31 January 2011
28 January 2011
from the runways
Stylesight: An analysis on coming trends based on SS11 and Pre-Fall collections
The 1970s influences that appeared for S/S 11 will continue to develop for fall. Wide or flared legs for pants, and longer hemlines for skirts and dresses will replace skinny or body-con styles. The look will be looser and easier, yet still elegant and sophisticated.
Chanel’s opulent Byzantine-inspired Pre-Fall collection signals a new feeling of indulgence and sumptuousness. Expect to see rich fabrics including jacquards and brocades and intricate embellishments like embroidery, pailletes and jewels. The exoticism that has been emerging over the past few seasons will go luxe.
A dreamy and diaphanous look with a moody undercurrent will continue to develop. Long, lightweight layers and a restrained color palettes are key elements, and subtle references to ballet will continue. Longer skirts work here as well (often sheer or slit to keep them sexy).
The new brights and graphic shapes shown by designers including Prada and Jil Sander for S/S 11, will evolve for fall. The optimistic mood will remain, but palettes may make subtle shifts toward deeper tones in keeping with the season. Simple, classic shapes like shift dresses, boxy jackets and clean coats keep this look uncomplicated and appealing.
Ladylike classics – boxy Chanel-inspired jackets, preppy sweaters, pencil skirts, cropped pants – will remain strong, but quirky details will bring them new life. Unexpected colors, feminine details and offbeat print bring these wardrobe essentials new life.
Rustic looks inspired by a weekend in the country will have a significant presence on the F/W 11 runways. Artisanal details will make the looks distinctive. Expect to see leather of all textures, suede, heavy wools, angora and tweed. Chunky sweaters and heritage-inspired outerwear will be key elements for this trend.
Pictures and text courtesy of Stylesight (www.stylesight.com)
The 1970s influences that appeared for S/S 11 will continue to develop for fall. Wide or flared legs for pants, and longer hemlines for skirts and dresses will replace skinny or body-con styles. The look will be looser and easier, yet still elegant and sophisticated.
Etro S/S 11 - Photo: Stylesight
Marc Jacobs S/S 11 - Photo: Stylesight
Chanel’s opulent Byzantine-inspired Pre-Fall collection signals a new feeling of indulgence and sumptuousness. Expect to see rich fabrics including jacquards and brocades and intricate embellishments like embroidery, pailletes and jewels. The exoticism that has been emerging over the past few seasons will go luxe.
Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 - Photo: Stylesight
A dreamy and diaphanous look with a moody undercurrent will continue to develop. Long, lightweight layers and a restrained color palettes are key elements, and subtle references to ballet will continue. Longer skirts work here as well (often sheer or slit to keep them sexy).
Chloe S/S 11 - Photo: Stylesight
The new brights and graphic shapes shown by designers including Prada and Jil Sander for S/S 11, will evolve for fall. The optimistic mood will remain, but palettes may make subtle shifts toward deeper tones in keeping with the season. Simple, classic shapes like shift dresses, boxy jackets and clean coats keep this look uncomplicated and appealing.
Prada S/S 11 - Photo: Stylesight
Ladylike classics – boxy Chanel-inspired jackets, preppy sweaters, pencil skirts, cropped pants – will remain strong, but quirky details will bring them new life. Unexpected colors, feminine details and offbeat print bring these wardrobe essentials new life.
Jil Sander S/S 11 - Photo: Stylesight
Rustic looks inspired by a weekend in the country will have a significant presence on the F/W 11 runways. Artisanal details will make the looks distinctive. Expect to see leather of all textures, suede, heavy wools, angora and tweed. Chunky sweaters and heritage-inspired outerwear will be key elements for this trend.
Christopher Kane S/S 11 - Photo: Stylesight
Salvatore Ferragamo F/W 10 - Photo: Stylesight
Pringle of Scotland Pre-Fall 2011 - Photo: Stylesight
Pictures and text courtesy of Stylesight (www.stylesight.com)
27 January 2011
a missing piece of history
The first lady's pink suit and pillbox hat are a symbol of JFK's assassination and became treasured by a nation. The suit is stored away for safekeeping, but the hat is nowhere to be found.
In the mid-1990s, the suit was moved to a new, second archives building. In 2003, a deed of gift was secured from Caroline Kennedy, by then the sole surviving heir. She stipulated the suit not be displayed for the life of the deed —100 years. When it runs out in 2103, the right to display it can be renegotiated by the family.
The whereabouts of the hat is a little-known mystery no one is working to solve; Kennedy historians contacted for this story were surprised to learn it's missing. They suspect it was sold to a private collector, or stuck away in somebody's attic, lost to the nation, a hole in history.
Read the entire story here.
In the mid-1990s, the suit was moved to a new, second archives building. In 2003, a deed of gift was secured from Caroline Kennedy, by then the sole surviving heir. She stipulated the suit not be displayed for the life of the deed —100 years. When it runs out in 2103, the right to display it can be renegotiated by the family.
The whereabouts of the hat is a little-known mystery no one is working to solve; Kennedy historians contacted for this story were surprised to learn it's missing. They suspect it was sold to a private collector, or stuck away in somebody's attic, lost to the nation, a hole in history.
Read the entire story here.
24 January 2011
one day on earth
What happened on 10.10.10?
On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contributed their voice to the largest participatory media event in history.
Founded in 2008, ONE DAY ON EARTH is creating an online community, shared archive, and film. Together, we are showcasing the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occur in one day. We invite you to join our international community of thousands of filmmakers, hundreds of schools, and dozens of non-profits, and contribute to this unique global mosaic. One Day on Earth is a community that not only watches, but participates.
People from all over the world have sent in mini-documentaries. Just check out a few. They're beautiful, soulful, and informational.
Here's a compilation of some of the first videos that came in.
fashion for the few
Casting a spell in Paris
PARIS (AFP) - Only a handful of women in the world can afford it, and designers make little if any money from it, but haute couture never fails to cast a magic spell over the realm of fashion.
Starting today, no fewer than 20 houses will be sending out their latest one-off creations over three days of exclusive haute couture shows that get underway in the French capital.
"An haute couture dress is never expensive enough," said fashion industry consultant Donald Potard, and to the few hundred women who can indulge themselves, the appeal of a one-of-a-kind creation is undeniable.
A unique creation from a young designer is never less than 15,000 euros (20,000 dollars); double that figure for something from a big-name house. Wedding dresses can go for 120,000 euros or more.
Haute couture exists only in Paris, where it is a legally protected appellation subject to strict criteria such as the amount of work carried out by hand, the limited number of pieces and the size of a house's workforce.
Every six months, haute couture houses get together to decide who can join their ranks. While the carefully choreographed shows are magnets for the fashion press, many buyers -- from all corners of the world, with a significant number from Asia and the Middle East -- prefer to be discreet.
At salons such as Jean Paul Gaultier's elegant quarters in Paris, clients have their own personal mannequin on which their chosen designs can be painstakingly made. The final product can take hundreds of hours to complete.
Few in number, buyers of haute couture nevertheless vary in age and background. "Don't think they are all chic elderly ladies," says luxury industry consultant Jean-Jacques Picart.
Some details on a design can be altered -- sleeves added, for instance, or a hemline changed. But Claude Mialaud, director of haute couture at Jean Paul Gaultier says employees are duty-bound to reveal if an haute couture dress has been sold to someone else. "There are women," she says, "who cannot risk finding themselves meeting someone else in the same dress."
by Gersende Rambourg
PARIS (AFP) - Only a handful of women in the world can afford it, and designers make little if any money from it, but haute couture never fails to cast a magic spell over the realm of fashion.
Chanel Haute Couture - AW 2009-2010
Starting today, no fewer than 20 houses will be sending out their latest one-off creations over three days of exclusive haute couture shows that get underway in the French capital.
"An haute couture dress is never expensive enough," said fashion industry consultant Donald Potard, and to the few hundred women who can indulge themselves, the appeal of a one-of-a-kind creation is undeniable.
A unique creation from a young designer is never less than 15,000 euros (20,000 dollars); double that figure for something from a big-name house. Wedding dresses can go for 120,000 euros or more.
Haute couture exists only in Paris, where it is a legally protected appellation subject to strict criteria such as the amount of work carried out by hand, the limited number of pieces and the size of a house's workforce.
Every six months, haute couture houses get together to decide who can join their ranks. While the carefully choreographed shows are magnets for the fashion press, many buyers -- from all corners of the world, with a significant number from Asia and the Middle East -- prefer to be discreet.
At salons such as Jean Paul Gaultier's elegant quarters in Paris, clients have their own personal mannequin on which their chosen designs can be painstakingly made. The final product can take hundreds of hours to complete.
Few in number, buyers of haute couture nevertheless vary in age and background. "Don't think they are all chic elderly ladies," says luxury industry consultant Jean-Jacques Picart.
Some details on a design can be altered -- sleeves added, for instance, or a hemline changed. But Claude Mialaud, director of haute couture at Jean Paul Gaultier says employees are duty-bound to reveal if an haute couture dress has been sold to someone else. "There are women," she says, "who cannot risk finding themselves meeting someone else in the same dress."
by Gersende Rambourg
19 January 2011
18 January 2011
sargent shriver : good night
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law who became the founding director of the Peace Corps, the architect of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s war on poverty, the United States ambassador to France and the Democratic candidate for vice president in 1972, died Tuesday. He was 95.
Read more here.
16 January 2011
postcard from provence
Track through rice paddies, Penestanan20cm x 16cm, oil on board
This painting will be auctioned over 24hrs starting today at:
20:00 UTC -00:00
(15:00 EST -05:00)
13 January 2011
06 January 2011
antiques collective opens outside malibu
NY Times: A Beautiful Mess, a new shop in the 1950s-era Whizin Market Square, 10 miles from Malibu, Calif., is an antiques collective. But not a typical one, said Kymberley Fraser, who opened it with six other antiques dealers, all women. A diverse collection of items is mixed to form a cohesive look. There are furnishings created from recycled finds by the Junk Girls; pieces by the designer Marilyn Thompson; primitive American objects from the dealer Karen Chambers; French and American pieces from the designer Victoria Stoehr; American antiques from the dealers Leah Cox and Tina O’Flaherty; and items from Ms. Fraser, like an ottoman ($1,800) and wing chair ($2,600) covered in antique German hemp-linen grain bags, above, and a willow basket ($89), left.
A Beautiful Mess, 28875 West Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, Calif., (818) 874-9092 or abeautifulmessantiques.com.
congress revisits us constitution
NY Times: In a reflection of the influence of the Tea Party movement, the new Republican majority has ordered that the United States Constitution be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday, the day after new lawmakers are sworn in. Congressional historians say they believe this has been done only twice before.
Despite the framers' stated intentions in the preamble to the Constitution, there is little “domestic tranquility” when it comes to interpreting what the document means.
The New York Times has posted a copy of the US Constitution that you can read on-line (and print if you want to keep a copy) along with annotated notes about what the Republicans are up in arms about.
Despite the framers' stated intentions in the preamble to the Constitution, there is little “domestic tranquility” when it comes to interpreting what the document means.
The New York Times has posted a copy of the US Constitution that you can read on-line (and print if you want to keep a copy) along with annotated notes about what the Republicans are up in arms about.
01 January 2011
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