Maison Martin Margiela for H&M

After Versace, Marni and Lanvin, it’s Maison Martin Margiela's turn - H&M’s latest collaboration with a haute designer. On the menu, 105-piece collection from oversize silhouettes, deconstructed styling, fusions of more than one type of garment and incorporation of designs for which the Maison Martin Margiela became famous for.

Last week, the full collection of the Belgian fashion label was revealed. Below are my top favourite:

Duvet coat (349$),  mirrored leggings (49.95$) and plexi wedge (299$)

Blue horizontally worn dress (199$) and plexi wedge (299$)

Trompe L'oeil bodysuit (49.95$) with oversized jeans (79.95$) and candy wrapper clutch (69.95$)

Oversized turtleneck (149$), key ring necklace (69.95$) and hitched up skirt (129$)

Narrow shoulder jacket (129$), oversized trousers (149$) and faceless watch bracelet

Black horizontal dress (149$), invisible wedge boots and glove clutch

Oversized turtleneck with an oversized trousers and a glove clutch

Hitched up dress (199$) with plexi wedge boots accessorized with a key ring necklace (69.95$)

Glove clutch, also in black (179$)

Candy wrapper clutch (69.95$)

 Plexi wedge boots (399$)

 Plexi wedge bottine (349$)

 Plexi wedges, also in red and black  (299$)

While original Margiela pieces can reach thousands of dollars, prices for this collaboration range from $13 to $399. The collection hits the stores on November 15th in selected H&M stores around the world. 

Happy (reasonable) Shopping! 

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza 

Fashion Trivia

Tatyana Filippovna, for Vogue.ru, reproduced  the most memorable shoes and bottines from the Fall/Winter 2012-13 collection. Can you identify the designers behind the illustrations?  Here are the choices:

• Prada
• Givenchy
• Balenciaga
• Celine
• Dries Van Noten
• YSL 
• Alexander Wang

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. 

F.

G.

All illustrations from Vogue.ru

Answers: A: Givenchy; B: Prada; C: Alexander Wang; D: Celine; E: Balenciaga; F: Dries Van Noten; G: YSL 

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza 

A La Russe

Last week Russian designer Anastasia Romantsova presented her  A LA RUSSE collection in Moscow. Among her supporters were  Miroslava Duma, designer-stylist Marina Dolidze, Snejana Georgieva and many others. But it was Romantsova that stole the show with her simple yet elegant and romantic Spring/Summer 2013 collection.

A LA RUSSE Spring/Summer 2013 

 Smiling Anastasia Romantsova (center) poses with her models

All pictures from Vogue.ru

For more on the collection, visit http://www.vogue.ru/news/celebrity-photos/495567/#52

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza 

Elie Saab undertakes the Luxembourg Royal Wedding

I couldn’t resist but to blog when I saw pictures from the royal wedding of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium this past weekend. It was also an important weekend for Lebanese designer Elie Saab, since he not only dressed the bride, but many of the royal wedding party. 

Countess Stephanie de Lannoy first wore an Elie Saab gown at the Gala Dinner following her civil ceremony on Friday.

Photo: Rex

Princess Clotilde of Savoy, Princess Margaretha of Lichtenstein and Princess Astrid of Belgium at the gala dinner, all in Elie Saab gowns.

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece opted for a breathtaking Elie Saab antique gold embroidered tulle gown with a matching gold metal belt.

                            photo: www.hellomagazine.com

Mother of the groom, Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, also wore an Elie Saab Haute Couture gown. 

photo: www.hellomagazine.com

For the religious ceremony at Our Lady of Luxembourg Cathedral, the bride wore an haute couture creation in ivory lace embroidered with silver thread leaves, three-quarter length sleeves and a more than 12-foot-long train. 

For the church ceremony, Princess Clotilde chose a light grey peplum Elie Saab cocktail dress and matching leather heels. 

Royalty from around the world attended the two-day wedding. Guests included King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, their son, Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Prince Frederick and Princess Mary of Denmark and Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Spain.

 Princess Marie Chantal of Greece and Princess Zeina of Jordan

        Princess Mette Marit of Norway in navy lace Valentino and  Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in a maroon long sleeve dress with a peplum detail.

The man of the show, Elie Saab and his family were among the guests. 

This royal wedding proved once again, that you can not go wrong with Elie Saab.

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza 

Paris or New York? Part II

I simply can't get enough of Paris vs New York, a tally of two cities. Vahram Muratyan is the graphic designer and art director behind the creative and visual match between these two cities(for part I, see blog on 19/09/2012).

 

L'apéro: Bordeaux versus Cosmo

L'aéroport: J.F.K. versus C.D.G

La Mode: Sonia Rykiel versus Anna Wintour 

Le Taxi: Paris versus New York

Le café: Expresso versus Americano

La romantique: Amélie Poulain versus Carrie Bradshaw

Among his other projects, Vahram Muratyan collaborated with Prada for the Spring/Summer 2012 collection. 

Lunettes de soleil Prada Dixie

LUNETTES DE SOLEIL PRADA DIXIE

Lunettes de soleil Prada Dixie et sac Prada Pyramide

Sandales Prada en cuir verni

Sac bicolore Prada Saffiano

All images from http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.ca 

The complete series of Paris versus New York will be released on october 24th. To find out more about Vahram Muratyan or to purchase his art prints, visit:

http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.ca

Yours truly,

Olga Markiza