The Trend Report By Rylwy: September 2014

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Apple to preview Apple Watch at Colette in Paris

Apple has confirmed that it will be taking the Apple Watch to Paris Fashion Week – showcasing the new device in a “one day only experience” at the Colette boutique in the French fashion capital

Apple first courted the fashion crowd during the 'big reveal', flying the likes of Net-a-porter's Natalie Massenet and a handful of influencers to the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple Watch debut event earlier this month. Now, it is showing no signs of watering down its new interest in the style set, revealing plans to debut the new Apple Watch during Paris Fashion Week.

On Tuesday, Paris-based iconic store Colette will play host to Apple's latest gadget, in an event that is open to the public during normal store hours, after an intimate breakfast for fashion editors and insiders from 8.30–10am. Perfect timing for the lucky attendees, who will be able to skip over to Chanel's anticipated Spring/Summer 15 show which starts at 10.30am at the Grand Palais – a short stroll from the Rue Saint Honoré based boutique.

Live from Paris: Valentino Spring/Summer 2015

Valentino provides a highlight to Paris Fashion Week's proceedings later today, join us to find out what Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli have in store

Following on from its beautifully rustic Haute Couture AW14 presentation in Paris this summer, Valentino's Spring/Summer 15 collection to be shown this afternoon is highly anticipated.

What will designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli have in store? Join us at 12:30pm exactly (UK time) to watch the show live from the city of lights to find out first hand:

Monday, 29 September 2014

Paris Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2015

At the grand old age of 73, Dame Vivienne Westwood displays an entertaining 'End Ecocide' themed collection in Paris today.

Recently making her affiliation with Scotland's 'Yes' campaign quite known, Dame Vivienne Westwood showed her mainline collection in Paris this afternoon to an audience who are well aware of her penchant for pushing political views through fashion.

Hedi Slimane's new collection is full of rock’n’roll sexiness presented in a show as divisive as the man himself for Saint Laurent

Last season, the Saint Laurent girl was dressed as a 60s dolly bird, and this year, she has progressed to cool, rock'n'roll groupie – still projecting a youthful appeal.

Paris Fashion Week: Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 15

The looks were punctuated by arch, sky-high platforms and it was a collection that focussed on the jacket; plus short, flirty dresses and skirts; and naturally, short shorts.

Paris Fashion Week: Yohji Yamamoto Spring/Summer 2015

The 70-year-old Japanese designer and namesake label shows a super feminine collection at Paris Fashion Week, thankfully leaving one or two things to the imagination of guests, who raved about the show

Award winning designer and Adidas collaborator Yohji Yamamoto showed his Spring/Summer 2015 womenswear edit on Paris last night with one thing on his mind...

Diane von Furstenberg celebrates her iconic wrap dress, and famous friends too, with a special display at Galeries Lafayette in Paris during Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week: Givenchy Spring - Summer 2015

The catwalk tone at Givenchy last night? Dark, sultry, smouldering armour for the fearless contemporary woman... And child, it seems

Chloé’s creative director Clare Waight Keller unveiled a collection that was simple, chic and beautiful – epitomising the the label’s founder, Gaby Aghion's, original vision

Know one could have known that Aghion – who founded Chloé's in 1952 – would have passed away a day before the SS15 show, however we couldn't help but think how pleased she would have been with the latest line-up.

Paris Fashion Week: Céline Spring-Summer 2015

Before The Dawn, the name of Kate Bush's current tour, was emblazoned across Phobe Philo's T-shirt as she took a bow after the Céline show in Paris, and the song This Woman's Work was the soundtrack to the show.

Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony decided to deliver their Spring/Summer 15 collection with a special message this year, and that was that “Kenzo would like to remind you that there is no Planet B. Protect what’s precious.”

A wide selection of style was on show in Paris last night, as Bill Gaytten presents his latest line for the John Galliano label...

Bill Gaytten has worked hard to continue the work of his predecessor, displaying the Spring/Summer 15 fruits of his labour in the John Galliano label's latest collection in Paris last night.

It was a show made up of a 60s feel and shrunken shapes, many shades of green and a feast of textured fabrics.

There was moss green felt, earthy shades in varying degrees of texture, palm tree prints, a mash-up of striped shades sparked with a bright green jolt through the middle, and cropped lengths. It all ended with a series of looks in a brown and green palette for the finale – making for a melting pot of style approaches on show.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld turns director for Stuart Weitzman

Julia Restoin Roitfeld is moving behind the lens, making her directorial debut with a short fashion film for Stuart Weitzman

Paris Fashion Week: Acne Studios Spring Summer 2015

Paris Fashion Week: Olympia Le-Tan Spring/Summer 2015

Olympia Le-Tan channeled her inner school girl yesterday as she unveiled a collection that had nostalgic notions of high school in every look.

Paris Fashion Week: Isabel Marant Spring-Summer 2015

Isabel Marant made a move into Roman empire territory for Spring/Summer 15, presenting a chic, fun collection full of signature shapes.

Raf Simons continues to raise the bar in his position at the helm of Christian Dior, showing a starry and sleek modern line up in Paris this afternoon – located in a hidden courtyard of the Louvre

Following on from the news of a beautiful new tome about the house's founder, Raf Simons – its ever-so sharp current Belgian designer, has made a new aesthetic signature for Christian Dior. One of the world's most prestigious fashion labels now beats to the drum of something Simons calls "the process of finding something modern through something very historical," and he's pulled off another fine display in doing so, in Paris, this afternoon.

Artistic, original and innovative – Jonathan Anderson was starting from a clean slate for his debut collection at the famed Spanish label.

Russian supermodel Natasha Poly and her blue eyed, blonde-haired daughter, Aleksandra Christina are posing together in front of Mario Testino‘s lens for the new cover image of Vogue Paris.

Hana Jirickova covers Vogue Ukraine October 2014

Victoria Beckham makes speech for the United Nations

Supporting the UNAIDS campaign, Beckham took to the podium alongside executive director Michel Sidibé, joining a day of discussions on global issues from the Ebola crisis to the distribution of the world food programme.

Next month, Michael Burke – chairman and chief executive of Louis Vuitton – will take on a new title, that of 'publisher' as the fashion house prepares to launch its own magazine

Fluffy and friendly, Choupette gets a revamp for the new season, thanks to Karl by Karl Lagerfeld's signature fashion line.

Maison Martin Margiela shows a collection full of menswear tailoring, separated into two themes – 'owls' and 'larks'.

Paris Fashion Week: Roland Mouret Spring/Summer 2015

At Paris's Palais des Beaux-Arts this afternoon, Roland Mouret unveiled his Spring/Summer 15 collection.

The new line presented by Roland Mouret is definitely leaning towards colour. Red, purple, green, white and yellow were among the shades seen mingling and contrasting on the runway.

The Lanvin Spring/Summer 15 show was a special one for creative director Alber Elbaz – who is celebrating the houses’ 125th anniversary this year.

The Carven girl is revamped for the new season, with Guillaume Henry presenting a melting pot of colourful retro mania, Formula 1 racing-themes and Japanese art included.

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga Spring - Summer 2015

Aside from an A-list family-of-three sitting front row, Alexander Wang showed a collection of geometry-sharp lines and athletic silhouettes for Balenciaga SS15

A whimsical display of sheer skirts, preppy collars, peplums and feather fringed hemlines made up the collection for Rochas Spring/Summer 15

"My woman's sport is fashion," Alexis Mabille said in his show notes for Spring/Summer 15

Referencing the slick athletic-wear references that have punctuated the season this time around, Mabille took the staples of a boxer's wardrobe – including hooded satin robes, sweatshirts and shorts with elastic waists – and gave them a chic overhaul for evening wear.

Who says fashion week can't freshen things up? Dries Van Noten takes a decidedly different approach for his Spring/Summer 15 show in Paris

With World Food Day on the horizon, Michael Kors launches a timely, charitable campaign in an effort to stop world hunger

Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel and Chrissy Teigen have united for Kors' new charitable initiative, which features campaign of the trio all wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words 'Watch, Hunger, Stop, #WatchHungerStop.'

The 'watch' element to the campaign is both metaphorical, and literal, as the American fashion giant is debuting a timepiece to raise money for the cause. The proceeds from the sales of the limited-edition watch will go starving children and help provide food for those in need. The t-shirt and the watch will be available to buy at Michael Kors stores and select outlets come October 16.

Foundation Louis Vuitton to host Kraftwerk

Set to open next month, the new Foundation Louis Vuitton has announced that it will host eight Kraftwerk concerts in a special collaboration.

Lanvin to host major retrospective at the Palais Galliera

From March 7 to August 23 next year, the Palais Galliera in Paris will be hosting a fascinating look at the life and times of Jeanne Lanvin. The museum's director, Olivier Saillard, has spoken about the house's two most iconic designers, past and present.

Crocodile Hermès bag fetches $185,000 at US auction

Making auction history once again, Hermès has just sold one of its rarest handbags at the Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills – ranking in $185,000 for the reptilian accessory.

Farfetch tapped the local knowledge of its merchants to pull together Farfetch Discover, a new shoppable tour guide to the world's fashionable cities

The actress and longtime friend of the brand stuns in Dior's latest cosmetics campaign, promoting the highly pigmented, moisturising lipstick

Stockholm-based fragrance house Byredo is making your cleaning routine a lot more joyful with its new hand creams and rich bath oils for everyday use

Known for meticulously crafting beautifully scented smells, Byredo presents its newest line-up consisting of a balanced bath oils and gentle hand products – which will be available on October 1.

The Bal d'Afrique bath time oil infuses hints of violets, jasmine petals, black amber, Moroccan cedarwood and neroli, while the 'Blanche' and 'La Tulipe' crème, give off fresh scents of peony, sandalwood, rhubarb, vetiver and cyclamen.

Pharrell collaborates with Moynat on a line of leatherwear

Pharrell Williams is no stranger to a fashion and/or beauty collaboration, and to think about it, neither is French leather goods company, Moynat.

Created to sit alongside the mainline Hermes.com website which launched in 2001, Hermès has created lamaisondescarres.com

Milan Fashion Week: Dolce & Gabbana Spring-Summer 2015

This Spring/Summer 15, Domenico and Stefano shared their passion for their art with a collection adorned with the sacred heart as the Italian designers took their cue from Spain's influence on Sicilian culture

With opening looks that featured embellished sacred hearts – a well-known Roman Catholic devotion – lace and corsets, it was clear that Dolce and Gabbana knew how to get their message across as well as make a prolific entrance. The sacred heart was used as the main symbol of the collection and is found embroidered or printed on mostly every piece.

Milan Fashion Week: Marni Spring-Summer 2015

Consuelo Castiglioni combined nostalgic prints of flowers and fruits with elements of Japan's national costume and sportswear as the building blocks of Marni's Spring/Summer 15 collection.

A true Milan Fashion Week highlight, Italian label Marni is hosting its Spring/Summer 15 show this afternoon, and sharing it exclusively.

Milan Fashion Week: Jil Sander Spring-Summer 2015

After a year without a creative director at its helm, Jil Sander finally found peace with Rodolfo Paglialunga – who presented his debut collection for the brand at Milan Fashion Week earlier today.If the Jil Sander saga were a dramatic soap opera, then Rodolfo Paglialunga

Tomas Maier – Bottega Veneta's creative director – has switched it down a gear this season. After a sculptural collection last AW14, for SS15 the designer has erred on the side of minimal, no harsh lines or hard silhouettes in sight