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Friday, July 9, 2010

Louis Vuitton Catalogue

A beautiful catalogue was printed, with some of LV seminal pieces together with items from the new fall/winter collection, a retrospective exhibit marking the grand opening of the London Louis Vuitton store in May.

Photographer David Hughes

Stylist Katie Grand

Quite unique with these mannequins...

Local Food auctioned as Fine Works of Art at Sotheby's

Fan or Eventail, accessory or art object...

A brief History of Fans

Few art forms combine functional, ceremonial and decorative uses as elegantly as the fan. Fewer still can match such diversity with a history stretching back at least 3,000 years.

Today, in Europe, only in Spain is the fan part of everyday life, as it still remains in most hot countries, particularly in the Far East, and especially in Japan.

Antique fans

from Louis the 14th

Details from an eighteen century fan

Dès la plus Haute Antiquité, l'éventail fut un objet de convoitise. Intégré à la mode au début du XXème siècle, Paul Poiré et d'autres couturiers par la suite lui donneront une place indispensable dans les défilés. Mais la mode change...
Karl Lagerfeld le remettra au goût du jour dans les années 80.

From the eighties, designed for Karl Lagerfeld

From the Hand Fan Museum-CA

From Sylvain Le Guen
A touch of elegance

Black silk with Swarovski crystals

Taffetas with Swarovski crystals

Peacock feathers

From Fan d'eventails
Advertising fan for Champagne Perrier-Jouet, circa 1925

Made for les Galeries Lafayette, circa 1913

Ostrich colored feather fans

Anything to cool down is much appreciated today !!

The latest design

Eventails Vuitton by Rossy de Palma

and my favorite from Lanvin

Links to Fan museums, future exhibitions, atelier/workshop and more...

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Stephen Jones and the Accent of Fashion

From September 8/ 2010 until February 13/ 2011, the MoMU - Fashion Museum in Antwerp will present a retrospective exhibition of the work of British milliner Stephen Jones. The exhibition guides you through the unique world of a hatmaker who has worked with many of the greatest names in the fashion scene for three decades: Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs, and many more.
A look at some of his fabulous hats.