60 Years of Made in Italy

Looking back at Dunia Fashyon posts it's quite easy to see that I've been quite obsessed with the label 'Made in Italy' - to me it conjures the image of fine craftsmanship especially in leather-ware and even clothing items. Even though I know that it's quite a rarity these days to find anything genuinely 'Italian' - the book Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana Thomas sheds a light on the scandal of putting a premium price on all things purportedly made in Italy, when some parts of an item are actually Chinese-made and the finishing touches and labels are only then finally done in Italy. Can't help but to feel naïve and cheated somehow...

BEHIND THE SCENE: DIOR A/W '12 AUTUMN WINTER SET

Watch this behind-the –scene video as the production team painstakingly build the elaborative floral set for Raf Simons’ couture debut for the house of Christian Dior in Paris earlier this month.

Thousands over thousands of at least 5 different flowers were involved in the making-peonies, goldenrod, dahlias, carnations, delphiniums, orchids and all kind of were beautifully hand-placed across 5 salons  from floor to ceiling in the house’s atelier on Avenue Montaigne.

The new, modern take on theatricality at this prestigious fashion house.