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SHOE ENVY: Christian Louboutin Lion Paw Pumps

Amanda Gabriele — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:39 +0000

Chances are you’ve already laid eyes on Sarah Jessica Parker‘s look from the Moscow premiere of her new movie I Don’t Know How She Does It. Even though the Giambattista Valli couture gown and matching cape was a show-stopper, her shoes garnered most of the attention. These Christian Louboutin Lion Paw Pumps are obviously not to be missed – have you seen anything quite like them before?

What do you think of this wild footwear choice? Yay or nay? Photos via Tom & Lorenzo

Christian Dior’s Tres Belle Russe Couture Museum Exhibition Grandiose Opening

Jessica Lapidos — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:54:21 +0000

“Christian Dior is the best way to transmit the values and culture of France,” proclaimed Bernard Arnault, chief of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, on Tuesday night at the grand opening of a lavish Dior exhibition in Russia. I see someone’s trying to wipe clean the memory of a recent incident in which Dior might not have been the best representation of French ideals… Regardless, it was a stunning night of beautiful fashionites, plus many art buffs for their first time get an emotional taste of the artistry of Haute Couture.

As France’s finest ambassador, Christian Dior assembled 120 couture dream gowns alongside paintings and photographs that have inspired the house’s designers throughout the years. Artists that have ignited beauty at Dior include Matisse, Cezanne, Shirin Neshat, Malevich, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre Bonnard, Man Ray, Gustav Klimt, and other sensations.

With a room dedicated solely to Dior perfumes and their campaign posters, another to recreating the feel of Monsieur Dior’s atelier and the grand hall featured suspended dresses in giant glass tubes. The curators did not shy away from John Galliano‘s greatest work despite, well, you know, as his Mitzah gown from spring ’97 sprawled its pink ruffles onto the museum floor and his sheer angelic winged cloud-like gown. Yves Saint Laurent‘s short tulle evening gown from fall ’59 lit up the exhibit.

Model Natalia Vodianova an 330 other guests took the magnitude of Dior in with awe. It was an exhibit as only could be executed with the help of Bernard Arnault and an army of 100 fashion-art dedicated workers. It left a deep impression on the fashion elite and oil tycoons alike.

If you’re in Russia, this exhibit will be open at the Pushkin Museum through July 24th. If you have no Russian adventures in your future, bask in the glory of these images.

Link Love: WWD

Images by Igor Rodin

Chanel’s “Paris-Moscow” Collection

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:34:34 +0000

Karl Lagerfeld, who unveiled the pre-fall Chanel collection in Paris last December, is heading to Moscow for an encore showing on May 29 at the Maly Theater. A party to inaugurate a temporary Chanel boutique at the multi-brand boutique Podium will follow the runway outing.

LINKAGE: WWD

High End Fashion’s Retreat from Moscow

Rebecca Alexander — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:11:45 +0000

The most expensive city in the world, Moscow has seen a downgrade in its available fashions. Once a home to all big luxury retailers, the time has come for many to move on.

Designers are closing their Russian outposts and retreating from Moscow after months of disappointing sales, with Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood among those forced to pull down the shutters. This includes other Euorpean designers such as Dior and Chanel.

LINKAGE: Independent

Bursting The Chanel Bubble

Kirby Marzec — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:26:01 +0000

If you were one of the hundreds who reported UFO sightings while walking through Central Park back in October, fear no more! No, it wasn’t aliens or the FBI who brought an end to the Chanel Mobile Art exhibit…it was none other than the economy! The only reason I sound half excited about this is because those jerks wouldn’t let us into the exhibit, despite the fact that we had tickets, because we were five minutes late! Honestly, if those Chanel umbrella carrying security guards got any snobbier, I’d be able to see down their noses and right into their pathetic $8.00/hour souls. If you ask me, the exhibit wasn’t about the a fashion or the art…it was about the buck…and they even failed at getting that!

In all due respect though, it is a damn shame what the economy is doing to fashion and the arts. Those in London, Paris and Moscow looking forward to the exhibit are fresh out of luck. For their sake, lets hope Chanel resurrects the project once things get a little brighter.

Thanks NY Mag!