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Monthly Archives: January 2011


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Haute Couture, ’50s Glamour

Sequins and Crystals; a Red-Carpet Preview?

Twice a year, during the haute couture collections, the French fashion industry contemplates an existential crisis: Is the tradition of hand-made dresses and suits costing hundreds of thousands of dollars still relevant?PARIS: Twice a year, during the haute couture collections, the French fashion industry contemplates an existential crisis: Is the tradition of hand-made dresses and suits costing hundreds of thousands of dollars still relevant?

Couture week in Paris—now whittled down to a mere three days—offered several ripostes this week, from fashion as art at Christian Dior to luxury jeans at Chanel and one-of-a-kind ostrich feather miniskirts from newcomer Maxime Simoëns.

Couture week raises the spectacle of runway shows to its highest form. This season, the catwalks were awash in sequins, pearls, crystals and even snaps embroidered on dresses. A chaste theme of minimal bare skin and below-the-knee looks ran throughout.

A New Wave of Color

There was also plenty of color, from hot pink at Gaultier Paris to ruby red at Armani Privé—a penchant that could herald a rainbow of hues on the Oscars‘ red carpet.

Exclusive Fashion Report at: WSJ Fashion

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Costume Exhibit at LA’s FIDM

19th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design February 8 – April 30, 2011 On view will be actual costumes from over 20 movies from 2010. This exhibtion is free to the public and will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Museum & Galleries will be closed April 22 through April 25 for Spring Recess. Group tours may be arranged by calling the college at 213.623.5821 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 213.623.5821 end_of_the_skype_highlighting LA’s Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) is rolling out its 19th annual salute to the “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design,” which will display the original costumes of more than 20 top films from 2010. On display from February 8 thru April 30 at the FIDM Museum & Galleries On The Park, located in Downtown LA, this annual major exhibition is the only one of its kind in the world, paying homage to the creativity of the film industry’s costume designers with a dazzling show of outstanding costumes and Oscar® nominated and award-winning designs. On view will be more than 100 actual costumes — including the costumes from major motion pictures including Alice in Wonderland by costume designer Colleen Atwood, Inception by costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, Shutter Island by costume designer Sandy Powell, and The Wolfman by costume designer Milena Canonero. The FIDM Museum houses the FIDM Permanent and Study Collections, along with the renowned Rudi Gernreich Archive, the Gianni Versace Menswear Archive and the Hollywood Costume Collection from the Department of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles. The 15,000-piece collection ranges in date from 1785 to the present day, and is comprised of couture and ready-to-wear garments, film and theatre costumes, non-western garments, textiles, jewelry and accessories. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday. Archived Online Exhibitions of Past Exhibits Related Articles * Win A Scholarship to FIDM: Design The Next FashionClub Tote Bag (prweb.com) * Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Theoni V. Aldrege Has Died (laist.com) * Nominees Announced For The Costume Designers Guild Awards (geektyrant.com)The 19th Annual Art of Motion Picture of Costume Design hosted by FIDM.

Exhibit Begins: February 8  till  April 30, 2011

On view will be actual costumes from over 20 movies from 2010.

This exhibition is free to the public and will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Museum & Galleries will be closed April 22 through April 25 for Spring Recess.

Group tours may be arranged by calling the college at 213.623.5821

LA’s Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) is rolling out its 19th annual salute to the “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design,” which will display the original costumes of more than 20 top films from 2010. On display from February 8 thru April 30 at the FIDM Museum & Galleries On The Park, located in Downtown LA, this annual major exhibition is the only one of its kind in the world, paying homage to the creativity of the film industry’s costume designers with a dazzling show of outstanding costumes and Oscar® nominated and award-winning designs. On view will be more than 100 actual costumes — including the costumes from major motion pictures including Alice in Wonderland by costume designer Colleen Atwood, Inception by costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, Shutter Island by costume designer Sandy Powell, and The Wolfman by costume designer Milena Canonero. The FIDM Museum houses the FIDM Permanent and Study Collections, along with the renowned Rudi Gernreich Archive, the Gianni Versace Menswear Archive and the Hollywood Costume Collection from the Department of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles. The 15,000-piece collection ranges in date from 1785 to the present day, and is composed of couture and ready-to-wear garments, film and theatre costumes, non-western garments, textiles, jewelry and accessories. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday.

Archived Online Exhibitions of Past Exhibits

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NYC Bendel’s Fashion Illustrator

Before becoming the house Illustrator for high-end retailer Henri Bendel, artist Izak Zenou whipped up breezy fashion sketches for clients including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Chanel, Catherine Malandrino and Vera Wang. Now he’s adding “stationery designer” to his C.V. with a new product line for online paper goods store Expressionery.com. The collection, which includes notes, invitations, stationery and social calling cards, no doubt introduces Zenou’s spirited work to a whole new audience, while effectively giving his fans an affordable way to collect his work. The artist designed more than 40 products for Expressionery, most of which borrow from previously existing fashion works. Sets of 25 folded notes are priced at $24. “I selected=Before becoming the house Illustrator for high-end retailer Henri Bendel, artist Izak Zenou whipped up breezy fashion sketches for clients including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Chanel, Catherine Malandrino and Vera Wang.
Now he’s adding “stationery designer” to his C.V. with a new product line for online paper goods store Expressionery.com.
The collection, which includes notes, invitations, stationery and social calling cards, no doubt introduces Zenou’s spirited work to a whole new audience, while effectively giving his fans an affordable way to collect his work.
The artist designed more than 40 products for Expressionery, most of which borrow from previously existing fashion works. Sets of 25 folded notes are priced at $24.
“I selected the illustrations that I felt women could relate to and see themselves in,” said Zenou.
“I enjoy bringing a high fashion look to simple accessory items. It really dresses up your whole look. Since most of my products are only available at select retail locations, we felt that this was a great opportunity for more women to get to know the Izak girls.”
Zenou added that a line of school stationery he had previously designed laid the groundwork for him to take on this type of collaboration, noting, “This opportunity seemed like a natural extension of that.”
We’re excited to nab a few notecards and party invitations that don’t look like slices of a larger sheet of wallpaper — a stationery trend we’re eager to see peel off.
–Emili Vesilind

Illustrations “Palm Springs Weekend” folded notecards by Izak Zenou for Expressionery.com. Credit: Expressionery.com.


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Bendel’s fashion illustrator

Bendel's fashion illustratorBefore becoming the house Illustrator for high-end retailer Henri Bendel, artist Izak Zenou whipped up breezy fashion sketches for clients including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Chanel, Catherine Malandrino and Vera Wang.

Now he’s adding “stationery designer” to his C.V. with a new product line for online paper goods store Expressionery.com.

The collection, which includes notes, invitations, stationery and social calling cards, no doubt introduces Zenou’s spirited work to a whole new audience, while effectively giving his fans an affordable way to collect his work.

The artist designed more than 40 products for Expressionery, most of which borrow from previously existing fashion works. Sets of 25 folded notes are priced at $24.

“I selected the illustrations that I felt women could relate to and see themselves in,” said Zenou.

“I enjoy bringing a high fashion look to simple accessory items. It really dresses up your whole look. Since most of my products are only available at select retail locations, we felt that this was a great opportunity for more women to get to know the Izak girls.”

Zenou added that a line of school stationery he had previously designed laid the groundwork for him to take on this type of collaboration, noting, “This opportunity seemed like a natural extension of that.”

We’re excited to nab a few notecards and party invitations that don’t look like slices of a larger sheet of wallpaper — a stationery trend we’re eager to see peel off.

–Emili Vesilind

Illustrations “Palm Springs Weekend” folded notecards by Izak Zenou for Expressionery.com. Credit: Expressionery.com.

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“Black Swan” Cinematographer Matthew Libatique

By Mark London Williams

cinematographer Matthew Libatique. He served as DP on Iron Man 2, for director Jon Favreau – providing a sequel to his own work for the director in the first installment – and then re-teamed with director Darren Aronofsky, with whom he’d last worked on The Fountain, for this fall’s Black Swan.

A few lucky folk in Hollywood get to work on both summer blockbusters and critically lauded dramas, but few get to do that in films released just a few months apart. But it’s been that kind of year for cinematographer Matthew Libatique. He served as DP on Iron Man 2, for director Jon Favreau – providing a sequel to his own work for the director in the first installment – and then re-teamed with director Darren Aronofsky, with whom he’d last worked on The Fountain, for this fall’s Black Swan.


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All About Costume Designer: Jeffrey Kurland

The actors are in the foreground, so the costumes are in the foreground,” comments costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland, Oscar-nominated for Bullets Over Broadway. Yet whereas a period or fantasy costume might pop off the screen due to the nature of the clothing and the spectacle of the films, the average viewer may not even notice contemporary costumes because they are so integrated into the experience of a film as a whole. If that is the case, how does one not only vote for costume design, but first recognize costume design that is award winning? Follow more at Below The Line The actors are in the foreground, so the costumes are in the foreground,” comments costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland, Oscar-nominated for Bullets Over Broadway. Yet whereas a period or fantasy costume might pop off the screen due to the nature of the clothing and the spectacle of the films, the average viewer may not even notice contemporary costumes because they are so integrated into the experience of a film as a whole. If that is the case, how does one not only vote for costume design, but first recognize costume design that is award winning?

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Costumers Guild Award “Nominees” Announced

“Black Swan ,” “Burlesque ” are among those up for the honors

"Black Swan ," "Burlesque " are among those up for the honors

The Costume Designers Guild Award nominees were announced Thursday.

The ceremony will be held Feb. 22, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton, hosted by Sex and the City‘s Kristin Davis.

Halle Berry will be given the Lacoste Spotlight Award because her “talent and career personifies an enduring commitment to excellence, including a special awareness of the role and importance of costume design,” according to the organization.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore will introduce a montage highlighting the extraordinary career of two-time Oscar nominee and multiple Emmy-winning costume designer Julie Weiss , who will be honored with the Disaronno Career Achievement in Film and Television Award. The honor will be presented by Academy Award winners Billy Bob Thornton and Robert Duvall.

The Distinguished Collaborator Award will be presented to Joel Schumacher.

List of Nominees include: Click Here

• If Black Swan wins prizes for best costume design, as they are expected to, Rodarte won’t get any credit. Since the Mulleavy sisters didn’t negotiate credits in their contract for the movie, the film’s main costume designer, Amy Westcott, will be awarded. [Fashionista]

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Tidbits: Some “Gossip” about People-U-Know

Tidbits: Some "Gossip" about People-U-Know • Karl Lagerfeld, who designed Diet Coke bottles distributed in France last year, is designing three more aluminum bottles for the company, which will be available in Europe this April. [WWD]

• While we’re on the subject, Diet Pepsi just released some new “skinny” cans, supposedly in hopes that it will appeal to stylish folks. [Fashionista]

• Tommy Hilfiger is holding separate men’s and women’s shows this season. [Page Six/NYP]

• Tibi designed a line of stationery printed with illustrations of editors like Italian Elle’s Eva Fontanelli and Teen Vogue’s Jane Keltner deValle. [Catwalk Queen]

• In a commercial for Heidi Klum’s new show, Seriously Funny Kids, Klum gets lectured by a little girl for wearing a shirt with holes in it. [Modelinia]

• Teen Vogue has invited a slew of bloggers to the WWDMagic trade show in Las Vegas, including Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes and Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This. The magazine will also be launching their new blogger network, Fashion Click, there. [Fashionista]

• Michael Kors: “Initially, my clothes couldn’t be expensive enough. I went from thinking fashion was only the provenance of big-city affluent people, to thinking you could be 14 or 80, live in the city or suburbs, have endless money or a limited budget, and buy something great-looking at the right price for you. The world has changed, and people look and feel better for it … I always say, ‘If you blurred your eyes, would the wealthiest person in the world want to wear it?’ If the answer is no, we don’t make it.” [Fashionologie]

• Ryan McGinley shot Annie Lennox’s daughter Tali, Lou Doillon, and Lauren Hutton for Club Monaco’s latest ads. [WWD]

• Naomi Campbell won her 2001 lawsuit against British paper The Daily Mirror for publishing photos of her attending a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, but now the decision has been overturned due to new evidence. [Vogue UK]

• Louis Vuitton is planning to unveil a new line of men’s leather goods at its men’s show in Paris tomorrow. [WWD]

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