Second Round – Maison Martin Margiela for Converse

May 22, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

It’s the second time around that the French fashion house, Maison Martin Margiela, collaborates with the cult sneaker label, Converse. The revisited models are the classic All Star Chuck ’70 and Jack Purcell, only unlike last time, Maison Martin Margiela’s Spring/Summer 2014 Converse are made of leather, and not textile. The shoes are covered with French house’s signature Blanc de Meudon paint, which will gradually wear off, revealing the colour underneath – bright blue or red for Jack Purcell model, pale yellow and dark […]

Categories: accessories • Tags: Converse, fashion, footwear, Leather, maison martin margiela, new york, news, santa monica, Shopping, sneakers, soho, white

La Perla’s Super Skinny Mannequin

May 14, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Luxury label lingerie, La Perla, found itself in the middle of a controversial situation, on Twitter, after one New Yorker twitted a photo of the brand’s mannequin, in red lingerie with visible, shocking protruding ribs –  “How does #LaPerla think ribs on a mannequin is ok?!” The photograph made immediately a wave of disagreements among the outraged tweeters. Spotted in the New York’s Soho boutique, the response of the brand came within a few hours after the initial complaint : “The […]

Categories: fashion • Tags: anorexic, complaint, fashion, la perla, Lingerie, mannequin, new york, news, skinny, soho, twitter