Konrad Parol's studded gladiator sandals. these are so cool!!!!!
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
harper's bazaar russia
Harper’s Bazaar Russia April 2010
Models: Mariacarla Boscono, Pedro Almodovar, Loulou de la Falaise, Betty Catroux, Bruno Frisoni, Sonya Rykiel, Nathalie Rykiel, Jean Paul Gaultier
Photographer: Jason Schmidt
Photographer: Jason Schmidt
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the black theatre
The Black Theatre
Dedicated to those who are inspired - even in the darkest places...
Once upon a time, a beautiful girl shone her light into a dark place and found a cave of wonders.
Illuminating this new world, shadows played across the walls, telling the tales of black fashion history. Venturing through time she was transported to the greatest Parisian ateliers of the 20th century
and invited to glamorous black tie parties, mingling with the chic celebrities of days gone by.
She saw the stark streets, cathedrals and squares of Antwerpen – home to Belgium’s most cutting-edge designers.
Peering into a shop window, covetable icons of modern and vintage craftsmanship stared back from behind plate glass, with accessories and jewels shining like black diamonds.
Suddenly, the cave filled with a fantastical crowd of people and a catwalk was woven from the fabric of night.
An ethereal fashion show began with a procession of black couture from the past and present, with glimpses of the future.
As the last black-clad goddess left the runway, darkness consumed the traveller.
So became the black theatre - a recount forthwith of the traveller’s journeys in that black cave of wonders.
A lightbox shadow puppet theatre edited by ra printed matter and designed by Lena Lumelsky featuring scenes and characters from 20th century fashion history limited edition of 200 copies, handmade in Belgium. Sold at ra and MoMu on the occasion of the exhibition 'BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume'.
You can buy it for €69 here.
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BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume
Momu’s newest exhibition illustrates the historic phases of the colour black, with examples from painting, historic costume and contemporary fashion. It also looks more deeply into the textures and the potentials of black in diverse materials, including fur, leather and lace. In addition, the exhibition includes masterpieces by contemporary designers who, like the city of Antwerp, have a special connection to black.
With silhouettes by Belgian designers as well as international couture houses: Ann Demeulemeester, Olivier Theyskens, Dirk Van Saene, Givenchy (Riccardo Tisci), Chanel, Gareth Pugh and more.
The exhibition BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume runs from the 25th of March till the 8th of August 2010 in MoMu.
Rad Hourani's work is also featured in this "Black, Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume". There, he shares his favourite moments from a dark day in Antwerp…
His instalation is taken from a series of still-life images that he recently photographed. The video showcases one of his black FW 10 jackets styled 50 different ways by zipping on or off various sections.
RAD!!!!!!!
