Jasmine Di Milo (Q3175)
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Jasmine Di Milo is a fashion house from FMD.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Jasmine Di Milo |
Jasmine Di Milo is a fashion house from FMD. |
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2003
creative director
Jasmine Al Fayed called her collection the Puzzle Factory—providing us with an explanation for the show's one unwearable look, a single-shouldered 3-D number made out of, you guessed it, large black jigsaw pieces. That anomaly aside, Al Fayed has become adept at making a slinky party frock priced in that sweet spot between contemporary and designer. Tonight's winner was a long-sleeved jet-beaded harlequin minidress, but a sleeveless version with a flaring skirt in a less-glam harlequin crochet also has legs. On the simpler side, a red jersey dress with cutouts at the hips will attract the wannabe Gucci girl. And on the more maximal end—because, let's face it, minimal doesn't really play with the party set—a plunging black velvet tank dress with iridescent beading looked like fun. Al Fayed made stabs at fur jackets and cloth coats, but they lacked the personality of her after-dark options.
4 March 2010
The Terence Gross film that accompanied Jasmine Al Fayed's presentation in the round depicted the dance of death between the matador and the bull. The fact that it was acted out by two vampish women added a sexual subtext that the clothes themselves assiduously courted, from the strapless sheath in burgundy leather to a crystal-studded bikini in a black and red Deco pattern to a floor-length tank dress in transparent paillettes. Not to mention the gold Lurex fingers that tweaked the nipples on a white tee. The pervasive mood of Gross' film loaned a distinctly fatale quality to Al Fayed's femme. She was a lot retro, too. Her home address might be David Lynch's Mulholland Dr., where she would loll in her pink peignoir or pose in her bra and pants set. And if she seemed hard, it was an impression that was underscored by Beth Ditto blaring out "Dimestore Diamond."
19 September 2009
Jasmine Al Fayed's Fall collection was inspired, she said, by the changing face of the moon. There's a certain logic to that, because the primary focus of her nearly 6-year-old line is after-dark dressing. The show was divided into three groups—black velvet, sequins, and roses—and the silhouettes ranged from a tiny minidress with lacelike cutouts at the neckline to a strapless ball dress with frothy tulle skirts. It was a bit too dark in the Ritz's historic Windsor Suite to appreciate the details, but the 3-D sequined rosettes decorating the bodice of a long chiffon dress sparkled in the low light. And a few looks—silk satin suits with tapering pants, strong-shouldered jackets tied off with delicate silk ribbons—proved Al Fayed is capable of thinking beyond the nightclub. It would be nice to see her stretch more in that direction. For a 20-piece show, today's collection devoted too much attention to model-bodies-only unitards.
5 March 2009
Jasmine Al Fayed has apparently decided it's time to get serious. Six seasons in, she's traded her party-dress formula for a new focus on tailoring. Her jackets, with their slightly eighties shape (elongated torso, strong shoulder, scrunched-up sleeves) felt very now, as did a lounge-y pair of genie pants and a loose-legged satin jumpsuit. But it was hard to find an organizing principle for much of the rest—from a macramé maillot with dangling fringe to a floor-length T-shirt column to a strapless baby doll with a sweater tied over the shoulders—beyond the models' curly, bright orange wigs and mirrored shades.
1 October 2008
"I fell in love with Japanese anime," Jasmine Al Fayed told us of her Fall inspirations, "and old-fashioned films."We didn't know whether to laugh or to cry when she added: "I named one of the gowns 'Scarface.' " Well, if you're a twentysomething designer, a movie made in 1983 probably does seem ancient.All kidding aside, the long white one-shoulder number in question nailed Michelle Pfeiffer's killer look in the much-referenced De Palma flick. Once again, Al Fayed focused her attentions on party frocks. The best were mostly short and worn with red opaque tights: a boatneck, cap-sleeved style cinched with an anime-inspired plastic belt above a thigh-high slit, and a little black velvet mini with vertical darts that drew the eyes to a narrow waist. After the presentation, the designer said her sportswear was doing well in stores, too. The everyday appeal of her silk spaghetti-strap bodysuits, which will be sold in a rainbow of colors, is obvious (even if that of the slouchy metallic pants or a satin roller hoodie isn't).While Al Fayed might not score any prizes for fashion innovation, there were winners here: dresses that demonstrated a comfort and familiarity with what young women want to wear on a night out. It helps, of course, that her sister is the perennial party girl Camilla Al Fayed.
27 February 2008
"I was inspired by the anatomical buildings of the architect Santiago Calatrava," said Jasmine Al Fayed at her show. A lofty reference for a young designer who's best known for her louche cocktail dresses—and for being the daughter of Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. But then, that's not the only change at the house of Jasmine Di Milo. First off, Al Fayed has switched from a late-night show to a civilized all-day affair at the Ritz. Then there's the redesigned label affixed to her creations—it's streamlined and simple, instead of dark and goth. And there was improvement in the clothes themselves. The collection is still rather narrowly focused on after-dark looks, but in place of flashy sequins and trashy sheer numbers, there were goddess gowns, trapezes, and sexy bandage dresses à la Hervé Léger. A few sportswear pieces like satin bombers even made it into the lineup. You can't call it high fashion yet, but you can say Al Fayed is growing up.
3 October 2007
Talk about a brilliant idea. Invite people to your dad's Bois de Boulogne villa—not just any villa, actually, but the former home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor—for a quick peek at your latest collection, followed by cocktails. The curiosity factor attracted editors and buyers who have long since sworn off 9:30 shows to designer Jasmine Al Fayed's otherwise modest presentation tonight. And when it came to her father Mohamed's sitting rooms, they weren't disappointed. Those were original portraits of Wallis Simpson on the walls. As for the young designer's clothes, they showed a marked improvement over last season's louche fare."Becoming a mother has lightened my mood," said the 25-year-old. In addition to the allover beaded number that Al Fayed herself donned, showing off a post-pregnancy body that other girls would kill for, there was an off-the-shoulder jersey number and a smoking, but with shorts. The focus, however, was day clothes: a baby doll, a shorts-and-puff-sleeve-blouse set, a shirtdress. None was lighter, though, than a shift with a wild mustang print.
4 October 2006