Maria Luisa

PURPLE X THECORNER.COM

office — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:57:03 +0000

Purple magazine has re-created for an exclusive photoshoot Irving Penn’s famous corner backdrop (apparently ‘inspired’ by Marcel Duchamp’s obsession with the 22.5° angle)… for thecorner.com to showcase their spring-summer collection…. Following Penn’s footsteps who shot incredible personalities of his time in this special corner, Olivier Zahm himself shot idiosyncratic characters around him, among whom Maria Luisa has been happily chosen, next to other talented friends such as Dorothée Perret or Cédric Rivrain… The result can be seen in the latest issue of Purple magazine of course but also on thecorner.com with an exclusive behind-the-scene video. Enjoy !

Best wishes for 2012 !

office — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:25:08 +0000

Maria Luisa X 3 Suisses SS’12 preview

office — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:39:09 +0000

For this coming season and the renewal of our exciting collaboration with french mail-order catalogue 3 Suisses, we decided to curate more designers than ever and concentrate mostly on accessories as we thought there were not many cool, affordable ones around… so in no particular order,we have swooned for…

Alain Quilici’s super graphic shoes in 2 colourways

Calla‘s retro swimsuit (it is a swimsuit ! ) and its flowy summer skirt ( also in a pink version) adorned with her signature prints

Pierre Marie’s plastic vision of a roadtrip

Kron by KronKron ‘s eccentric peep toe

Forget-Me-Not beautifully illustrated silk scarf, in pink or light blue

and finally TL180‘s cool leather bag

all these items should be available super soon in the SS 12 catalogue, out in a few days, we will post the link to the dedicated site very soon !

Unconventional Conversation with Christopher Kane

office — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:12:17 +0000

To start the holiday season with a bang we are inviting you to watch our Unconventional Conversation with Christopher Kane who has never stopped to amaze us since his Saint Martin’s MA graduation show. Shot this summer in the lovely courtyard of our neighbour – and fashion insiders’ not-so-secret favorite hairstylist Delphine Courteille, Christopher managed to take some time in his hectic schedule – precollection, show and his work at Versus, to sit down with Maria and talk about his background, his inspirations and his focused way or working. Take the time to watch the video here and you can shop Christopher’s creations here !

Maria Luisa shop opening in Doha

office — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:26:47 +0000

Our team just got back from Doha, Qatar, where we opened our brand new Maria Luisa corner in the 51 East department store. The official opening of the store inside the Lagoona mall, just off the Pearl, with its amazing Zig-Zag towers, was quite an experience, and followed by a memorable dinner by the beach – so we are all very thankful to our partner Darwish holding without whom this wouldn’t have been possible ! We have brought our own special mix of brands, for local fashion-lovers and also fashion savvy expatriates, from Ann Demeulemeester to Christopher Kane, Rick Owens and Proenza Schouler…, and accessories by Pierre Hardy and Nicholas Kirkwood…

A new adventure for Maria Luisa after our successful shop in Hong Kong !

Unconventional Conversation with Olivier Theyskens

office — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:32:03 +0000

To celebrate the arrival of the long-awaited brand Theyskens’ Theory on thecorner.com, Maria Luisa reunites with designer Olivier Theyskens in this exclusive video – that you can watch here - as Maria Luisa has always been supporting Theyskens, since his own first ever collection and also his couture-like work at the helm of Rochas and then Nina Ricci. They discuss everything from their long-lasting friendship to the affordable line Theory that Olivier designs today and bears his unmistakable signature, finally affordable for all !

Unconventional Conversation with Guillaume Henry

office — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:57:05 +0000

A new interview between Maria Luisa and one of her favorite designers , Guillaume Henry, who has been doing miracles at the helm of Carven, and has quietly seduced women the world over with his french charm and his fresh approach of Paris fashion. You can find the whole video on thecorner.com and shop the fall-winter collection here.

Alexander Wang pop-up store at Maria Luisa Printemps

office — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:29:10 +0000

We are happy to announce the opening of our temporary Alexander Wang store in our Printemps store, where you will be able to find the easiest pieces from his T line, his pre-collection , show pieces (like this amazing cape, an incredible collector’s item !) , shoes and bags from the NYC king of cool. Watch out, the corner is already pretty empty, so many styles have sold out ! Officially until end of november if we don’t run out of stock…

Maria Luisa Hong Kong Fall-Winter 2011/12 Show

office — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:03:08 +0000

Our Paris and Hong Kong team are working hard to organize a proper show of our Fall-Winter 2011/12 favorite collections in Hong Kong, for our VIP customers and press on the 2nd of August ! We will post here more pictures as soon as we get to HK, you can also follow our Twitter for more preparations, from castings to fittings… thumbs up to Spiros Halaris who designed our super chic invitation !

Nina Ricci pop-up store at Maria Luisa Printemps

office — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:52:14 +0000

After the success of our Cacharel by Cédric Charlier pop-up store in our boutique at Printemps we are celebrating the new fall/winter collections with a temporary store on our corner for Nina Ricci, designed by the talented Peter Copping. Until the end of August you can shop his ultra-feminine and delicate collection in an environment inspired by photo shoots, set up especially for us !