Day 8 Hyeres con't

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Today was the official opening of the 23rd edition of the festival d'Hyeres. The designers were setting up their showroom while journalists and guests were arriving.

Isabelle Steger and Jean Paul Lespagnard 's showrooms. This is the first year that the designers do not have individual rooms to create installations, instead they have a showroom all together.

Mario Canal, his prince and Vincent

Matthew Cunnington's showroom and Scott Schuman aka The Sartorialist

Melvin Sokolsky has the exhibition in the squash court and in the Hyeres catalogue there is a photo of him and his favorite model, Simone d'Aillencourt, as a surprise for Melvin, Michel Mallard invited Simone to the official opening. Some of Melvin's most amazing photos are with Simone. More than ten years ago when I was working for Joyce Ma's magazine as her fashion editor I cast Simone as my cover girl. That was in 1996, it was my great pleasure to meet her again at the villa.

Didier Grumbach, the president of the Festival d'Hyeres and Melvin Sokolsky and Simone d'Aillencourt

Susie Bubble and Massimiliano Locatelli and Beniamino Marini

Akiko Hamaoka and Chinatsu working on the Graham Tabor show

Graham Tabor's models

Unfortunately my runway shots are pretty overexposed so you will have to wait for our film but here are a few that are more or less properly exposed.

Titipon Chitsantisook and his models...apparently not wearing his clothes

Matthew Cunnington

Matthew Cunnington with the black dress

Feride Uslu and One of the You Wear it Well screens

Graham Tabor

Olivier Borde and Isabelle Steger

Isabelle Steger

Jean Paul Lespagnard

Jean Paul Lespagnard

I love it when the designers come out at the end of the show. I was happy to catch when Graham winked at me as he walked by.

Jean Paul Lespagnard and Graham Tabor with the wink

After the show it was dinner at the beach with the A Shaded View crew. It seemed like everyone from the festival had the same idea.

Justin Morin and Yoann Lemoine

Graham Tabor and Jean Paul Lespagnard and the rest of the table.

Romain Kremer and Miguel Villalobos

Last image for the night, Yoann Lemoine, the last member of A Shaded View's team has arrived and we are all very happy. Here is a very shaded view....

Yoann Lemoine is happy to be with us too, dancing in the dark.

Later,

Diane