of 2020. Trying to guess trends starting from brand proposals for the autumn winter 2020 2021 we seem to see a novelty: a reversal of course, a return to the origin, an implosion of design towards its pulsating core made of double-breasted suits and khaki-colored knitwear. The impression one gets is that of a renewal: tradition exudes from the slits of the Renaissance buildings to convey hi-tech fabrics and new manufacturing techniques into an alchemical pewter. The common denominator of this stylistic equation is absolute attention to the material: quality is not preferred, it is the only possible alternative. And they have always known it at Pitti Uomo. Here are the main trends and the most interesting things seen at Pitti Uomo 2020 just ended. An absolute novelty for menswear is the almost absolute abandonment of dark and cardinal shades such as black and blue, which give way to the more wearable and casual softness of autumn colors. Gray, khaki, sand, military green and ocher intertwine in the Cruciani and Brooksfield knitwear, becoming red and tangerine mottled dove-gray in the Mezulic ready-to-wear.

La trasformista della musica, Lady Gaga, l’artista dalle mille maschere, è stata richiamata per il ruolo più complesso che abbia mai dovuto interpretare. «Sii Patrizia Reggiani», le avrebbe chiesto Ridley Scott, deciso a portare al cinema l’omicidio di Maurizio Gucci basato sul libro “The House of Gucci”. Il film racconterà l’intrigo dell’omicidio dello stilista che fondò l’omonima casa di moda, che venne ucciso da tre colpi di pistola all’età di 45 anni, nel marzo del 95, nel suo ufficio a Milano. La mandante venne individuata nella ex moglie, Patrizia Reggiani, soprannominata dalla stampa «la vedova nera», condannata a 18 anni di reclusione.
Una nuova sfida per Gaga, quindi, che ingolosita dalla possibilità di un’ennesima metamorfosi, avrebbe detto sì!

Adidas Running e Missoni annunciano il lancio di una collezione di sneakers e abbigliamento da corsa uomo e donna, in edizione limitata reiventa il classico modello Adidas Ultraboost in cui la tomaia in maglia è realizzata con la tecnica space dyeing di Missoni. La tecnologia Boost di Adidas applicata all’intersuola garantisce ai runner prestazioni ottimali in termini di reattività e ritorno di energia. Alla base della collaborazione, innovazione e creatività: valori che da sempre contraddistinguono i due brand e che fondano le basi per questa capsule collection caratterizzata dall’inconfondibile effetto fiammato di Missoni e dalle performace elevate di Adidas, che troviamo su t-shirt, scarpe e shorts.

Eccoci nel nuovo anno. In occasione del lancio della nuova capsule collection Fendi x Jackson Wang, la griffe italiana ha presentato il panda Fendidi: il personaggio ricoperto dall’iconico logo dalla doppia F e realizzato dall’artista Oscar Wang.
La capsule collection, realizzata in collaborazione con il celebre cantante e ambasciatore della Maison in Cina, è stata creata sotto la direzione creativa di Silvia Venturini Fendi e rappresenta il perfetto mix tra lo stile della griffe italiana e quello dell’artista di Hong Kong.  La logo mania si riconferma uno dei trend più in voga del momento, infatti, l’iconico logo FF ton sur ton e il colore nero sono i due tratti distintivi che caratterizzano la collezione di capi ready-to-wear in velluto e in ciniglia, impreziositi dal logo “FENDI Team Wnag”. La Baguette, borsa simbolo della maison, viene presentata in versione maschile in pelle nera con logo FF in velluto ricamato sulla patta anteriore, la stessa lavorazione utilizzata sulla tracolla a mano della clutch. Non mancano le sneakers realizzate in maglia tecnica, i sandali e il cappello da baseball.

MSC Crociere  dal 1° gennaio 2020 è la prima compagnia crocieristica al mondo totalmente “carbon neutral”, ovvero a impatto zero di Co2. Questo importante traguardo è stata presentata  MSC Grandiosa, la new entry della Compagnia e una delle navi più avanzate al mondo dal punto di vista ambientale. MSC Crociere bilancerà tutte le emissioni dirette di anidride carbonica (CO2) della propria flotta attraverso un insieme di progetti di compensazione delle emissioni di carbonio, in particolare, MSC Crociere punta al ripristino con l’obiettivo di proteggere e migliorare la biodiversità marina e sostenere le comunità che si affidano alle risorse del mare.