b Clothing - Kaleidoscope

b Clothing’s presentation, Kaleidoscope, represented three ways of looking at the same thing. Repetition was reinforced by using three cameras to film and project, and was reflected in the choreography as three models, appearing together, circled the set three times.
Shapes were clean and sharp using interesting lengths, such as trousers ending at the ankle and short biker jackets worn over classic slim-fitted shirts in fun fabrics -including a red and a burgundy check. Accessories featured grey pilgrim hats, white-rimmed circular glasses and some super-slim belts ideal to complete the look.

Carola Euler - Apres Ski

Carola Euler’s show title was Après Ski and took a regular sports collection to an unprecedented level of precision and sexy style. The models and the music were fast-paced reflecting shear confidence and sophistication; and her signature use of detailing was conveyed by the use of padding, folds, and zips. The colour palette of neutral pewter, slate grey, silver and white with a splash of burgundy reflected an alpine scene and key looks included a pair of tailored ski pants and a very sharp corduroy metallic grey suit. A very hot collection to be worn on the coldest of days.

American Psycho hits the slopes

Carola Euler describes her work as strong, sharp, sexy and ironic and if she had to pigeonhole it she would define it as Nouveau Classic, as she is all about re-inventing classics in a modern way.

In her AW08 collection, the use of irony is subtle yet constant: ‘I sometimes worry that people won’t get my sense of humour, as fashion can be perceived as very serious’ says Carola. Her work is continuous - as soon as one collection has been shown, she is already planning the next one often using ideas that she didn’t get around to implementing in the one just gone.

‘Putting a show together is like creating a work of art’ she says. Her themes tend to be based on ideas or fictional characters which she then dresses up. This season she has chosen a rich boy in his early thirties who goes skiing every year and stays at his family chalet. Money is no object, he is arrogant, self-obsessed - in the American Psycho sense - and he hangs out with beautiful people. Although he might venture onto the ski slopes once or twice during the week, most of his time is spent sipping champagne and lounging around is his thermal underwear. Her favourite piece this season is the sweater.  ‘I love their intricate collars, which are technically very complex and sophisticated but look very easy. I like things that are not ‘in your face’ and that are hidden. A lot of my work is like that’. It is her effortless simplicity and sense of humour that have become her signature style and like Helmut Lang, one of her favourite designers, Euler’s quest is to find balance and to know how much you can take away before something stops working.