France’s favorite woman Madame Simone Veil was inducted into the Académie Française as the 6th woman to ever hold a position at the Académie for upholding the French Language. And, for such an occasion Chanel Couture is a must. Uncle Karl designed this dignified and elegant ansemble which required nearly 1500 hours of work. The [...]
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A Couture Prediction…
So, the UK pavilion for the Shanghai world Expo was just recently completed and it’s already making headlines worldwide and for good reason. It’s phenomenal, composed of over 60,000 transparent rods creating a form that appears weightless and ethereal. What was the first thing I thought? I think we shouldn’t be surprised come next couture [...]
Karl’s Bauhaus Influence
When it comes to Karl Lagerfeld we know that his design influence is defined by his unique life experiences, personality and the thousands of books and periodicals that he lives amongst and reads avidly. He’s a person of the future and of the past. He knows and understands the beat of contemporary culture and has [...]
CHANEL SPRING CLEAN
This past January, CHANEL SOHO at 139 Spring street was tagged with some hot pink spray paint. Like the people of Nylon pointed out, it still looks rather chic. But, Chanel isn’t having it, first boarding up the art project, and now it seams to have spurred into a Spring-Summer 2010 Spring Clean. Perhaps, our [...]
The Inspired Katsuya Kamo
Tokyo based Japanese hair and make-up artist Katsuya Kamo never ceases to amaze and inspire us. We first realized his genius after the paper headdresses from the Chanel Spring 2009 Couture collection. Here are a few of his works to gawk…
Photos via: various unknown sources
The Supreme, Etienne Russo
When it comes to Fashion week you know the best shows and sets are produced by Etienne Russo, head of Brussels based Villa Eugénie.
