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looking forward to the 2010 french vogue calendar. meow! photo: terry richardson by xy
fashion
house of waris spring/summer 2010 collection exhibit at phillips de pury
love conquers all at phillips de pury
the gentle, and extremely soft bearded, waris ahluwalia founder of house of waris
the marvelous aslaug magnusdottir, president of house of waris with james laforce on the left.(next to rem koolhaas, james wins the best lastname of the decade)
fashion photographer karen collins and ceft and company‘s creative director ucef hanjani with kimberly norcott at house of waris event at phillips de pury
the beautifully exotic diamond encrusted claw-ring by house of waris
display book and inspirations by photographer andrew zuckerman
diamond, gold and onyx earrings by house of waris
last wednesday evening we walked passed the sam haskins show and the new yorker magazines guest-list to enter an intimate showing of house of waris‘ ss-2010 collection at phillips de pury auction house. the event was an antithesis to the jane hotel fashion week dance-in. this time the gathering was ubber exlusive and the pieces guarded by more security than guests. the location of course added to the aura of waris and his exclusive collection, each piece handmade and magically blessed. waris’ signature orange-and-gold tent was set up and champagne was conveniently at hand. by uh
faithfully yours: waris Ahluwalia – house of waris
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well i must say this letter of sorts romanced the hell out of me. and that is the key to any object… romance. looking forward to seeing the collection tonight at phillips de pury… once again rather genius to have it unveiled at phillips auction house vs. the usual venues. well done. by dd
more foot fetish: high on boots
boots never looked so good as in the lens of photographer robbie fimmano shot for interview magazine. by dd
lou doillon + vanessa bruno
french fashion designer vanessa bruno presents a wonderful movie to illustrate her new collection. it features lou doillon and is really consistent with the “no mistake” universe of the designer, from the cloths to the unconventional campaigns shot by mark borthwick to this movie. really nice. bien joué! by pp’
best of fashion week: london | milan | paris and if we must… lamo new york
LANVIN (above and below):“just like valentino, alber albez knows what women want: to be beautiful“
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HUSSEIN CHALAYAN (above and below):“minimal but cool”
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ROLAND MOURET (above and below):“…tailoring plus a bit of sexy”
we asked a very special person to contribute to tomorrow started with her top choices of this season. but as you can see kc is a woman of few words… i guess that will just have to do. by tnv
viktor and rolf does it again
the dutch deign duo behind viktor and rolf blew our minds again. the spring 2010 collection was a whimsical tulle fest in black and pastels. if only the pocket book was a little fatter… by kv
Vogue nippon: paradox of beauty
we want those stockings
the bottom picture is very karen collins. 2 of the 10 page story for the october issue of japanese vogue with models myf shepherd (what lovely name!), and mathilde franchon, photographed by karen collins. by xy
Paradis #5: well done thomas
lovely cover for this issue
the latest issue of paradis #5. we understand the magazine is now biannually so if you like it then get it now. nicely done and well put together. by uh
photographer sam haskins: exhibit at milk gallery
the unaffordable original issue of cowboy kate book by sam haskins that was almost impossible to find is now available in a reissue “directors cut” edition
if you happened to be one of the few lucky ones to make it there at the right time, you would have had the chance to meet sam and take home a signed issue.
the highlight of my day, that day, was indeed the chance of of meeting sam haskins at his show. the exhibit at milk studio was very good but unfortunately not as great as his work indeed is.
that is of course my personal opinion. the small diptychs created did not do the images justice. sam’s pictures are so amazing and simple they deserve to stand alone and in large, large, large, wall paper size formats. of course space is the key issue in nyc and i’m sure that had something to do with it. the exhibits prints were rather small making you feel like you were going through a printed book (what is the point when you can buy the book?).
that night i met sam and his son and his grandson. extremely kind and graceful. sam unfortunately had suffered a stroke recently and was not in top condition yet he was pleased to see so many young fans at the opening and happy to talk and sign my book. by dd
Ferretti – bertolucci – conformista
came across this ad from alberta ferretti’s 2009 campaign, most probably shot by meisel from the look of it, and most probably based on bertolucci’s film “il conformista”. many people try and recreate work based on things but meisel generally pulls it off while most others fail. by dd
apc + supreme
when two of our favorite brands team up together…… well, it’s a bit disappointing…. i was expecting something else of this association but i hope it’s a shy start and that it can move to something more interesting in a near future. let’s see, i know those guys can do better by pp’
