Tsumori Chisato Designer’s Inspiration, Paris Fashion Week PFW

PARIS – FashionTV goes to Paris Fashion Week and speaks to Tsumori Chisato about the inspiration behind the Fall/Winter 15-16 collection! With all of its bursts of colour and fun cartoons, Tsumori Chisato tells us that Japanese cartoons, “Manga” inspired her for this collection the just like when she was a child. See here what the designer says about her own fun and light collection!

Aquilano.Rimondi Fall/Winter 2015, Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – FashionTV is at Milan Fashion Week for the Aquilano.Rimondi Fall/Winter 2015 show. Entitled, “Minimal to the Maximum,” the collection was inspired by the linear forms of the 20th-century Dutch art movement De Stijl. Pin-striped patterns, strict tailoring and Sixties style coats, minis and dresses reigned throughout.

Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2015 Backstage ft. Izabel Goulart, Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – FashionTV is backstage at the Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2015 show at Milan Fashion Week. Speaking exclusively to FashionTV, Victoria’s Secret models Izabel Goulart and newcomer Romee Strijdt tell us what they love about the Caten Brothers and reveal their secrets to happiness, fitness regimes and more! Plus, we speak to Dean & Dan Caten about the inspiration behind their collection, which goes back to their roots in Canada and looking to the history of its pioneers.

Appearances: Izabel Goulart, Romee Strijdt, Caroline Trentini, Renzo Rosso, Anna Dello Russo, Dean & Dan Caten

The Story of Louis Vuitton Weekend, FashionTV Special

One of the most famous fashion brand’s in the world, Louis Vuitton, is coming to your screens this weekend. Tune in to FashionTV 17-19 April, and join us on a fashion journey through the most iconic trends, stories, and shows of the French fashion house.

We’ve been there when Marc Jacobs was creative director, we’ve been there for Nicolas Ghesquière’s first ever collection, we’ve been there for the celebrities best red carpet looks and of course, all the ready-to-wear and menswear shows, bringing you exclusive interviews with the designers, beauty teams and lucky models that walk the runways. In short, FashionTV has been there for all the Louis Vuitton moments.

This weekend, all weekend, FashionTV has carefully selected some of the best LV moments, for your exclusive viewing. So get your “Louis Vuitton don” on and enter a world of elegance, innovation and inspiration. Here is a taste of our special programming…

Nicolas Ghesquière designer inspiration interview

Injecting new ideas to to Fall/Winter 2014-15 with his first collection as Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière reveals his designer inspiration. “I approached Louis Vuitton like a wardrobe. I think it should be really something effortless. Some clothes that are really easy to grab and wear, and when I started to work on the collection, I didn’t want it to make a strong statement or anything like that . . . I wanted to get really close to how people dress today.”

Michelle Williams for Louis Vuitton

Chosen as the fresh faced beauty of the Louis Vuitton Lockit bag, Hollywood actress Michelle Williams reveals her true delicateness in the 2014 advertising campaign… “It’s like falling in love.”

Marc Jacobs last show after 10 years reigning the brand

Bidding farewell to Louis Vuitton with an all-black Spring/Summer 2014 collection, and a stage that brought back key pieces from his most memorable shows — the escalators from the Buren-inspired SS13 collection, the old fashioned caged hotel elevators, the carousel, the fountain — Marc Jacobs left with a spectacular grand finale!

 

Byblos Milano Fall/Winter 2015 Show, Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – FashionTV is at Milan Fashion Week during the Byblos Milano Fall/Winter 2015 show. This art-inspired collection takes influence from two dramatically opposite artists; the many-sides of Tobias Rehberger and the revolutionary Shozo Shimamoto. The collection sets out to harmonise the two styles while creating a new, unconventional idea of femininity.

John Richmond Fall/Winter 2015 Backstage, Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – FashionTV is backstage at the John Richmond Fall/Winter 2015 show. Watch the models practicing their final catwalk run; hear what hair stylist, Monica Coppola has to say about the gothic-inspired, free and feminine beauty look; plus we catch up with the designer himself about the influences behind his new collection, which he describes as: “Eastern-Japanese, irreverent John Richmond Rock n’ Roll, and S&M.”

Appearances: Sany (Model), Monica Coppola, John Richmond

Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2015 Backstage ft. Bianca Balti, Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – FashionTV is backstage at the Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2015 show. This season, the Italian design duo looked to family and the role of the mother as inspiration for the collection. Dolce & Gabbana fittingly cast 6 pregnant models to walk the show, including muse and model Bianca Balti who speaks to us exclusively about her fashion family.

Appearances: Bianca Balti, Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, Olga, Yumi Lambert, Josephine Le Tutour, Vittoria (model).