Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion

Performance Giuseppe Virgone at ra in Antwerp

Dear Shaded Viewers and dear Diane,

Last night, on an unseasonably mild Antwerp evening, Giuseppe Virgone (ex-La Cambre in Brussels) presented his cool collection as a site specific installation at ra, where the selling floor has been cleared to install a faux marble amphitheatre for his young gladiators. The bespoke men's collection called 'un animal devra mourir' had medieval overtones and featured beautiful masks by Guillaume Airaud.

An installation on his collection will be on view at ra from Wednesday, www.ra13.be

(text by Michael James O'Brien)

 

 

F.I.L. Visvim in Kyoto

Visvim Kyoto shop.

Dear Shaded Viewers,

When Hiroki Nakamura, the founder and designer of the brand Visvim, was in Paris with his collection he told us about his new shop in Kyoto. It was a doll shop for 16 generations.  Hiroki kept it pretty much in it's original state. He bought the building and gave the 90 year old woman that had worked there all her life an apartment upstairs. The 16th generation doll maker walks down the stairs and into the shop everyday  to arrange the flowers. She had worried that the spirt of the shop would disappear, she is very happy that nothing much has changed except perhaps the floor.

 

In a few days Shoji goes home to Kyoto for his summer holiday and will visit and report on this lovely shop. photo of Hiroki Nakamura by Shoji Fujii while I photograph Hiroki with Samsung ST50. How slim is that camera?

http://www.honeyee.com/news/fashion/2009/001298/

http://www.visvim.tv/

Later,

Diane

Boutique Bastien de Almeida

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Boutique Bastien de Almeida specializes in American Vintage. You can also take courses in sewing and pattern making tailored to your needs. Bastien loves the music hall and 50's glamour and is quite the dandy himself. In addition to the vintage clothes you can find videos and books.

Bastien in vintage Mugler

Boutique BDA Batignolles, 46 rue la Condamine 75017 Paris Tel: 0142935470

All Diane's photos are taken with Samsung ST50

BOUTIQUE BASTIEN DE ALMEIDA

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I met Bastien de Almeida last Christmas chez Rick Owens. We had a nice conversation about our mutual friend, Mr. Pearl. In fact Bastien wears Mr. Pearl corsets. He has just opened a boutique of vintage clothes inspired by Hollywood Glamour icons. 

All the pieces are carefully selected for their quality and for the way the clothing sculpts the body. When you meet the owner, Bastien de Almeida, all falls into place, he's a modern day dandy. In addition to the collection of dreamy vintage pieces, Sylvain Maury collaborates with Bastien by putting together an incredible corner of rare books and DVD's on the universe of fashion the the mood of music hall. 

If that were not enough, Bastien is also planning to give a course in couture and draping.

Boutique BDA Batignolles

46 rue la Condamine 75017 Paris

Metro: ROME-LA FOURCHE-PLACE DE CLICHY

Tel: 01 42 93 54 70

Later,

Diane