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Marc Jacobs Magic Show Fall 2013 RTW

19 Feb 2013

It is very easy to compare my side of the world (Tel-Aviv, Israel) to the side where fashion is done right, or anywhere considered a fashion capital out there.

I know that there is so much money involved and invested in every little detail, but when I saw a very short video taken at the recent Marc Jacobs show in New york, the only thought that came through my mind was – you can’t buy the feeling of magic created on the runway. It has so many different aspects that create it – the expectations, the character of the brand, its glory and fame, and of course – the beautiful clothes modeled by beautiful models.

Here are some of my favorite looks from that show, following with a 1.5 minutes video that explains the magic quite well:

(photos are taken from style.com)

It was a beautiful celebration of some of the iconic silhuettes and textures from the 40s, with so many metallic elements. And on top of it all, I couldn’t take my eyes off of the shoes. They are all stunning, lots of Mary-Janes and very classic heels. I loved it.

Here is the video I saw, taken by Garance Dore:

I hope you felt the magic

Hilla Ohayon.

By: Hilla Ohayon Category: Fashion Tags: aw13, classic, designers, Fashion, fashion news, Hilla Ohayon, hillaohayon.com, inspiration, interest, marc jacobs, NYC, runway, video

Tel Aviv Fashion Week, Dec. 2012

22 Dec 2012

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with Shahar Atwan, Sahar Shalev and Hen Avni - Haaretz fashion writers

Hen Avni, Sahar Shalev and I. Stolen from Hen's instagram

Hen Avni, Shahar Atwan, me and Sahar Shalev

Tel Aviv Fashion Week, a set on Flickr.

If you plan to go through my way too many photos here, taken last week during Tel Aviv fashion week, I should say a few words about it before you click on this link. For what it’s worth, I made a mistake. I should have taken a lot more photos of my friends and colleagues at the press room rather than blurry runway shots. And it’s not the quality of my photos that bothers me (that too, but it’s not my point) but the story of the Tel Aviv fashion scene that you don’t get to see here, at all. There are over a 100 photos here, taken during each show, and I had to attend them all. Most of them were taken for Haaretz newspaper’s website, to which I reported on an hourly basis during this event.

This is the time to tell you that I don’t think that what you are about to see here is about Tel-Avivian fashion or at least does not present the way I or my friends dress or wish to dress, if at all. I will also tell you that I truly loved 3 shows this week. One of them even brought tears to my eyes, and another one made me purchase a dress straight off the runway. But that is it. The gap between the amazing production and venue, done by Motty Reif, and the collections presented, was much too big to overlook. Keyword for next time: editing, editing, editing. I should have taken more photos of my friends, simply because they dress up ten times better than what we saw on the runways. As simple as that.

And last words: I had so much fun. It’s hard work, long hours and a lot of stress, and still, so much fun!

xx,

Hilla Ohayon.

By: Hilla Ohayon Category: Fashion, life, Photography Tags: designers, Fashion, fashion news, fashion week, friends, fun, haaretz, Hilla Ohayon, hillaohayon.com, interest, Israel, israeli fashion, outfits, runway, tel aviv, Tel Aviv fashion week, work

The Importance of Free Fashion Press

10 Oct 2012

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In the age when physically attending fashion shows is almost irrelevant, with brilliant iPad applications such as style.com and others, I feel like reconsidering our work habits and lifestyles is in due.

In the past few weeks, SHOWStudio by Nick Knight were doing just the same, and took it to the next level. Instead of actually running between the shows, hitting traffic again and again and being almost late for a 10 minutes show at a time, they decided to do something different, and to my opinion – a whole lot better.

They’ve sat down together, at the comfort of a long semi-dining table, and watched the shows online in realtime, together. They have discussed the collections as they watched it, and filmed it on video for the SHOWStudio website.

Again, I think it’s awesome. Here is an example for you: For the Louis Vuitton SS13 show, they’ve sat down with Nick Knight, Daphne Guinness, fashion author Camilla Morton and others. For a little more than an hour, they discussed the show in particular and fashion, uncut and unedited.

Business Of Fashion thoroughly discussed this amazing development in the way we consume fashion two days ago, read more about it here.

Can you feel the magic? New times are coming. Right now!

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

By: Hilla Ohayon Category: Fashion Tags: Camilla Morton, daphne guinness, Fashion, future, inspiration, louis vuitton, nick knight, runway, ShowStudio, SS13

Tom Ford SS13

3 Oct 2012

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Is it ok to say that I am terribly disappointed?
I am, then.
It’s too… Italian. Too Versace. Almost Cavalli even.
I wouldn’t use these harsh names or words if I wasn’t such a huge fan of Tom Ford’s previous work, of all his eras. He was a great example of accuracy, elegance and femininity. Not this time, or at least not to me.
I chose two looks that I did like, but only specific parts of them – that leather jacket and the shoes and the bag on the other photo. That’s it -

The video of the collection, on the other hand, is pure fun. Very sexy, almost humorous. I liked its rhythm. Watch the entire collection here:

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

By: Hilla Ohayon Category: Fashion Tags: collection, designers, Fashion, runway, SS13, tom ford

Ann Demeulemeester SS13

2 Oct 2012

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Ann Demeulemeester’s show yesterday was insightful, inspiring and above all – very strong. She doesn’t compromise on her say, first thing’s first, and I’ve got to hand it to her – her Spring/Summer 2013 collection is intense and powerful. The only thing I didn’t like was the models’ hair. It was not very flattering, but that is something that works great with Ann Demeulemeester’s handwriting – it’s disturbing, always evoking a second and a third thought, and always artistic in her own way.
I chose my favorite looks, which to my opinion are also wearable and beautiful:

And just in case you missed the show, here is the full runway on video for you:

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

By: Hilla Ohayon Category: Fashion Tags: Ann Demeulemeester, designers, Fashion, runway, SS13

Viktor & Rolf FW12 fashion show

7 Mar 2012

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AMAZING pics from the show are here on Dazed & Confused magazine. The video of the show is here:

xoxo,

Hilla Ohayon.

By: Hilla Ohayon Category: General Tags: Fashion, fashion show, FW12, runway, video, Viktor & Rolf, vimeo

Rebecca Minkoff FW 2012 – Runway

11 Feb 2012

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It’s been a crazy week with work, traveling and everything else, and now – it’s time to add the shows on top of it all Yesterday I attended the Rebecca Minkoff fall/winter 2012 show at Lincoln Center. I’ve been following Rebecca for a couple of years now, and always happy to see how fast she is evolving, becoming bigger, designing more and never stops on her way up. From a small handbags collection, she is now designing a full RTW line, very chic, wearable and affordable. I was lucky enough to get such a great seat at the show yesterday, so I took pics with my iPhone 4S (it has such an amazing camera for a phone, really!) of every look! I hope you’ll like it, click to enlarge: