Category Archive: Fashion &amp; Lifestyle

October 4, 2017

Party Like It’s the 80s! Alexandre Vauthier’s FW17 Couture Collection

If anyone ever doubted the star power of Bella Hadid—arguably the model of the moment—all they had to do was attend Alexandre Vauthier’s unforgettable Paris Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017 show at the Grand Palais: she owned the runway.

July 10, 2017

Crystal² – The Latest Couture Creation from Schiaparelli

It was the mid-1930s when Elsa Schiaparelli spotted Swarovski crystal’s unique light-reflecting qualities; she was among the first to use them to create her iconic embroidered haute couture gowns. Eighty years later, as part of the famous fashion house’s Fall/Winter 2017/18 collection, Schiaparelli’s spectacular Crystal² mini-tunic has raised the bar once more.

July 5, 2017

Celia Kritharioti’s knockout show raises money for a worthy cause

Whether searching for the perfect bridal gown, planning a red carpet outfit to wow the paparazzi, or a killer jumpsuit for the next performance, well-dressed women in the public eye know to call on Greek couturier Celia Kritharioti. Beloved by fashion touchstones like Elle France and British Vogue, the designer has had nearly three decades to hone her craft.

June 21, 2017

The perfect bridal accessories to be true to oneself

Once you’ve settled on your wedding dress, you start thinking about how to complement it with jewelry, shoes, and hair accessories. Although I often say less is more, jewelry is nonetheless an important part of your overall look—it finishes off your wedding dress and expresses your personality.

May 29, 2017

Work the Quirk!

By Sonja Dance Sport Fashion & Lifestyle

“Accessible luxury designed with quirk” is how popular Australian brand MIMCO describes its philosophy. That’s to say that you won’t find any plain Janes or shrinking violets updating their wardrobe here.

April 25, 2017

Chrisanne Clover – a dance sport dream come true

Like a famous dance floor duo, when two of dance fashion’s most dynamic brands come together, the result can only be spectacular. Chrisanne and Crystal Clover have done just that, merging heritage with innovation to transform the dance sport industry. The newly formed global Chrisanne Clover brings together extensive knowledge and decades of passion for dance, offering the widest range of the most luxurious fabrics, trimmings, and dancewear in the industry.

March 30, 2017

KARL LAGERFELD launches his first-ever jewelry collection

It’s not often that the fashion jewelry landscape visibly shifts. The Baselworld trade fair in Switzerland saw just such a seismic event take place on March 23 when Karl Lagerfeld debuted his very first fashion jewelry collection. Created in partnership with Swarovski, it has all the trademark style of the iconic designer—classic Parisian chic with a rock-luxe edge—and is divided into three groups to reflect the brand’s distinctive DNA: Ikonic, Klassic Karl, and Essentials.

March 29, 2017

The Swarovski Collective hits Paris Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2017

There was a retro-futurist mood among the Swarovski Collective designers at Paris Fashion Week (February 28-March 8). When it wasn’t skirted with faux fur, Aalto’s pinstriped tailoring was patched with shimmering kitsch images of pin-ups and unearthly Lapland landscapes. Their mesmerizing haze came courtesy of Crystal Fabric Graphic, a special technique that the label’s Finnish founder Tuomas Merikoski used in order to enhance the fantasy feeling.

March 7, 2017

Arthur Arbesser looks angelic at Milan Fashion Week AW17

In a glorious Technicolor reworking of Wim Wenders’ cult black-and-white movie, Wings of Desire, Arthur Arbesser filled his Milan AW17 runway with a host of Eighties Berlin angels on February 26.

March 1, 2017

Vivetta’s high-wire act at Milan Fashion Week AW17

Roll up! Roll up for the most stylish circus in town! It’s Milan Fashion Week, and one of the hottest Fall/Winter 2017 tickets was Vivetta’s 1920s circus-inspired show on February 23.

February 28, 2017

The Swarovski Collective at London Fashion Week AW17

Swarovski Collective designers Emilia Wickstead, Faustine Steinmetz and Sadie Williams showed Fall/Winter 2017 collections featuring hundreds of thousands of Swarovski crystals during London Fashion Week.

February 21, 2017

Creatures of the Wind turn fashion inside out at New York Fashion Week AW17

The attitude said Seventies psychedelic rock, but the silhouettes said immaculate Fifties couture. It’s a balance that few other than Swarovski Collective member Creatures of the Wind can pull off, but they certainly convinced us with their New York Fashion Week show on February 11.

February 17, 2017

Rosie Assoulin takes “normal” into new realms at New York Fashion Week AW17

One of this season’s eleven Swarovski Collective designers, as well as the winner of the 2016 Swarovski Collective Award and the 2015 CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear, Rosie Assoulin’s star has risen rapidly since she launched her eponymous brand four years ago. Her ready-to-wear Autumn/Winter 2017 collection, debuting at New York Fashion Week on February 13, has confirmed her as a game changer.

February 17, 2017

TOME sends a message at New York Fashion Week AW17

Politics were worn on the sleeve—and the chest, and the back, and the lapel—in Tome’s Autumn/Winter 2017 runway show on February 12.

February 15, 2017

Jason Wu redefines chic at New York Fashion Week AW17

By Laura Fashion & Lifestyle

The surroundings were effortlessly elegant (the St. Regis hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan), and the clothes perfectly matched the venue. Watching Jason Wu’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection swish down the runway on February 10, just one day into New York Fashion Week, already feels like he has stolen the whole event. These are seriously stylish, grown-up silhouettes: every beaded black dress, every flowered and floaty frock, every slinky velvet trouser suit, is beautifully feminine and oh so seductive, while being eminently wearable.

February 14, 2017

New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017 sizzles with talent

As Planet Fashion spins towards the city that never sleeps, clutching precious passes for the giddy round of runways that characterizes New York Fashion Week, the crystal count is going off the scale.

February 10, 2017

Glamour to the power of 10

There can be few couturiers with brilliance so completely embedded in their DNA as Alexandre Vauthier. The designer has had a sparklingly symbiotic relationship with a certain crystal maison since 2012, when Swarovski—spotting a unique talent—began its collaboration with his fledgling label.

January 23, 2017

London Fashion Week Men’s F/W 17: Grace Wales Bonner’s new take on menswear

Menswear is currently experiencing a renaissance—quite literally, in fact, when you look at it through the eyes of fast-rising UK designer Grace Wales Bonner. Abandoning the traditional power silhouette, her vision is all about a slender, fluid, romantic masculinity—a Renaissance man for the 21st century

January 12, 2017

Swarovski Online Magazine’s New Year issue is out now!

By Alexa Fashion & Lifestyle More Sparkle

If you’re looking for non-fattening treats to boost your morale while you’re working to keep those New Year resolutions, look no further: January’s issue of Swarovski Online Magazine has arrived, and it’s full of sparkling goodies.

January 9, 2017

The master of light: Ilfari’s Coen Munsters

Ilfari is quite possibly the last word in contemporary stylish luxury, famous all over the world for breathtakingly beautiful lighting that’s both whimsical and wonderfully eccentric. Founded in Holland in 2001 by designer Coen Munsters, he describes Ilfari’s style as “classic with a modern touch.”

December 22, 2016

It’s nice to meet you, too, Adelina Rusu

By Laura Fashion & Lifestyle

Romanian designer Adelina Rusu is not someone who prefers to remain aloof from her fans. She’s a friendly sort, who is as passionate about her family and friends as she is about her brand; and who wants to get to know the women who wear what she calls her “Ready-Couture”.

December 18, 2016

Swarovski Celebrates the Global Fashion Community as Official Partner Sponsor of the Fashion Awards 2016