Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion

SHOJI FUJII ON PARIS FASHION WEEK SPRING-SUMMER 10 : FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA

www.felipeoliveirabaptista.com

GEORGETTE KONING ON ROCHAS PARIS S/S 2010

Marco Zanini for Rochas. it was a great show.

GEORGETTE KONING ON PEACHOO + KREJBERG S/S 2010

CATHEDRALE D'IMAGES Ana Escobar Reporting

Dear Diane and viewers!

On a recent trip to the South of France I discovered an amazing place... I was already impressed by the beauty of the landscape at the Baux de Provence and the remains of the medieval city, but my visit got even more exiting when I arrived to the Cathedrale d'images. 

As you can read on the site  http://www.avignon-et-provence.com/provence-tourism/cathedrale-images-baux-provence/index.html, In 1975, Albert Plecy visited the Val d'Enfer's (Hell Valley) an  impressive limestone quarries in Les baux de Provence. Captivated by the area's beauty, he decided to use it to show the results of his research on the  "Image Totale". This long-standing experiment on the use and the effect takes the visitor to the very heart of a universe of images. 

Over the years many people have come to see an ever-changing show and to feel the almost religious peacefulness of the cool galleries tinged by colorful frescoes.

The exhibitions change every year and since February 2009 Gianfranco Lannuzzi and Renato Gatto took the challenge to revisit picasso's work "...from Neo-Classicism to the many types of cubism, form the blue and pink periods to the explosion of colors and shapes, showing how the aspiration of the most accomplished painter of the 20th century was a return to the art of a child's drawing..."

"Our ancestors took centuries to construct stone cathedrals. Our Cathedrales d'Images is built from one second to the next".
Albert PLECY

"It is not the Cathedrale d'Images that adapts itself to the picture ; it´s the picture that adapts to this place".
Anne PLECY

If was an amazing experience, music and image all together and off course the pictures can't reflect it, but if you're in the area don't miss it and bring a sweeter because even in the summer you have 14 degrees inside!

ana

Akiko Hamaoka reports from Antwerp on ATELIER SOLARSHOP

Dear Diane, Dear Shaded Viewers,

After ASVOFF, I am taking a few days off to visit Antwerp where I used to live for 4 years to visit my friends. Today I visited ATELIER SOLARSHOP to see Pietro and Jan-Jan. ATELIER SOLARSHOP is a platform for young creatives. The former solar panel shop in the centre of Antwerp offers young designers and artists a multifunctional space which can be used an atelier, gallery or showroom. Now they have a one month pop-up store to present an exclusive collection of products designed by artists around the world. It is open only until 3rd October - so if you are in Antwerp you should check it out.

ATELIER SOLARSHOP

Dambruggestraat 48 Antwerp, Belgium

Hormazd Narielwalla-New Work-'A Study on Anansi

From Oct 10-21st the latest work of Hormazd Geve Narielwalla, 'A Study on Anansi" will be presented at Paul Smith's furnishing gallery No 9 Albemarie Street, London W1. The work draws inspiration from two sorces: Saville Row tailoring patterns and traditional African Anansi tales to create a new body of work. THese patterns were the main inspiration for his first artist book "Dead Man's Patterns" produced in association with Saville Row military tailors Dege & Skinner.

For this work Narielwalla's uses scans, photography, his own sketches and digital composition to create a set of playful artworks that have a traditional look and appeal. Hormazd has been awarded an international scholarship to read a Doctorate in Philosophy at London College of Fashion and his main focus will be on pattern cutting as Art and he will work closely with the National Army museum researching the military pattrns. www.dege-skinner.co.uk

Creating bespoke clothes for the rich and powerful has made Saville Row iconic but in this evocative work Narielwalla is showing us tailoring patterns, as they have never been seen. The patterns are reinterpreted and resurrected; the lives of people measured through tailoring are brought back to life as works of art through even older tales from another world.

Later,

Diane

TEAMO SS2010 ,MEXICO CITY .

EGR REPORTS

SANG BLEU ESPACE 12MAIL

Exhibition SANG BLEU ESPACE 12 MAIL from 02/10-20/11/09

ANDAM, the National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts celebrated its 20th anniversary tonight

The Minister of Culture, Frederic Mitterrand gave the opening speech to celebrate ANDAM's 20th anniversary.

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Paris fashion week begins tomorrow but tonight Giles Deacon was awarded the 160,000 EUROS ANDAM prize. Last year's winner was Gareth Pugh.

Giles Deacon and Pierre Berge

Andre Walker and Michele Lamy

Andre Walker and Sophie Na

Griffin and Jeremy Scott before the ANDAM awards.

All Diane's photos taken with Samsung ST50

Hilary Alexander from the Telegraph

Jean Pierre Blanc, Director and Founder of the Festival d'Hyeres

After the awards ceremony I went to join my friend Julien Bertic for dinner at YEN.

Later,

Diane

All Diane's photos taken with Samsung ST50

ASVOFF 2 - Opening with Rebecca Dry

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Rebecca Dry at the after party. I'm wearing a bracelet of jasmine from Mr. Pearl. 

Later,

Diane

All Diane's photos taken with Samsung ST50