Tag: Paris Fashion Week

‘Arriving in Paris in the 90s, I experienced the city with fresh eyes, much like Alber. Of course, it’s easy to get swept up in mythic ideas of culture and beauty. And nowhere else is fashion taken so seriously. Yet whenever I observe how Parisian women dress style is signalled with insouciance. Nothing appears forced. In a similar way, I am always delighted when I see couture surfacing within everyday life. I like considering the incongruities and energy of this convergence that is unique to Paris- and how women everywhere can identify somewhere within the mix’ AZ Factory with LUTZ HUELLE Pre-Fall 2024

“Arriving to Paris in the ’90s, I experienced the city with fresh eyes, much like Alber. Of course, it’s easy … More

Our first office was a studio in a courtyard in the 10th arrondissement in Paris. We just scrambled enough money together to pay the deposit and rent, and I moved all of my magazines and vintage clothes in there in order to be surrounded by work. We had a big long table that took over most of the space, with David on one side and me on the other. This was where we prepared our first show, and where I designed the next 5 Collections before we were able to move to a bigger space in Rue de Rivoli ( just below David Guetta’s studio , who used to drive me mad with the constant boom boom from upstairs while I was working on a sunday 🤣)

‘The idea was to make a formal garment feel fresh and new. He did the same kind of iterative experimentation with the boxy tweed jacket—a most classic French garment—by splicing in upcycled denim at the front placket, shoulder seams, hem, and cuffs. It’s a high-low mash-up and a guaranteed best-seller on his e-commerce site, not just in tweed, but also in black sequins or black duchesse.’ Nicole Phelps on Lutz Huelle S/S 2024, VOGUE RUNWAY

read the whole review and see the collection here Lutz Huelle’s studio is down a cobbled Marais alley lush with … More

When I started making little films showing how to transform an old Tshirt into a new, sexy top on Instagram during lockdown I never expected the number of brilliant reactions and comments I got .. it became a way to keep on working, to share and communicate, to show that anything can be inspiring and we can make something out of not much at all, no special skills or means required. I did several ones, and here’s the last one , made for VOGUE Runway, organized by the very fabulous Steff Yotka.

“…but smart and chic it was. Epitomizing that mix of refinement and ease were tuxedo-inspired shapes that included a jacket with arms shorn off to become a vest; a shirt in blown-up proportions that turned into a crisp poplin dress, and another with its shoulders sliced off and replaced with a handsome blowsy ruffle. New here was the knitwear that furthered Huelle’s idea of a balance between sophistication and ease, turning a body-con minidress or spaghetti-strap top into more comfortable options. Along with witty touches like a sprinkling of foil on smartly tailored shorts and slacks or hearts printed on frayed denim until they looked like leopard spots, they were proof of what a dab hand at delightful clothes Huelle is.” Lily Templeton on AZ FACTORY with LUTZ HUELLE Resort 2024 on WWD

to read the whole review and see the pictures please click here

SPOT THE FASHION DESIGNER ! 😜 This seems like an eternity ago but remains such a brilliant memory… whatever can be said about the President, that evening, saying : “Welcome ! This is your home!” upon walking into the room really did move me to tears, because he did make me feel at home in Paris that evening.

I had an avalanche of messages the next day, mainly screaming at me being sandwiched between Stella and the First … More

I saw you .. walking in the Rain.. Fall/Winter 2012/13 Watching people covering themselves against the rain during a sudden downpour made me think of oversized hoods, crinkled coated cottons and other shiny surfaces. It was the first season of the coats with draped, generous front panels wrapping around the body, like pulling a coat closer in a sudden burst of rain .. there was also the draped, hooded Biker Jacket that became a staple in the collection for years afterwards. My favourite look was the shortsleeved biker jacket in wool worn over a superhighwaisted pant and caramel gloves ❤️‍🔥