Posted by Katia on July 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Our day- to-day is filled with alluring billboards, enticing magazine adverts, and pop-up ads that beckon us straight through the pearly gates of our numerous pantheons of goods and services. We buy to no end, only to discard our new acquisitions once the initial appeal has worn off. Consumerism is undeniably the name of the game, … Read more
Filed under Culture and society, Events, Fashion as Art · Tagged with Arts, Clothing, Consumerism, design, designers, Environment, exhibition, fashion, Montreal, Montreal Biosphere, Waste
Posted by Katia on June 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
The fashion gods continue to bestow upon us intellectually stimulating fashion fare with yet another exhibition gracing the city of Montreal. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, presented by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, is the latest exhibition to showcase the body of work of an esteemed … Read more
Filed under Designers, Events, Fashion, Fashion as Art · Tagged with Andy Warhol, Bettina Rheims, Clothing, couturiers, David LaChapelle, exhibition, fashion, Fashion Institute of Technology, Jean Paul Gaultier, MMFA, Montreal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, New York, Paolo Roversi, Valerie Steele
Posted by Katia on May 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It’s safe to say that this upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, by virtue of the extraordinary designer it celebrates, will evidently be well worth the road trip. Entitled, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, the exhibit will showcase pieces from the late designer’s prolific 19-year career. A show not to be … Read more
Filed under Culture, Designers, Events, Fashion, Fashion as Art · Tagged with Alexander McQueen, Art, Art Museums, Clothing, couturiers, design, designers, exhibition, fashion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum, New York, Style
Posted by Katia on November 10, 2010 · 4 Comments
Art: n. A visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill and imagination. (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Is fashion art? If we base ourselves on the above definition, then it is safe to surmise that yes, it is. While traditional definitions of art have been challenged over time to include contemporary forms of art, namely … Read more
Filed under Designers, Fashion, Musings, News and commentary · Tagged with architecture, Art, couturiers, Denis Gagnon, Encyclopædia Britannica, exhibition, fashion, Grace Kelly, icon, installations, Jean Paul Gaultier, MBAM, Quebec, retrospective, Style, video, Yves Saint Laurent
Posted by Katia on April 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
The late Princess of Monaco, Hollywood actress, and style icon Grace Kelly graces the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine‘s May 2010 issue. If you can get passed the ridiculous article about Tiger Woods, followed by an even more ridiculous photo gallery paying hommage to his concubines, the article, written in light of an upcoming exhibition showcasing … Read more
Filed under Fashion, News and commentary, Personal Style, Style Showcase · Tagged with Albert and Victoria Museum of London, chic, exhibition, Grace Kelly, icon, Style, Tiger Woods, Vanity Fair Magazine
Fashion as Art?
Posted by Katia on November 10, 2010 · 4 Comments
Art: n. A visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill and imagination. (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Is fashion art? If we base ourselves on the above definition, then it is safe to surmise that yes, it is. While traditional definitions of art have been challenged over time to include contemporary forms of art, namely … Read more
Filed under Designers, Fashion, Musings, News and commentary · Tagged with architecture, Art, couturiers, Denis Gagnon, Encyclopædia Britannica, exhibition, fashion, Grace Kelly, icon, installations, Jean Paul Gaultier, MBAM, Quebec, retrospective, Style, video, Yves Saint Laurent