Fancy Frocks: Spain’s Newest Fashion House Alonsize Has Arrived
Often it is mentioned of the symbiotic relationship between architecture and fashion design—clean lines, jutting angles and a crisp skeletal structure to build outwardly arriving at their foundational apex. Enter Spain’s newest (and quite accomplished…) couturist, José Manuel Gómez Alonso debuting his most recent collection entitled “Straight Lines” a combination of evening wear, fur, wool … Read more
Artfully Collective: Exclusive Interview with Los Vladimirovich
Ultimately when a design house presents their line to the industry it is executed as a detailed process–ergo a well-oiled machine with each person and department responsible for their piece of the puzzle until it is complete with label designers taking their final bow on the runway and the PR buzz whirring down to a … Read more
Luxury Barbershop Blackstone Brings Men’s Grooming Tradition Forward in Madrid
Gone are the proper grooming days of gentlemen from the Victorian era; however there are still a few old-fashioned barbershops that follow suit to London’s Truefitt & Hill first established in 1805. Although this particular establishment is not located in England but in the heart of Spain—Madrid to be exact situated in one of the … Read more
Shopping Guide to Spanish Fashion at the Opera-Châtelet in Paris
Your starting point is boulevard Haussmann with its two kilometre plus stretch of banks and shopping centres. We begin in Galeries Lafayette, the biggest department store in the Western world. Retail corners here include Hoss Intropia, with essential garb for trendsetting urbanites, and promoted this spring/summer season by the beautiful Spanish actress María Valverde. In … Read more
