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Dragon

2011-02-02T13:16:00.001-08:00

Dragon
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Kung Hei Faat Choy!

2010-11-30T05:23:00.000-08:00

2010-11-25T08:09:00.001-08:00

2010-11-25T08:09:00.000-08:00

Jump ! Maasais Kenya

2010-05-17T09:44:00.001-07:00

Jump ! Maasais Kenya
Originally uploaded by Eric Lafforgue

LANVIN MACRAME' EMBROIDERY CALF SANDALS ITEM CODE 51I-G8R014

2009-12-19T08:27:00.000-08:00

2009-10-18T12:37:00.000-07:00

Junya Watanabe SS10

2009-10-03T05:46:00.001-07:00

yohji yamamoto ss10

2009-10-02T15:23:00.000-07:00

Vivienne Westwood ÉTÉ 10

2009-10-02T12:53:00.001-07:00

maison martin margiela collection spring/summer 2010

2009-10-02T12:30:00.001-07:00

Gaspard Yurkievich SS10

2009-10-02T07:10:00.000-07:00

Bernhard Wilhelm SS10

2009-10-02T07:08:00.000-07:00

Manish Arora Paris Fashion Week femme printemps/été 10

2009-10-01T09:02:00.001-07:00

Sharon Wauchob SS10

2009-10-01T08:13:00.000-07:00

Impasse de La Defense ss10

2009-09-30T22:14:00.000-07:00

Felipe Oliveira Baptista SS10

2009-09-30T22:08:00.000-07:00

Rue du Mail Paris Fashion Week femme printemps/été 10

2009-09-30T22:06:00.001-07:00

Gareth Pugh SS10

2009-09-30T22:01:00.000-07:00

Moon Young Hee ss10

2009-09-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

Limi Feu SS10

2009-09-30T07:11:00.001-07:00

Katie Eary London SS10

2009-09-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

nik void - rocket usa

2009-09-14T15:56:00.000-07:00

Cologne for Gentleman.

2009-07-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

the smell I using over these years, I love it, you love it too.

Marlborough Cologne Glass crown topped bottle 100ml

£40.00

A crisp aromatic fragrance revealing lavender, geranium and cedarwood.

http://www.trumpers.com/product_detail.cfm?ProductID=111547191

the repetto jackson shoes

2009-07-22T23:41:00.001-07:00

Comme des Garçons SHIRT été10

2009-07-19T19:05:00.001-07:00

Romain Kremer S/S 10 Paris

2009-07-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

Today is the re-opening of the COMME des GARÇONS AOYAMA store carrying the new winter 2009 collections.

2009-07-12T14:18:00.001-07:00

PETAR PETROV 2010

2009-07-12T14:05:00.001-07:00

Damir Doma Men’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection

2009-07-12T13:53:00.001-07:00

SS10 - PALAIS DE TOKYO from Damir Doma on Vimeo.

Boris Bidjan Saberi AH0910

2009-07-11T14:33:00.001-07:00

Wooyoungmi Spring 2010

2009-07-11T14:29:00.000-07:00

Kim Kiroic Sneakers for Juun.J Spring/Summer 2010

2009-07-11T14:26:00.000-07:00

am i - william lemon at fuse gallery NYC

2009-07-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

William Lemon
"Am I"
Exhibition: July 11 through August 8, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11th, 7 to 10 pm

click here to view artwork

Incorporating cut pieces of original Andy Warhol canvases, artist William Lemon
produces a body of work that presents art as an alchemical device. Investigating voodoo and its
ingredient-based spirituality lead him to explore what modern mysticism can
be and how he can create his own spells in the forum he is most comfortable in — art. During his search for the
“artistic equivalent of eye of newt” he was exposed to famous works of art left to sit in
warehouses and accrue in value. Walking through this “graveyard of art” he secretly cut slivers
off the back edge of Warhol canvases. By integrating these fragments into his multimedia
collages, he gives the entombed art life again and proffers a metaphor for the coveting and
commercialization of art and objects. In combining the appropriated canvases with his own
visual symbolism, he creates personal spells and wishes of mental health, a good home and
universal communication.

Further exploring his conceptual modern mysticism through icons, symbols and objects,
Lemon constructs a self-portrait installation of sand and prosthetics, a free hanging found bone
sculpture and an array of rich and colorful imagery in tapestries, prints and drawings. His video
"Mouton Amour" features the artist in a sheep mask making love to sheep sculptures by
François-Xavier Lalanne.

William Lemon never went to art school. He works in a variety of artistic expressions
including prints, tapestries, collage, sculpture, body painting, fashion, installation and music.
Lemon has composed, "Moon & Moon: VII Acts of an Iron King" a multi-media seven act about
leaving religion and looking for clarity. “Am I” is his first solo show in New York City.

“Am I,” artwork by William Lemon runs July 11 through August 8, 2009, at Fuse Gallery, 93
2nd Ave (between 5th & 6th Sts, 2nd Ave stop on the F), NYC, NY. The opening reception, on
Saturday July 11th, from 7 to 10 pm, is free and open to the public. For more information,
contact Fuse Gallery at 212.777.7988 or fusegall@fusegallerynyc.com

Protection - colorless lino print w/ appliqued shards of Warhol

It's a Little Late for Just Friends- screen print and applique on linen

Into the Dust - Illustration for Act I of the Moon and Moon Album, VII Acts of an Iron King

Hands of a Man- Illustration for Act II of the Moon and Moon Album, VII Acts of an Iron King

This Voice Like a Fist
Illustration for Act IV of the Moon and Moon Album, VII Acts of an Iron King

collage #7

ShowCase www.williamlemon.com

Steven Holl Architects have completed Linked Hybrid, a mixed-use complex of eight linked towers in Beijing, China.

2009-07-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

WWW.DEZEEN.COM

high performance building systems
The project boasts exterior window louvers and low-e coated glass for solar gain and heat control, as well as a high-performance building envelope and integrated slab heating and cooling system.

indoor environmental quality
Linked Hybrid makes use of a technique called displacement ventilation, in which air that is slightly below desired temperature in a room is released from the floor. The cooler air displaces the warmer air, causing it to be released from the room and resulting in a cooler overall space and a fresh breathing environment.

FACT SHEET
Program: 750 apartments, public green space, commercial zones, hotel, cinemateque, kindergarten, Montessori school, underground parking.
Floor area: (square) 2383797sf/221462sm
Floor area: (square) above 1753775sf/162931sm
Floor area: (square) below 629635sf/58495sm
Building area (square) 2368060sf/220000sm

General Contractor: Beijing Construction Engineering Group

Client: Modern Green Development Co., Ltd. Beijing

Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl, Li Hu (design architect)
Li Hu (partner in charge)
Hideki Hirahara (project architect)
Yenling Chen (assistant project architect)
Chris McVoy, Tim Bade (technical advisor)
Garrick Ambrose, Yimei Chan, Rodolfo Dias, Gong Dong, Peter
Englaender, Guido Guscianna, Young Jang, Edward Lalonde,
JongSeo Lee, Richard Liu, James MacGillivray, Matthew
Uselman (project designer)
Jason Anderson, Lei Bao, Christian Beerli, Johnna Brazier,
Cosimo Caggiula, Kefei Cai, Guanlan Cao, Shih-I Chow, Sofie
Holm Christensen, Frank-Olivier Cottier, Christiane Deptolla,
Mike Fung, M. Emran Hossain, Gyoung-Nam Kwon, Eric Li, Tz-Li
Lin, Clark Manning, Maki Matsubayashi, Giorgos Mitroulias,
Daijiro Nakayama, Olaf Schmidt, Judith Tse, Li Wang, Ariane
Wiegner, Lan Wu, Noah Yaffe, Liang Zhao (project team)

Associate Architects: Beijing Capital Engineering Architecture Design Co. LTD

Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates; China Academy of Building Research

Mechanical Engineer: Transsolar; Beijing Capital Engineering Architecture Design Co. LTD; Cosentini Associates

Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International

Curtain Wall Consultant: Front Inc.; Xi’an Aircraft Industry Company LTD; Yuanda Curtain-wall; Jianghe

Landscape Architect: Steven Holl Architects; EDAW Beijing; TSLD

Interior Designer: Steven Holl Architects; China National Decoration Co., LTD

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Aman at Summer Palace BEIJING

2009-07-08T06:30:00.000-07:00

Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing
15 Gongmenqian Street, Summer Palace
Beijing, China

51 Rooms
Style: Modern Design
Atmosphere: Quiet

StarStyling spring-summer 2010 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Mode Woche, Berlin

2009-07-04T17:37:00.000-07:00

Sjaak Hullekes spring/summer 2010

2009-06-29T17:01:00.000-07:00

Sjaak Hullekes Studio

Arnheim Fashion
Rosendaalsestraat 414
6824 CS Arnhem, The Netherlands

studio phone: 0031 (0)26 4463363
http://sjaakhullekes.blogspot.com/

Alber Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver for Lanvin été10

2009-06-28T15:38:00.000-07:00

John Galliano été10

2009-06-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

Jean-Paul Knott été10

2009-06-26T19:14:00.000-07:00

Rei Kawakubo été10

2009-06-26T19:10:00.000-07:00

Dries Van Noten été10

2009-06-25T14:47:00.000-07:00

Franck Boclet for the Emanuel Ungaro men's spring-summer 2010 collection in Paris

2009-06-25T14:44:00.000-07:00

Juun J. été10

2009-06-25T09:07:00.000-07:00

Stephano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent été10

2009-06-25T04:17:00.001-07:00

'camp'ing Dsquared2 Milan men spring 2010

2009-06-24T13:48:00.001-07:00

São Paulo - ss2010 FH por Fause Haten

2009-06-21T05:45:00.000-07:00

BLACK COMME des GARÇONS launches at DSM 18th June

2009-06-16T06:32:00.000-07:00

comme des garçons NUMBER 3

2009-06-12T13:11:00.001-07:00

ｎﾟ 44 Men’s www.0044paris.com

2009-05-30T03:46:00.000-07:00

¥25,200 (税込)

http://zozo.jp/

maison martin margiela collection autumn/winter 2001/2002

2009-05-29T10:51:00.000-07:00

13.03.2001 maison martin margiela collection autumn/winter 2001/2002

A free standing ‘Hotel Particulier’ surrounded by a garden. Large panels of wood painted white obscure the existing heavy stucco decor. Two huge chandeliers, dressed in muslin dust covers, dominate the main rooms of the house.

Presentation:
La Culée du Pont Alexandre III, a vast underground storage area, built entirely in stone, within the foot of the Alexandre III bridge, on the right bank of the Seine, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, is host to the presentation of the twenty-fifth Martin Margiela collection. The space, at almost the same level as the Seine is in constant risk of flooding. The vaulted space is lit dark red for the arrival of the public. The formation of the space evokes the intimate ‘salons’ featured in the presentation of the last three Martin Margiela collections. Sixteen ‘U’ shapes of two rows of chairs randomly divide the 1,200 m sq. space. The seated and standing invitees face the centre of each ‘U’ of which the ground is protected by plastic sheeting. Minutes before the show is to start sixteen members of the Maison Margiela staff, wearing white work coats and carrying one of many varying beaded string door curtains, leave the backstage accompanied by one of eighteen African drummers and move to one of the ‘salons’. They hang a beaded curtain at the entrance of each ‘U’. It will act as a virtual door to the ‘salon’. The plastic is rolled back at all ‘salons’ to reveal a black carpet. The room falls into darkness, the sound of the African drums fills the space. Twenty-five women wearing the collection leave the backstage; each is chaperoned by a member of staff in a white work coat who will guide them through the darkness. The women, their heavy eye make-up elongated onto their hair, enter a salon through the beaded curtains one at a time. The light of each salon is switched on upon their arrival and extinguished as they depart. Around the room the salons are illuminated at irregular intervals. The drums continue throughout building in volume and pace as the show continues. The show ends in darkness when all of the twenty-five women have visited all of the salons. The room returns to red light once all of the women have returned backstage to be flooded by the waters of the Seine 24 hours later.

Collection:
On large rectangles of fabric (wool, camelhair, viscose) have details of a coat been added
Some have tie belts, others satin interior hem finishing and another the shoulder epaulettes and belt of a Trench coat. All have ‘slip sleeves’ so that when worn the rectangle hangs from the shoulder creating the effect of a coat from the back and a cape from the front. Extra large vintage dresses; skirts and logo T-shirts are compressed onto similar garments of much smaller size. They appear crushed down to size folded and pleated irregularly onto them. The logos on the T-shirts may only be read partially. Elements of classic Men’s tailoring: some are enlarged and others have their fronts veiled in the same fabric as their structure allowing details such as lapels and buttons to be seen only in relief. Jackets in wool (some pin-stripe) and velvet, waistcoats in leather (an evening version in satin), a short Evening jacket (‘Spencer’) in wool and a Man’s car coat in black leather. Enlarged western style fringed Jackets in wool and suede. Some trousers are in stretch fabric and have two waistbands creating the illusion of a second closed trouser superimposed at the front. Classic Men’s trousers and Men’s washed out jeans (their hip pockets removed) are cut roughly as ‘culottes’. The collars and cuffs of vintage shirts are detached and worn separately. Heavy knit sweaters and cotton shirts are veiled in either silk chiffon or cotton tulle. Dresses and blouses in satin have a construction of a cross; their collars may be worn normally or at the nape of the neck. Fringe dresses in black. Enlarged silk blouses are worn with their neck bows open. Mis-matched parts of Men’s printed dressing gowns are patched together, over-dyed in black and lined in satin, their hemlines irregular. Segments cut from vintage mink coats of various colours are assembled into strips and worn as long fine scarves. The Martin Margiela ‘Tabi’ boot, part of the collection since Spring/Summer 1989 are presented as thigh boots with wedge heels in black, light and dark brown leather. As styling for the show some of the black leather boots have been painted white, some are covered with tights and others have red sticky-tape stars applied.

2009-05-28T06:10:00.000-07:00

PETIT BATEAU and UNITED BAMBOO and KITSUNÉ

2009-05-13T07:56:00.000-07:00

HISTOIRES de PARFUMS

2009-05-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

Patchouli Noir inspired by subtle scent of far eastern patchouli leaves with undertones of coriander and vanilla.

Amber 114 and is a symphony of orientalism with rose, geranium, amber, vanilla and musk.

1969 and embodies the harmonious sensuality of that year with undertones of coffee and chocolate.

1828, inspired by Jules Verne – father of science fiction and a visionary traveller with hints of grapefruit, eucalyptus and black pepper.

1725, inspired by Casanova, with hints of grapefruit, lavender and amber.

2009-05-09T07:31:00.000-07:00

blow away vase by moooi

2009-05-04T21:43:00.001-07:00

Faceless LED watch by 100%

2009-05-04T21:41:00.000-07:00

www.100per.com

comme des garçons parfums new

2009-05-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

Incense Series 3 : Incense 40 Sticks

For over 5000 years people all over the world have been burning incense in order to honour their ancestors, purify the air, symbolize the ascent of a payer, induce a meditative frame of mind, accompany a ritual, or simply to make one feel positive.

Fragrances: Kyoto, Ouarzazate, Jaisalmer, Avignon, Zagorsk

£35.00
shop.doverstreetmarket.com

Bernhard Wilhelm for Mykita Sunglasses

2009-04-30T07:42:00.001-07:00

Coco avant Chanel

2009-04-29T14:53:00.001-07:00

COCO AVANT CHANEL - BANDE ANNONCE - AUDREY TAUTOU
by WarnerBrosPicturesFrance

Video | Happy Clouds by Stuart Semple for Moncler

2009-04-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

CharlesAnastase.com

2009-04-24T06:38:00.001-07:00

HyÈREs 09'

2009-04-22T13:46:00.000-07:00

Milan Furniture Fair 2009 part 2

2009-04-22T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hana by Shige Hasegawa Design

Modular by Marina Bautier

This&That by Fabrica

A Tribute to Camper by Hella Jongerius

Shh… Craft is Golden! by Danish Crafts

Web Chair by Junio Design

Soft Parcel by TAF

Nomad table by Jorre van Ast

Ora (il)Legale by Denis Guidone

Monza by Konstantin Grcic for Plank

Revolving Chandelier by Bertjan Pot

Sebastian Jansson in Milan

Squeezophone 360 by Claudio Colucci

10 Unit System by Shigeru Ban

Moustache launches in Milan

RCA Platform 10 present Crisis Shop

New work by Bram Boo

Paper side table and screen by
Studio Job for Moooi

Gentlemen’s Room 1953 by Snodevormgevers

I Will Buy Flowers Myself by Nika Zupanc

Fabriano by Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso

Plain Lighting and Rock Vase by Jin Kuramoto

Brave New World Lamp by Fresh West for Moooi

Coral by Studio Aisslinger

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autokratz dour live!

2009-04-22T09:23:00.001-07:00

autoKratz Live @ Dour Festival
by MaisonKitsune

phoenix / lisztomania

2009-04-19T16:22:00.001-07:00

Kitsuné Maison 7

2009-04-19T16:16:00.000-07:00

KITSUNE MAISON 7 - 'THE GRADUATE' FW09 COLLECTION TEASER
by MaisonKitsune

Milan Furniture Fair 2009

2009-04-19T14:26:00.001-07:00

Tuyomyo by Frank Gehry for Emeco

Lagranja for Estiluz

Sou Fujimoto

Richard Hutten Studio's nickel-plated Cloud Chair

Arik Ben Simhon

Scratch armchair by Patrick Norguet for Cappellini

Lissoni, Eve chair for Cassina

Andrée Putman, Morgans chair for Emeco

Tom Dixon

Sacai Fall 09

2009-04-16T18:41:00.001-07:00

maison martin margiela collection spring/summer 2001

2009-04-16T12:49:00.000-07:00

12.10.2000 maison martin margiela collection spring/summer 2001

Presentation:
Le Nef of L’Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, the vast central hall of a museum dedicated to the applied arts within the Palais du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The museum is closed to the public for refurbishment. For the show the areas of the space that usually act as backstage for fashion shows host the invited public. The existing formation of the space lends itself to the creation of eleven intimate ‘salons’. Each salon is host to eighty invited guests. Forty-four white chairs form a U shape around a circle of white rose petals within each salon. Other invitees stand along the walls to look on. A cotton curtain hangs across the entrance of each salon. Twenty-four women, their eyes obscured by horizontal band of opaque black or red plastic, each wear an outfit of the collection. The women pass quickly, one by one, from behind the curtain of each salon to stand on the circle of rose petals and turn before all of the invited guests. The show lights fall on the departure of each woman from the salons to be re-lit on the entry of the next model. A soundtrack of Julie London singing hits popular in the 1950’s is played loud during the show.

Collection:
A colour scheme for knit and woven garments of stark white, electric red, blacks with traditional man’s suiting fabrics in light grey and brown Prince of Wales check as well as blue and dark grey pinstripe.

Oversized Men’s garments to be worn by women: This season many garments are of Men’s Italian size 78 and 80. There are two main themes of these garments: those with a ‘Double inside’ whose exterior, in light weight suiting wool and cottons, mirrors the construct of their interior, and these same garments who’s fronts have been either folded back and stitched flat into their inside or onto their outside. This series includes a coat, trench coat, caban, sleeveless leather biker jacket, and tailored jacket.

Various enlarged skirts, all in one size, 78, are presented in their actual size and held up by the model’s arms within the waistband of each skirt. When worn in day-to-day life these garments are sized down to fit women of varying sizes by a system of folding and tacking their waistband. Other garments, skirts, dresses and trousers are formed of either identical fronts or backs. Enlarged men’s sweaters and cardigan’s in extra fine cotton knit are in white, bright red and black.

Within the ‘Artisan’ production, sections of vintage pleated skirts, of various materials and pleat widths, are reassembled into long dresses, skirts and tops. Old leather gloves or new cotton gloves are patched together to form back less tops. The detached brand labels of used garments are sewn together to form the fabric of waistcoats and halter-tops.

Accessories are vintage sterling silver and plate forks moulded into bracelets and black or beige cotton Tulle scarves and collars applied heavy metal sequins. ‘Tabi’ boots in two heel heights in beige and black leather. The ‘ Aids’ benefit T-shirt this season is in white cotton with white text.

Marios Eyewear

2009-04-16T12:39:00.000-07:00

BLANK Fall 09 Marios Left Tanker

2009-04-16T12:35:00.000-07:00

2009-04-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

Heal ah0910

2009-04-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

TOGA ah0910

2009-04-05T11:08:00.000-07:00

Bernhard Willhelm AH09/10

2009-04-05T11:00:00.000-07:00

2009-04-01T06:42:00.000-07:00

2009-03-31T22:49:00.000-07:00

studio job

2009-03-27T13:26:00.000-07:00

sircus

2009-03-25T12:08:00.001-07:00

First, I want to thank everybody that has supported "Kiminori Morishita" until then.
I would like to thank them deeply.

After working for 23 years at "TÊTE HOMME", I decided to left the company and start my own : "Kiminori Morishita garments lab inc."
A new space to realize a new dream developed on this freedom without constraints, where my passions,
technical researches, my sense of beauty, my thinking and philosophy meet.
From this idea is born the brand "SIRCUS" from SIR : honorific English title and CUS : Customer.

Before a presentation in Paris, the first "Sircus" collection will be presented in Tokyo in April 2009.

Looking very much forward to seeing you.

Thank you.

Kiminori MORISHITA

2009-03-25T12:03:00.001-07:00

Carola Euler A/H 0910

2009-03-25T12:02:00.001-07:00

Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2005, the Germany based designer Carola Euler has worked for some of the most influential designers in contemporary fashion the likes of Alexander McQueen, Alfred Dunhill, Jonathan Saunders, Raf Simons and Kim jones. She describes her own work as “Irony, Surrealism, Sports and Sex. I am serious in a subtle, ironic way.” Here is a look what is in store for her F/W 2009 collection, which again includes her signature luxe minimalist styling and toned down palette which have been very well received in recent seasons.

John Lawrence Sullivan A/H 0910

2009-03-25T11:58:00.000-07:00

Kitsuné Printemp/Été 09

2009-03-25T09:35:00.000-07:00

Keeping in mind the original spirit of Kitsuné, in which fabric and cuts are the most important, 'Somebody Somewhere' follows this guideline and explores these worlds even deeper.

All garments are manufactured in Japan, Italy, Portugal, France, Scotland, Brittany (west of france).

Kitsuné delivers the perfect oxfords, raw Japanese denim, soft super fine merino or cashmere and the Pierre Hardy shoe.
The fabric is truly significant and so is the fitting: classic yet modern, appropriate for everyday life.

Kitsuné Spring Summer 09 collection 'Somebody Somewhere' is available in Kitsuné Paris store, 52 rue de Richelieu 75001. Please click here to see where else you can find Kitsuné
clothes : colette (Paris), Bergdorf Goodman (NY), Dover Street Market (London), 10 Corso Como (Tokyo)...

encens nº23

2009-03-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

1901 - Phoenix

2009-03-18T10:29:00.000-07:00

1901 - phoenix - new song - free download

Kitsuné Tabloid by Phoenix

2009-03-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

KITSUNE TABLOID BY PHOENIX
by MaisonKitsune

maison martin margiela collection autumn/winter 2000/2001

2009-03-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

02.03.2000 maison martin margiela collection autumn/winter 2000/2001

Presentation:
A disused depot, belonging to the SERNAM, a goods shipping company of the SNCF, the French rail company, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. An immobilised freight train of 12 cars stands along the loading bay. Each car is dressed as a small salon. Recorded birdsong fills the space before the beginning of the show. A white cotton runner carpet covers the middle of each car’s floor; a mirrored ‘Disco Ball’ reflects tiny particles of light throughout. Thirty-five gilded and white chairs are placed around the walls of the each carriage to seat the invited public. Other invitees look on from outside the train. Twenty-five women, their eyes obscured by a heavy fringe of hair matching their own hair colour, each wear an outfit of the collection. Some of the women wear miniature mirror balls as earrings. The women pass slowly from carriage to carriage walking before all of the invited guests. ‘Pink Room’ from the soundtrack of the television series ‘Twin Peaks’ is played loud during the passage of the twenty-five women throughout the train.

Collection:
Oversized garments: This season some of the oversized garments in the collection are moulded to a human form of Italian size 78. These garments, when worn by a woman of a smaller size, will retain their enlarged form around the wearer. Oversized men’s garments in size Italian 78, a coat, trench coat, caban, leather biker jacket, tailored jacket, dinner jacket, shirt, T-shirt and a series of knit including a sweater, cardigan and vest. A selection of garments in a man’s size 78 whose outside, made in exterior fabrics, have the structure and volumes usually used for the interiors of garments. These include: a coat, trench coat, caban, leather biker jacket, tailored jacket and a dinner jacket. Several men’s classic trousers and jeans, all in one size, 78, are sized down to fit women of varying sizes by a system of folding and tacking their waistband.

Oversized women’s garments: jackets and waistcoats have been interpreted in suede. Heavy stretch dresses and tops are in wool and fluid polyester with another version in two fabrics using lining and stretch wool. Moulded self-formed knits, two of these with a destroyed appearance in varying weights. Oversized traditional skirts and trousers that, by way of a folding system at their waist, may be worn by women of a usual size. Within the ‘Artisan’ production, the proportions of existing and normal sized garments are amplified by way of various cutting techniques. These garments include raincoats (two lengths), jeans jackets (long sleeve and sleeveless) and trousers in corduroy. Other garments of the collection have identical fronts & backs. Accessories include leather gloves: short and long, jabot: cotton tulle and silk, pearl belt and sautoir, ‘Tabi’ boots in two heel heights in either loden or leather, 'Tabi' socks and our ‘ Aids’ benefit T-shirt this season in green with blue text.

maison martin margiela collection spring/summer 2000

2009-03-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

01.10.1999 maison martin margiela collection spring/summer 2000

Presentation:
The Stade Français, a listed sports stadium, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Twenty circular banqueting tables, three metres in diameter are covered with white cotton tablecloths. Twenty gold chairs, typical of large functions, surround each table. One place at each table has no chair. One member of the Maison Martin Margiela team, in traditional ‘blouse blanche’ (white coat) is in attendance at each table to serve red wine to the invited public. Just before the show starts the attendants pull wooden steps from underneath the table to fill the vacant place. They place two stiletto heels, removed from a pair of shoes, in the centre of their table. When the lights fall and the show is to commence they remove the heels. Twenty women enter the room in darkness and each move to one of the tables. An eclectic mix of twenty-fifty second segments of music begins to play. A strong vertical spot of light is cast on each table. The women mount the steps to stand on a table to show their garments to the public seated and standing around the table. The room falls into darkness after twenty-five seconds and each woman moves to another table. Each woman passes from table. At the end of the show they all put our ‘blouse blanche’ on over the clothes and exit the room.

Collection:
The collection is made up of sections: 0: Reworked garments for women; 1: A collection for women (which carries the traditional white rectangular label) and 22: Shoes for women.

Stereotypes of garments, accessories and foot wear executed in white to emphasise their basic characteristics of form and introduce an aspect of abstraction. The transformed versions of these stereotypes in materials most typical for the nature of the garment, shoe or accessory. Garments and accessories are transformed by enlargement, shoes by the breaking off of their heel.

‘1’ The group of garments comprises men’s garments such as a trench coat, blouson, blazer, dinner jacket, waistcoat, shirt, T-shirt, sweater, cardigan, and a knit vest as well as a women’s second-hand dress’ and slips in various colours. Each garment of this selection exists in two formats: a stereotype made up in white cotton to emphasise their basic characteristics of form and introduce an aspect of abstraction and an enlarged version of that stereotype made up in a selection of the most typical fabrics for a garment of its type. These exist in only in size 74. The enlargements included second hand dresses, tops and slips whose form and original size have been transformed by hand rendering a uniform size 74 for all garments. The same process of transformation has been used on each of the garments. Accessories exist as stereotypes and in a transformed version, and include reusable cardboard sunglasses and oversized versions of real sunglasses. Powder puffs are worn as badges.

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01.03.1999 maison martin margiela collection autumn/winter 1999/2000

For the twenty-first Martin Margiela collection a white decor stands within the main area of the show space in which garments of '0' and '1' hang in a line. Across the showroom, garments of '6' hang in the formation of a mini boutique. The shoes of '22' are displayed on a white table. Two huge chandeliers, dressed in muslin dust covers hang above the showroom.

Presentation:
The press boutique owners are invited by fax to make an appointment at the showroom to view the collection. The showroom is open for one week; appointments are each half an hour.
On entering, all visitors are invited to attend a screening of a short video on the collection, which is projected in a small cinema within the building. Popcorn and soft drinks are available as those invited wait to enter the cinema. A large poster for the film is plastered to the door of the cinema; Stills form the film are displayed within glass cases. The cinema is entirely painted in white. There are three rows of old cinema chairs and two spot lamps within.

Martin Margiela directed the film, shot in the same cinema two weeks earlier. It features two women wearing the clothes and accessories from the collection to a sound track of an instrumental version of a tune taken from an old hits compilation album. The lights go up after seven minutes ready for the next screening.

Collection:
The collection is made up of groups: 0: Reworked garments for women; 1: A collection for women (which carries the traditional rectangular label); 6: Garments for girls and women and 22: shoes for women. All groups other than '1' carries a label on which the numbers 0-23 are printed. A circle around a number identifies the group of the collection from which a garment comes.

'1':
Feather duvets with detachable sleeves worn as coats, waistcoats or wraps. Vintage bed linen remade into covers for the duvets, plan white and prints (pastelle or dyed in grey). The covers may also be worn as dresses (without the duvet inside). A woollen duvet cove which may be worn as a coat. Transparent protective covers for the duvets in PVC. A series of wrap dresses in Shetland wool. When worn their top appears as a shawl, hugging the shoulders. Top and bottom close in opposite directions. Leather mittens with separated index finger. A series of lining dresses and skirts, with inverted triangular patches of tailoring fabrics on their front. These are worn under skirts with a front opening of the same triangular shape in a matching tailoring fabric. Deformed felted Shetland sweaters. A series of Lurex wool backed sweaters and wraps. A series of dresses and tops in lining fabric with an attached necklace of the same fabric. High heel and low heel Tabi boots in black, brown, and hand-painted silver. Traditionally structured garments such as: A series of men’s coats, cabans, raincoats and jackets with permanently raised collars and revere. Reversible raincoat and caban, one side in wool the other in rainproof cotton. A simple wardrobe of masculine and feminine elements that are inspired by the classic tailoring techniques.

'0':
A series of garments reworked by hand (Artisan production): A series of vintage men’s garments hand painted in silver – rain coat, tailored jacket, jeans and jeans jacket. Parts of vintage tailored jackets transformed into handbags. Vintage bed linen remade into covers for the duvets, plain white and prints (pastels or over dyed in grey). These covers may also be worn as dresses (without the duvet inside).

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The collection includes a table made from cork (above), a chair made from foam (above) and lamp shades made from polypropylen filings (above) and plexiglass granulate (top image).