spring/summer 2017

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A brand to watch: OTTOLINGER

November 14th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

First, I saw their presentation for the fall/winter 2016/2017 season, and I was impressed by the cool setup (I couldn’t believe at that moment that everything is happening just few meters away from the press rooms in Palais de Tokyo). This season, Ottolinger brand (because that’s the name I am ...

Summer dream: the words, the clothes, the interview with designer of ATU Body Couture

May 25th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

Warning! Images may contain: one or more people, ocean, outdoor and water. This is how ”The Sea and Her Lover”  ATU Body Couture Spring Summer 2017 was presented. And it is no better way to catch my attention. I love sun, sea and summer, therefore the new collection ATU Body Couture ...

Fine lines drawn in Carbon: take a look at DZHUS SS17 collection

May 22nd, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

It’s been a while since I chatted for the first time with the talented designer Irina Dzhus about her architectonical designs. Since that talk (READ the interview here) DZHUS collection became better and better - and I am not the only one to say, as meanwhile, the brand DZHUS has been featured in ...

The fashionable formula of a cool brand: interview with the designer of Chemistry 

May 11th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

“Well-designed couture is like water: it effortlessly takes the shape of the body it’s poured on”, Vera Alecsa said to me on the beautiful morning when I have visited her lovely studio (https://chemistry-studio.com). And she was right: I was perfectly fine no matter if I tried on a red dress ...

The shades of summer by Ioanna Kourbela

April 5th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

More than anything I love summer. And everything that comes with it: the sound of waves, the smell of salty water, the sun wandering through my hair, the soft feel of natural fabrics on the tanned skin. And who said “summer” better than Greece land? Or a Greek designer? Meet Ioanna ...

The beginnings: interview with the designer of Vietnam brand

April 4th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

Japanese inspiration, fabrics that needed to be loved again, cool details: these are the main features of Vietnam brand, a women’s ready-to-wear brand based in Berlin Germany (https://www.vietnamofficial.com). I like, at the first sight, I talked with Nam, the designer of Vietnam brand, about ...

5 cool outfits for the summer: white with a twist

March 30th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

I really don’t recall right now if it was the sun to blame, or the white flowers in bloom all over, but for sure I felt in the mood for white outfits. So I had to put under the radar the Spring/Summer 2017 collections. And there they were: 5 perfect white outfits, not just fabulous, but… with a ...

The crush: Mansur Gavriel Spring/Summer 2017 Collection

March 14th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

The first-ever collection of Mansur Gavriel (www.mansurgavriel.com) was sold out in a month. And the phenomena is repeating over and over, every season, since 2013. The overnight sensation of IT bags of the century was generating a Birkin-esque waiting lists for the colourful handbags. And it ...

Dreaming of the Cuban colours: interview with designer Gosha Altshuler

February 21st, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

It seems quite unusual to discover the colours of Cuban land in Ukraine. Well, I did it, in a way. I have looked at Gosha Altshuler designs for Spring/Summer 2017 and I was, instantly, back to Havana. But it was not only about colours. Along with Buena Vista Social Club collection of Gosha ...

12 cool looks from the new wave of designers

February 15th, 2017 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

I love discovering new talents. I like a lot when new fresh designers catch my attention with something, no matter if is about an asymmetric cut of a jacket, a lace and pearls application, a glitter sparkling on the shoes or a curious design of an earring. Therefore, I looked over and I have ...