#FashionWeek 3 Uppermosts #HauteCouture Fall 2016 Paris #PFW ft. Zuhair Murad, Viktor & Rolf and Valentino

Posted on July 21, 2016July 23, 2016 Posted in Art, Event, Fashion, FashionWeek, The 16th year of the 3rd millenniumTagged 2016, 3, Fall, FashionWeek, FFCouture, Haute couture, MaisonValentino, Paris #PFW, Uppermosts, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf, Viktor_and_Rolf, Winter, ZMURADofficial, Zuhair MuradLeave a comment

Here are some Haute Couture collections that inspire us in Fall 2016 / Paris @FFCouture . You can see other collections on a Pinterest or on #FashionWeek

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#ThrowbackFashion Cocktail dress, 1936 by Madeleine Vionnet

Posted on August 27, 2015September 1, 2015 Posted in Fashion, The 15th year of the 3rd millennium, ThrowbackFashionTagged 1876, 1918, 1936, 1958, 1965, 1975, American, André Courrèges, Andre Leon Talley, Anja Rubik, Antwerp, Armani, Arras, Bernard Cazeneuve, CBS, Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Cocktail dress, Fashion design, French, George Clooney, Hattie Carnegie, Haute couture, Ibiza, Inc., Infra-Apparel, John Chambers Hughes, Madeleine Vionnet, Metal, Minister of the Interior (France), Paris, Raf Simons, silk, United States, United States Marine Corps1 Comment

Cocktail dress, 1936 by Madeleine Vionnet @Vionnet_1912 (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris)

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#FashionWeek 3 Uppermosts Couture Fall 2015 Paris #pfw ft. Valentino, Viktor & Rolf and Atelier Versace

Posted on July 13, 2015July 14, 2015 Posted in Fashion, FashionWeek, The 15th year of the 3rd millenniumTagged #pfw, 2015, 3, Alberta Ferretti, Alexis Mabille, Atelier Versace, Beck, Blackstone Group, Coachella Valley, couture, Donatella Versace, Fall, fashion, Givenchy, Haute couture, MaisonValentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Médusa, Milan, Paris, Pier Paolo Piccioli, Pinterest, Riccardo Tisci, Rolf Snoeren, Swarovski, Uppermosts, Valentino, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Viktor Horsting, Viktor_and_RolfLeave a comment

Here are some Couture collections that inspire me in Fall 2015 / Paris @FFCouture. You can see other collections on my Pinterest or on my #FashionWeek

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#ArtMTL #33FIFA 9 films incontournables du Festival International du Film sur l’art 2015 @ArtFIFA

Posted on March 17, 2015March 19, 2015 Posted in Architecture, Art, Dance, Design, Event, Fashion, Film, Inspirations, Montreal, Music, Photo, The 15th year of the 3rd millenniumTagged 1832, 1834, 1892, 1904, 1923, 1973, 2014, 2015, 52, 89, Academy Award, ANGLAIS, Armani, ArtFIFA, Auguste Bartholdi, Belgique, Book of hours, Bulgarian language, Canada, CELLS, CHANEL, CHANEL VS SCHIAPARELLI, Claude Delay, Clothing, Couleur, Dennis Mohr, DES MONDES, Diarmid Mogg, Dominique Perrault, Donatella Versace, Elsa Schiaparelli, ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE, Fashion week, Festival international du film sur l'art, FRANÇAIS, France, Frank Gehry, Gabrielle Chanel, Gustave Eiffel, Haute couture, Isaac Cornetti, J.R.R.TOLKIEN : DES MOTS, Jean Nouvel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jeanie Tummon, Karl Lagerfeld, LA STATUE DE LA LIBERTÉ, LE NOIR ET LE ROSE, Le Seigneur des anneaux, LET’S DANCE, Marisa Berenson, Mark Michaelson, Martin Uit den Bogaard, MUGSHOT, Musée national d’Andorre, NAISSANCE D’UN SYMBOLE, NEERLANDAIS, NEON, Norman Foster, Paris, Pinterest, POLOGNE, QUAND LE HIP-HOP DEVIENT ART, Ready-to-wear, Varsovie, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Zaha HadidLeave a comment

Reconnu comme l’unique festival spécialisé dans le créneau du film sur l’art en Amérique, et en tant que le plus important de sa catégorie au monde, le Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA) est devenu, au fil des ans, un leader sur la scène culturelle internationale.

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48,318$ St-Patrick’s Day #MostExpensiveOutfit ft. @ermannoscervino @Balmain @rosieassoulin @Margiela @LouisVuitton

Posted on March 16, 2015March 17, 2015 Posted in Art, Fashion, Polyvore, Stylist, The 15th year of the 3rd millenniumTagged Academy Award, Alexander McQueen, Altea, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, ArchDaily, Arizona Muse, Armani, Art, Art director, Balmain, booties, Bottega Veneta, Bracelet, Breakfast, Cate Blanchett, CHANEL, Chicago, Chocolate brownie, Chocolate cake, Claddagh, clover, Culture of Ireland, Daan Botlek, Dance, diamond, Do it yourself, earrings, Elie Saab, Ermanno Scervino, Flower, four, Frank Gehry, Gemvara, Gold, green, Haute couture, high, Hypercube Habitat, Jacket, Jewelry, Keira Knightley, leaf, Leather, leg, Louis Vuitton, Lupita Nyong'o, Lydia Courteille, Maison Margiela, Martin Margiela, MostExpensiveOutfit, Nicolas Ghesquière, orange, Paris, peep, Pendant, Pinterest, polyvore, preowned handbag, Ring, Rosie Assoulin, Saint Patrick's Day, scarve, Shirt, silk, Soda bread, St-Patrick, toe, Trousers, tsavorite, vintage, waisted, white, wide, Zuhair MuradLeave a comment

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#FashionPortFolio @maartjeverhoef Grace Simmons, @Hedvig_Palm @vemoody Clémentine Deraedt by @MichalPudelka for @MaisonValentino Spring 2015

Posted on February 9, 2015February 10, 2015 Posted in Advertising, Fashion, Fashion Portfolio, The 15th year of the 3rd millenniumTagged 2015, Academy Award, Alan Turing, Anna Wintour, Art director, BBDO, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bratislava, Chief creative officer, Clémentine Deraedt, Creative Director, Darren Richardson, Fashion in Milan, Germany, Grace Simmons, Grazia, Haute couture, Hedvig Palm, Karl Templer, Li Bjurholm von Euler, Maartje Verhoef, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Michal Pudelka, Petros Petrohilos, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Riccardo Ruini, Slovakia, Spring, Tomo Jidai, Valentino, Valentino SpA, Vanessa Moody4 Comments

For its spring-summer 2015 advertisements, Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have chosen Michal Pudelka of Slovakia. This is the photographer’s first international campaign and features an ethereal take on the new collection. via fashiongonerogue.com

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#FashionWeek 3 Uppermosts Couture Spring 2015 Paris @FFCouture #pfw ft. @Versace @Margiela, Alexis Mabille

Posted on January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 Posted in Event, Fashion, FashionWeek, The 15th year of the 3rd millenniumTagged #pfw, 2015, 3, Alexis Mabille, Allegra Versace, Amber Valletta, Associated Press, Atelier Versace, Christian Louboutin, couture, Creative Director, Donatella Versace, FFCouture, Goldie Hawn, Haute couture, Joan Smalls, John Galliano, Kate Hudson, Maison Margiela, Naomi Campbell, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Pinterest, Spring, Swarovski, Uma Thurman, Uppermosts, VersaceLeave a comment

Here are some Couture collections that inspire me in Spring 2015 / Paris. You can see other collections on my Pinterest or on my #FashionWeek

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#ThrowbackFashion Raffia Dress designed by Alexander @WorldMcQueen in Paris, made in Italy, 2000

Posted on November 20, 2014November 15, 2014 Posted in Fashion, The 14th year of the 3rd millennium, ThrowbackFashionTagged 1969, 2000, 2010, Alexander McQueen, Alexander McQueen (brand), Alexander Wang (designer), American Express, Anderson & Sheppard, Asymmetrical, Balenciaga, Book, British, British Museum, Burberry, Central Saint Martins, Central St. Martin’s School of Art, Dress, fashion, flare, France, Gareth Pugh, Haute couture, Italy, London, machine sewing, McQueen, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Nick Waplington, Paris, Raffia, Raffia Dress, rayon, Sarah Burton, Savage Beauty (exhibition), Savile Row, Skirt, tailor, Textiles, The Raffia Dress, tweed-woven, Victoria and Albert MuseumLeave a comment

The Raffia Dress, 2000
Alexander McQueen, born 1969 – died 2010

Asymmetrical dress made of black and white “tweed-woven” rayon. The bodice is off the shoulders and sleeveless. The waist is gathered on an elastic band. The skirt flares on one side only and is longer and pointed at the back.

Length: 130 cm, Width: 89 cm

also called the “Raffia Dress”

Historical significance: An interpretation of Balenciaga‘s geometrical cut. Interesting new version of British traditional tweed. This dress is also called the “Raffia Dress” because of the physical aspect of the fabric.

By deconstructing the dress’s traditional silhouette Alexander McQueen challenges tradition. Here McQueen employs a sculptural shape that while exquisitely constructed, emphasises a disconcerting asymmetry. Thus in McQueen’s hands the dress has moved well beyond a conventional interpretation of a wardrobe staple. McQueen graduated from Central St. Martin’s School of Art in 1992, before launching his own label in 1994. He has developed a reputation for imaginative, bold design, which is combined with an in-depth knowledge of tailoring, owing to the training he received at the Savile Row tailor Anderson & Sheppard.

Here are some creative projects that inspire me in Victoria and Albert Museum Archive. You can see other projects on my Pinterest or on my #ThrowbackFashion.

20 Intimate Photos Of Alexander McQueen At Work (fastcodesign.com)
Nick Waplington/Alexander McQueen: Working Process (1stangel.co.uk)
V&A show to celebrate work of Alexander McQueen (itv.com)
Top three ways to visit a museum without leaving home (wallflowerwisdom.com)
The beauty of Alexander McQueen… (thewitcontinuum.wordpress.com)
Men’s essentials: what to wear on a casual Friday (fashionising.com)
Louboutin Love (amilliongoals.wordpress.com)
Kate Moss for Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2014 (designscene.net)
V&A to Bring ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ Exhibition to London (businessoffashion.com)
When Fashion Sponsorship Works (businessoffashion.com)

#ThrowbackFashion Evening dress in chiné-printed and embroidered silk taffeta and lace, and machine-lace sleeve, designed by Christian Lacroix @Maison_Lacroix, Paris 1996

Posted on September 11, 2014September 7, 2014 Posted in Fashion, Inspirations, The 14th year of the 3rd millennium, ThrowbackFashionTagged 1951, 1996, acidic, Albert Museum Archives, autumn, Christian Lacroix, elaborate decoration, Elsa Schiaparelli, Embroidery, Evening dress, Evening gown, Evening wear, fashion, Fashion show, Formal wear, France, Haute couture, Haute Couture Collection, historical styles, Karl Lagerfeld, Lace, Lacroix, London, machine-lace, Metropolitan Museum of Art, ornate textiles, Paris, Paris fashion shows, Pinterest, silk, Sleeve, taffeta, Victoria, Victoria & Albert Museum, Vogue, Women's clothes1 Comment

Evening dress and sleeve
Christian Lacroix, born 1951

This spectacular dress was given to the Victoria and Albert Museum very shortly after its first appearance on Lacroix’s catwalk in the autumn 1996 Paris fashion shows.

Christian Lacroix opened his haute couture house in 1986. His luxurious fashions, typified by this hooped evening dress, reflect an abiding passion for historical styles, ornate textiles, and elaborate decoration, all of which he translates in a contemporary idiom.

In a striking palette of acidic yellow and pastels, the dress forms part of Lacroix’s “18th-Century Haute Couture Collection,” which draws on a wide range of pre-1968 fashion references. Lacroix describes this collection as elegant and slightly dishevelled: “Nothing seems to be held in place. The fabric is wrapped. It pirouettes around obstinately asymmetrical necklines.”

Place of Origin: Paris, France (made)
Date: 1996 (designed)
Artist/maker: Lacroix, Christian, born 1951 (designer)
Materials and Techniques: Chiné-printed silk taffeta and lace, embroidered with sequins, pastes and beads
Dimensions: [Evening dress] Length: 150 cm, Circumference: 70 cm bust, Circumference: 62 cm waist, Circumference: 170 cm hoop, maximum

Here are some creative projects that inspire me in Victoria and Albert Museum Archives. You can see other projects on my Pinterest or on my #ThrowbackFashion.