Is it me or was I the only one who was just a tad disappointed by the turnout at the New York Costume Institute Gala? Did nobody take note of the exhibition this event was in honour of? Paul "King of Fashion" Poiret? The sumptuous decadence, the exaggerated proportions, the fashion fantasies? It seemed everyone… Continue reading V&A Couture Gala vs. Costume Institute Gala?
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V&A Couture Gala vs. Costume Institute Gala?
Is it me or was I the only one who was just a tad disappointed by the turnout at the New York Costume Institute Gala? Did nobody take note of the exhibition this event was in honour of? Paul "King of Fashion" Poiret? The sumptuous decadence, the exaggerated proportions, the fashion fantasies? It seemed everyone… Continue reading V&A Couture Gala vs. Costume Institute Gala?
Go dolls, go go go!
The small but decent New York Fashion Now exhibition at the V&A didn’t really shed much light in terms of insight for me but I did get some good eyefuls of outfits which I will post either on an external page or on Flickr. The one thing I found fascinating was this video clip of… Continue reading Go dolls, go go go!
How does one conceive something like this?
An aesthetically intricate fantasy creature amonst the woods mixed with the reality of a fashion ensemble is what Anthony Vaccarello (on the right in the photo, with his partner Arnaud Michaux) created for this year’s Hy√®res 2007 exhibition programme. As the winner of last year’s Hy√®res competition and having spent the year working for Fendi… Continue reading How does one conceive something like this?