Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion

Last Stop before the Airport - A visit to Annika's Hembageri

Annika's Hembageri Odengatan 43 113 51 Stockholm Tel: 08 673 47 54 - Annika's bakery received the award for the best 'semla' in Stockholm.

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Last night at the Helena Horstedt show I ran into the beautiful singer/artist/model Ania Chorabik and she asked me if I liked sweets and then told me about her mother's bakery where the King of Sweden buys his cookies and about the traditional Semla cakes. Immediately I asked Nicolas Richard to arrange that my driver would pass by the bakery on route to the airport.

Ania travels the planet for her music, modeling and her art but she happened to be in Stockholm and was helping her mom out today. She had prepared an amazing package for me.

Ania and Annika

Traditional "Semla" and "Karlsbader semla"

The cinnamon roll is for Susie Bubble next to it is the Princess cake

My gift box of 'semla'

The King's fave cookies

'Dammsugare' and others.

So, if you see me looking a little rounder, please don't tell me, I know.

Later,

Diane

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Later,

Diane

My Last Day in Stockholm

Dear Shaded Viewers,

My first stop this morning was the +46 tradeshow where I had a few appointments and then watched the shows of Rickard Lindqvist and Pudel.

Rickard Lindqvist, the illustrated man

Kim Jones had a series of interviews, everyone wanted to know about his new collaboration with the British luxury brand, Dunhill. What some could not understand is that he is doing exactly what he has dreamed of doing since he started designing. He always wanted to be the creative director for a luxury brand. He's happy, he's bought a house, life is cool. He's up for the job and he is going to create great things. +46's Tomas Rajnai

Nicolas Richard and Sandra Backlund and Martin, Gori and Tomas at +46

Pudel showed at +46

Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair

Ania Chorabik, the beautiful multi-talented artist, model and singer wearing a shirt that she hand painted. Ania is also ASVONF's Swedish contributor. Her last entry was when she was performing in Japan, google her name here, you will enjoy the posts.

I love Helena Horstedt's work but I did not think it was the best move to put all of the international press in the 5th row where we could hardly see anything much less take photos. The models moved so fast it is basically one big blur.

Helena Horstedt

Helena Horstedt and ex-model turned stylist

Take Sato from Monocle and Robbie Spencer from Dazed and Confused kitted out in Acne. My last full day in Mr. Pearl's monkey coat.

You Wear it Well 2 returned to Stockholm for the 2nd edition and another warm welcome, thank you +46.

Nicolas Richard and a director for edition 3 of YWITW and Nico and +46's Kristian

The last person I saw tonight was Sandra Backlund, full of good energy after her very successful first show.

Sandra Backlund

Tomorrow Paris and then a very quick trip to NYC.

Later,

Diane

DINO DINCO : KEEP IT DIRTY....

Stockholm Fashion Week +46 show Day 2

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The two highlights of my day were a visit to Galerie Nordenhake and the +46 Award Fashion Show.

Annika Berger

I was on the jury along with Kim Jones creative director at Dunhill, Robin Schulie buyer for Maria Luisa, Gert Jonkers Publisher/Ediitor in Chief Fantastic Man/Butt Magazine, Rosa Orrantia owner Persuade Bilbao and Mattias Karlsson Fantastic Man/Dazed & Confused/Acne Paper that chose Annika Berger as the +46 Award winner this year.

Annika Berger
Annika launched her own brand in 2006SWD/Skyward, which explored her longing for the bigger cities as well as her love of nature and the woods. She lives where she grew up, iVanersborg, a small town 90 km from Gothenburg. She sells in 30 shops including Seven (NYC) Aplace, Stockholm, Loveless (Tokyo), Kokon to Zai (Paris) and Weekdays and 59 in London.

Annika Berger. Odd Projects produced the exhibition along with the Production: Grandin Flying Circus

For the show Annika worked with curators: Sandberg & Timonen & Peter Geschwind along with stylist Dan Jaget. For more information contact Martin Bundock Martin@AWB.SE

The +46 trade show opened tonight and continues through the 31st
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Robbie Spencer Dazed & Confused and Kim Jones

Earlier in the day we went to lunch and then to the Galerie Nordenhake

Robbie Spencer, Dazed and Confused and Take Sato from Monocle and Ben Loveless from Galerie Nordenhake explaining the art to Take and Ben Gorham, BYREDO.

Christian Andersson - I Did It Just The Same at the Galerie Nordenhake Stockholm

1984 preents the 1950 Olle Eksell designed Swedish publication of George Orwell's 1984 in a state of flux. The semi-transparent book illustrates how history changes fiction which in turn affects reality and so on. Memo is the gost of an old xerox machine in a deserted office cubicle. The traces of its presence are the continued splashes of leaked light on the walls surrounding where it once stood.

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The exhibition presents a trinity of works that interrelate with one another, simultaneously dealing with themes of evidence, duplication and transformation.

.Christian Andersson - I Did it just the same

Walter Niedermayr

John Coplans documented a body of work using his own aging body.

The driver that took me back to my hotel was called ODD he was laughing because the car was billed to Odd Projects. It was also the first person that I ever met called Odd.

Later,

Diane

You Wear IT WELL 2: +46 and Allmanna Galleriet Stockholm

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First day Stockholm Fashion Week

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Before coming to Stockholm, Miguel and I had our last cup of very hot tea from my new beautiful tea pot on a stand. I gave Miguel one of the five on the planet DEAD DP t-shirts. I thought that it looked a lot better on him than hanging in my closet.

Miguel Villalobos
I am now staying at the lovely Berns Hotel in Stockholm where the wonderful gift from the hotel was Bois du Palais room fragrance BYREDO Parfums created by Ben Gorham. Ben takes care of me while in Stockholm. All of the body products at Berns are also BYREDO.

Lotta from Stockholm Fashion Week with Ben Gorham, BYREDO PARFUMS
Acne

Acne

Acne showed their men's and women's collections. Men had a 1950's inspiration and women were more into ruffle mini skirts and great platform shoes and boots. One pair was silver and sparkling like in the Wizard of Oz.

Liselotte Westerlund

Liselotte Westerlund

Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund

Sandra's beautiful mother

Take Sato from Monocle last seen at Sao Paulo Fashion Week, photographer/filmmaker Tomas Nasstrom

Stockholm's most beloved TV presenter and Christine Prising and Ingmari Lamy

Ante and the Man behind the Man, Ben Gorham and his partner BYREDO.

Rodebjer

Rodebjer

Last show of the day was Filippa K at the Opera

Filippa K

After the Filippa K show Mr. BYREDO PARFUMS, Ben Gorham walked me to the Berns Hotel and I asked him to pose by one of the sponsors Husqvarna (Electrolux). Before one of the shows earlier in the day, the sponsor had asked Ben to leave his coat with them so they could freshen it up so I thought he could do a little testimonial.He's wearing the coat.

Later,

Diane

Kim Jones is the new creative director of Dunhill

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The British luxury brand Dunhill best known for it's classic menswear, leather goods and time pieces has announced that Kim Jones will be their new creative director.

Kim Jones sent me an e mail today to say that he will be concentrating all of his efforts on this project for the time being and will only resume his own brand when and if he feels the time is right. Working for a luxury brand as the creative director is something that he's always dreamed to do.

Congratulations to both Kim and Dunhill. Kim will be with me in Stockholm tomorrow for +46.

Later,

Diane

Kim Jones on a recent trip to Stockholm

Metalheart!

TILLMANN LAUTERBACH MEN'S AW0809

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FASHION AGAINST AIDS AT COLETTE

H & M and designers against Aids have teamed up with some of the world's most contemporary artists to produce this piece of clothing - made from 100% organic cotton. 25% of the sales price will support the worldwide HIV/AIDS education and prevention efforts of YouthAIDS and Designers against Aids(from label of products).

CHICKS ON SPEED(left : Kathi Glas, middle : Alex Murray-Leslie, right : Ben David) was performing in window at Colette.

Henrik Vibskov(left) & Katharine Hamnett with own designed T shirts(right)

Henrik has been in Copenhagen - Paris - Berlin today.

Où vont les fleurs vendredi 1er février 2008?

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Où vont les fleurs, vendredi 1er février 2008 à partir de 22 heures?
A la soirée incandescente,
Chez Moune au 54 rue Pigalle dans le 9ème arrondissement,
Assister aux performances de
La Bourette,
Monsieur Biche
Et la participation exceptionnelle de Romain Kremer…
Et danser pour célébrer les anniversaires de
Cécile et Yagos
En écoutant les morceaux que passeront
Tigrou et Legal Tender!
(entrée libre)

Download 13_o_vont_les_fleurs.mp3
Who does not love Marlene Dietrich?

Later,

Diane

Astrology and Beyond-Pluto moves in with Capicorn

Dear Shaded Viewers,

And for everyone:

This week Pluto, the planet of rebirth, power, money and revolution will, for the first time since 1762 move in with the pragmatic, fair and ambitious sign of Capricorn. Astrological legend goes that 236 years ago, this powerful Astrological transit created the perfect Cosmic landscape for the American Revolution, based on the concept of freedom and equality for all!
Hopefully, we have evolved and will come to realize the truth in Gandhi's words: "The only devils in the world are those running in our own hearts. That is where the battle should be fought."

If you are a libra:

CosmicNews: This new transit will start a renovation project on your lifestyle and attitude, designed to help you gain your independence and distance yourself from people, circumstances or attitudes that no longer fit into your evolving definition of happiness. With thoughtful consideration and time, relationships that you don't want to leave behind (like family or old friends) can be transformed into new and even more vital and loving bonds.

This is a wonderful Pluto transit, and Helen Keller sums it up with these powerful words: "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength un-defeatable."

www.astrologyandbeyond.com

Adam Jones

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I met Adam with his first collection when I interviewed him for Dutch magazine, he was a press virgin at the time. He's certainly not anymore. Before launching his own brand, Adam used to create the knits for John Galliano for many years.

I think that I am in love with this black coat, I don't know why I never tried it on.

After Adam I went to meet Miguel Villalobos for lunch at les Deux Abeilles and later we went to visit Mr. Pearl. I leave for Stockholm on Sunday and Mr. Pearl lent me his beautiful black monkey fur to keep me warm. It was a lovely day spent away from the computer.

Adam Jones in his showroom and Miguel Villalobos in his Comme des Garcons jacket in front of les Deux Abeilles.

Later,

Diane

Catta Donkersloot

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Catta Donkersloot's show:

Later,

Diane

PARIS HAUTE COUTURE A/W 08-09 : FELIPE OLVEIRA BAPTISTA by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : BERNHARD WILLHELM by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : WILFRIED MAYER by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : RAF SIMONS by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : PETAR PETROV by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : ERIC LEBON by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : HENRIK VIBSKOV by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : UTE PLOIER by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : ROMAIN KREMER by Shoji Fujii

PARIS MEN A/W 08-09 : GASPARD YURKIEVICH by Shoji Fujii

CDG guerilla store in LA, opening Feb. 16th

Dear Shaded Viewers,

CDG Guerilla store +1213
125 W. 4th street. #106
Los Angeles, Ca 90013

Later,

Diane

Today's jury for the 23rd edition of the festival d'Hyeres

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The jury in process. All looks were in the first selection of 70 designers. Winners will be notified by the festival probably over the next few days. THe images do not reflect the final selection.

Jean Pierre Blanc, the director of the Festival d'Hyeres and Riccardo Tischi, Creative Director at Givenchy and this year's president of the 23rd edition of the festival.

Wish I could tell you more but I cannot.

Later,

Diane

TOUT SUR HYERES

Today was the selection for Hyères 2008.
Until the results come out, here is everything from Hyères 2007, including Hyeroglyph French version, with exclusive voice-over in French by Diane...

IN GOD WE TRUST BY EGR

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PRINTED CATALOGUE COMING OUT SOON IN MEXICO.

Julius presentation

I enjoyed Julius' recent Paris presentation:

IQONS party January 25th

HYEROGLYPH PART II

Dear Shadies & Shadettes,

Hyeroglyph part II...

Rozalb de Mura -fashion from Romania

Rozalb de Mura -"The Thing"
fall winter 2008-2009
"In previous studies of the effects of cooling and solidification of magma flows, we have been able to identify the composition of all elements lying beneath the solidified crust. In the case of Exhibit No. 1, which due to its mysterious nature, we'll hence name "The Thing", no information is provided as to the morphology and hazards of its coming into being.

Rozalb de Mura at Pret a Porter CASABO Section (booth C 344);

IDEAL BERLIN (31 January - 2 February 2008) catwalk show on 2nd of February 2008 at Villa Noir in the framework of IDEAL Fashion Show & VILLA NOIR
New York for The train (9 - 11 February 2008).

Bernhard Willhelm photographed by Miguel Villalobos

Bernhard Willhelm

Dear Shaded Viewers,