Vanessa Bruno Athé / Lookbook
“The queen of effortless Parisian style” – Vogue Italia.
Born into the fashion industry, Vanessa Bruno’s mother was a famous model in the 60’s and her father was the founder of famous French fashion house Cacharel as well as fashion label Emanuelle Khan. Hence it came to no surprise that Vanessa would take on the same career path as her parents. After the huge success of her line ‘Vanessa Bruno’, in 1999, Vanessa went on to launch her diffusion line – Vanessa Bruno Athe – affordable, cool, chic and easy to wear but still epitomizes the Parisian style. Bruno’s signature is blending soft fabrics making them super comfortable to wear and yet very unique.
Bruno creates clothes for women who want their individuality to stand out; only Bruno makes the process easier by offering them a collection that is extremely easy to wear straight from the catwalk and onto the streets.
Vanessa Bruno Backstage @ the show
Backstage before her show, Vanessa Bruno offered up a patchwork of references and ideas—Jane Birkin circa 1968, monster truck rallies, punk, and traditional French fabrics like vintage rose prints. On the runway, it became a literal patchwork. The designer began by piecing all sorts of sweet florals and block prints with strips of flashing silver Lurex. “Like a futuristic Laura Ashley,” she said. With a cue from Birkin, the silhouette leaned toward the sixties in straight-cut shift dresses and skirts with high hems as well as stand-away jackets. But there was also a strain of Courrèges in icy white boxy suits, not to mention those zip-front knee boots. Still, you imagine Bruno’s fans will first flock to the bohemian, rather than frosty and futuristic, side of things. Also on the hit list: the flowery anoraks with drawstring necks (a fresher take on what’s become a fashion standard) and crafty fringed handknit cardies and ponchos. By the end, Bruno ticked up the toughness. Industrial grommets were embroidered onto organza skirts for a kicky cocktail hour look, and punky scraps of what looked like Hells Angels wings and Sunday-Sunday rally fliers were worked into T-shirts, a touch of exotica in the gamine’s world. “It’s not aggressive but a cool edge,” said Bruno. Mission accomplished. (source : www.style.com)
Vanessa Bruno – Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth stars in both print and video ads for Vanessa Bruno’s fall 2011 campaign, which involves lots of furry collars and not much in the way of pants. Alluding to the Nordic–inspired clothes, the video portrays Kate galloping around on a white horse; she also screams and apparently develops an advanced ability to scale tall fir trees. Click here for more pictures .
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Parisian Vanessa Bruno launched her own brand in 1992, only 24 years old. She came from a modeling career, but had fashion and design in her blood as a child of a danish supermodel and her italian father who founded french fashion house Emmanuelle Khan.
Vanessa Bruno is known to create fresh, feminine, sofisticated collections, but they also have very strong basics. The brand consist of main line, which is part of the official program of Paris Fashion Week, and the complimentary line Athé which was launched in 1995.
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