Alice i Coutureland

Nicholas Kirkwood har designet et par eventyrlige sko til det franske varemagasinet Printemps. Skoen kan sees i en utstilling inspirert av Alice i Eventyrland i varemagasinets vinduer. Blant de andre designerne som har designet hvet sitt vindu i denne utstillingen er Chloé, Christopher Kane, Ann Demeulemeester, Alexander McQueen, Bernhard Willhelm, Charles Anastase, Haider Ackermann, Manish Arora og Maison Martin Margiela

“I think my favorite Alice character is the March Hare. You can see I’ve made his watch rather prominent. This was a different design process for me, because I’m not usually so applicative—typically, I’m thinking about line, silhouette. But this time, I figured, why not just pile as much as I can on top?” —Nicholas Kirkwood

Fra Alice in Wonderland, med Mia Wasikowska i hovedrollen.

“My favorite character is the Duchess, who at first seems nearly as unpleasant as the Queen of Hearts. But she’s the antagonist of the queen, and at the end was only respectful and friendly, despite her tremendous ugliness. When I was designing this piece, I was seeing Alice running, escaping through the forest destroying her shiny dress.” —Haider Ackermann

Helena Bonham Carter som Queen of Hearts, den grusomme dronningen i Alice i Eventyrland.

Wonderful Depp i Alice in Wonderland.

Mia Wasikowska som Alice i filmen Alice i Eventyrland.

“Alice’s silhouette is a blue upside-down dress with cage sleeve, as if she walked through the mirror and her dress completely reversed. A long ball gown has been reworked, upside-down, into a minidress. The bustier in taffetas becomes a pleated miniskirt. The petticoat in plonge becomes an asymmetrical draped top. The skirt in ‘plumetis’ tulle becomes a veil. A cage sleeve of whale-boned velvet ribbon is embroidered with pearls, crystals, and recycled jewels.” —Maison Martin Margiela.

Anne Hathaway fra "Djevelen i Prada" spiller The White Queen i filmen Alice i Eventyrland.

“I went to John Tenniel’s original illustration of Alice for inspiration. She’s seated at a table having tea, and her dress looks much more asymmetrical and theatrical than that boring Walt Disney version. It was also an auto-reference to my collections, as Lewis Carroll’s work has been one of the main inspirations of my label since its creation. Alice Liddell, the real little girl with long dark hair who inspired Carroll, is one of the very few icons that I have. The pictures of her are a constant inspiration for me.” —Charles Anastase

Ann Demeulemeesters nydelige kjole i Printemps vindusutstilling.

“I’ve always been intrigued by cutout silhouettes. They are so intriguing, so poetic—the shadow of a soul. They tell everything about a character and they are open to be filled with one’s own imagination.” —Ann Demeulemeester

Porselenskjole

Den kinesiske artisten Li Xiaofeng har designet fantastiske klær av tradisjonell kinesisk porselen. Han syr poselensbitene på en underkjole eller et plagg av lær. Porselensklærne åpnes i sidene eller bak, og kan faktisk brukes.

Den vakre porselensskjolen

Noen land rundt Middelhavet, som Hellas, har en gammel nyttårs-tradisjon med med å knuse servise for å kvitte seg med materielle goder og på den måten motta det nye året. Li Xiaofeng ble inspirert av denne tradisjonen og fant en måte å resirkulere glass og porselen i sin nye artistiske kleskolleksjon.

Some Mediterranean countries, such as Greece, have the millennial tradition of breaking the crockery to get rid of material goods in order to receive the New Year. The Chinese designer Li Xiaofeng was inspired by this tradition and found a way of recycling glass and porcelain remains in her new line of artistic clothing.

Litt vanskelig å sitte ned kanskje..

Li Xiaofeng

Forløperen? Vest i knust porselen og vaier fra Maison Martin Margielas "artisanial" kolleksjon høsten/vinteren 89/90.

Tasty jewellery

True Blood smykkekolleksjonen fra HBO er designet av Uri Behr. Vampyrer har blitt trendy etter at HBO's tv-serie True Blood kom på skjermen.

True Blood-smykkene er laget av sølv, stål, lær og med blodrøde rubiner. Priser fra $50 to $1,295.

True Blood jewelry comes in sterling, stainless chains, leather and are accented with blood-red rubies. Prices for the haute vampire fashion jewelry: $50 to $1,295.



- Jeg hadde det moro med kolleksjonen. Jeg ønsket ikke å lage en vampyr smykke-kolleksjon, og det var utfordrende ettersom jeg virkelig ville gå lengre enn det. TV-serien er veldig sexy og forførende, og det snakkes om evigheten. Jeg forsøkte å fange det i det jeg designet, sier Behr.

Behr har tidligere vunnet Luxury Magazines pris som Designer of the year for sin kolleksjon Love, Peace and Hope, og Sharon Stone og Elton John er blant kjendisene som bærer smykkene hans.

The hot HBO series True Blood have made Vampires and their fashions quite the rage.
HBO is offering a line of fashion necklaces, double rings, pendants, and cuffs, plus more to capture the craze while it lasts. True Blood jewelry comes in sterling, stainless chains, leather and are accented with blood-red rubies.

Matthews påfuglfjær

Jeg har alltid elsker påfuglfjær og påfuglmønster, og Matthew Williamson er en designer som tydligvis deler samme smak:-)
Han har også en Gypset-touch på designen sin som jeg digger totalt.

Kjede fra Matthew Williamsons kolleksjon for H&M 2009.

Matthew Williamson har designet tepper for The Rug Company. Jeg skulle veldig gjerne hatt et par av dette teppet, et til stua og et til soverommet.....

Matthew Williamson designer fantastiske ting. Han kom med sin første fargesterke kolleksjon i 1997, med modeller som Jade Jagger, Helena Christensen og Kate Moss i sitt første catwalk-show. Inspirasjonen med eksotiske mønstre og sterke farger hadde han med seg fra India hvor han jobbet tidligere som designer for Monsoon. Stilen kjennetegnes av global traveller, Ibiza-luksushippie og frihet i farger og mønstre. Ikke mange designere kombinerer farger og mønstre med like sikker hånd som Matthew Williamson.

Veske fra Matthew Williamsons kolleksjon for H&M 2009.

Påfuglkjole fra Matthew Williamsons kolleksjon for H&M 2009.

From Catwalk to Comedy: Burberry

AW09 Burberry Prorsum womens shearling coat looking great at the runway.


And even better worn by Keira Knightley, here leaving the Comedy Theatre in London where she is performing her new play The Misanthrope, December 2009.
It's always interesting to se how you can dress a garment up or down, or different from the runway look. Even with a jacket.

Photos courtesy of Burberry.
http://www.burberry.com/

Jennifer in Valentino

Vi er mest vant til henne i klassiske trendy antrekk, men Jennifer Aniston beviser gang på gang at hun kan se sexy ut når hun vil. Valentino er en av hennes favorittvalg på premierer.

Were used to see our favourite girl-next-door in classy & trendy outfits, but Jennifer Aniston proves again and again that she can do sexy better than most when she wants to. Valentino is one of her favourite choices on the red carpet.



The House of Valentino is pleased to announce Jennifer Aniston wearing Valentino dress from Haute Couture Fall Winter 2009/10 collection, on the red carpet for the 'Love Happens' premiere at Mann's Village Theater in Los Angeles, on September 15th, 2009

Photo credit: Courtesy of Valentino.

Patti Smith

Patti Smith and Steven Sebring Present Objects of Life

På bildet: Calvin Klein, Steven Sebring, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe og Jessica Lange.

There are a lot of reasons to do an art show with rock legend Patti Smith. But photographer and filmmaker Steven Sebring offered the simplest justification of all: "She's got some cool stuff." A lot of said stuff—and Sebring's photos of it—were on view at last night's opening of Objects of Life, an exhibition at Chelsea's Robert Miller Gallery.On display were Smith's Polaroid camera, her Corona typewriter, and her largest canvas, Strange Messenger, which depicts what looks like an archangel emerging out of gobs of paint. There was also a photo of a Gibson guitar that was given to her by one-time beau Sam Shepard. Just as noteworthy, perhaps, was the presence of the playwright himself. He spent most of the evening shrugging off strangers.For Smith, the show represents a rare act of disclosure. "I have many things. Some things I wouldn't share with anyone, and some things I thought it would be nice for people to see," she explained. The latter group includes "relics" that once belonged to friends. "Robert Mapplethorpe's slippers have a sense of holiness," said Smith, before adding, "I don't feel that my chair is holy, but I do love it." Acolytes will be pleased to know that the installation of the singer's furniture isn't necessarily off-limits. "They aren't invited to sit in it," Smith warned. "But if you really feel faint and you have to sit in my chair, it's all right."
— Darrell Hartman fra Style.com