Fashion Night Out 2009

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J.M. Weston Humeurs Exhibit or how to combine tradition and modernity

Humeurs Exhibition – Wednesday, May 13th 6pm – The Flag Art Foundation

I use to walk by the Avenue Victor Hugo J.M Weston store in Paris to go to school. Even at a early age the shoe maker was through my eyes the ultimate luxury shoe maker.

J.M Weston is for the shoes what the Rolls is for the cars, what the Hermes Birkin is for the bags.

I can imagine the excitement that Frank Gehry, Martin Szekely, Kris Van Assche, Clemence Krzentowsky, and Michel Perry have had when they’ve been asked to create the shoes of their dream.

It reminds me of the Louis Vuitton logo 100th anniversary celebration. Seven designers have been asked by Louis Vuitton to create new objects with the monogram canvas. Azzedine Alaïa, Manolo Blahnik, Helmut Lang, Isaac Mizrahi, Romeo Gigli, Vivienne Westwood, and Sybilla all created limited edition pieces.

What more desirable than having a carte blanche to design a pair of shoes with no limitation of skin choices, shape, decorations.

Frank Gehry the man who defined architecture in the 20th century, Martin Szekely multi-facette artist, Kris Van Assche Dior Homme designer, Clemence Krzentowsky and Michel Perry known for his pleated leather shoes, had the honor to unveil what their dream shoes would be and let the J.M. Weston artisans transformed the dream to reality.

In addition J.M Weston asked five photographers to stage these special orders. The result is the marriage of Claudine Doury, Harry Gruyaert, Karen Knorr, Martin Parr and Lise Sarfati photographers’s univers with the five designers.

A question came to my mind when I left the exhibition.

How to combine tradition, Art and modernity?

The J.M Weston Humeurs Exhibition is the answer.

We bumped onto Tyson Beckford and his lovely fiance Shanina Shaik that we met in frebruary at the Victoria Secret What is Sexy Party. Tyson confessed to us his weakness when it comes to J.M. Weston shoes.

All seven styles in the collection are on display in the J.M. Weston store in New York and available for special order through the end of the year, for $2,300 to $3,400.

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Festival De Cannes 2009 Opening Day

Jury Members Actress Shu Qi, Actress Asia Argento,  Actresses Robin Wright Penn and Sharmila Tagore attended the Jury Presentation Photocall at the Palais des FestivalsSoon members of the jury, led by French actress Isabelle Huppert (wearing Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2009) will be wrangling over which auteurs should receive Cannes’ coveted prizes – from Quentin Tarantino to Ken Loach and New Zealand’s Jane Campion, Pedro Almodovar, Lars von Trier…

The Cannes International Film Festival Wednesday night opened with the 3D animated comedy “Up”

Robin Wright Penn arrived in a off-the-shoulder silver Elie Saab gown and Louis Vuitton “Les Ardennes” jewels, Shu Qi choose a green Roberto Cavalli bustier gown , and Asia Argento in an Armani Privé bustier dress.

Addressing the audience, jury president Isabelle Huppert twinkled in a champagne-hued Armani Privé, accessorized with a pair of diamond cuffs by Chopard.

The screening was followed by the Chopard’s Belle de Nuit party at the Hôtel du Cap Eden Roc for the launch of the jewelry house’s Cascade scent, actress Elsa Pataky wore the house’s Red Carpet Cascade diamond earrings, inspired by the shape of the scent’s bottle.

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Obligatory Caption : © LOUIS VUITTON

Matthew Williamson Men’s Collection for H&M

Matthew Williamson said he aimed to translate his women’s aesthetic for men.

The collection tells the story of an English gentleman who travels to Cuba for vacation and returns via the Greek islands.

The collection includes some English suits, some English schoolboy, some punk. Then you have Cuban cotton shirts and boardshorts, with highly decorative printed fabrics, and then beachwear, like someone would wear on a Mediterranean high-summer holiday.

The first delivery of Williamson’s women’s wear launched at select H&M stores on April 23. It expands to 1,600 stores on Thursday, along with the debut of men’s.

“The intention is not an immediate sellout, but to be present through the season so more people will be able to access it,” he said.

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The Met Costume Institute: The Model as Muse

The exhibition is on view at the Metropolitan from May 6 through August 9, 2009.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, New York 10028
Phone: 212-535-7710

The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion, the spring 2009 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty, focusing on iconic fashion models in the latter half of the 20th century and their roles in projecting, and sometimes inspiring, the fashion of their respective eras.

The exhibition features approximately 80 masterworks of haute couture and ready-to-wear. Fashion editorial, advertising, and runway photography.

The exhibition, in the Museum’s second-floor Tisch Galleries, explores how models transmit cultural change via photographs that document turning points in society and design. With the post-WWII resurgence of the American fashion and advertising industries, the launch of Dior’s New Look and a proliferation of model agencies, an environment in which high-fashion models with celebrated personalities and distinctive identities emerged. Lisa Fonssagrives, Dovima, Suzy Parker, Sunny Harnett, and Dorian Leigh personified this Golden Age of Haute Couture.

Photographers such as Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, and Cecil Beaton portrayed the new ideal of feminine artifice. Daywear from Christian Dior and eveningwear from Charles James evoke the mood of the time, and in some cases, recreate scenes from important photographs.

Designers in the exhibition include Giorgio Armani, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, André Courrèges, Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Rudi Gernreich, Halston, Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis and Louis Vuitton, Charles James, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Helmut Lang, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Paco Rabanne, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio di Sant’Angelo and Gianni Versace.

Iconic models featured include Nadja Auermann, Naomi Campbell, Janice Dickinson, Dovima, Linda Evangelista, Lisa Fonssagrives, Jerry Hall, Shalom Harlow, Sunny Harnett, Lauren Hutton, Iman, Dorian Leigh, Donyale Luna, Peggy Moffitt, Kate Moss, Suzy Parker, Jean Shrimpton, Christy Turlington, Twiggy, Amber Valletta and Veruschka among others.

Photographers whose images capture the mood of fashion via their subjects, and whose work is in the exhibition, include Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Gilles Bensimon, William Claxton, Patrick Demarchelier, Arthur Elgort, Hiro, William Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Irving Penn, Gösta Peterson, Franco Rubartelli, Francesco Scavullo, Melvin Sokolsky, Bert Stern, Juergen Teller, Deborah Turbeville, Ellen von Unwerth and Chris Von Wangenheim.

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The exhibition is made possible by Marc Jacobs. Additional support is provided by Condé Nast.

First Look at “The Model as Muse”

“The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” will open to the public at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6. The exhibition reflects the influence thst models had on fashion. It won’t be only mannequins dressed presenting costues but more than that The exhibit will be a multitude of media form such as panels of magazines from Vogue to Harper’s Bazaar and Life but also video clips and fashion photographers retrospective.

We will also be able to see vintage pieces from Yves Saint Laurent for Dior but also aluminum dresses from Klein’s cult movie classic presented on a rotation platform as well as a Seventies vignette of looks from Yves Saint Laurent and Halston reenacts a scene from Studio 54.

The Costume Institute benefit on Monday is expected to have a turnout of celebrities such as Madonna, Jessica Alba, Eva Mendes, Victoria Beckham, Kate Bosworth, Kirsten Dunst, Marisa Tomei. Marc Jacobs, who is the event’s honorary chair, with co-chairs Kate Moss, Justin Timberlake and Anna Wintour. want everyone to wear a short and clubby outfit.

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Meet Their Dudes

We get to meet their dudes in the may US Vogue issue.

We learn that Arlenis Sossa keeps a picture of beau Rene Rodriguez on her blackberry.

Caroline Trentini gives portuguese leassons to Victor Demarchelier in exchange of tennis lessons.

Anna Jagodzinska love simple things such as having a cup of green tea prepared by her graduate student boyfriend Duncan.

Chanel Iman drools over Tyga‘s cute iced out Garfield jewelry pendant while Julia Stegner & Steven Pan like snowboarding  + adventurous trips to support the UNICEF.

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Diane Von Furstenberg Lands in The Hamptons

We have to be prepared to see even more wrape dresses than usual in the Hamptons starting May 1st! Diane Von Furstenberg is rumored to open her first store in the Hamptons. It will only be seasonal with a possibility to extend.

Does that sound familiar? Hermes is opening a beach store as well from May 20 to Sept. 20, 2009.

So if you’re going to the Hamptons this summer, keep in mind that you will be able to get your Rock Goddess fix or/and  Get Shaded on location!

See our pictures / favorite looks from the DVF Spring Summer 2009 Show Below:

Topshop x Fashion Targets Breast Cancer 2009

Topshop is continuing its support of charity initiative Fashion Targets Breast Cancer in 2009 with the launch of a limited edition T-shirt, available in-store and online from April 6th.. The T-shirt will retail at US$44, with 30% of the proceeds going to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Topshop has been working with Fashion Targets Breast Cancer since 2005, producing an exclusive shopper bag each year for the charity. This year they’ve created a unique T-shirt, cut into the target shape now synonymous with the charity. In bold monochrome, the new style drapes beautifully around the body for maximum impact.

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer is the flagship fashion campaign of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the UK’s leading charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research, campaigning and education. Since the campaign launched in the UK in 1996 it has raised over £9 million for Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s vital work. The initiative was inspired by Ralph Lauren in the USA in 1994 as the fashion industry’s response to the devastating impact of breast cancer.

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Gisele Bundchen – Harper’s Bazaar

“What I love about her is her sensuality and energy” seconds designer Donatella Versace. “Gisele is one of a kind.”

In her Harper’s Bazaar interview Gisele reminds herself that It took her several years to make her mark, and she endured the typical gasp-inducing criticisms that plague most modeling careers. “I’ll never forget the day when a woman came up to me and said, ‘No, you could never be on a magazine cover. Your face features don’t work; your eyes are small, you have a small face but a big nose.’ I was only 14 and I had never noticed any of that stuff, you know?” Luckily, Gisele’s father supplied a snappy comeback for her. “He said to me, ‘Next time that happens, you tell the person that you have a big nose and a big personality to match.’ Ha!”

Read the full story on http://www.harpersbazaar.com

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