Summer fashion events

Look At Me begins to talk about the main events of this summer, starting with movies and TV shows and ending with the most important game releases. In the first issue, what's waiting for us.

Text: Liza Kologreeva, Inna Provorova

in fashion: books and exhibitions, collaborations and trade shows. The material contains a book about Rafa Simons, a collaboration between Albert Elbaz and Lancôme and the main fashion weeks.

WEEK OF FASHION AND TRADE SHOW

PARIS HAUTE COUTURE FASHION WEEK

July 1-4

The beginning of July is traditionally associated with the High Fashion Week. This time it will visibly come to life. Firstly, the Viktor & Rolf duet, which has been engaged in prêt-à-porter for the last 13 years, returns to the collection of haute couture. Secondly, with the High Fashion Week officially

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Elsa Schiaparelli's House is reborn: 15 haute couture things for Schiaparelli are made by Christian Lacroix. Shows of Chanel, Dior, Valentino and our compatriot Ulyana Sergeenko are also expected.

PITTI UOMO AND PITTI W

June 18-22

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The most authoritative and large trade shows, male Pitti Uomo and female Pitti W, are held simultaneously in Florence. On the first one, you can see more than 1000 brands from 30 different brands, on the second - about 70 brands. The special guests of the men's clothing exhibition this time will be the Japanese Kolor, and the French designer Damir Doma will visit the women’s: they will present two different projects based on their new collections. Pitti are traditionally rich in special events. As part of the trade show The Fondazione Ferragamo will arrange a performance for novice comic artists Ferragamo Comics Jam, graduates of the school Polimoda will seem, Andrea Pompilio will present a collection for Onitsuka Tiger - you can list them endlessly.

MILAN FASHION WEEK MEN'S

June 22-26

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From Florence, the center of attraction of buyers and journalists moves to Milan. Their collections will show the guardians of the traditions of Italian fashion - from Etro and Roberto Cavalli to Jil Sander and Prada.

PARIS FASHION WEEK MEN'S

June 26-30

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Wait for the culmination of men's shows in Paris: there are the largest number of brands, from avant-garde Comme des Garçons and Walter Van Beirendonck to trendsetters Dior and Givenchy.

CAPSULE AND MAN

June 28-30

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Capsule - trade show, which runs as much as 12 times a year, starts in Paris and then goes to Berlin, Las Vegas and New York. It involves dozens of brands, of which ordinary people are familiar only with the B Store, Pendleton and Wood Wood, and only Fur Fur's devoted readers know about the rest - the more interesting it is to follow. Simultaneously with Capsule in Paris, an exhibition of clothing MAN, which is responsible for the novel Bernardi-James. On MAN with big brands like Fred Perry, Lacoste or Levi's, little-known in wide circles Frenchmen Bérangère Claire, Commune de Paris and Good Guys are mixed. Following Paris, MAN will be held in New York.

TRANOÏ PREVIEW

June 29 - July 2

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Tranoï Preview, a new offshoot of Tranoï - an event organized by the creator of the concept store l'éclaireur Armand Adid. This is not just a trade show (with women's collections), it also hosts exhibitions, installations and shows. The emphasis is on design lines like Cacharel and Paul & Joe Sister and young designers, but there are also quite well-known names, such as Clover Canyon and Shourouk. Pre-collections are shown here, as well as not only French, but also foreign brands.

LONDON COLLECTIONS: MEN

June 16-18

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The second season in a row in the capital of Britain is held an independent men's Fashion Week. This time the event promises to take even greater scope in comparison with the debut season. In addition to British giants Alexander McQueen, Burberry Prorsum, Paul Smith, at London Collections: Men, Rag & Bone Americans and Dolce & Gabbana Italians, opening a boutique on New Bond Street, will seem. We are waiting not so much for big names as for young designers - Jonathan Anderson, who just released the line for Versus in New York, Katie Eary and Sibling.

COLLABORATIONS

PIERRE ARDY FOR NARS

Another joint beauty collection was presented by shoemaker Pierre Ardie and cosmetics brand Nars. This is their sixth joint collection of varnishes, and its output is assigned

for the summer of this year. Lucky will be sold in pairs and in boxes that resemble shoe, and the colors are selected on the basis of the latest collection of shoes Pierre Hardy.

ALBER ELBAZ FOR LANCÔME

Creative director Lanvin Albert Elbaz creates cosmetics together with the brand Lancôme. The designer focused on his eyes - he developed mascara (1900 rubles), monoteni (1500 rubles) and palettes (2800 rubles). They will appear at TsUM on June 25 and 26, and from July 1 they will be available in chain stores distributing Lancôme.

HUH HOLLAND FOR SANDRO

Sandro teamed up with photographer Hugh Holland, who is known for photographs of California skaters of the mid-seventies. The French brand has released T-shirts with prints-pictures from Holland’s Locals Only book, as well as several skateboards.

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

CFDA 2013

June 3

At the beginning of the summer, the annual award of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, one of the most prestigious fashion awards, will take place. The board is headed by designer Diana von Fürstenberg, and Nadia Swarovski is responsible for awarding special awards from Swarovski.

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Back in March, not only the nominees were announced, but also the winners of several awards: Vera Wong received an award for her contribution to the fashion industry, and Tim Blanks became the best representative of fashion media.

BENEXT FASHION DESIGN CONTEST

June 6-9

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Société Anonyme holds a Benext contest to find young talents in Georgia. Winners will have the opportunity to learn, as well as launch and distribute their brands. This year Josephus Thimister, Assistant of Karl Lagerfeld, Director of the London Fashion College Bash Shkutnitska, Editor of Italian Vogue Eliza Bellini, as well as representatives of the Russian fashion scene Natalia Turovnikova, Gosha Rubchinsky and Vika Gazinskaya will visit the competition as guests.

ANDAM

4th of July

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On 4 July, the ANDAM award will be held in Paris, which at one time helped Gareth Pugh and Giles Deacon. Colette creative director Sarah Andelman, Vogue Paris chief editor Emanul Alt, Opening Ceremony founder and Kenzo designer Umberto Leon and Style.com author Nicole Phelps will choose a winner who will receive a grant of 250 thousand euros, Renzo Rosso’s patronage and the opportunity to sell in one of Canadian stores Hudson's Bay Company. Most of the nominees are already familiar to us, since they are not working for the first season: Alexandre Mattiussi, Olympia Le-Tan, Yang Li, Pedro Lourenço, Maison Rabih Kayrouz, Masha Ma and Iris van Herpen are among them.

ENTERTAINMENT: EXHIBITIONS AND BOOKS

IMPRESSIONS DIOR

Until September 22

An important role in shaping the image of Dior was played by the Impressionists. They are dedicated to the new exhibition in the museum brand in Granville. They show pictures of Degas, Monet

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and Renoir from private collections, as well as Dior clothing inspired by these works.

Reed Cracoff's Book

June

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Reed Krakoff, an American who recently retired from Coach's creative director, is publishing a book about influential women from the world of modern art. For the black-and-white volume Women in Art: Figures of Influence, the designer photographed the dealer Valentina Castellani, the worker of the New York galleries Lucy Chadwick and a dozen more workers in the art sphere.

DAVID BOWIE IS

Until August 14

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PUNK: CHAOS TO COUTURE

Until August 14

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AMY WINEHOUSE: A FAMILY PORTRAIT

July 3 - September 15

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The first large-scale retrospective dedicated to David Bowie opened in Victoria and Albert London. The exhibition features 300 objects, from albums and photos to personal instruments and handwritten lyrics. There are also costumes - for example, a 1972 Ziggy Stardust jumpsuit.

This year, the Metropolitan Museum has dedicated the exhibition to punk. According to the critic Suzy Menkes, it turned out a bit mediocre. Nevertheless, looking at the collections of Rodarte and Vivienne Westwood, inspired by the culture of punks, is always useful.

The Jewish Museum of London decided to dedicate an exhibition to Amy Winehouse, and her brother and sister are supervised by the late singer. Retrospective will provide access to the singer's home archives and tell about her love for music and fashion, as well as Sudoku and Snoopy. The exhibition promises to include photos of family life, Winehouse, and even pictures of her beloved grandmother.

FASHION RULES: DRESS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF HM, QUEEN, PRINCESS AND DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES

Since July 4

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THE AMAZING SHOEMAKER: FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS ABOUT SHOES AND SHOEMAKERS

Until March 31, 2014

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MONOGRAPHY OF RAFA SIMONS AND RICK OWENS

August 1

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In Kensington Palace, a retrospective of royal monarchs from the fifties to nineties of the last century will open. The exhibition focuses on the dresses of three women - the actual Queen of Britain and Princess Diana and Margaret.

The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence explores the role of shoes in myths and legends, including the well-known tales of Cinderella, Puss in Boots and The Wizard of Oz. The exhibition also tells the story of the designer Salvatore Ferragamo, his career and shoes that he created. In addition, at The Amazing Shoemaker you can see photos, sculptures, illustrations, stories, comics and a short film where shoes occupy the main role.

Founder and creative director of i-D magazine, Terry Jones, continues to publish a series of books about designers. Following Ray Kawakubo, he dedicates publications to Raf Simons and Rick Owens. The monographs of designers printed by Tachen have collected interviews and filming with Raf and Rick and their collections throughout the history of i-D.

FASHION IN THE MIRROR OF HISTORY, XIX-XX CENTURIES

Until September 18

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Russia also will not remain without a fashionable exhibition: she is satisfied with the collector and TV host Alexander Vasilyev. He exhibits dresses of the 19th and 20th centuries and shows how the face of Russian women changed from the height of the Romanov era to perestroika. The exhibition is based in the Museum Association "Museum of Moscow".