Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion

JOEY MA REPORTS FROM HONG KONG_I HEART MOONSPOON SALOON

Dear Diane, dear Shaded Viewers,

This November has been a very productive month. I've only spent two weeks in Hong Kong. The other two weeks just been busy traveling for work. I hope everyone is being productive ^_^

For the past two years, I've fallen in love with the fashion label, Moonspoon Saloon. The first time that I purchased a Moonspoon Saloon piece was from Seven New York. The "Hands" jacket is just amazing! I wore this jacket on Jan 1st 2010. Wow, almost two years ago, time really flies.

 

And for this A/W 2011 collection, Moonspoon Saloon has collaborated with Buffalo and came up with some amazing platform sneakers. I got a few pair of them!

 

Finally, this dress is my favorite piece of this A/W 11 collection.

 

More photos on: www.joey-ma.com

Love always,

Joey

 

YELLE - Comme Un Enfant

 

Director: Jérémie Saindon, Director of photography: Christophe Collette, Art director: Louisa Schabas, Choreographer: Dana Michel, Executive producer: Sach Baylin-Stern, Production company: Antler Films Inc., Stylists: Yelle styling: Clémande Burgevin (Paris), Dancer styling & dressing: Renata Morales (Montreal), Colour correct: MotorVFX

Fahey/Klein Gallery Los Angeles Presents: Bob Gruen, "Rock Seen"

 

John Lennon with New York City T-Shirt, New York City, 1974

Fahey/Klein Gallery

BOB GRUEN
Rock Seen

December 1, 2011 through January 14, 2012
Reception for the Artist, Thursday, December 1, 7-9 pm

The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present a selection of photographs from Bob Gruen’s newly released monograph, “Rock Seen” (Abrams, 2011). For forty years, Bob Gruen has been documenting the rock scene, capturing now iconic images of The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, New York Dolls, Blondie, The Ramones, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono among others. Bob Gruen says of his career and recent publication, “Photography has led me to some great experiences and enduring relationships. Blurring the line between work and play, many of the people I met through my work have become friends; some are like family to me. You can look at [“Rock Seen”] as a collection of my work, or simply as the family album of my life.”

Led Zeppelin (In Front of Plane) New York, 1973

Fahey/Klein

148 North La Brea, Los Angeles, CA 90036

 

xo

Jessica Trent

twitter.com/jessicatrentpr 

HUNTING AND COLLECTING F/W 11 LOOK BOOK - TEXT BY PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI PHOTOS BY HICHAM RIAD

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Style mecca Hunting and Collecting recently unveiled their latest look book, shot by Hicham Riad and modelled by French collective De Jeunes Gens Modernes. The images are soft, stylish and poetic, featuring key pieces from the designers available in-store and online. It's refreshing seeing people you can actually relate to wear the clothes.

The entire look book can be viewed online.

Best,

Philippe

http://www.huntingandcollecting.com/

http://www.dejeunesgensmodernes.com/

CRUSH GOES TO ART BASEL MIAMI

Art Basel Miami | CRUSHfanzine | Installation & Reception

(IT'S NOT LOVE, IT'S JUST A CRUSH)

EDGEWATER HOTEL MIAMI
1410 OCEAN DRIVE (BET. 14TH & 15TH ST) MIAMI 33139

SATURDAY DECEMBER 3RD, 2011
5-8PM

VIEW COLLECTOR'S EDITIONS FEATURING:
ORIGINAL FILM BY SUE DE BEER
LIMITED EDITION PRINTS BY KARINE LAVAL
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING "NIGHT PORTER" INSPIRED EDITION

COMPLIMENTARY CHAMPAGNE SPONSORED BY:
Laurent-Perrier Champagne

www.CRUSHfanzine.com

The view this morning from my terrace at Amanpuri Resort in Phuket. By Glenn Belverio

And yesterday at the private beach...

Love,

Glenn

A visit to (SHOP) by method by Akiko Hamaoka

Dear Diane, Dear Shaded viewers,

Just after DESIGNTIDE - as one of TIDE extention exhibitions, there was a pop-up store called (SHOP) operated by method. Even this store was temporaty open for 12 days, method had bought all the pieces from participated artists/designers so that they are sure to get paid for the work they have done. I found it it is a great concept as it is always very risky to make something new and experimental without knowing the piece will be sold.

Dokuro(skull) Porcelain by Maruwakaya + Kutani Choemon

Mountain Range Table by Hisakazu Shimizu

incect cage by Ryuji Nakamura

Lace Globe by writtenafterwards

Ever since I saw this Lace Globe several years ago - I want to have it...

OUTBOUND by Yukiharu Kumagai, Ryo Watanabe and Takara Kinoshita

weight of the light by Kyoei Design, Kouichi Okamoto

in the sky by edition HORIZONTAL / E&Y (Koichi Futatsumata)

Weapon Decoration by Maico Akiba

method consults for re-branding of food, or new product development - when we were there, they were preparing for the reception party. There were onigiri with the rice they had re-branded and the new secret sweets. I could not resist asking them to try - and they were so friendly to let us to so. I cannot wait to see the sweets on the shelf of Seijo-ishi (the super market I always go to) - it was DELICIOUS.

Later,

Akiko.

"Stuff Tom Likes"

Appropriately titled, "Stuff Tom Likes", is a new gallery in Santa Monica, owned and curated by Thomas Callaway, that opened November 16th. STL carries original Navajo weaving wearing blankets, circa 1890, and curated pieces ranging from one of a kind art, jewelry, furniture, including an Andy Warhol print.

Stuff Tom Likes is appointment only - 2928 Nebraska Avenue, Santa Monica CA 

xx.

M.Peerali

michellepeerali.tumblr.com

JR "Wall & Paper" - Opening tonight Tuesday 29 November at The M Building in MIAMI

«The Wrinkles of the City, Los Angeles, Jim's eyes», 2011, Facade of The M Building. Courtesy Galerie Perrotin, Paris ©2011 JR-ART.NET

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I am not in Miami till tomorrow but if I were there, I'd be here.

The M Building in Miami (es-Galerie Perrotin)

194 NW 30th Street, FL 33127 

Tonight 7pm to midnight till December 10th 10h-16h

Later,

Diane

Islamic Fashion Festival at Malaysian International Fashion Week. By Glenn Belverio

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I'm here in Kuala Lumpur (although by the time you read this, I'll be in Phuket) for Malaysian International Fashion Week, and one of my self-appointed assignments is to report on contemporary Muslim fashion in a country where Islam is the state religion. Of course, Malaysia is more liberal than many Muslim countries, so here women are not required to cover their faces (only their hair--the catwalk look above is meant to reference a broader aspect of Islamic attire).

So I was delighted to find out that the Islamic Fashion Festival, founded in KL in 2006, was being presented at fashion week. The festival, whose slogan is "Discover the Beauty of Modesty", has a website which provides some intriguing analysis of Islamic fashion: "When she covers herself, she puts herself on a higher level and respect for her intellect, her faith, and personality will take precedence over her beauty."

Sounds a bit like what American feminists wanted in the '70s and '80s, minus the covering-up and faith parts. And then there was the advent of "intellectual fashion" from Japan and elsewhere in the '80s--the decidely sexless yet beautiful designs of Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo and others. But the philosophy of the Islamic Fashion Festival--whose goal is to create a forum for intercultural and interreligious exchange--combines a pre-pro-sex feminist attitude with unwavering religious commitment and political discourse.

"The myth of the conquering sword must be laid to rest; a new iconic narrative must carry the story of Islam. The black hijab itself is emblematically decried as a symbol of oppression instead of being accepted as a cultural and personal expression of modesty....The terrorist's mask overshadowed the real face of Islam."

Back in 2001, Spanish designer Miguel Adrover was pilloried by half-baked feminists and misguided Zionists in the New York fashion establishment for both his Egyptian collection (Hal Rubenstein denounced it as "anti-Semitic") and a subsquent collection inspired by Islamic clothing. The latter had the misfortune of being shown on the day before the 9/11 attacks.

In a surreal moment that I'll never forget, I had an argument about Miguel's Islamic-themed collections with Hilary Alexander, who pens fashion for the right-wing rag The Daily Telegraph. We were at the Marc Jacobs party near the foot of the World Trade Center on the eve of the attacks and Hilary was denouncing Miguel's vision with the usual Western-centric argument about "women's oppression."

"When Hussein Chalayan did Islamic fashion he made it modern and sexy by pairing the chador with mini skirts," she opined. I told her it was unrealistic to think that an ironic gesture shown on a runway in Paris or London would "liberate" Muslim women from their countries' dress codes. When I pointed out that what Chalayan had done was really postmodern and not "modern" she retorted, "Well, Miguel Adrover's collection was PRE-MODERN!" and then she turned on her Louboutin heels and stormed away. And there you have it: a prevelant Western attitude. Islam is "pre-modern" and primitive. But fashion will "liberate" us all. (A dubious assertion that "Sex and the City 2" tried to make.)

Immediately after 9/11, people in the U.S. press began referring to Miguel's beautiful but ill-fated clothing as "the Taliban collection", demonstrating how very little Americans knew about Islamic culture before 9/11. Miguel essentially became a lightning rod for benighted fashionistas' fear and anxiety about Islam. I was one of the first journalists to leap to Miguel's defense.

In an article for DUTCH magazine, I interviewed a bunch of designers about how they were dealing with 9/11 (which happened right in the middle of fashion week). In defense of Islamic clothing, Miguel told me, "There is so much pressure for women to be sexy in America. I think a Baywatch bikini is more oppressive than a galabieh." I've always been struck by how much truth there is in that statement.

Of course, it now must be reiterated that Malaysia is one of the most liberal Muslim countries in regards to women's human rights. I'm not endorsing the repressive controls imposed on women in Saudi Arabia (or, for that matter, the anti-Semitism that is preached by some of the imams there) and I am still haunted by video footage of women rendered inhuman by burqas and viciously beaten by members of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Women's image and identity in Islam differs from country to country. And I do not approve of the meddling by condescending and imperialistic Western feminists and politicians on the issues of women in Islam. Therefore, I am pleased by the discussions launched by the Islamic Fashion Festival in Malaysia and hope they will broaden people's perceptions in and outside of the Muslim world.

www.islamicfashionfestival.com.my/

Thanks for reading.

Love,

Glenn Belverio