#haute couture
Celebrating a milestone: 30 years of Givenchy, a Haute Couture show in Tokyo. Audrey, Hepburn hand in hand with her lifelong friend, Hubert de Givenchy, April 1983.
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mugler. coutirissime. musee des arts décoratifs, paris.
Paris, here I come!
Hi guys,
As some of you may know, my birthday is coming up (and by some of you, I mean my daughters, my hubby and my sister, I know you’re all reading this! Everyone else who didn’t know that my bday is coming up, I don’t blame you, I actually don’t know your birthdays either! )
Anyway, as I was saying, on my bday, may the 31st, I will be on my way to beautiful Paris!
Mais oui, jolie Paris, je’t aime! ❤️
I’ve never been to Paris before so I’m literally counting the days and I’ve been planning all kinds of things for my hubby and me to do and see out there.
One of the things I planned for us, is seeing a show in the world famous Moulin Rouge and I was thinking about wearing my Louboutins that evening. Because if that isn’t the perfect opportunity to wear Louboutins, then when is, right? But then, my next question comes to mind and I hope to get some help from you guys.
What else should I wear? Should I go for a full glam gown? A pretty Cocktail Dress? A classy black Jumpsuit maybe? A pair of Dressy pants and a Blazer? Enlighten me please!
Have you been to Paris? Any tips or tricks to share? What do see, what to do? Where to eat and where to shop? Feel free to leave them in the comments because I can’t wait to read them all!
My iconic black pumps are from Christian Louboutin and the framed Paris fragrance poster is from Desenio. Use my Desenio code XS6B5NA at checkout to get 10% off your entire purchase at Desenio! Just click the link below! This code is not valid on handpicked or personalized posters and frames!
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Contribution Pauline Hughes
Alexander Calder / jewel / c.1938-1943
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Gregory Harris / Jean-Paul Gaultier dress / 2013
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KANEKO’S CRIB NOTES XLVII: ISIS
As we explored only recently, Kaneko swoons over the eclectic and often bizarre fashions of haute couture. The latest example to be brought to our attention is the “boléro perroquet” (parrot bolero) of French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier for its striking, nay, conspicuoussimilarities to Kaneko’s Isis design from 2002′s Shin Megami Tensei: NINE.Gaultier’s bolero was designed in 1997, five years before NINE; some additional pictures and information about its plumassière,Nelly Saunier, can be found here.
And adorning Isis with a feathered garment is no fabrication on Kaneko’s part, as she is sometimes depicted winged in Egyptian art, as shown above. While Gaultier’s bolero has a palette of Psittaciform plumage, Isis’ is golden, likely meant to evoke her son Horus’ design from Shin Megami Tensei II. That’s the type of continuity that’s right up our alley.
A cursory image search for Gaultier’s haute couture works results in a veritable hoard of Megami Tensei-like imagery, many of which are only a famous mythical name away from nestling comfortably into an existing demon or persona compendium. Gaultier as an influence was hinted in a 1996 interview/discussion between Kaneko and SaGa’s Tomomi Kobayashi, translated by Shmuplations; Kobayashi is the one to mention Gaultier by name (along with other proven Kaneko influences like Thierry Mugler), but it’s obvious they are both immersed in the world of haute couture. On that subject, the interview contains this pertinent quote of Kaneko’s:
Kaneko: In fashion and character design, first impressions are so important. It’s partly why I appear so sensitive about my work. It’s great to talk with someone 10 or 20 years later, who knows what life was like back then, and recognizes those influences—they’re the waymarkers of my own existence. I look back on them with a lot of affection.
Now 20 and 15 years on from Gaultier’s bolero and Kaneko’s Isis respectively, we can say that the affection’s all ours.
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