The fashion world has been women’s domain, and the fashion magazine a showcase for fashion designers’ and manufacturers’ wares. Bon Ton is no different.
This first issue, June 2015, features fashion spreads of local brands both new, like Carla Grima, Saz Mifsud and I Gioelli di Nina and more established, internationally-recognised Charles and Ron. These have not been selected at random, but to appeal to latter-day fashionistas no longer satisfied with short-lived trends.
New-age, intelligent women are after real style, quality and comfort that show their individual looks and personality to their best advantage. They care whether clothes are made from sustainable materials by people who love their craft.
In addition, these designers’ brands show successful original thinking through their own start-ups. Three are women reflecting the strong female presence - top icon is Anna Wintour as Vogue editor-in-chief - in the fashion industry since the early seventies and the women’s libe