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The British label crafts its signature bags in canvas for the warmer season.

To create the new bag lineup, Burberry's chief creative officer Ricardo Tisci looked within the fashion house's archives for inspiration. Here, he found a soft luggage style bag complete with leather details, and decked out in the signature Burberry check, or windowpane check. The bags were sold from 1981 to 1990 and was known as the “Michelle Shopper”.

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From this discovery, Tisci designed the latest addition to the collection -- Pocket Bag -- which was unveiled on the Burberry Spring/Summer 2020 runway. Crafted from premium canvas with contrasting topstitched leather, the chic utilitarian tote features a front pocket that bears a stamped logo graphic. You can slip it over your shoulders, or carry it by the sculptural top handles with the shoulder strap swinging or detached.

The combination of equestrian and military influences refers to the house’s heritage, and draws memories of the former logo of the knight on horse.]

Available for pre-order in mini and medium sizes for HK$9,300 and HK$12,800 respectively, the Pocket Bag is shaping up to be Burberry’s next signature style, as it returns in Pre-Fall 2020 offerings in new colourways and prints. 

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Other canvas bag highlights from the collection include the equestrian-inspired  Peggy bucket bag which features contrast leather edges and a detachable zip pouch that is ideal for small essentials, as well as the saddle-inspired Anne bag which displays the Thomas Burberry Monogram closure.

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With high-impact sportswear crossed over with formalwear, Emporio Armani’s spring/ summer 2020 offering is powerful and punchy.

For the cooler, younger clientele, it starts with technical blousons, harnesses, parkas and tracksuits, and billowing white parachute silks on outfits for a sense of masculine drama. Shirts have drawstrings running at the hem, and silhouettes are dynamic, but let’s not forget the more formal jacquard evening jackets often worn with light, wide palazzo pants.

This season is both dreamy and influenced by utility. Spirited, emotional and free, the collection is an energetic reminder of Armani at his finest — full of vibrancy yet hinged on precision. The palette is one of our favourite of recent years, featuring plenty of black and some dense warm hues, as well as the iridescent pastel hues of peach, lime and lemons, which are treated to refract, mirror and shimmer with each movement.

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As our old friend -- warm weather -- peeks through the clouds, it seems we are all beginning to feel a little excited, if not relieved. Not only because this marks the end of what seemed like a particularly cold winter in Hong Kong, but also because we can now officially start planning our spring wardrobes. And as we lift off the layers, we also lean on bold and bright colours to lift up our spirits. From fiery reds, brilliant blues, and vibrant saffron, here are this season's seven most eye-catching dresses for spring.

Self-Portrait Fuchsia Cotton Poplin Dress

Cut from cotton poplin, this long flowy fuchsia dress is detailed with frilled sleeves and the cutest tie open back. It's fitted at the waist before falling into the full panelled maxi skirt, making the style flattering and perfect for sitting pretty in pink at long leisurely brunches in the sun.

Shop: HK$3,250 | www.self-portrait-studio.com

Rejina Pyo Green Betty Dress

As if we needed another excuse to wear exaggerated sleeves, this Betty dress is simply gorgeous in a lively and herbaceous green that makes for a striking look, day or night. The dress also features an assortment of handmade buttons for a sophisticated yet unique style and convenient zip back.
Shop: HK$7,495 | www.rejinapyo.com

Gabriela Hearst Saffron Wrap Dress

Inspired by the grace of Greek goddesses, this wrap dress in brilliant saffron is as elegant as it is bright. Created in a glowing crinkle crepe silk-cotton blend, the result is relaxed and optimistic. The dress also features an overhand border finish on the neckline and a draped cape-effect back.

Shop: HK$20,265 | www.gabrielahearst.com

Sies Marjan Sapphire Blue Satin Dress

Rich and glossy is the name of the game here and this cool sapphire blue dress in hammered-satin is the standout dress to make heads turn. A softly draped neckline lets the figure-skimming silhouette of the dress shine, and will make you shine during those balmy evenings too.

Shop: HK$7,255 | www.siesmarjan.com

Victoria Beckham Purple Ruffle Cami Dress

The floaty fit and ruffles of this cami dress exudes romance that can be worn during mellow spring days and into the evenings. Made from silk crepe de chine, in a bright amethyst purple, the off-shoulder neckline shows off handmade flowers that add to the utterly feminine feel of this dress.

Shop: HK$‌14,700 | www.victoriabeckham.com

Christopher Kane Coral Slinky Satin Dress

Perfectly peachy, this slinky satin dress in coral is studded with silver dome embellishments for a more modern look. The billowing bishop sleeves and back tie add shape to the overall look, while the blushing tone is both soothing and warm for spring.

Shop: HK$‌13,500 | www.christopherkane.com

Alexander McQueen Red and Pink Taffeta Dress

This ruffle tiered dress in lust red and orchid pink silk taffeta is colour blocking made easy. It's bold and energetic and should be worn with nothing but confidence. The exploded ruffle neckline and detachable hem comes with concealed button fastenings which makes for easy changes if needed, too.

Shop: HK$49,400 | www.alexandermcqueen.com

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Spring Fashion Trends to Religiously Follow This Year ⇒  Spring Fashion trends are coming in full force this year and will offer a lot of elegant options, from lively patterns to flourishing colors!

Spring fashion is about to come in stronger than ever with a more maximal approach, so expect to see a lot of floral and striped patterns, outlandish clothing and the use of vivacious colors whether on the runway, fashion campaigns or street style.

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The French maison has no desire to be known as a luxury brand, preferring to be a purveyor of high-quality goods instead.

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The French maison has no desire to be known as a luxury brand, preferring to be a purveyor of high-quality goods instead.

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Loro Piana might be famous for its fabrics, but the Italian luxury maison is also making waves with its sartorial collections.

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Loro Piana might be famous for its fabrics, but the Italian luxury maison is also making waves with its sartorial collections.

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Artistic Director of Dior women's collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri, will present her designs for the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 collection on Monday, 20 January 2020, in Paris. Watch the show live tomorrow with us at 8.30 PM in Jakarta time to see Chiuri's inspiration this year.

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Entering Stacey Bendet’s vision of spring/summer 2020 is to be transported into a world where women lounge casually on clouds of bright Technicolor, leggy blondes laze languidly on hills of lavender surrounding a picnic basket of Glenlivet bottles, girls pose around intricately painted pouffes by Murder Bravado’s designer Everard Best, models in black and white stripes stand against an orange background of teddy bears, and pastel-draped ladies gather in a kitchen painted entirely in ice-cream-mint green. There are large colourful skirts of tulle, with plenty of ruching and puffy shoulders vying for attention alongside tiered gowns – and all with the saturation dialled up to the max.
“Spring 2020 started with solids and colour,” says Bendet, who’s arrived at the alice + olivia press presentation wearing sky-high platforms and her signature thick black eyeliner, with her curls held back by a bandana. “The theme was Field of Dreams,” she says, “and it was the inverse of how I usually start collections, which is with prints, because I wanted fresh new silhouettes – changes in proportion and bold colour-blocking with a bohemian twist!”

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Although the production is mammoth, taking over an entire warehouse space in Root Studios in Chelsea, New York, Bendet’s alice + olivia brand started out more modestly – with a pair of trousers. “The first pair came at a moment when the world was filled with denim and I wanted trousers,” Bendet explains. “Retro ’70s-style bell bottoms in beautiful bold striped fabrics – I began making them for myself. The cut of a jean with the beautiful novelty fabric of a custom pant – it was the beginning of the contemporary world and they became known as the contemporary pant.”
Once word got out that alice + olivia was the source of well-fitting trousers, the brand grew a cult following, and soon its CEO and creative director decided to expand beyond bottoms – “We began to outfit our pants! Sweaters, jackets and then dresses,” says Bendet with gusto.
The petite Bendet attributes her drive and energy to her family. Even as a child, she was determined to strive and succeed: at school she could do more pull-ups than any of the boys in her class. “I grew up in a very female-dominated home,” she explains. “My dad raised us to be fiercely competitive, to be proud of that competitive spirit, and to believe that we could do anything a boy could do and we could do it better. I’ve never felt like a man in the room was more powerful than I am, I’ve never felt like a man in the room was smarter and I’ve never felt that there was something a man could do that I couldn’t.”

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It comes as no surprise then that Bendet was one of the front-runners of the contemporary fashion category in 2002 and it’s a testament to her savvy that the brand denim style had girls dressed in white jumpsuits with rainbow tie-dye splashed across the garment, as well as white distressed jeans and denim jackets with slogans such as “Who Decides War” printed on the front.
“Colour uplifts,” says Bendet. Even when styling, she believes that a good rocker T-shirt can be paired with a big, bright coloured skirt to make a blah day into a better one.
If nothing else, look at the windows of her stores. “Our windows are designed to tell a story,” says Bendet. “Sometimes these are fairy tales, sometimes these are messages that the world needs to hear. No matter what, I always want our windows to make people smile!”
Optimism is something the world sorely needs and it’s something Bendet definitely delivered this New York Fashion Week, which, whether she was aware of it or not, was the last one of the current decade. The fantasy dreamscape she built at Root Studios certainly rounded off the past 10 years with a bang and set things up for a decade to come that’s full of hope. In the words of Bendet herself, “I’ve always believed in the power of colour to tell a story, to change a mood and to make people smile.”

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Looking into the couture crystal ball.

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Looking into the couture crystal ball.

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