By Katharina Kowalewski on Wednesday 28 July 2010, 01:11
KO:FASHION has produced a video for Swarovski Elements: JAWAHER was launched
in the Middle East in Dubai, where traditional clothing and modernity met
complimented by SWAROVSKI ELMENTS. The most influential Middle Eastern
designers presented their latest embellished masterpieces in a breathtaking
fashion show. Along with the sparkling catwalk an exhibition in the trendy XVA
gallery, Bastakiya offered the visitors a voyeuristic journey into the
glamorous SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS lifestyle.
Lanvins artistic director Alber Elbaz is a master of draping and adornment,
and the tribal-themed jewelry and ornamentation of his Fall-Winter collection
made impressive use of thousands of CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements. Glints
of light reflected off of crystal-embellished necklines, cuffs and all down
Lanvins signature exposed zippers, adding mystery to the beautifully moody
clothes.
By Katharina Kowalewski on Thursday 18 February 2010, 10:24
KO.FASHION produced the video The Ways to Say Black
On January 27 CRYSTALLIZED™ - Ways to Say Black was launched at the Palazzo
Pozzo di Borgo (Karl's Lagerfeld's former residence). It has been a sparkling
night with a lot of celebrities like Mélanie Laurent, Elsa Zylberstein, Mr.
& Mme Rocheford, Carine Roitfeld several designers of the dresses and many
more.
WAYS TO SAY BLACK
Invitation Little Black Dress with CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements -
Public Opening Paris 28th of January
Experience the dresses live in Paris at the Public Opening on the 28th of
January at the Palazzo Pozzo di Borgo from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. CRYSTALLIZED™ -
Swarovski Elements has commissioned 22 of fashion’s leading designers and most
promising talents to create one very special black dress each. Now, Phillips de
Pury & Company, the leading auction house for contemporary art and culture,
and CRYSTALLIZED™ have joined forces to auction these unique pieces at
Phillips’ New York gallery, at 450 West 15th Street, in September 2010 to
benefit The American Cancer Society and la Ligue nationale contre le cancer in
France. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the auction, as well as all
profits from the sale of the companion auction catalogue, CRYSTALLIZED™ Ways to
Say Black, will benefit the two charities.
By Katharina Kowalewski on Wednesday 27 January 2010, 10:53
Are you en vogue?
The 2010 calender has become an colector's item and we have 200 extra calendars
that we’d be thrilled to provide to your readers. Simply direct them to
www.crystallized.com/voguecalenda
where they can order the limited edition by giving us the address without
commitment!
This year, Paris Vogue, fashion's most avant-garde major magazine, chose
CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements as a brand partner. Now in its fourth year,
the annual Paris Vogue calendar, an erotic blend of the industry’s most
heralded talents and the best companies in fashion, has become a prized collect
or’s item.
For 2010, photographer Mario Sorrenti created a sexy ode to beauty,
specifically celebrating the female form and the element of crystal. Featuring
the models Raquel Zimmerman, Natasha Poly and Iselin Steiro in barely‐there
fashion . shot at Paris’s famed Lido cabaret, the calendar is a modern
expression of the art of burlesque.
By Katharina Kowalewski on Saturday 10 October 2009, 12:45
Manish Arora - A Fashion Video produced by Kofashion for CRYSTALLIZED™ –
Swarovski Elements
The exuberant Indian designer, Manish Arora, turned a concrete garage into a
fantasy jungle, inhabited by exotic hybrids and imaginary birds, animals and
insects created with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements at the Paris
prêt-à-porter season.
Manish Arora for CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements
By Katharina Kowalewski on Thursday 29 January 2009, 15:49
"SEX AND THE CITY IS SOMETHING I CREATED" Katharina Kowalewski meets Patricia
Field in NYC to talk with her about style, Sex and the City and her new
collection. Watch parts of the interview in a video on CRYSTALLIZED.
Journalist: Katharina Kowalewski
Camera: Mehdi Zollo