• Lars Wallin x Enzo Bartoli Rosato

    Written by Fashion Tales

    In celebration of the arrival of spring, Lars Wallin and Enzo Bartoli Rosato are launching a collaboration where rosé wine is draped in couture. The internationally acclaimed fashion designer has crafted a new visual expression for the popular rosé wine and designed a blush shimmering couture dress to be worn at selected events. The dress will later be auctioned off. The limited edition of Enzo Bartoli Rosato will be available on the shelves of Systembolaget from April 9th.

    It has been five years since Lars Wallin met Enrico Gobino, marketing manager at MGM Mondo del Vino and producer of wines from Piedmont, including the legendary Enzo Bartoli. The dream of uniting their passions for fashion and wine has been present since their initial meeting, resulting in both the “Friends of Enzo” circle and the current collaboration with Enzo Bartoli Rosato.

    “It has been incredibly enjoyable to embark on this unique collaboration with my friends Enrico Gobino and Andreas Wickman at Lively Wines. Having the opportunity to interpret rosé wine through a couture dress made from the finest Italian fabrics has been a delight. The dress will also feature a label with the text Fabulous in rosé * Enzo Bartoli Edizione Lars Wallin* Suddenly the world seems to be such a perfect place*. The label gives the impression that the fabric is draped around the edges, and the bottle boasts a beautiful glass cork. Our intention is for the bottle to be reusable,” says Lars Wallin.

    An Interpretation of the Rosé Season

    The couture dress and the new label's forms and visual expressions symbolise Lars Wallin's interpretation of Enzo Bartoli Rosato and the rosé season. Here, we see a feminine edge with attitude, summery tones, and light transparent materials. The pink dress is a tuxedo dress with a train. Layers upon layers of silk organza and tulle, with the base being a shimmering silk charmeuse woven with silver threads to create a metallic effect. The fabrics are produced by the renowned textile manufacturer Canepa at Lake Como, which was also the location where photographer Hampus Forssander captured the beautiful atmospheric images.

    “We are immensely proud of our wines and our loyal friends 'Friends of Enzo'. That's why it's particularly exciting that Lars, who knows us and our wines so well, has created his interpretation for this year's limited edition,” says Enrico Gobino.

    image courtesy of Hampus Forssander

  • From screen to canvas: Malin Molin's meditations on contemporary imagery

    Written by Natalia Muntean

    I seek more freedom through my paintings,” says Swedish artist Malin Molin as we stand in front of Dear eyes, what are you looking at?, one of her works from her current solo show, Ekfraser. Born in Gothenburg in 1989, Molin is exhibiting for the second time in a solo show, Ekfrases (Ekphrases), at Gallery Wetterling in Stockholm. Derived from the Greek ekfras, the title describes a commentary on a visual work of art, with the artist intending to offer a commentary on today’s culture of image.

    Molin says she has an ambiguous relationship with the images we see online, and in our everyday lives. She is equally fascinated and enthralled by the neverending stream of imagery that can be found online, while also rebelling through her paintings against these same images deciding so many things for us, without us even being aware of it happening. The starting point for the colour-saturated paintings making up the exhibition are prompts given to AI software, such as Open Ai's Dall-e 3 or Midjourney. This is an essential part of Molin's attempt to understand the systems of image production that shape our reality, desires, minds, and bodies while counterbalancing these systems with oil painting. “I wanted to bring the flat images we see online and bring more movement, more body, more physicality to them. I believe that paintings offer the possibility of more immersion, more interaction and more awareness of your physical body,” she says about the movement, and livelihood even, present in her works. Rather than focusing on their visual meaning, Molin aims to draw attention to how the images were constructed. While the images are mostly inspired by animal and vegetal motifs, they are characterised by artificial lighting and a pinch of eccentricity.

    I always feel a sense of dread before an exhibition and a feeling of it not being good enough,” she confesses. This time these feelings pushed her to start working on one more addition to the exhibition just two weeks before the opening, with the painting depicting two cats with circles ending up as the centrepiece of the show. Molin credits meditation for her success with painting, considering it one of her main rituals before facing the canvas, a space where she activates her sense of intuition and lets it guide her brushes and strokes.

    Ultimately, through Ekfrases, Molin aims to examine how our daily consumption of media and the inundation of images in contemporary culture affects us. “I wanted to merge these images that we see every day with questions such as: who are we or what do we seek,” says the artist.

    The show is on display at Wetterlling Gallery in Stockholm from March 14 until April 20, 2024.

  • Miley Cyrus Is The New Face Of The Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2024 Eyewear Campaign

    Written by Fashion Tales

    Dolce & Gabbana introduces its Eyewear Campaign for Spring/Summer 2024, photographed by Mert Alas. The campaign features Miley Cyrus, the American singer, songwriter, actor, and performer, who also wrote the accompanying soundtrack to the Campaign video, inspired by her on-set experience

    The campaign features Miley Cyrus, the American singer, songwriter, actor, and performer, who also wrote the accompanying soundtrack to the Campaign video, inspired by her on-set experience.

    A Los Angeles studio, a vermilion bed, dishevelled bedsheets echoing a night to remember. Miley is there, in all her allure, standing in a moment frozen in time. Beside her is American actor and model Matthew Nozska.

    The seductive essence of the morning after perfectly blends with graphic and sensual poses: Alas’s lens captures the essence of the protagonists, revealing their unfiltered characters free from preconceived notions.

    This is the soul of the new Dolce & Gabbana Eyewear Collection.

    The new Spring/Summer 2024 items will be available worldwide starting from March 2024 online at www.dolcegabbana.com and at the best EssilorLuxottica opticians and retailers.

    image courtesy of Mert Alas

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