The Dapper Report

Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,

on my 2nd day in Paris I visited the Ilja presentation.

Like you can see on the pictures above Ilja combines modern art and fashion.

Those dresses aren't just dresses.

Their cuts and materials are very sculptural and clear.

The location was very simple, but that was the right choice!

The focus must be on that dresses.

By the way I met Janice Dickinson at Ilja presentation again.

The rest of the day I spend with buying a lot of Ladurée pastries and enjoying the beauty of Parisian architecture.

At 7pm I went to my hotel again.

i had dinner and after that I got ready for the night. 

First I had a little after dinner walk and enjoyed all of the lights of Parisian nights.

I went on the Arc de triomph and visited Moulin Rouge.

At 10 pm I went to VIP ROOM at Rue de Rivoli.

Thank you again to my hotel to put my name on the guest list.

The VIP ROOM is totally incredible, especially during Paris Fashion Week.

Never saw such a hugh crowd of beautiful people.

There were a lot of beautiful models, stylish fashion directors and celebrities.

I heard that Rihanna and Cara Delevigne were there too.

Sadly I didn't meet them.

At 2am I left the club and took a taxi which brought me back to my hotel.

All in all a great 2nd day in Paris!

Yours faithfully,

The Gentleman

Dear Gentlemen,

above you can see the pictures of my 2nd day in Paris.

This day was more relaxed than the days before because I only had 2 presentations I had to go to.

So I used the day to visit my favorite places in Paris.

First of all I went to Place du Trocadéro for taking a picture of the Eifel tower.

It's simple the best place to take a picture and you got a wonderful view!

Besides there were a lot of photographs and I was also shot by GQ France.

Can't wait for the new magazine!

I wore:

1. Hogan leatherjacket

2. Kenzo jumper

3. Emanuel Berg made to measure shirt

4. Brioni bow tie

5. Ray Ban Wayfarer

6. Zara document folder

7. Hermès belt

8. Zara pants

9. Louis Vuitton weekender

10. Crocket & Jones chelsea boots

After that I went to Galerie Lafayette for having the best view of Paris.

The rooftop terrace of Galerie Lafayette is totally breathtaking.

I always come to that place in Paris when I stay there.

It's one of my favorite places in whole France.

Another place I always visited when I'm in Paris or London is Ladurée.

These pictures you can see above are taken by me at the store at Champs Élyesées

These little gateaux and macarons are more delicious than words can say.

That's why I spend nearly 100 euros just for pastries but every cent was worth it!

I also had a walk on Avenue Montaigne.

All famous designers have a store on this stree.

Hermès, Chanel, Dior, Prada, Gucci, Pucci, Valentino, Versace, Givenchy, Céline, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Armani, Loewe, Christian Lacroix, Bulgari, Harry Winston and many more.

This street is also called "la grande dame" of French streets for high fashion.

It's even more important than Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré.

My next post will be about my visit of Ilya presentation and Parisian nightlife ( also day 2 )

Yours faithfully,

The Gentleman

Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,

the first day in Paris I had a third show in the evening.

Hexa by Kuho.

If you don't know the Korean designer I'll give you some corner marks:

- designer Jung Kuho studied at Parsons School New York in communication design 

- he launched 'KUHO' brand in Seoul at 1997 and joined Samsung in 2003 

- he is now executive creative director of Samsung, Cheil industries Inc

- he held four times in New York for hexa by kuho collection and he has been the art director and costume designer for many films, modern dance, play (“An affair“, “Tell Me Something” and “Asako in Ruby Shoes“, "Scandal", "Hwangjiny" and more) 

- he was chosen by ELLE as one of the best new designers."

First I have to say that I really like the location the designer chose.

It was a factory building in an Parisian backyard near Chemin Vert.

Inside it was simply white but edgy because of vestiges of the past.

The inspiration of the designer was a feminine warrior, which can also be seen in Sarah Burtons collection for Alexander McQueen.

Mr Kuho design is dominated by fawn and dark blue in combination with asian flower pattern.

His designs and the location became the perfect symbiosis.

Beside I want to mention that I felt like the only European person in this location except Janice Dickinson.

The first American top model sat directly in front of me.

There were a lot of Korean people sitting in the front row.

One of them was really present: Nayoung Kim

Nayoung Kim is an Korean fashionista and could be seen nearly on every streetstyle website.

Now it's your turn to entitle your own opinion about the Spring/Summer 2014 Hexa by Kuho collection.

Below you can see the whole show!

Yours faithfully,

The Gentleman

P.s: The videos I took during the show can be seen on the facebook site of my blog -> https://www.facebook.com/Fashionforgentlemen

Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,

my trip to Paris fashion week was totally great.

Yesterday I told about my experiences I did at Maxime Simoens show.

Later that day I went to the John Galliano show.

It took place in Hotel Salomon de Rothschild.

The location was fantastique with it's marble floors, stairs and sculptures.

When you step in this building you feel like having a look in the past.

It's the perfect location for fashion shows, that's why Valentino also had his last Couture Show at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild.

The Spring/Summer collection 2014 of John Galliano was a big play of colors.

Bright yellow and red dresses but also mint and pastel pieces.

There is something for every woman.

Big applause for John Galliano designer Bill Gaytten!

He did a really great job and brought the brand John Galliano back to the right way!

Below you can see a video of the John Galliano show!

Yours faithfully,

The Gentleman

Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,

 first fashion show I joined was the one of Maxime Simoens.

It took place in the orangery of Parc André Citroen.

The location was fantastic, while waiting in front of the glass orangery I took a picture of the surrounding.

Parc André Citroen is gorgeous with its fountains, lawns and the big ballon, which gives you the possibility to look all over Paris.

I really really like this place.

Well at 2pm the show started, while sitting in the frontrow I enjoyed this great collection.

Most pieces were simply black and white, but with very modern und sculptural cuts.

My favorite outfit from his collection is this leather jacket in combination with this leather skirt and black sandals.

It's very sexy without looking cheap.

If I would be a woman I would buy those pieces of Maxime Simoens collection.

Below you can see the whole collection and a little summary of the Maxime Simoens show.

Yours faithfully,

The Gentleman