THE OPERATION : I'M IN LOVE

Directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino
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irreversible?
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THE LOUIS VUITTON KINKY ART PERFORMANCE

Marc Jacobs: "It all came from our collaboration with Richard Prince, who is an artist who appropriates references within his work, which is what we do—which is fine, so long as there are three differences in everything!"
Wow. I don't know what to say. If I would have had to choose only one show to visit during Paris Fashion Week I would have loved to see the closing one by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. The pictures simply don't do it justice. I was very happy to find a (very crappy) video on youtube for you to enjoy. It was no fashion show, it was an art performance ('by the way, I'm really not fond about the Richard Prince bags. I never liked Louis Vuitton bags anyway'). The show was pure eyecandy. We had grandmasters like Nadja Auermann ('who still is one of my most favourite models ever'), Stepanie Seymour, Eva Herzigova and Naomi Campbell on the runway.
Well and then there was spongebob: "I'm a fan of SpongeBob SquarePants—and for all I know, so is Rei Kawakubo (Comme de Garçons), because that's where our color came from!" O.k. I'm gonna close with this one for today.
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Marc Jacobs: "Das alles ist auf unsere Kollaboration mit Richard Prince zurückzuführen, der als Künstler sehr viel mit Bezügen arbeitet, genau das, was auch wir tun...".
Wow. Ich weiß kaum, was ich sagen soll. Wenn ich mich für nur eine Show in Paris hätte entscheiden müssen, dann wäre ich am liebsten auf die letzte von Marc Jacobs für Louis Vuitton gegangen. Die Bilder werden dem Spektakel kaum gerecht. Es war keine Fashionshow, sondern eine Kunstperformance und ein wahrer Augenschmaus mit Altmeistern wie Nadja Auermann ('die schon lange zu meinen allerliebsten Models gehört'), Stepanie Seymour, Eva Herzigova and Naomi Campbell auf dem Laufsteg.
Ja und dann war da noch Spongebob: "Ich bin ein Fan von Spongebob - und so wie ich weiß, Rei Kawakubo (Comme de Garçons) auch, was auch erklärt, wo unsere Farben herkommen!" In Ordnung. Kein weiterer Kommentar von mir an dieser Stelle...


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The hats: L-O-U-I-S-V-U-I-T-T-O-N sorry for the bad quality. But at least it gives us left behind an idea on how amazing the show must have been...
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Auf den Krankenschwesterhüten steht L-O-U-I-S-V-U-I-T-T-O-N. Entschuldigt bitte die schlechte Qualität. Aber wenigstens bekommen wir Daheimgebliebenen eine Vorstellung davon, wie fantastisch die Show gewesen sein muss...

THE RODNIK FACTORY

Rodnik is a rock b(r)and although they deny it. I can't help it. These two boys rock and they don't even have a proper education (who needs this anyway?). I love that. Why not just doing it? Read all about it here. Clockwork Orange meets Andy Warhol's factory!? See their collection here.
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Rodnik ist eine rock b(r)and ('=marke'), auch wenn sie es verneinen. Diese zwei Jungs rocken und haben dabei noch nicht einmal eine anständige Ausbildung (wer brauch so was überhaupt?). Fantastisch! Lest alles darüber hier. Clockwork Orange trifft auf Andy Warhols Factory. Die Bilder ihrer aktuellen Kollektion gibt es hier.







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BERNHARD WILLHELM : MODEL IN THE BOX

Bernhard Willhelm is some kind of enfant terrible of Paris fashion week. The German born designer/artist showed his upcoming spring/summer 2008 collection in boxes ('well the models who wore the designs were put in boxes'). The German newspapers got furious and if you are really interessted in getting to know what this is all about, please read fashionwindows.com. Besides the highly political references I really liked the quote of Rodin's thinker safely packed in a box as if he was going to be sent somewhere else.
Want to learn more about Mr. Willhelm? Please read this interview with Hint Magazine.
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Bernhard Willhelm ist irgendwie das enfant terrible der Pariser Fashionweek. Der Deutsche Designer/Künstler zeigte vergangene Woche seine Frühjahr/Sommer 2008 Kollektion in Boxen ('nun ja, die Models, die die Entwürfe trugen, waren mehr oder weniger verpackt in Boxen'). Die deutschen Zeitungen drehten durch und ich empfehle daher, bei Interesse zu erfahren, worum es wirklich geht, den Artikel bei fashionwindows.com zu lesen. Mal abgesehen von den höchste politischen Anspielungen, hat mir das Zitat von Rodin's Der Denker am besten gefallen, sicher verpackt in einer Box, bereit, um irgendwohin anders geschickt zu werden.
Interesse daran, mehr über Herrn Willhelm herauszufinden? Unbedingt dieses Interview mit Hint Magazine lesen (sorry, only in english!).






Credit: fashionwindows.com, focus.de, vogue.de

CLEMENS EN AUGUST

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What exactly is the sense in selling fashion in art institutions? No, I don't really expect an answer to this question, since we all seem to have gotten the point in fashion trying to revalue itself by collaborating with art.
Alexander Brenninkmeijer, designer of Clemens en August ('which actually is a reference to the founders of the well known clothing company C&A, because, well Mr. Brenninkmeijer is part of the C&A family, but on his own now...'), doesn't have a store. The collections are only sold twice a year for three days in assorted galleries and museums. One of those selling periods started Friday September 22nd at KW Institute for Contemporary Art in ('where else') Berlin. But the tour isn't over by now. Please visit Clemens en August's website for a shopping event near you ('will try to check them out in Frankfurt at the end of october to see if the "art upgrade" works...').
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Wo genau liegt der Sinn im Verkauf von Mode in Kunstinstitutionen? Nein, ich erwarte jetzt keine genaue Antwort, seit wir alle wissen, dass die Mode sehr gerne mit der Kunst kokettiert, um sich selbst ein wenig aufzuwerten.
Alexander Brenninkmeijer, Designer von Clemens en August (übrigens eine Referenz auf C&A, weil, nun ja, Herr Brenninkmeijer Spross der derselben Dynastie ist, aber nun seinen eigenen Weg geht) macht das auch so. Anstatt einen Laden für seine Entwürfe zu eröffnen, tourt er lieber zweimal im Jahr für jeweils drei Tage durch sämtliche europäische Städte, um in deren Galerien oder Museen seine Kollektionen anzubieten. Eine dieser Verkaufsaktionen startete am 22. September im KW Institute for Contemporary Art in ('wo sonst?') Berlin. Aber, die Tour ist noch immer am Laufen. Auf Clemens en August's Website sind die restlichen Termine und Städte zu finden. Ich werde versuchen, mir das ganze Ende Oktober in Frankfurt anzusehen, nicht nur um nachzuprüfen, ob sein "art upgrade" fruchtet...

Ein Interview mit Alexander Brenninkmeijer mit Spiegel online gibt es hier zu lesen.




Credit: clemens-en-august, designffm

THIS IS NOT A PLASTIC BAG

Via style_bubble

Not at all. It's a Chanel 2.55! Thank you for reminding us and thank you for making fun of Anya Hindmarch and thank you Susie for sharing this.
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Mitnichten. Es ist eine Chanel 2.55! Vielen Dank, dass Ihr uns daran erinnert und vielen Dank fürs Veralbern Anya Hindmarchs und vielen Dank an Susie fürs posten.

HUSSEIN CHALAYAN AND SHOWSTUDIO

Via search&destroy

Is this the future of fashionweek? Hussein Chalayan invited the fashion crowd into an art gallery to show his spring 2008 collection called "Readings" on a screen. No models, no photographers just a projection of a video done in collaboration with Nick Knight. Images were dispatched to attendees afterward. Sarah Mower from style file was there and wasn't so amused at all. As conceptual and avantgarde this presentation might have been it faced the audience with simple problems like a) "seeing the clothes clearly " and b) "having to demonstrate their competency as art-house film critics". [...]

The good thing about it is, that fashion addicts were able to view the show simultanously on their laptops at home and can still do it now.



A making of can bee seen here

You can say about it whatever you want. I love it. Although I don't think that this will be the future of fashion week, which actually is all about coming together and sitting in the first row (watching a movie together simply isn't the same). Hussein Chalayan did a nice conceptual work, with nice quite wearable clothes but won't replace the traditional fashion week. I'm sure he didn't itend that anyway...

There may have been some staunch fash-crowd poo-pooing the idea of showing this film simultaneously to the public and to the people at the viewing last night in Paris but it makes a blogger like myself realise that steps are being taken by some parts of the fashion industry to connect fashion lovers/amateurs and professionals/insiders and to knock that wall down between the two (well not knock it down completely...just a little....). susie bubble

What Hussein Chalayan actually intended with his collection "Readings" can be seen here.