Veils played a central role, many of them patterned with polka dots that drifted across the face and body like a cinematic filter. Rather than obscuring the garments, these veils enhanced them, adding a layer of intrigue and distance. The gesture felt classic yet subversive, recalling old Hollywood glamour while resisting nostalgia. The women beneath the veils were not hidden. They were elevated.
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Julien Fournie Haute Couture Fall Winter 2014 2015 Plunging Soft Goth
The defining gesture of the collection was the plunge. Long, sleek gowns revealed deep necklines that extended boldly at both the front and back, creating a sense of exposure that felt elegant rather than aggressive. These cuts did not rely on embellishment for impact. Their power came from confidence in form. The body became part of the architecture, framed rather than decorated.
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Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014-2015 80’s Funk Punk
Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall Winter 2014–2015 did not aim for harmony. It aimed for impact. Loud, eclectic, and unapologetically excessive, the collection embraced contradiction as its central language. This was couture as provocation. In-your-face, visually chaotic, and fully committed to the thrill of excess.
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Stephanie Coudert Haute Couture F/W 2014-2015
Knitwear formed the backbone of the collection, but not in any conventional sense. These were not soft, delicate knits meant to disappear into the body. They were heavy, substantial, and architectural, treated with the same seriousness as tailoring or armor. The garments carried physical presence, shaping the silhouette rather than following it.
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S/S15 Menswear Trends
Baggy: Whether it’s the pants, shirts, or outerwear, almost every collection seemed oversized. This didn’t mean one baggy piece and the rest fitted. If it was baggy so was the whole outfit making everything seem more relaxed and cool. Even better if your weight tends to fluctuate I guess. Short Loose Shorts: Above knee length but wide. Ideal loungewear and interchangeable with endless options. Sneakers: A trend that has followed through from last season is the sneakers. ( thanks Karl) Colorful or solid we saw them all over the mens runways. Mixed with both formal wear and more casual looks. Futuristic Jesus Sandals: Clogish birkenstocks and sandals made…
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Artist Marilyn Minter, HD Oil on Canvas
Marilyn Minter’s paintings operate at a scale and intensity that often confuses the eye before it clarifies the mind. At first glance, her work reads as hyper-real photography. The surface is so sharp, so meticulously rendered, that the instinctive reaction is technological rather than painterly. What camera was used. What lens. What lighting setup. The revelation that these images are oil on canvas arrives slowly, and when it does, it reframes everything.
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Pourchassé for Graveravens ft. Briana Wall
Pourchassé unfolds as a fashion fantasy rooted in tension, atmosphere, and performance. Shot in black and white for Graveravens.com, the editorial places model Briana Wall in a wooded setting where glamour and pursuit exist side by side. The series feels cinematic and deliberate, drawing on classic fashion storytelling while leaning into something darker and more instinctual.
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Mixed Media Portraits by Bernhard Handick
Bernhard Handick’s mixed media portraits exist in a space where familiarity becomes unstable. At first glance, the faces feel recognizable, drawn from pop culture and fashion photography, images we have been trained to read instantly. But Handick interrupts that recognition just long enough to make it strange again. What emerges is a body of work that feels seductive, fractured, and quietly surreal. The foundation of these portraits often begins with photography, particularly imagery tied to celebrity, editorial fashion, or mass media. Handick then disrupts that surface through manipulation. Photographs are layered, spliced, and overpainted. Faces blur into other faces. Features are obscured, multiplied, or partially erased. The act of painting…
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Saint Laurent Menswear SS 2015 Western Rocker Throwback
Saint Laurent Menswear Spring Summer 2015 arrived like a sharp inhale of nostalgia, unapologetic and fully committed to mood. At a time when many collections were drifting toward futuristic minimalism and sanitized utility, this runway veered hard in the opposite direction. Sex, love, rock and roll. No irony. No apology.
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Thom Browne Menswear S/S 2015 Marionette Soldiers
Thom Browne’s Menswear Spring Summer 2015 show arrived as a jolt of theatrical ambition in a season otherwise dominated by repetition. Where many collections leaned into safe continuity, Browne delivered something deliberately strange, unapologetically avant-garde, and uninterested in compromise. Marionette Soldiers was not designed to blend in. It was designed to unsettle.
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Umit Benan Menswear S/S 2015 Tennis Studs
Umit Benan’s Menswear Spring Summer 2015 collection, titled Tennis Studs, unfolded like a character study staged on manicured grass. Set against the world of a wealthy 1970s country club, the show blended athletic codes with social hierarchy, turning tenniswear into a lens for examining masculinity, age, and status.
