Malta Fashion Week : SARTO : 2015

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The SARTO event at Malta Fashion Week was a satellite, private affair, it was a lovely event. The theme was Asian, the event took place in the beautiful Gardens of Serenity in Santa Lucia and right in theme there was some delicious cuisine by Zest, creative lighting and even some wonderful Asian dancer-performers. SARTO showcased the wonderful Spring/Summer 2015 collections of Blumarine and Dolce & Gabbana and Armani (menswear).

Dolce and Gabbana remain one of my favourite brands, their clothes are rich and creative, their vision inspired. The Sicilian and Italian influence runs deep within every fragment of their designs. Their clothes are truly special.

Blumarine's concept is quite different but not any less special. This collection is more whimsical, playing up on the sheer and lace trends that have already proved popular with many celebrities. The collection conjures up images of fairies and magical forests in my head.

Besides the runway showacases, there was also the Sergio Rossi exhibit, love those shoes to death.

Beautiful Maltese Supernova Model Amy (below) in Dolce and Gabbana

 Some models were flown in from Milan especially for this event. This Blumarine dress below is spectacular.

More Blumarine above and below

 Some ARMANI

 In case you're not sure SART is a luxury multi-brand store in St Julians right next to PortTomaso,

All Photos by KURT PARIS

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Events Post : JIMMY CHOO in MALTA at SARTO

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YES - it's TRUE, you've heard right - JIMMY CHOO is now available in Malta and yes of course you can just drop in and see..it's open to all ..just pop by SARTO (which is right next door to Hugo Boss opposite the infamous St Julians/Paceville 'park'). I've spent the last few days answering these questions, so I thought it's high time I wrote this post and gave you all the info. Of course it's not an official Jimmy Choo store but it's even better because whilst checking out the shoes you can also pop by the Dolce and Gabbana section and lust over those breathtakingly beautiful clothes.

I remember a time when there were practically no designer brands available to buy in Malta and most luxury online stores had never heard of Malta let alone delivered to us. This meant your only option was to buy whilst travelling which of course was easier for some people than others.  In the last few years the situation has changed - SARTO houses Dolce and Gabbana, Jimmy Choo , Giuseppe Zanotti, Burberry and others under its roof and for this we have Michelle and her hard working team to thank. Whatever you might think about designer prices, it is important for any industry to have available to its consumers both high end and low end products and these people have managed to be one of the key shops that are filling that upper bracket for our island. 

I also wish to pint out that NO the prices are not more expensive than abroad, which is something people seem to keep insisting on about all local shops and another very important thing is that SARTO also has two annual sales, In fact at the moment, you can find some Dolce and Gabbana items on sale, I've actually spent the last few days thinking about a pair of shoes they have at 50% off in my size, I've been trying really hard to convince myself I don't need them but I'm not sure it's working.

photography: Yentl Spiteri 

The launch party was lovely, lots of delicious sweets by Zest, flowing Martini to drink and lots of people to catch up with ..whilst of course lusting after the shoes. I also absolutely love the Marie Antoinette-inspired visual styling displays.

This event came one day after my trip back from London and 48 hours of no sleep so I was a little tired but I couldn't miss the CHOOs and of course I had to wear a pair of Jimmy's for the occasion right? My top is also a sequinned one which kind of gets a bit lost in the photos.

 BTW You might have kind of noticed that I'm kind of into this one earring trend, as I think I've had in about 2/3 of my most recent outfit posts- at least I get to wear all those pairs of which I've lost one.

Outfit Details : Striped Sequin Top : Zara / Shoes : Jimmy Choo / Jeans : Jennyfer / Bag : Coccinelle : Earring : Perfetta D'Empaire

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Outfit Post : At The Sarto Garden Party - Wearing a BOW with a HAT

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Deciding what to wear to the SARTO daytime fashion show garden party event last week took some deliberation. My problem was twofold - I had received a brand-spanking-new monochrome HAT from Coccinelle that I desperately wanted to wear but the dress code was colourful and chic. Whilst this hat is most definitely chic, colourful it ain't. You might be thinking that I could have simply opted for lots of colour in my clothes but monochrome does not always work terribly well with lots of colour and patterns which is what I kept coming up with as options I was happy with wearing. A normal person would have simply forfeited the hat..but normality is something I've never staked a claim to.

The next problem was that I then wanted to wear a sweater...but not everyone would constitute a sweater as chic and thank god I had decided against this as when I woke up that morning it was oh so terribly hot.....

So after this back and forth deliberation over the span of a few weeks, I started building an outfit head down, I found this DKNY linen dark blue/black dress with a HUGE bow that ties at the back that I decided looked great with the hat...and for colour.....I realised I already owned the perfect accessories - a new huge red and gold necklace (also from Coccinelle) and my 30th birthday present from Paris (last January) that I had actually never taken out to play - a gorgeous MATELASSÉ MIU MIU BAG.

Posing with two of my favourite Dolce models 

It's all about the BOW

Photo by Kris Micallef

Outfit Details

Dress : DKNY
Hat, necklace : Coccinelle
Bag : Miu Miu
Shoes : Singapore
Sugnlasses : Miu Miu (Solaris)

You can read about the actual show here

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Events Post : Let's have a bit of DOLCE - Sarto Garden Party

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Yesterday I attended a fabulous event - SARTO Garden Party showcased the Spring/Summer 2014 collections by Blumarine, Emporio Armani and Dolce&Gabbana. The central underlying theme of the party was a 'classic Italian wedding' and hence the garden party idea. It was held in the stunning gardens of Girgenti Palace, one of the official residences of the Prime Minister under the auspices of Mrs Michelle Muscat and in aid if the Marigold Foundation.

Fabulous does not begin to describe all these clothes especially the Dolce & Gabbana collection, which of course I had poured over endlessly when it was showcased during Milan Fashion Week. I decided not to work backstage at this event and enjoy the show as a highly pampered guest - Martini cocktails, three course meal catered by Zest, flowing wine - not a bad way to spend a weekday.  However I did arrive some time prior to the start of the event to spend some time backstage; couldn't resist. 

Those Shoes !!

For this fashion show both Maltese and foreign models were used and styling and model direction was done by Marisa Grima. The party was setup on turf which also doubled up as a catwalk and this meant the models got to walk barefoot..which was of course very different, both for them and for us..it crated a really nice vibe of couture and relaxation though.

Gorgeous bags, brilliant shoes, intricate gold accessories, print fabrics to-die-for...exquisite lace dresses, I think I wish nearly every piece that was showcased...which actually are for sale at Sarto for a limited time period only.

Emporio Armani

Matthew Saliba in Emporio Armani

Bojana in Dolce & Gabbana

Ritianne Sacco in Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana stunning accessories

Joy Gatt, Ritianne Sacco, Marisa Grima, Gaby Curmi, Claire Ciantar - supernovamodels.com

Biljana and Matthew in Dolce & Gabbana

  

  More photos on my facebook page

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