Pieces Montrees - Galerie Joyce Palais Royal until December 2nd curated by Thibault Pradet

  

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Roberto Cavalli for H&M

Sarah Maher - The Witching Hour-the Junkman Band

stop motion video by Sarah Maher

Swiss Textiles 2009 Interviews: Alexis Mabille

Roxanne Lowit 'BACK STAGE DIOR'

 

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Roxanne Lowit was my neighbor in the West Village for 13 years. I met her through our friend John Rynski who lived downstairs from me when I was a designer and she was starting her photography career. We've been good friends ever since. She used to come to all of my fashion shows in the days.... She is in Paris today and we met at Cafe de Flore and then I went back to her hotel with her and talked about her book. The book covers John Galliano's years at Dior. It  arrives in Paris sometime within the next few days. If you cannot find it in a book store near you, you can order it on Amazon.com. John Galliano and Suzy Menkes wrote the forewords. Simon Doonan, Valerie Steele and Jean-Jacques Naudet wrote the texts. 

 

 

 

http://www.roxannelowit.com/

Later,

Diane
 
 
 

A visit to Ragtime, always dangerous for me....with Roxanne Lowit

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Today I took my friend Roxanne Lowit to Ragtime, my favorite vintage shop in Paris, 23 rue de l'Echaude.75006 Paris. It is just off of Blvd Saint Germain in the 6eme.  We were looking for a long black skirt for Roxanne to wear to her book signing in London December 10th at Claridge's. It's always dangerous for me to go there because there is always something calling to me and of course it is never the piece that one can afford. This little treasure is from the early 1900's, delicate and fragile and of course, I had to have it even though it just about equals my rent. 

  Roxanne Lowit author of 3 books, Moment, People and Back Stage Dior which will be out any day now in Paris and around the planet. Before our visit to Ragtime we went for a tea at Cafe de Flore. 

 All Diane's photos taken with Samsung ST550

Later,

Diane

Knitting against AIDS project! launch yesterday

Serge Bromberg introduces the documentary on L'Enfer by Henri-Georges Clouzot

Dear Shaded Viewers,

This is beyond low-fi, but if you speak French you might enjoy the director of the documentary of L'Enfer by Henri-Georges Clouzot speaking the other day with the audience at the Balzac cinema in Paris. I went to the cinema having no idea that the director would be present to screen his film. I took my seat in the last row as usual and when I understood that Serge Bromberg was there I took out my video camera to record what he had to say. It's a sound byte but I thought that you would enjoy hearing him as much as I did. In brief, the director of the documentary, Serge Bromberg  found the images in 30 seconds that was the easy part but getting the ok from the family was another. Many people had been trying to get the film for the past half a century. Determined to make this film, Serge went to see Madame Clouzot and pleaded his cause. She said so many people had demanded the same thing. They spoke for one hour. He was convinced that he would get the film. At the end of the long discussion she said you are very enthusiastic and special, I will tell you what I will do, I cannot give you the film but since you are a nice man, I'll walk you to the elevator. He was totally disillusioned and while waiting for the elevator to arrive he again told Madame Clouzot how special he was and how documentaries were his thing she  said as you will not stop here, I'll accompany you to the ground floor and that is where his film begins.In 1964 the French filmmaker Henri Georges CLouzot began work on L'Enfer which was to be his greatest film. Three weeks into the shoot the film was abandoned. Almost half a century later the rushes were found and restored. Serge Bromberg, in my super low-fi sound byte tells of his meeting with Madame Clouzot in his attempt to recover the footage. 

Later,

Diane

Diamanda Galás Live ''Anoixe'' Théâtre Outremont - Pop Montréal -2009

The link was sent to me by Greg Ohree

daraGOY (Russian for Expensive)

Dear Shaded Viewers,

 

daraGOY is Russian for expensive, dear, the t-sirts are created from hand cut stencils, original designs and fabric paints. daraGOY is inspired by Russian Pop iconography, traditional emblems and female icons of the Western world. The muse of the line is "Fifa", the stereotypical Russian woman who wears furs, stiletto boots, giant black sunglasses and lots of labels. The line is available through special order and sold in NYC at the Rogan store on Bowery.
 

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Knitting against Aids

Antwerp high fashion landmark, Louis, celebrates the opening day of

Knitting against AIDS today, helping to raise HIV/AIDS and Safe Sex consciousness.

GD reports on Christian Astuguevieille -CdG Aoyama flagship store

 

Marc Quinn 'Jingle Flowers' at Aoyama CdG flagship store

Nothing to do with Cdg but  in the middle of Aoyama there is a free climbing space on 3 floors.

 

Later,

George Dressler

OTM Association Charity dinner last night at Espace Pierre Cardin dinner hosted by Babeth Djian

Joana Preiss in GIvenchy by RIccardo TIsci

 

Leonor Scherrer in GIvenchy by RIccardo TIsci

Natalia Vodianova in Givenchy by RIccardo Tisci at the unveiling of the 'Printemps' holiday windows 

Later,

Diane

Tonight the Black Barbies go up for a Charity Auction www.vogue.it

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Please visit the new http://www.vogue.it/ and read more about the 46 Black Barbies up for auction. Hosted by Christies for AIRC, the Italian Association for Cancer Research, all 46 Barbies featured in Vogue Italia's July issue will be auctioned tonight at Palazzo Clerici in Milan.

Organised by Vogue Italia's Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani and RIchard Dickson, Head of Mattel, in association with Bona Borromeo, President of AIRC, and Comitato Lombardia, a big collector of historic dolls, and owner of Museo della Bambola di Angera. In the past Barbie has been a dentist, a traveller, a pilot and a nurse, she's been an amazon, a zoologist, a career girl, a US presidential candidate, she's been blond, red or brunette, she's had a suntan and now Barbie is black.

www.barbiestyle.barbie.com

www.vogue.it

Later,

Diane

A Quote from Oscar Wilde

A cynic is one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

 Oscar WIlde

Great explanation, Thanks GD, love the quote.

GD reports on Christian Astuguevieille -Tokyo Museum

Tokyo Space Project museum's inner courtyard

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GD reports on Christian Astuguevieille in Tokyo

 

the biggest Muji store in Japan and in the world

George Dressler

GD reports on the 'Trading Museum' space by CdG_Gyre Building 1st floor, Aoyama, Omote San Do tube stop...

Vintage dresses of the Marie Antoinette collection shown with Martin Margiela in the Conciergerie

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Swiss Textiles 2009 Interviews: Peter Pilotto

GD reports on the work in progress of the "Trading Museum" space by CdG in a new Aoyama store near Omote San Do in the Gyre Building

Christian Astuguevieille in Trading Museum space -Christian with sculptures of the metamorphosis of food contents from all over the world. Each was covered in a different fabric. The display is by Michael Howells of RK 's private collection and vintage jewellery pieces.

Dear Shaded Viewers,

After ten years  Christian Astuguevielle went back to Tokyo for the opening of the 'Trading Museum' space by CdG. The guest star Friday night was Yoko Ono, she was there to celebrate the launch of her collaboration with CdG on the Beatles bag license. More on that in the next post. Here ...work in progress.

 

Pieke Bergman's glass on wood sculptures

Christian Astuguevieille's accessories

Later,

George Dressler

Graham Tabor photographed by Miguel Villalobos

I love the portrait Miguel Villalobos took of Graham Tabor, could not resist posting it.

Later,

Diane

Piensa en mi

Mark Robinson reports on Damien Hirst meeting emerging artist Konrad Wyrebek

Damien Hirst and Artist Konrad Wyrebek

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Damien HIrst is one of the world's most famous living artist but he's also big enough to support emerging new talent. Frequently adding young artists to his private collection, HIrst has the confidence to exhibit them alongside fellow art A-listers,  as 'Murderme' at Serpentine Gallery in 2006 demonstrated. Konrad Wyrebek is one of several selected emerging artists whose work will be auctioned at 'Watch This Space- Young & Emerging Artists Auction' in London on December 8th. Last year, lots from the likes of Hirst, Sam Taylor-Wood and Peter Blake raised over £100,000 for The Special Yoga Centre, which provides therapy and fun for kids coping with a variety of mental and physical conditions. 

Damien Hirst, Skull, oil painting

 

Konrad Wyrebek, Triumvirate, Oil Painting

This time round, pieces by some of UK's freshest new talent will go under the hammer of Francis Outred, European Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art at Christie's. Hirst, whose exhibition of paintings 'Nothing Really Matters' , opens at London's White Cube this week, may well be watching the bidding with interest.

www.konradwyrebek.blogspot.com

www.whitecube.com

www.specialyoga.org.uk

Mark Robinson

Fresh Art London

Sales of the Knitting against AIDS scarves start tomorrow!

Zoltan Gerliczki

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Tomorrow until December 1st 300 knitted or crocheted scarves made from people all around the world will go on sale , they cost between 20 - 50 EUROS each and all proceeds will go to benefit Sensoa and Designers against AIDS. Many thanks go to Michael James O'Brien and Zoltan Gerliczki, who took lots of photos of people showcasing the scarves and who also made a safe sex video starring everybody that passed through their apartment over the last 2 months and were willing to wrap a scarf around their neck and speak about what safe sex means to them. 

 

Steffi-Tisson
 

Silah

Also in the selection are scarves by designers Jean-Paul Knott, Dirk Benesch, Christian Wijnants, Dirk Van Saene, and many othes. For moe information visit www.designersagainstaids.com.

Later,

DIane

The launch of 8A : Chapter One..Imperfect Beauty