Love him or hate him, I like his work at Purple, and getting to like his fuck you attitude. Funny that, I just told my friend to check this brand few days ago. Mr Olivier Zham of Purple Institutes shared his view on The Kooples, and posted this -
WE’D RATHER STAY SINGLE
We recently received the second issue of this THE KOOPLES magazine. The first one, we turned a blind eye but now it’s getting to be too much. In Berlin and New York, men have been developing personal style, but this brand single-handedly reveals the uninspiring emptiness in the predictable style of young French men today. For the first time in quite a while, there is a new, emerging nightlife scene that is gaining worldwide notoriety but this parasite brand has jumped on the bandwagon, commercially exploiting this new terrain in the worst possible way. The problem with the French boys’s look? It’s clean, brainless, too self-conscious and made to “please” girls. This irritating campaign forces us to realize how the “Frenchies” are so directly influenced and overloaded by fashion information that they can no longer make their own sartorial decisions without looking like fake New Yorkers or quite simply taken right out of a THE KOOPLES advertisement. Guys — it could be more interesting to rediscover AGNES B! Or just stick with A.P.C.! Text and photo Olivier Zahm [source]
Votre attention s’il vous plait. When you have something to say, say it loud. Scream if you like. Bold the words with CAPITAL letters. That’s exactly what Olivier Zham did. Again, is it something only French could do? To whine about your peers?
La Nuit de L’Homme | Formerly fronted by Olivier Martinez, YSL parfum tends to get French male star to front their parfum campaign, do they really sell better? Never a big fan of Vicent Cassel, don’t think his *masculinity* represent the Saint Laurent male image (past and present) well either, but maybe he’s an ultimate heartthrob/icon to French, I don’t know. Guess they are targeting the European market more than the rest of the world. Under the lens of Mert & Marcus, Cassel’s appearance is expectedly dark and evil but not mysterious, rather the bad guy than James Bond like, flanked by formidable accessories: Jourdan and Danijela, their presence, I think, helped tremendously. (
Elle Shocking | Taking over from CoCo Rocha, model du jour Anna Selezneva does a better job to my liking. Shot by Terry Richardson, Selezneva, who once impersonated Carine Roitfeld at [VogueParis], is undoubtably darker, sexier and sultrier than sunshine girl-next-door Rocha’s previous heavily make-up image; as the green apple persona never quite fit the house of Saint Laurent. IMO, this visual is quite modern to the house’s standard due to the Emmanuelle Alt/VogueParis-esuqe spirit. (
Couldn’t resist to post this any longer, just wanna show the world how stars in Hong Kong wear Balmain. This is literally too 80s, far and beyond from stylish. On left picture, Brigitte Lin (right) who paired the jacket with black silky trousers that instantly turned the outfit into Saint Laurent Smoking, I don’t know if it’s smart or not; whereas Carina Lau (far left) who’s in head-to-toe, should have a modern shaggy hairdo instead, IMO. The main flaw on both is the attitude that’s so wrong. Another example from Posh who wears it well. YES, I think she does for a celeb – ideally without the bag though.
Round 2: little black dress | The Obamas and Sarkozys arrived at the opening of the NATO summit in Baden-Baden, Germany.
Round 1: demure bow coat | First ladies meet on Friday in Rohan Palace in Strasbourg, France.
