VIA PARIS!

If You happen to be as lucky as I was, to find Yourself in Paris these days, make sure You don't miss the Fashion history exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts named:" Histoire ideal de la mode contemporairie - les plus beaux defiles de 1971 a nos jours". It is located at the same venue with the famous Louvre Museum: Palais du Louvre, 107, rue de Rivoli , 75001 Paris and for a modest price of 9 euro You are invited to a magic journey into the fashion world. This journey is accompanied not only by the famous designs that I was able to see live and close ( but behind the glass), but also with the videos of the long forgotten fashion shows of the great names from the 70's, 80's and 90's.

With 150 rooms and 40 iconic movies, there are 20 years of collections that are screened at the Museum of Decorative Arts.
This is the parade of Yves Saint Laurent in 1971, which opens the door and that of Jean Paul Gaultier in 1990 that the fence with his collection "the report pious.
The history of the ideal mode reveals its contemporary collections made by the most influential couturiers and designers less known to the public.
Thus, throughout the exhibition , visitors relive the major stylistic changes that have taken 70-90 years: Between the widespread phenomenon of "Ready-to-use" of the 70s to the desire for independence and extravagance 1980s, the whole history of how contemporary these years is presented here.
The designers chosen to represent the 70s and 80s Yves Saint Laurent, Jean Muir, Stoneware, Issey Miyake, Sonia Rykiel, Chloe by Karl Lagerfeld, Dorothee Bis, Cacharel, Kenzo, and Ter BANTINE by Chantal Thomass, Claude Montana, Thierry Mugler Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Popy Moreni, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garcons, Marc Audibet, Anne-Marie Beretta, Romeo Gigli, Sybilla, Azzedine Alaia, Karl Lagerfeld Chanel, Christian Lacroix and Jean Paul Gaultier.

 

It was such an excitement to see all these famous master-peaces gathered all in one place. It was quite a discovery to see the secret stitching and finishes on the garments as well as educative. The videos of the fashion defiles just open an another perspective much different that we nowadays have about the catwalk.  Finally it is definitely a must see.

Information Expo "History of the ideal mode today, the 70s and 80s "

Venue: Museum of Decorative Arts, 75001 Paris
Date: April 1 to October 10, 2010
Hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11h to 18h and Thursday from 11h to 21h
Entry Price: 9 €

Dirty Housewives

Dirty Housewives project embodies a sadistic and unchained transformation of housewives daily slavery tools, revisited as wearable trophies.

Pictures refer to the four different materials used (Brooms, mops, steel scourers and sponges). The collection includes twelve items: one t-shirt, one dress and one accessory for each material.

The Dirtyhouse ideals grow from the will to smash the social axioms about the connection between humans and domestic walls promoting new beliefs where caos means order, impulses mean spontaneity and rebellion stands for fervor.

This project just one of the of expressions of the concept that manifests itself thug the gerneral dirsuption fo the role of daily life objects. (under construction)

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We love Hair!!!

” I dont want to Separate Hair in Fashion, I want the two to come together ” ” I want the Hair, Make up and Fashion to Fuse Together! “ Peter Gray Hair Stylist

 Here are some amazing hairstyles I stumbled upon on the course of my research for unusual and breathtaking role-models in fashion and image making industry. Because the styling is so important in the presentation, it completes the whole picture, it can create a strong image, enhance the design or destroy it. It is a powerful weapon that can sell almost anything. 

I loved Peter Gray, a well known hairstylist that styled the modern model divas for Vogue, i-D, Numero and V magazine,  also worked on the Catwalk hairstyle for Vivienne Westwood and Badgley Mischka for S/S2010.

Another impressing hairstylist I stumbled upon is definitely Robert Maschive.

I loved also the portfolio of the Gregory Dean duo. Gregory Dean stands for Ben Gregory and Dean Beavis and represents ultimate duo with a impressive CV in fashion and image making.

I have to mention Oliver Chomienne also among the top hairstylists I liked. He has a unique style which ranges from natural beauty to one-of-a-kind pieces for high end concepts.   After years of working in some of the top salons, he is now expanding into the world of editorial hairstyling , runway work, and art exhibitions. He is known for his conceptual abilities and positive energy.

 

Julie Johnson, illustrating fashion

After graduating from art school, which included graduate study at Parsons School of Design in New York City, Julie Johnson’s fashion illustration career began in the early 1980’s by doing ads for Bloomingdale’s department store.

Over twenty years later, she was hired to do ads for the store again under completely different creative directors, who still recognized the beauty and skill of her individual, fresh fashion illustration style.

Awards for her work have spanned the decades including those from Communication Arts Illustration Annual in 1984, Society of Illustrators “Best of Fashion Illustration” for three awards in 1993, and again in 2006 for Best of Illustration. She considers her full roster of clients award enough and enjoys drawing fashion more than anything.


“It’s the combination of colors, line and shape with the human form and the personality. Nowhere but in fashion, do you get that explosive combination,” Julie says. “Not only do I love drawing fashion, but I love the people that stand out as personalities in fashion, who exude their own creative, and oftentimes, outrageous style. Dancers, performers and anyone who is comfortable in their own skin are also favorites of mine to draw.”

Her skill at drawing the figure has pulled her into other areas for clients such as book covers for romance novels by Jackie Collins. Her portrait of Anna Wintour for the cover of a book on the fashion editors life was captured in a few quick strokes of brush and ink. Her work has been seen in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, the New York Times, Womens Wear Daily, and on posters, beauty products, and inside books by Oprah Winfrey.

Julie Johnson has lived in both New York City and San Francisco for over twenty years. She is now settled in the Midwest of the United States, enjoying how the internet makes it easy to find clients internationally and working out of an art studio that is converted from an old brick school house in the middle of beautiful farmland.

During the month of April 2010, look for her work to be on billboards and walls throughout New York City’s Union Square subway station. Eighty-eight separate ads will showcase her fashion drawings for Filene’s Basement, a discount retailer in the United States.

For more of Julie Johnson’s work, click on the links below.

www.juliejohnsonart.com
www.lebook.com
http://juliejohnsonart.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Johnson-Art

Disney illustrates the famous designers!

Unbelievably so, the Spanish Elle April 2010 features a animated story by Disney with the famous designers like Karl Lagerfield, John Galliano, Alber Elbaz, Marc Jacobs and others. The designers are represented in a comic story editorial by Ulrich Schröder. It is amazing how cute they look in the imaginary world. Instead of creating one for us, in this imaginary story they are the main protagonists.

Handbag Paradise in Amsterdam!

If You are visiting Amsterdam, make sure You go to the Museum of handbags and purses. Believe me its worth visiting. The Museum of Bags and Purses contains more than 3,500 bags and accessories that illustrate the history of women's purses in Western culture. The museum, including a cafe, is in a 17th century building at 573 Herengracht, behind Rembrandtplein. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Christmas and New Year's. For all the bag lovers it is indeed a paradise. The Museum of Bags and Purses displays the history of the western handbag from the late Middle Ages right up to the present. The collection provides a fascinating picture of how the bag has changed over the centuries in terms of function, form, material and decoration.

The modern part of the collection features, among others, the splendid examples of the Jugenstil and Art Deco period, evening bags and vanity-cases and of course the bags of famous designers (such as Schiaparelli, Pierre Cardin, Paco Rabanne, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace, Judith Leiber, Paul Smith, Alexander McQueen, Lulu Guinness, Tom Ford) and the bags of famous labels (including Gucci, Hermès, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, MiuMiu, Chloé and Fendi).

The most interesting part of the collection for me personally were the bags that are totaly unconventional bags in terms of shape. As well as some legendary bags featured in movies like Sex and the City like the legendary cupcake bag.

These are just a few examples of what You can see in the museum. For additional information visit The official web site of the Museum. Besides all the beautiful bags You can see, the Museum has a shop where You may shop for bags and also some replica bags of the exponents are available too.