SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ VINTAGE FIORUCCI

JUST some crazy amazing footage when the Fiorucci brand was rocking it. I remember this brand a little in the late 80s. I think there might have been stores or at least clothing. I wonder what's going on with it now. I think it still lives in Italy. But they should really bring it back and this way! I'll do a proper post on the brand soon, but this SUNDAY MATINEE post is just meant to be something easy and chill to watch. Check out how cool Fiorucci was...I mean, Andy Warhol did his signings there!♡

more sunday matinee ♥ how to tie a tie

SATURDAY SHOW ♥ BALENCIAGA & SPAIN

Oh how I hope I make it to San Francisco soon...or before this amazing exhibition titled "Balenciaga and Spain" closes at the gorgeous de Young Museum. The last time I was at the de Young was over a year ago to see the amazing King Tut exhibit. I think the de Young is actually a great place for a fashion exhibit because it's very dark and has a lot of rooms. Oh darn...I just double checked and the exhibit closed last month. :( I'll look and see if it's traveled to another spot. It's worth mentioning anyway. It says on the de Young site that this show "examines the profound and enduring influence of Spain on the work of haute couture master Cristóbal Balenciaga. The impact of Spanish culture, history, and traditions is explored through the recurring themes in Balenciaga’s oeuvre and organized in the exhibition in six sections: Spanish Art, Regional Dress, the Spanish Court, Religious Life and Ceremony, the Bullfight, and Dance. Hamish Bowles, the European editor at large for Vogue, is guest curator. Objects are drawn from museum and private collections in France, Spain, and the United States..." It also says "no strollers admitted in this exhibit. Hilarious. Oh how I miss living in a real city where shows like this one come and go on a regular basis. I don't own any vintage Balenciaga YET. But I did find an old Balenciaga dust bag from the 70s in my mom's closet and asked her, "Um, mom...where is the item that went with this bag...and what was it?" Her answer? "I think it's a purse but I don't know where it is...it's somewhere in there." Ugh! Are you kidding me?♡

let's all take a big big sigh of wishful thinking. :)

 

 

the catalog from the exhibit

um yeah...the bazaar outfit and this one were in the show.

CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA. A GENIUS.

more saturday show ♥ scognamiglio spring summer 2011


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saturday and sunday posts up tomorrow!

sunday....today got caught up in things...and the sun! see you back here in a few hours, luvs!. x

post script...i own this coat!

GIRL FRIDAY ♥ GRACE CODDINGTON'S BOOK!

US VOGUE's Creative Director Grace Coddington will have a memoir out sometime in the near future penned by her friend at Vanity Fair (Michael Roberts, VF's Style Editor-At-Large)! I cannot wait. So many of us...wait, let me say that again...so so so so so so so many many many of us who've worked in the fashion industry as designers and journalists (me) and stylists love this woman. We think US Vogue would be nothing without her. We love everything about her spirit and her vision and her own personal style. I'm so excited to read it! In honor of Madame Coddington, I'm going to post a bunch of pics of her from past and present....you know she was a model? If you saw "The September Issue", then you know a lot of this stuff already. And I'm sure you're just as excited as I am to read her memoir!! (It's rumored her book deal got her a whopping $1.2 million!)

On a side note...I should be doing more book reviews on here as I am a writer, too, in addition to art directing and creative consulting...and my novel is going to be out soon...really soon! (YEA!) But if you haven't read In and Out of Vogue by Grace Mirabella, you should def get that one on your list. Not too many people talk about it as much as they talk about DV (Diana Vreeland's fab book) or of course newer things like The Devil Wears Prada. Def read that book. It's very important in showcasing how nasty the game of fashion magazine business can be.♡

Grace Coddington 1962. Amazing.

So so so so so amazing. totally my favorite....I think.

So glam rock. So David Bowie-esque!

So gorgeous

a ma zing

Hello, Grace! Too hot.

I love all the Mod stuff...so good.

Karen Elson as Grace Coddington!

Just so amazing. We should all aspire to be like Grace. :)

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