::A JULY OVERVIEW::
As summer’s now in full swing and we have cruised into August, shall we take a little rewind to look at some of the events we have held at LIGHSTAGE in the past weeks?
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Alaia Paris transformed LIGHTSTAGE for their newest fragrance Azzedine ’s press day launch. Only described as “cold water falling on hot chalk”, Marie Salamagne, the perfumer behind Azzedine, explained their vision for Azzedine. “The idea was not to be able to tell a "story" through fragrance, just to capture something of Alaia's vision." If there was an inspiration of any sort, it was "his [Alaia’s] childhood memory of putting cold water onto a very hot wall; the humidity, and the balance of cool and warm notes." (via Vogue Magazine)
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Theory also debuted their 2015 Autumn Winter Collection at LIGHTSTAGE. With a series of black and browns, Theory’s autumn winter collection featured incredible coats, clutches, and accessories for the working woman. Style.com also mentioned how Lisa Kulson, Creative Director of Theory, successfully ‘revamped’ the brand and its autumn/winter collection through “an emphasis on knit” and lifted the brand onto the same caliber as Céline, Hermes, and The Row, but at a much lower price point (via Style.com).
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We’ve also had a great press day for Loewe during July. Show-casing its ready-to-wear 2015 Autumn Winter Collection, Loewe highlights its line with neutral browns and beige, but also with bright, vibrant splashes of colour. According to JW Anderson, Creative Director of Loewe, Loewe also focused more on accessories for their AW collection. In an interview with Vogue UK, Anderson said, “We went tougher on accessories. It's winter so you want something more robust. We were thinking about bags that fit into different periods of the day," (via Vogue UK)
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SkyPixel hosted their Perspectives by SkyPixel Photo Exhibition here at LIGHTSTAGE. As the third stop of their world tour and the first Asian destination, this photo exhibit featured breathtaking images taken by aerial photographers with DJI drones. All of the photos showcased during the exhibit were also put up for silent auction, where proceeds raised went directly to local charity Crossroads. If you would like to read more about the Perspectives by SkyPixel event, feel free to read our earlier blog post ! All the photos up for display during the HK stop are available for online viewing as well!
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Another highlight was a futuristic Winter Collection Press Day organised by Melissa. Their Star Walker collection showcased “Melissa Cosmic, Melissa Stellar, Melissa Constellation and Melissa Space Sport”, all of which were “inspired by outer space” and “inspired by galaxies” (via Melissa Blog). Also, aside from exhibiting their new futuristic ‘Star Walker’ line, Melissa also showcased remarkable collaboration designs with Jason Wu, Vivienne Westwood, and Karl Lagerfeld.
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From galactic shoe collections to aerial photographs taken hundreds of meters into the sky, our July events were big, bold and great derivatives on our obsession with #lightandspace and the pace has continued into August. Make sure to stay tuned and stay in touch.
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