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Julien Fournié | Join hands
Paris, in the backstages before the Julien Fournié’s Haute-Couture show for the autumn-winter 2010-2011. Hands of skinned girls, sinners and bewitched talks about the extreme sensibility and the drama of this collection. Joined hands… contemplation – Mains jointes… recueillement Outstreched hands… catalepsy ! – Mains tendues… la catalepsie ! Open hands… Sacrificed – Mains ouvertes… pour une sacrifiée…
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Coach me
I’ve heard about Coach a long time ago, but don’t have the possibility to see the products. So i rush with my precious friends at the opening of the parisian corner on boulevard Haussman. I don’t know what i was looking for this american and very successful brand created in 1941, but what i saw…
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Portrait à la mode | The Panama hat
Le portrait d’un créateur, d’une personnalité de la mode avec une signature, une citation et le buste tracé d’un seul trait, comme pour en capter l’essentiel. Cette fois il s’agit d’un accessoire, un chapeau… Worn by famous people as president Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Sean Connery or Victor Laszlo (in Casablanca), i’ve seen it during all summer…
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Modoscopie | Anthony Vaccarello at Arts of Fashion Foundation
Last month, as he was leading a masterclass, i spend some times with Anthony Vaccarello, discovering a reserved designer. We talks about his fashion, the sharing of knowledge and blogging with Susie Bubble. The talented and creative Anthony Vaccarello is now hitting Kirna Zabette in New-York City, Colette in Paris and Browns in London. Anthony…
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The heat of summer | Phebus, the 70’s packaging
I found this old Phébus candles box… Phébus seems to be a famous french candles brand at the begining on the XXth century. I couldn’t find anything about the brand today, but it seems to be part of Bougies la Française (investigation needed). The box itself seems to have been printed during the early 80s…
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Halt ! Walt !
W< a surprise ! Myriam, assistante de conservation Mode It was just impossible for me to NOT take a picture of Myriam (who work in the storage area in the fashion department at Musée des Arts Décoratifs) when i saw her in her vintage W< top (circa 1995). As you can see below I have…
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A star and stripes
Stripes ! A future star, Anthony Vaccarello, Paris based fashion designer (born in Belgium), former Fendi fur fashion designer and winner of Festival International de la Mode d’Hyeres 2006 (Grand Prix) taught(1) his techniques of working to the students of the Arts of Fashion summer class. It was very graphic, so i made a couple…
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