Eyola Fashion House was set up in 2008 after Eyola’s Masters in Milan and working under Alexander McQueen. Crowned as one of Vogue Italia’s up and coming talents last year, Eyola has been going from strength to strength.

Eyola has just launched E-Boutique where you can now shop Eyola’s designs in an unusual exclusive shopping format much like an auction.

E-Boutique is time-limited - on sale for only 8 short weeks. With each piece either a one-off or limited to a maximum run of eight in a particular fabric or colour. Every 8 weeks, a new set of designs will replace the designs still standing. I would like to introduce you to the first powerful yet feminine one-off and limited edition dresses to make a grand appearance at E-Boutique. From over 60 countries on the shipping list, bespoke and made to order service on request to complimentary signature Eyola box with each purchase; E-Boutique is the definition of E-luxury.

Art & Candle is an exhibition by Calming Park that will take place in Milan during the upcoming men’s shows presentation for spring/summer 2011. The dates are June 20th – 27th 2010 and the exhibition takes place at 10 Corso Como, Libreria Carla Sozzani, Milan. The work of Arielle Dombasle, Bruno Pieters, Bruno Peinado, Sabina Sciubba, Kristina Dryza, Agi Simoes and O&E reveals how the stillness and calm of scented candles meet luxury, fashion, music, spirituality, graphic and visual arts.

Here follows a series of snapshots of the shop Merci in Paris by Kristina Dryza.

Lomography would only be half the fun without its vibrant colours. It is wonder that the new Lomography Slingshot Bags glow like the favourite Lomographs. A bag that is made for heavy duty lomographic needs. With three compartments, a magnetic closure, two handles, an adjustable strap and a special designed inner lining, the Lomography Slingshot Bag will look good on the streets this summer.

Isabel Berglund is a textile designer/artist Graduated from The Danish Design School and with a MA from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She has exhibited in a wide range of venues, most recently in the exhibition “Hanging wood” at Dansk Fashion and Textile and with the sculptures “Home with a tree” in the exhibition “Fabric for Thought” at Koldinghus Museum. Isabel Berglund will show her work during the Milan Design Week at two different venues; “Closet knitter” at Mindcraft 10, Via Savona 55/A and the other one “Home with a tree” at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo Bandello 14/16.

Closet Knitter is a large, hand-knit white closet. The closet is open, and inside is a chair that has a sweater for a seat. Above the chair is a white wig made out of yarn with a socket and a light bulb. Everything is made in the same white yarn and looks as if it were cut from one large piece. When you look inside the closet, the knit universe sparks a series of abstract associations related to the objects in the closet: Is the sweater a chair? The lamp a wig? The closet a room? 
The work moves between design, art and product and thus questions the necessity of categorising a work.

In Isabel Berglund’s own words: “This work is designed to place itself in between categories such as design, art and fashion. It questions when a work belongs in a certain category, and why.”

Precise and conceptual, the first womenswear collection designed by Masataka Matsumura for Giuliano Fujiwara leaves no space for casualness: it looks deeply rooted in  the ancient Japanese tradition of origami, whose key elements are interpreted through a contemporary and personal vision. Expert cross contaminations between eastern sensitivity and western culture turn this first ladies collection into the full and coherent expression of the brand’s evolution, as well as of the young creative director’s personal training.

The collection is extremely focused: it includes 20 ready to wear items , 7 shoes styles, 9 bags styles and 8 jewellery pieces.

As in the origami, the volumes of each garment are unusual, with extremely structured cuts and pleats that help defining them with precision and geometric rigour: at times strips of fabric line the skirts, strips of leather extend the shoes silhouette, as if they still had to be folded to turn into the actual items women will wear. Proportions meet and cross, in a harmonious alternation of opposites, tiny skirts are worn over extra long jumpers, whose hems sneak out of the skirts that, in this way, look like belts at a first glimpse. The focus is on the shoulders, important, geometric, often enhanced thanks to the addition of pleats.

Knitwear is super soft and feminine, thus contrasting openly with the rigorous silhouettes of the outerwear. In the materials range, technical fabrics with a thick and consistent texture, wool crêpre, leather and a very light silk/cashmere blend are outstanding.

Accessories, following an unusual creative path, are not perceived as a mere complement, but rather as  central elements of utmost importance, around which the whole womenswear project rotates: the origami concept blooms in the bags collection and develops through the shoes collection, where pleats and overlappings give shape and structure to each and every item, and includes also the jewellery collection, where metal is folded to contain extra bright and extra big crystals.

The colour palette is essential, and perfectly in tune with the brand’s philosophy: only black and dusty pink for the clothing line, for the accessories black is mixed with a light shade of grey and a warm champagne tone.

From manga to anime to music, Japanese soft power, also known as “Cool Japan,” has captured the world’s attention. In the fashion world as well, the profound creativity of Japanese products has great potential on the international market. As a way of broadcasting Japanese fashion culture to the rest of the world, the government supports the Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo (JFW). Now in addition, tokyoeye has been established to further strengthen Japanese fashion businesses in the world’s fashion capitals.

tokyoeye is a project for supporting Japanese fashion brands in their expansion outside Japan. Taking “Cool Japan” and filtering it through a Tokyo perspective, several fresh, modern Japanese fashion brands have been selected for exhibition in either Paris or Shanghai. In cooperation with local showrooms and press, they will have the opportunity to appeal directly to buyers, press, and consumers.

The goal is to support brands with potential that are planning to extend their business overseas.

Together with a showroom in Paris and industry press, creators will have the opportunity to show their collections directly to professional buyers, to the public and to the press. Several brands already successful in Japan have been chosen by the selection committee.

Two commercial events are scheduled : the “corner” of Colette from February 15th to 27th, 2010 and TRANOÏ SHOWROOM from March 4th to 11th, 2010.

While flowers assorted our most important moment in life: from birth and romance to marriage and procreating, there is only one comparable modern-day object that mystically embodies the same symbolism: scented candles. In a noisy world where a new awareness is arising, scented candles have become a companion in our most fulfilling and luxurious quest: stillness and calm.

Calming Park presents from February 5th – 20th 2010 the exhibition “Art & Candle” at Holm, Zürich. A selection of CALMING PARK candles will be available for purchase in the boutique. The work of seven internationally renomated artists, reveals how the stillness and calm of scented candles meet luxury, fashion, music, spirituality, graphic and visual arts.

The first product released in the series is “Dark Pepper” by Bruno Pieters. It’s a more peppery version of “Amber- Pepper”, the first candle he designed for the CALMING PARK collection unveiled in Milan in October 2009 at “10 Corso Como” during the 2010 spring/summer fashion week. True to Bruno Pieters’ style, “Dark Pepper” is a chic and minimalist candle wrapped in black glass, whose scent is inspired by his favourite Men’s eau de toilette.

The other artists involved in “Art & Candle” are Arielle Dombasle, OeO, Sabina Sciubba, Kristina Dryza (you know her as contributor to this blog!), Bruno Peinado and Agi Simoes.

Sabina Sciubba has put together a project where the candle becomes the point of collision between music and video. In the song “So Close And Yet So Far”, the dim light of a Calming Park candle accompanies her guitar performance. Sabina Sciubba has taken this opportunity to reveal that she is a true fan of the SPA De Provence CALMING PARK candle.

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Natacha Marro has created these fabulous Mary Jane ‘heal-less’ liquid red glitter shoes exclusively for online shop 20ltd.com.

Natacha Marro grew up in Nice before moving to London to study at the world renowned Cordwainers College. After serving a traditional apprenticeship she opened her first shop in South London in 2000. Over the last 14 years she has created her own unmistakeable style (her work is proof of her motto: ‘anything is possible’) that is mandatory wear for the world’s most flamboyant dressers. Her client list includes David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, Goldfrapp, Daphne Guinness, Grace Jones, Girls Aloud, Olivia Newton John and Grayson Perry. Her reputation became truly galactic when she was asked to design Luke Skywalker and Obi One’s shoes in the latest Star Wars films.

Handmade to order. Only 10 pairs will ever be made. Delivery Time is two weeks so you better hurry up of you want them for your New Years Eve party!

The scented candle collection Calming Park is welcoming a new fragrance, « Amber - Pepper » a stunning mix exclusively put together by bruno Pieters.

A black wrapping, suggestive of the finest of nappa leather, lacquered black glass with a glossy shine and black wax finish off the look of the first perfumed candle by designer bruno Pieters. Whose creations are worn by a-listers such as Lady Gaga, Roisin Murphy, Jake Sheers and Diane Kruger

For his first scent, bruno Pieters has given the amber-pepper fragrance a spicy boost through the distinguished notes of black pepper and cumin, whereas the most refreshing notes come from bergamot, pepper leaves and Madagascar pepper. The amber-pepper mix owes its most-defining bouquet to the gentle woody/leathery scent of patchouli, cedarwood, leather, and the amber note of tonka bean and white musk.

« Amber - Pepper » is available from November 2009 as limited edition at selected  bruno Pieters point of sales and by selected Calming Park stockists. Calming Park scented candles are made in Grasse, France, the world capital of perfume. They are made of organic palm wax and paraffin with a 12% perfume concentration. The founder of Calming Park, Olivier Rohrbach, is also a contributor every now and then here at David Report.

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