Stéphane Rolland | the CITIZENS of FASHION

Front Row at Stéphane Rolland Spring Couture 2013

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Kim Kardashian — sans baby daddy Kanye West — triggered a paparazzi frenzy at the Stéphane Rolland show in Paris on Tuesday. Hovering on the edge of the pack was photographer Martin Parr, who is training his acerbic eye on couture week for L’Officiel Art magazine. Down the row, Paz Vega chatted happily about her part in the upcoming biopic “Grace of Monaco,” in which she plays opera diva Maria Callas alongside Nicole Kidman. “It’s just a little role, but […]

Categories: People • Tags: front row, Haute couture, Kim Kardashian, L'Officiel, Paris, Paz Vega, Stéphane Rolland, Yasmin Le Bon

Stéphane Rolland Spring/Summer Couture 2013 Collection

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

Stéphane Rolland has often said he approaches a dress like a sculpture. For this collection, shown at the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum, he sent out monochrome creations with volumes so demonstrative, they appeared to have jumped from sketchbook to runway with scarcely any alterations. Is that a good thing? It depends on the occasion. Front-row guests like Paz Vega, who has worn Rolland to the Cannes Film Festival, could easily go for one of the siren gowns featuring […]

Categories: Contact • Tags: Arts, collection, Haute couture, Palais de Tokyo, Stéphane Rolland

Couture Fashion Week Highlights

January 21, 2013 by The CoF

Donatella Versace last night/ via style.com Couture Fashion Week kicked off last night – a four-day-long schedule featuring the fashion world’s key names and the most beautiful and expensive creations of the season. While the opulent gowns designed by heavyweights such as Chanel and Dior might be out of most of our budgets, the event does give us the opportunity to see designers at their most creative, extravagant and dramatic. It was Atelier Versace who begun the proceedings last night […]

Categories: Fashion, Fashion Week • Tags: Alexis Mabille, atelier versace, giambattista valli, Haute couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Raf Simons, Stéphane Rolland