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As we announced last June, Tom Ford is director. The Texan has presented Friday A Single Man at the Venice Film Festival. Adapted from a novel by Christopher Isherwood, the film tells the story of a man (Colin Firth) when he lost his companion. No offense to the skeptics, the film has been acclaimed by critics and applauded by a standing ovation at its screening. It recognizes the leg by Dan Bishop, Production Designer support sets of the film, already known for his work on the series Mad Men.

Sonia Rykiel has launched their blog. Open and generous, he gives voice to Sonia and her daughter Nathalie (renamed Flora of Dita for the occasion), but also to the guests that will follow each week in this new show called Rykiel. Blogger Garance Dore opens the way with a series of pictures telling his interpretation of the Rykiel collection this winter. Archival footage and advice Sonia are also available. Good news! The photographer Annie Leibovitz, threatened with bankruptcy, has renegotiated its debt by $ 24 million to Art Capital Group.

It was Wednesday night, before the flu does not install in me, which does not help when you are supposed to chronicle the shows… That day, opening of the male fashion week in Paris, a team of Men’s Up followed me in my first tour mode. .. Read the rest of this entry »

Once again, the fashion capital has lived up its reputation. Paris is indeed remains equal to itself, delivering parades in the zeitgeist, petris excellence and subtlety. However, the situation has slightly changed: whereas in the past flocked to the new trends in numbers, they are more timeless collections, focusing on the concept of ready-to-wear and devotee of discrete innovations that we have books Parisian maestros This season, we have seen more to the materialization of different visions of the woman has a plethora of new IT adoption. Admittedly, some trends will ultimately point the tip of their waders, however, in these times of economic turmoil, it is bias – kind of obvious aesthetic – that take precedence over the attachment, giving the keys of the adopt a correct approach fashionable in 2010..

Invitation to Travel

There is first of all those who face financial disillusion has Madoff, have decided to escape, to draw their inspiration from somewhere else more clement, the bearer of exoticism and disorientation..

At Hermes, Jean Paul Gaultier dedicates his presentation at the American aviator Amelia Earhart, a symbol of emancipation, freedom and adventure. It offers urban setting sail in combination Aviator deliciously rethought leather or silk moire. Between sportswear, elegance and luxury 20 years of material, the collection takes off to the heights of retro, all remastered with subtlety and intelligence.

At Dior, John Galliano also invited to travel through time in plunging his Parisian in the heart of the Orientalist whims of Paul Poiret. To do this, the designer deploys riot of rich fabrics and liquid volumes or floats the soul of Sheherazade.

For its part, Antonio Marras escapes to the steppes of the East in order to steal the secrets of the warm and refined look matriochkas. And if Kenzo again dons the Russian aesthetic, she affixes subtlety and lightness this season, allowing a more direct ownership before.

. Hermes, Dior and Kenzo chose to take a direct flight to the Escape, we are offering is to dip into the past the answers to our questions today is to find inspiration in faraway places cosyness refined to to draw from a bit of consolation aesthetic

House codes

When economic turbulence suggest some major changes, it is often safer to refocus on the essential rather than relying on the innovative concept, so as to reassure customers and reinforce the safe-haven status of the house for which it operates. Big names – such qu’YSL and Chanel – and have put all the emphasis on their DNA prestigious..

If applied Pilati at Yves Saint Laurent codes flights master of the house, working tuxedos, white shirts, gray flannel and leather jackets, it not only a pseudo retrospective, but it magnifies all in broadcasting a Frenchy twist perfect race, subtly sexy, and thoroughly modern bourgeois false.

In proposing a river parade remixing the strengths of the brand – foot cutter-tooth, tweed jacket duo black and white, little black dress, camellias – Chanel fails to find a clear line. Between classical and unfortunate digressions, Karl Lagerfeld book a show still very Chanel, but ultimately little exciting.

At Balmain, Christophe Decarnin taking no chances, anchoring its definitely not in the cloakroom of precedent. It sticks well to the closer he codes himself erect, the claw was providing substantial commercial benefits

. In game one the most successful has to reconnect with his roots while combining its range at present, only Stefano Pilati manages to get the maximum score…

Deceptively simple, really smart

Then there are those who, regardless of the time, context or mood, are able to compose amazing collections, portable and innovative nonetheless. They know the peculiarity of the originality filigree work, the concept as a silhouette, thus creating a perfect alchemy between elegance and innovation..

At Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquiere has forsaken his inclinations for the opportunity to benefit SF sophistication a bit more traditional, his muses are now wanted prettiest bourgeois humanoid robots. He developed a collection set with drapes memories of toilets in velvet and satin, precious, and an outrageously feminine style, and ultra Parisian intrinsically desirable. The icing on the cake: the whole turns out it can not be more portable…

As for testing the conceptual Madonna Italian Miuccia Prada, Miu Miu they take home accents subtly decadent classic shameless, or the trappings of an urban slum it wise to contact reconstructions shameless Sublime.

And then there are Lanvin, under the direction of Alber Elbaz, could not care less of trends and other imperatives fashionista. We discover a woman and purified, the thread of perfection, with the elegance like second nature, Paris (for it is what it takes to be) dressed eternally chic dresses thousand Upsetting. Read the rest of this entry »

They only live for the moment and that for them. Oh, I understand about Marina! The French have a short memory. Who even remembers a time (not so distant) during which some French (myself included) were shivering and eating beets and Forage topinanbours while others were feasting. France was cut in half the time and there were also a gilded youth and other disadvantaged. Do not judge, let’s just see if they can not act..

Lebanese parents but having lived in Europe, I know the subject well. I understand the skepticism and questioning of Marina on a youth who still lives in armed conflicts, whether internal or regional, while enjoying a weekly feast worthy of the hottest summers in St Tropez. But Marina has to know that Lebanon is a complex being: the country is torn between the joys of Western materialism (restaurants, bars, night club of the best known luxury, luxury car, cigarette, last phone calls, etc.) and a culture still steeped in religion, feudalism, membership blind the detriment of national unity. Marina also forgets to specify that the youth of edge consists mainly of 25-35 years who earn excellent salaries in the Gulf and returning to Lebanon to celebrate all weekend. But the culture of fluff by the Lebanese is often at the expense of the savings! A big car, a well-filled wallet, but a bank account depleted. Read the rest of this entry »

If Agyness Deyn has recently made more discrete on the catwalks, this was apparently the better to surprise the press. In preferring the camera to the modeling, the best friend Henry Holland seems to determined to follow the path of Diane Kruger and other Lauren Bacall….

That which is comparable time was Linda Evangelista – to have changed several times cutting and hair color in the same fashion week – and which received the Award in 2007 model year the UK is about point to add a new line to his CV, yet already full.

Unlike many models who got into trouble in a particular film series B, thereby destroying their chances of someday career on the big screen, Agyness Deyn has been smart to bet on a short film leche. Realized by the artist Peter McGough, it takes more from the aesthetic gem as the action film using the plastic of a particular model as a stooge…

The 12-minute Mean to me indeed excellent in the art of film noir, in particular reached to recreate the atmosphere of heady years 30. To do this, Peter McGough had only dip into its artistic heritage, the man who bases his life and his work – the two being intrinsically linked – the desire to live anachronistic. He who does not hesitate to model his wardrobe and his interior with those of the era with her favors was able to afford to turn the short film directly into his apartment art deco 100%…

Such a requirement to detail has given birth to a truly authentic setting, so the actors could only feel in tune with their character, sense live in the heart of the 30’s. Adopting the languid poses a femme fatale and the look of torture one that gets abandoned by her lover (Linus Roache), Agyness Deyn has appeared so totally invested in his role. Peter McGough has also been so convinced by his interpretation that he says there’s no doubt that a star is born… Read the rest of this entry »