French savoir-faire has quite the reputation; today, a number of initiatives have sprung up to protect and celebrate it. Métiers d’Art 2012/2013 Collection The Fondation Bettencourt Schueller created the “Prix Liliane Bettencourt pour l’Intelligence de la Main” in 1999 to award fine crafts in all their many domains. This initiative’s watermark is...
It was around 1552 that the first depiction of a jeu de paume racket appeared on a painting showing Charles Maximilien, duc d’Orléans, future King Charles X, at the age of two holding a wooden paddle in his hands, triangular and strung with sheep gut. Tennis quickly became considerably important in England before growing in popularity...
Graphic summer sandals are the newest arrival in the galaxy of Chanel’s two-tone shoes. For its Spring/Summer 2013 accessory collection, Chanel reinvented its famous two-tone shoe. Neon-colored lambskin leather sandals with a self-avowed geometric spirit are what the 2 “C” brand is proposing as they interpret the big trend for Spring/Summer 2013, graphic style, in...
Gucci decided to surprise us during its Spring/Summer runway by putting aside the insolent and erotic seduction characteristic of its previous collections. For this summer, the Italian brand decided to dazzle with curves in order to soften an omnipresent color block. In perfect harmony with their ready-to-wear runway, the accessories stole the spotlight, adorning themselves...
Chanel’s Boy pays homage to the brand’s history, to Coco, and to the love of her life, the man who first inspired her to rework rules for men to make them work for women: Boy Capel. This great love had a tragic end when the Mademoiselle’s lover died suddenly in 1919, leaving her alone with her...
Ambassador of affordable couture, Bouchra Jarrar cuts her work with extreme precision, analyzing the proportions with mathematical rigor. Her creations of timeless modernity have immediately convinced the fashion world with their elegant and pure silhouettes, creative style clashes amid flashy outfits. Her collections suggest femininity, revealed subtly, never too shrill. Devoted by the press at...
“Some people’s photography is an art. Mine is not. If they happen to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, that’s fine. But that’s not why I do them,” said photographer Helmut Newton. Rebellious and free-thinking, provocative and insolent, the art world welcomed him in nonetheless. Ironically, his Property portfolio will now adorn the...
