Martin Margiela's Mad Revolution

For those of us fashionistas who lived through the 1980’s, it was a decade of sumptuous fashion that was sexy, flirty, pretty, glamorous and, at times, downright fun. But not everybody was on board. Hiding in the shadows in the atelier of French designer, Jean Paul Gaultier, was a young Belgian named...

Je Suis Couturier: Homage to Azzedine Alaia

“I love (clothes), uncomplicated by details, ornamentation or color that remain beautiful and are timeless,” the late Azzedine Alaia once declared. “I love those clothes which are simple but yet, the most difficult to make.” That signature look of the late designer,  is the subject of an exhibition...

The House Yves Built: Musee Yves St. Laurent

“The boy might become something one day, if he would simply cut his hair and follow me.” (Coco Chanel speaking about Yves Saint Laurent)This exhibition was very personal for me. When I first arrived in Paris years ago, I discovered the way I dressed myself throughout my teens and 20’s was unconsciously,...

The Majesty of Christian Dior, 70 Years of Style

From now through January 7, 2018 the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, is paying tribute to the seventieth anniversary of the most famous name in fashion, Christian Dior with a grandiose exhibition entitled,  “Christian Dior, Designer of Dreams.” Well conceived, meticulously organized and incredibly...