Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion

A Day in the life of Henrik Vibskov documented by Shoji

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be Henrik Vibskov for a day? Shoji, who seems to be loving Copenhagen so much that he doesn't want to leave, sent me these images today:

photographs by Shoji.

Later,

Diane

Devastee introduces their first accessory line

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Devastee gave me an advance preview of their first collection of jewellery made in collaboration with Colleen Wolstenholme. The rosary is made from Viagra pills/Contraceptive pills and Valium. The others are made with antidepressants, extasy, sedatives and other chemical substances.

Later,

Diane

My Beautiful friend Paola Piglia in the New York Times today - photo then and now

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I cannot tell you what pleasure it gave me to read My Henry Higgins by Lynn Hirschberg today in the T Style Magazine of the New York Times. I'm sure you will be curious to read it and so I asked Paola if she could send me the photo of her then and now. I am proud to say that this beautiful creature, both inside and out, holds the only archives of the Diane Pernet collection. She was a devoted client and remains a very dear friend. I might also add that she is as talented as she is beautiful. Paola has been living and working as an illustrator in London for more than a decade.

Paola Piglia then and now. Tuxedo photo by Lynn Hirschberg in todays T Magazine NYT

Later,

Diane
P.S. I posted in the article in 3 parts so you will have to click 3 times to read it.

Rickard Lindqvist and NAKKNA both collections from Stockholm

Dear Shaded Viewers,

A new and talented men's wear designer Rickard Lindqvist and Nakkna from Stockholm.

photographs by Waldemar Hansson at the Strindberg Museum on Theo Mikas

NAKKNA images by Ola Bergengren
Nakkna will be participating in Tranoi's Swedish theme between the 5-9th of October along with other Swedish labels like Acne jeans, David and Martin (accessories) and others.
Later,

Diane

Happy Birthday to chain saw Diva Pierrot and Romy Smits and her Citrien collection at Casabo femme

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Happy Birthday to my very dear friend Pierrot. All good things to you,

Diane

photo by Fred Koenig of Pierrot with Abba

Romy Smits presents citrien (Wheel of Fortune) at Casabo Femme l-4 Sept Stand Q111, lst floor, halll 7, paaais sud, paris expo pr: statiuspr@mac.com
photo by Wanda Tuerlinckx

Sandra Backlund

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The other day I posted a few images from my visit to the atelier of Sandra Backlund. On seeing her collection i admit that I felt the same impact as I did when I discovered Viktor & Rolf more than 12 years ago, the collection that won them the first prize at the festival d'Hyeres.

photo's by Calle Stoltz

Diamond Cut Diamond photos by Carl Bengtsson

Blank Page photos by Oscar Falk

I asked Sandra to submit her portfolio for the 22nd edition of the festival d'Hyeres. I would love to see her there. Sandra is a graduate of the Beckmans Design School in Stockholm.

Later,

Diane

DINO DINCO : SHAME ON SILVER LAKE

I write this on the eve of the upcoming Sunset Junction Street Fair, an annual event in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, in which I've lived for many years.  Historically, this end-of-August weekend event has offered two full days of alternative music, food, rides, arts and crafts, and a visible reflection of what once made Silver Lake a vibrant and colorful neighborhood, including a haven for many gays who don't identify with West Hollywood (mainstream gay) culture.  Admission to the festival has always been on a "suggested donation" basis -- an encouraging sign despite the visible and rapid gentrification that has been occurring in this neighborhood, gradually forcing away the same  struggling artists and lower income individuals -- many of them people-of-color, most of them Latino -- who gave Silver Lake its vibrant and colorful presence.  This year, the organizers have decided to charge a mandatory cover charge, in what I feel signals a truly sad end of an era.  The irony is that the motto behind the festival hasn't changed and I'm not the first person to feel that it telegraphs a false message.  Business is business, yes, but call it what it is.  If you're going to close off the heart of a neighborhood for two days, while the "privileged" engage in fun inside the chain link fences, then this is something far from "community."  www.sunsetjunction.org

I wrote this a few days ago, and sent it to many friends.  Most fired off letters of disapproval directly to the organizers of the Street Fair, including long time neighborhood residents as well as a former Silver Lake resident who is now a curator at London's Tate Modern.  No one is arguing that gentrification happens but if nothing else, we hope the organizers realize that some people do value the definition and the spirit behind the word "community" and hope to preserve it as such.
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Shame on the organizers (and sponsors) of Sunset Junction for continuing to use the motto: "To live in harmony with our neighbors," while charging a mandatory $ 12 - 15 admission fee (to the Sunset Junction Street Fair).

From the festival's launch, the Street Fair for many years was a true community event, open to all, regardless of income, and a noble attempt to bring harmony between the gentrifying neighbhorhood with the long established Latino community, including the gangsters who resided there. The gays, the gangsters, the gay gangsters, the hipsters, and plenty of stroller-pushing family units let their collective hair down, ate some grilled corn, got drunk on draft beer, rode carny-staffed rides and listened to indie bands or danced in one of the several dance areas. The admission was typically a "suggested donation" usually around $ 5 - 8, yet a donation still. It was the event where you saw friends you've had for over a decade - or met new friends, and their friends. It was the annual event you didn't think was really possible - gays & heteros of all colors, the poor, the monied, junkies, trannies, 12-steppers, lawyers, couples, the waitresses from Millies, singles, nuns, your ex-boyfriend, your new wife, homegirls making out with nerds, rock stars, kids, gangsters trying to still flex some muscle, movie stars, the guy who hung out in front of Cafe Tropical with the fucked up guitar, people visibly ill from HIV / AIDS, the "Silver Lake Walker," that guy who was in the movie you just saw at the Vista....They were all there and you thought, "This is why I'm in Silver Lake."

Smells like this $ 12 - 15 admission fee is an accurate reflection of how Silver Lake is headed and the organizers of the festival should be looking for another motto. Something like "To live in harmony ONLY with our neighbors who can afford it. But definitely not the rest of you. This is the new Silver Lake. Another 'hood of exclusion."

I'm sending this to the organizers of Sunset Junction. If anyone feels the same, feel free to write them at:

SunsetJunction@SunsetJunction.org

Dino Dinco
A resident of Silver Lake for 13 years

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Final day in Stockholm

Dear Shaded Viewers,

A few details of the designer and her work - Helena Horstedt and Sonny shoots Helena Horstedt and then we run into the marching uniforms. We went to visit the director of the Beckmans Design school and had a nice chat and then Nicolas Richard and I had lunch at our canteen , Riche. We liked their menus. Tomas Rajnal - ODD was waiting for me at the hotel and off we went to the airport, he said goodbye and AF took me home.

Later,

Diane

DINO DINCO : Detention is for Wusses

Why choose boring detention and have to sit around all those giggling, snack-fiending potheads for hours after class when you can resolve your punishment with a few clean, quick swats? The bruises go away after a few days, but at least you're free to roam....

(foto: walter martinez)

To schedule your next appointment with LA Principal Bob in LA Principal Bob's Office, contact LA Principal Bob at:  laprincipalbob@yahoo.com

Class dismissed.

New Work by Afke Golsteijn www.idiots.nl

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Here are a few new pieces from Dutch artist Afke Golsteijn. Currently she is showing at the Nationaal Museum Oslo - the state of things - until Sept 10th.

I never tire of her poetry.

Later,

Diane

More from Stockholm tomorrow.