As ‘fashion month’ approaches, it’s time to pack away the summer jersey dresses and espadrilles and get back on track with some serious fashion worship. My favourite exhibitions are usually of the fashion kind and this Autumn there are some incredible happenings in the art and fashion world. Firstly, from next week until late September, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Exhibitions'
This season’s must-see fashion exhibitions
August 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Designers, Exhibitions, Fashion, London, Paris
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BUST Spectacular Craftacular
July 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Crafts, Events, Exhibitions, London
BUST Craftacular, hosted in Bethnal Green’s York Hall yesterday, is without a doubt the best craft fair I’ve ever been to in London and it was a perfect escape from the scorching heat. London’s finest stitchers, artists, illustrators, jewellers, bakers and general DIY goddesses were all invited by BUST magazine to sell their creations, from [...]
Tags: Bbel·Bethnal Green·BUST magazine·Coco&Me·crafts·DIY·east London·Elaine Eckford·fascinators·Gemma Correll illustration·haberdashery·indie craft fair·Jitterbug·knitting·Ladyfest·Ladyfest 10·Lardy Da·Lindyhop·Lost At Sea jewellery·Of Cabbages & Kings·pug illustration·She Runs With Wolves·SweeDee's·Swing Patrol·tatty devine·Tea by Leona·The A-Maisonettes·The Make Lounge·The Vinyl Vendettas·York Hall
Daphne Guinness opens her wardrobe to New York
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Exhibitions, Fashion, News, USA
Haute couture collector Daphne Guinness has one of the most enviable wardrobes in the world and now we can take a peak at her sartorial treasures. Daphne will be exhibition 80-100 pieces from her extensive collection at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Dolce & Gabbana and Azzedine Alaïa. [...]
Tags: Alexander McQueen·Andy Warhol·artist colony·Azzedine Alaïa·Balenciaga·Cadaqués·Comme des garcons·Cruella De Vil·Dali·Daphne Guinness·Daphne perfume·Dolce & Gabbana·Duchamp·fashion exhibition·Fashion Institute of Technology·Gareth Pugh·Isabella Blow·Man Ray·Marcel Duchamp·Mary Jane platform heels·New York·Salvador Dali·socialite·Spyros Niarchos·Womankind·Yale University Press
Guest portraits at Radisson Edwardian hotels
February 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Art, Events, Exhibitions, Hotels - Luxury, London
Last week, I headed down to Gallery 27 on Cork Street for the launch of We Are Very You, a series of 10 fine art portraits of genuine hotel guests at Radisson Edwardian hotels. 10 regular guests at the hotels were asked to sit for a diverse range of up-and-coming artists, who reveal aspects of [...]
Tags: advertising campaign·Alice Dyba·art critic·artists·Bucks New University·central London·Cork Street·emerging artists·Evening Standard·Fine Art·Fiona Hughes·Gallery 27·Hopsland Ranch·London·Manchester·Mayfair·portrait·portraits·Radisson Edwardian hotels·Raspberry Lynchberg·The May Fair hotel·Zoe Nichols
Yves Saint Laurent honoured in epic Paris retrospective
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Designers, Exhibitions, Fashion, France, News, Paris
Yves Saint Laurent’s 40 years in fashion is to be recognised in a major retrospective at the Petit Palais in Paris next month. Curated by Saint Laurent’s long-term life and business partner Pierre Bergé and under the patronage of the First Lady of France,Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the exhibition will cover 40 years of creation, from 1962 to [...]
Tags: androynous·Avenue Marceau·beatnik·Catherine Deneuve·catwalk·Chanel·Chinoiserie·Christian Bérard·christian dior·designer·Dior·Fashion·Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent·France·Jacques de Bascher·Jeanloup Sieff·La Villaine Lulu·Le Smoking·Lou Lou de la Falaise·major retrospective·masculine tailoring·May 1968·Morocco·Paloma Picasso·Paris·Paris riots·Petit Palais·Pierre Bergé·safari jacket·Scandale collection·Thadee Klossowski·tuxedo·YSL·yves saint laurent
Photography rules at London Art Fair
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Events, Exhibitions, London, Photography
Art fairs can be great barometers for finding the new trends in collecting and while I thought painting was still top of the agenda, the London Art Fair are looking towards the future of photography. I went to the preview and press conference where fair Director Jonathan Burton told that their increased interest in photography [...]
Tags: Anita Zabludowicz·art galleries·atlas gallery·beaux arts·bridget riley·business design centre islington·damien hirst·gavin turk·goldsmiths college·Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert·ICA·islington·jonathan burton·London·London Art Fair·peter blake·photo50·Photography·sophie calle·souci·storm gallery·union gallery·Whitechapel Gallery·Zabludowicz collection
Chasing Napoleon at Palais de Tokyo
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Art, Cafes, Exhibitions, Paris, Restaurants
The Palais de Tokyo has always been missed off my Paris itinerary, so this time we got there straight after breakfast to check out the new exhibition, Chasing Napoleon. The museum is housed in the original Palais de Tokyo, built in 1937, and opened in 2002 as a vast, concrete and marble space dedicated to French [...]
Tags: -30 degrees·500 euros·alma-marceau·André·antijour·art gallery·Avenue du Président Wilson·black block·cafeteria·chasing napoleon·contemporary art·fafi·fotoautomat·free yourself!·fuck it·hannah rickards·japan·la clique·librairie·love graffiti·Micol Assaël·nathaniel knows·nomiya·palais de tokyo·Paris·quiche and salad·robert kusmirowski·rose raspberry cake·russia·Ryan Gander·serge gainsbourg·siberian·theodore kaczynski·tokyo eat·tokyo self·tony matelli·unabomber·vorkuta
Getting inventive at MasterChef Live
November 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Events, Exhibitions, London, Restaurants
Lured by the promise of tasting top notch, gourmet food and spotting celeb chefs, I attended the MasterChef Live press breakfast at Olympia, followed by a gander around the exhibition. Unlike the TV programme, MasterChef Live is aimed at chefs and foodies of all abilities and there are a number of workshops, demonstrations and top [...]
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