MANIFESTO

#61

ART NOW

STRUCTURED SYNTHESIS

2022.03.07

By MUSE Team

Matthew M. Williams uses a bold and pure twist to narrate new contemporary archetypes. Luxury and functionality blend, and morph into a new daily wear language.

On the occasion of Matthew M. William’s second show for Givenchy, the Creative Director takes what is apparently ordinary and makes it extraordinary, applying haute couture sensibility to the archetypes of daily wear. Structured and essential silhouettes paraded on La Défense transparent catwalk showing that key interlace between luxury and functionality that resides at the core of Matthew M. William’s work. Bold and pure, the collection is based on opposite and complimentary materials: consumed effect denim embrace paillettes and precious pearls, celebrating Hubert de Givenchy’s sense of decorative practicality and showing Matthew’s attentive exploration of the Maison Archives. Wool ruffles dresses get a sporty twist through masterful chromatic and texture choices. Matthew M. Williams’s silhouettes are fluid structures defined by a pragmatic palette: brown, green hues, heavy black. Familiarity and rigor are the prism used by Givenchy to narrate the new contemporary archetypes.

“I really wanted to create a synthesis of powerful, sophisticated femininity, with an interplay of multiple American and Parisian influences, sports and craftsmanship.”

 

-MATTHEW M. WILLIAMS

RIVE DROITE

SAINT LAURENT BY
VANESSA BEECROFT

2023.02.15

Saint Laurent invites Vanessa Beecroft to photograph the Spring 23 collection: a selection of 14 polaroids is on display at Rive Droite stores in Paris and Los Angeles. 

COLLECTION

Gucci Après-Ski

2022.12.15

The Maison presents the new Gucci Après-Ski collection, a selection of garments designed for a luxurious and refined high-altitude season told through a retro campaign inspired by the relaxed atmosphere of winter holidays.

JACQUEMUS

"LE RAPHIA"

2022.12.13

Under a relentless rain of raffia, that breaks in like a summer storm, Jacquemus presents its new Spring Summer 2023 collection, titled “Le Raphia”. The natural fiber becomes the undisputed star moving from its raw essence to being extremely luxurious.

CELINE

Age of Indieness

2022.12.12

Age of Indieness spotlights an aesthetic raised from the indie-sleaze era of the 1990s and early 2000s, Celine’s Winter 2023 collection, designed by Hedi Slimane, walk the catwalk at the Wiltern Theatre in the heart of Los Angeles.

Fashion

Chanel
Métiers d’Art

2022.12.09

The Chanel Métiers d’Art 2022/23 collection, presented under the artistic direction of Virginie Viard, parades at the Palais de Justice in Dakar, capital of Senegal. The show is unique in terms of creativity, and a tribute to the savoir-faire of the place.