FORÇ Magazine - FASHIONmode Show

Both inside and outside the fashion scene – Paris is full of international media, talent and personalities. In this show, Charles Daniel McDonald speaks with French media royalty, Raphael Pathe. Descended from the renowned Pathe cinema family, the international business man, model and socialite takes time out to speak about his experience of the fashion scene and his ´Sound Of Luxury´memories; as well as a host of stylish and witty anecdotes from all across the world.

After an apparel action packed summer, the city of light shows no signs of resting into the Autumn months. With the bi-annual pret-a-porter fashion week celebrations happening in Paris, the city is showing its Spring / Summer 2020 offering to the international media. Here, Charles Daniel McDonald investigates all the latest fashion news in the run-up to the main event.

The heady heights of summer have arrived in the city. Being the protagonist for international street style and trends means that this season, each and every Rue has its own Parisienne style-file and sidewalk-catwalk in full swing. In this show, Charles Daniel McDonald looks at the top seven trends which have been sweeping across the city. This is complimented, as always, by the father of French Fashion, Pierre Cardin – who’s latest ´Future Fashion´ exhibition pays homage to the capital with his spectacular 70 plus year retrospective.

The end of June saw the bi-annual presentations in Paris for its internationally renowned Couture Fashion Week. In this special edition, Charles Daniel McDonald takes a detailed look and in-depth critique of these sartorial spectacles alongside what we can expect to see ´trickled down´ into street style in the coming months. The additional business feature ´Small Items Mean Big Business´ takes a look at the importance of accessorisation and customisation within entry point brand marketing.

In this edition, Charles Daniel McDonald investigates the ending of summer in Paris. An array of special seasonal exhibitions highlight the international fashion talents; ranging from the charm of Yves Saint Laurent´s childhood sketches right up to the clandestine mystery of Maison Margiela´s reportage.

In this weeks show, Charles Daniel McDonald takes a look at the business of fashion. With a candid insight into the world of retail merchandising, he discusses the topics of sustainability, luxury re-sale and his ‘New Commandments Of Consumerism’ which have recently featured in the international fashion press.

This week, Charles Daniel McDonald catches up with all the latest fashion news currently saturating the city; from Rihanna´s new Savage X Fenty collection and Dior´s latest´IT´bag, to Ariana Grande for Givenchy and Farfetch´s realm into resale compliance.

This show features a detailed discussion by Charles Daniel McDonald on the ethics of the ´Business Of Fashion´ and how clothes are made and distributed in both developed and developing countries. A case study into Instagram´s new e-commerce strategy sets the scene on how we can expect to buy our clothes, in years to come.

Within a broad look at the international fashion news, Charles Daniel McDonald reviews the months top stories; such as Fendi’s latest tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld and the resounding impact of Schiaparelli´s new design Director on it´s Paris headquarters.

The months of September and October saw the re-ignition of the ready-to-wear fashion calendar for the end of this year. All the international fashion houses collectively presented their offerings for the Autumn / Winter´19 collections, across the four corners of the globe. For this show, Charles Daniel McDonald takes a detailed look and in-depth critique at their European offerings, with Paris fashion week acting as the global hub of fashion talent.