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Basil Soda, une collection qui allie finesse et souci du détail
Basil Soda, une collection qui allie finesse et souci du détail
/dans Mode /par Florence BernardinBasil Soda
Haute Couture
2012 summer
photos by Yannis Vlamos
Dans la continuité de ses thèmes naturalistes, Basil Soda passe au microscope le monde organique pour sa collection Printemps-Eté 2012. Des éléments en apparence simple et taillés près du corps s’assemblent en motifs semblables au poitrail d’un faucon. En écartant délicatement les plumes, une nouvelle lecture des structures est mise en lumière par une observation minutieuse.
Dans la riche tradition de la Couture, Basil Soda a réduit ces assemblages naturels à leurs éléments constitutifs avant de les reconstruire pour une nouvelle interprétation. Brins de dentelle délicats et fils de soie se mêlent à des brindilles d’or vieilli pour devenir des tiges soutenant des bourgeons de cristal tandis qu’un voile de soie translucide devient seconde peau sous lequel on devine des motifs organiques délicatement géométriques. Des hauts de robe habilement construits se continuent en couches de dentelle vaporeuse et de georgette plissée pour une silhouette résolument contemporaine. Une palette toute en délicatesse de rose, chair, gris pale et blanc est ponctuée de jaune et cannelle, comme les reflets du soleil se levant sur l’âge du nouveau romantisme. Cette collection est une ode universelle à la féminité et à la force de toute femme.
Basil Soda
Haute Couture
2012 summer
photos by Yannis Vlamos
For his Spring Summer 2012 Couture collection, Basil Soda decided to break out the microscope for a more romantic view of decoration. Building on his naturists themes from the previous two seasons Basil decides to take his organic style a step deeper in scope. Seemingly simple closely tailored shapes upon closer examination reveal delicate feathering resembling the breast of a falcon. These new layers reveal a complicated molecular construction in the rich tradition of Haute Couture, as if Basil decided to deconstruct and rebuild the decoration from scratch, from the shadows of a Couture Archive. Strands of carefully assembled dentelle are delicately pieced together and then ever so gently twisted and arranged yielding organic, sensitive and delicate patterns. Tops of dresses are decorated with straw- like strands of silk sting banded together and antiqued gold metallic twigs, paired with petite grey crystal buds revealing plant- like forms. An unadorned silk web fabric acts as an outer skin that is carefully pealed back in places to reveal the intricately decorated inner body of the dress as if we peered beneath our own skin.
Well tailored, subtly decorated dress tops give way to flowing light layers of wonderfully silky dentelle and pleated georgette. Pale palettes of pink, flesh tones, light grey and white and punctuated by sunflower yellow, cinnamon . This intelligently crafted and sophisticated collection has a universal ode to the femininity and strengths of every woman.
www.basilsoda.com
Nativage de La Colline ou la haute couture de la Beauté
/dans Beauté / Santé /par Florence BernardinSitués au pied des Alpes Suisses, dans un environnement d’une rare pureté, les Laboratoires de Recherche Cellulaire de La Colline, qui lancent régulièrement de nouvelles formules, œuvrent pour comprendre toujours mieux la mécanique du Temps.
www.lacolline-skincare.com
Brittany Ferries renouvelle son offre pour 2012
/dans Croisières /par Florence BernardinLa compagnie maritime Brittany Ferries joue la carte de la qualité en 2012, en annonçant la mise en place d’une charte permettant le classement des hébergements de 1 à 4 « vagues » et en proposant une nouvelle sélection d’hôtels d’exception en Grande-Bretagne et en Irlande : avec spa, multi-activités, boutiques hôtels… L’Espagne propose une offre plus variée aux familles, des traditionnels campings avec piscine aux villas désormais disponibles. Brittany Ferries renouvelle également son offre de circuits, avec par exemple un combiné Irlande-Écosse afin de découvrir la culture celte. Bien sûr, Londres sera à l’honneur cette année à l’occasion des Jeux Olympiques. Enfin, les coffrets cadeaux Brittany Ferries permettent d’offrir 25 voyages pour visiter la Grande-Bretagne, l’Irlande ou l’Espagne, lors d’une journée découverte ou d’une croisière inoubliable.
In 2012, the ferry company Brittany Ferries focuses on quality, with a new charter ranking accommodations from 1 to 4 « waves » and adding a new selection of exceptional hotels in Great Britain and Ireland: with spa, multi-activity, shop hotels… Spain offers more choices to families: traditional campsites with swimming-pool and villas now available. Brittany Ferries also offers new tours such as the Ireland-Scotland tour in order to discover the Celtic culture. Of course, London will be a privileged destination on the occasion of Olympics. Last but not least, the gift boxes allow to offer 25 trips to visit Great Britain, Ireland and Spain, for a discovery day or an unforgettable cruise.
Escada installe son nouveau Flagship avenue Montaigne
/dans Mode /par Florence BernardinIn Paris, in the heart of a Haussmanian building, the new Escada store launches the Gold Concept, symbolized by a « Highlight Wall », a golden frame that highlights clothes and accessories. Bubbles of light and mirrors offer a play of transparency and give a warm atmosphere to this store divided into three areas. In the first area, you can find the new collection. Then, a cosy lounge allows customers to feel like home. Leather chairs and spacious cabins with panne velvet curtain are there to make them feel comfortable. Cocktail and « red carpet » dresses can be seen in the third area that can be privatized for VIP’s. Dressmakers are there to do alterations and a fashion designer gives good advice. Luxury and welcoming, the Escada flagship is the perfect place to find chic outfits, with lovely materials and nice details such as the placed print technique or the Swarovski paste gems.
Le novel de mix-style, un casque "haute perfection"
/dans Technologies /par Florence BernardinDesign and high technology characterize mix-style’s headphones. For its new model, the « novel », the brand uses numbers to represent the pages of a novel, evoking both the past and the future. A future where design and technology can be together since the « novel » seems timeless and compatible with iPhone. Available in stores (Colette and Fnac).
http://www.mix-style.fr/