This weekend saw the 26th International Fashion & Photography Festival at Hyères, which took place at the stunning and historically rich Villa Noailles. The festival saw the some of the industry’s finest come to play in the tiny, otherwise unknown town for a fashion competition judged by Tim Blanks, Proenza Schouler, Christopher Kane, Cathy Horyn, Carla Sozzani and Raf Simons. Previous winners include Viktor & Rolf and Felipe Oliveira Baptista.
I had a brief chat with each of the ten designers (including winning French designer Léa Peckre) about the pop culture inspirations behind (or aspirations for) their collections.
2011 Winner Léa Peckre chose Sean Young who played Rachael in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner
Continue reading unveiling the pop culture inspirations behind the hyères final collections