Mercedez Benz Fashion Week Madrid September 2020 - Brand: Malne, Designers: Juanjo Mánez & Paloma Alvarez
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Alice Berry - French Fashion Designer
Recently, Riveting
Riffs Magazine sat down with fashion designer Alice Berry of Alice Berry
Atelier from Paris, France to talk about her timeless clothing designs
for women and the importance she places on her collections being
sustainable. “I think timeless dresses are a better choice,
because for example in ten years my customers can always wear them. On
the contrary if the dresses are on the cutting edge of fashion |
Charlott Axenström - Swedish Designer
“It was kind of
boring,” Charlott Axenström says chuckling, “I think that was the key
(to where this all began), you are so bored and it is so dark. I am a
skier and a swimmer and I was into clothes. I started sketching clothes
when I was five years of age. I think when you have so much time to
think about it you (become good at what you are doing). That is what I
tell my daughter you have to be bored (first) to be good. If you have
everything just in front of you there is no reason for your brain to
work.”
“I
grew up in the same village in northern Sweden as Ingemar Stenmark the
skier (Editor’s note: Ingemar
Stenmark won more international ski races than any other skier in
history, including eighty-six World Cup wins). I think with it being
dark for twenty-two hours every day (in the winter) that was part of the
creative process. Yes it is dark and you are out skiing, but you also
stay |
Andra Cora - Fashion Interview
Andra Cora talks
about the influences that are reflected in the women’s clothing that she
designs, “I like the romantic drama of the late 19 th and early 20 th
centuries and the structural silhouettes of the 1940s and ‘50s. The
silhouettes and construction lines inspire me, but also the social
(implications) within the historical context. I incorporate the past into the present to create
the future
Nowadays making an
impression is increasingly complicated, especially if your work is
focused more on handmade, as mine is and not focused on technology.” There is an elegant charm about Andra Cora’s clothing that appeals to the feminine side of women and yet the designs also have a boldness and strength about them. |
Double Down Cosmetics
The seeds were sown a long time for their cosmetic line, as Marvin
explains, “I will give the shorter version of this. Almost nine years
ago when we first met, I was in North Carolina and I had custody of my
daughter and she had a dance recital that weekend. As a guy I knew
nothing about makeup. I didn’t know what I was going to do. I put my
thinking cap on and I called Kristen up and I said I need help and lots
of it. She knew a lot about
makeup and I thought she was an expert. She was always so passionate
about it.
Fast forward down the road and she was always sharing makeup tips with
people and always watching people and the gurus. I have always been of
the mindset that when you are with someone that you love, a close friend
or family member and definitely a significant other you try to help them
make their dreams come true.
I
kept saying to Kristen you really need a product, because this is
something that you are so passionate about and you are so great. She was
a guru from my perspective. She was really into it. Last year (2018) we
just decided to go for it. The first product was a makeup bag. It is
vegan and cruelty free and it coincided with what we do with wellness.
It was a great product and there was a market out there for that.” |
Paloma del Pozo - Spanish Designer
My journey to
interview this warm, delightful woman began several months earlier when
I noticed a fabulous blouse that was worn by Spanish television, film
and stage actress Silvia Marso. When I commented on Ms. Marso’s
Instagram account about the blouse, she immediately without my asking
directed me to Paloma del Pozo. The interview was arranged by her
equally warm and personable assistant Sara. So here I found myself thousands of miles at home surrounded by blouses, skirts, dresses and slacks rich in texture and colorful and in the presence of two fabulous women.
“We don’t make a collection,” says Paloma del Pozo, “We make what we
want. We don’t have the same |
Head of Fashion Odd Molly
Recently, Anna Bonnevier, the Head of Fashion for Odd Molly took time to
talk to Riveting Riffs Magazine from her home in Sweden.
Ms. Bonnevier elaborates on the story behind Odd Molly, “The Odd Molly
brand would not exist if there was no Molly girl. It is a true story,
because one of the founders Per was a skateboard pro in the ‘80s and at
that time he lived in Los Angeles and there was one girl called Molly,
just hanging around the skate parks and so on. It was her personal look
and style that really inspired Per to start this brand. I know that Per
and Karin bumped into each other in L.A.”
We
wondered just who is this Molly girl and is she still an inspiration for
the designers today?
“Per often talked about her as the girl that everyone wanted to be with,
because she was just having her own way of doing everything and also
because of the way that she dressed. I think it is the spirit of this
girl that is the most inspiring part, because |
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