GENERATION AFRICA
spotlight on Africa talents at Pitti Uomo 89 Pitti Discovery Foundation in collaboration with ITC ETHICAL FASHION INITIATIVE puts the spotlight on Africa talent with the "GENERATION AFRICA". A special event dedicated to promoting young and talented designers of the African continent. On the catwalk in a fashion show, Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Customs of Via Valfonda, a selection of brands that produce in their countries of origin and already screened in the international market, will present their collections. On stage collections: Adriaan Kuiters + Jody Paulsen, Ikirè Jones, Lukhanyo Mdingi and U.MI-1. Since 2009, the Ethical Fashion Initiative is the flagship program of the International Trade Centre, an agency under the auspices of the United Nations and World Trade Organization. ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative connects the greatest talents of the fashion world to small artisans from East and West and from Haiti.
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A while ago, neon colors were the trendy palettes for not only fashion accessories, but also cosmetic products. Nowadays, I still love boosting up my street stylelook with such tone because it contrasts so well with my monochrome #ootd. Though, I don't have a lot of colorful accessories, only a few pieces in my wardrobes would definitely work!
VOUGE ITALY.IT Nowadays fashion includes almost every social reality, but it had its major expression in clothing, involving young people mostly. People get dressed the way they like, inspired by urban realities. But it has not always been like that. There have been many young subcultures in-between, starting from the 40s. The term subcultureis used in sociology to define a group of people who have something in common, which is different from the prevailing culture for lifestyle, view of the world and beliefs. One of the main subculture theorists, Dick Hebdige, pointed out that subcultures often stand out mostly through the way people get dressed, because clothing, masking and embellishment have been the main elements to communicate through the body since ever. Generally youth subcultures are thought to be born in 1947, which is the year when a group of young bikers got together in California wearing jeans, boots and leather jackets, causing an uproar in the puritan US society. Frankie Morello and "age of anxiety". The parade of the creative duo Maurizio Modica and Pierfrancesco Gigliotti is pervaded by sensual feeling of uneasiness that seems to recall the famous work of Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides". Collection for F / W 2015, this mood pervades the clothes and is mirrored in them, through a mix Frankie Morello and "age of anxiety". The parade of the creative duo Maurizio Modica and Pierfrancesco Gigliotti is pervaded by sensual feeling of uneasiness that seems to recall the famous work of Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides". Collection for F / W 2015, this mood pervades the clothes and is mirrored in them, through a mix of fabrics and colors, contrasting with each other, still trying to find a balance. Here, then, that he puts seemingly punished alternate with slits imperceptible and short dresses, sheer, almost transparent. The research in the use of materials has created a web of Swarovski crystals, quilted silk, organza and crepe de chine. The colors that stand out against the black and gray are the powder and powder blue. The garments are enriched with prints dotted slightly, as if to suggest forms of boccche, faces, eyes and flowers, up to the catharsis of all-over print of the number 22, the magic number is dear to the house, which takes on the appearance of two swans that touch. The must-have for next season? Surely shirt: ductile, capable of reinventing itself according to the occasion and become habit or undergarment. |
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January 2016
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