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Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Silent Film Debuts

fashionologie — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:58:00 PST

>> A couple of days ago, we got to see the teaser for the ten minute silent film Karl Lagerfeld produced to introduce his extravagant Chanel Paris-Moscow show. Now, the full-fledged directorial debut is available, with Edita Vilkeviciute as a lounging, smoking, staring Coco Chanel, and other assorted members of Karl's entourage in the supporting roles. Karl takes the opportunity to poke fun at Chanel's rival Poiret - "What is that horror you're wearing?" - and there's another humorous moment involving a deliveryman and some hat boxes, but generally speaking, he should stick to the clothes.

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partying for poiret: jean paul gaultier and coco rocha

philleif — Mon, 07 May 2007 20:55:00 PDT

the year of the poiret

philleif — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:04:00 PDT

>> Enjoy the Anglomania while you can -- the Met has already selected the theme for next year's Costume Institute Gala: Paul Poiret. According to FWD, the museum’s team has been quietly scouring couture collectors and vintage store owners for Poiret’s designs for some time now in preparation for next May.

fashionologie — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:15:32 PDT

>> Video: RJ Cutler's "The Met Ball" Short Film -Vogue posted a short video on the planning of this year's American Woman-themed Costume Institute Gala, but if you're looking for a more in-depth peek behind the scenes, The September Issue's director RJ Cutler produced a short film, The Met Ball, leading up to and covering the 2007 Paul Poiret-themed event, which was just posted online in its entirety. Among the highlights, Hamish Bowles trying on a robe at Tom Ford, which he calls "a bit too queeny for me," and Sally Singer summing up the event as such: "It's one of those evenings where there's no real inherent value to the meal -- it's a fashion dinner so there's never an inherent value to the meal; the whole point is to go to the bathroom a lot to keep looking at people as you go in and out of the bathroom, and see who's in the bathroom." [Part 1, Part 2]

the daily de rigueur

philleif — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:29:00 PDT

Sending fashion week invites? Employ Betsy Dunlap to do your addressing...
NPR broadcasts on Paul Poiret's legacy, tells a great anecdote about Coco Chanel and Poiret
Chloe Sevigny: budding fashion icon even in 1992? Fashionista takes us back to her Sassy intern days
Dior couture at Versailles, as chronicled by Lily Cole
Valentino likes donuts? On his swim trunks? Jezebel has the incriminating photo

the muse correlation

philleif — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:46:00 PDT

>> Does having cool art above your bed indicate fashion muse potential? Edie Sedgwick's famous Vogue picture made me want to scrawl a horse above my bed and now Denise Poiret (wife and muse to Paul Poiret) makes me want to paint outlines of female nudes.

passionate for poiret

philleif — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:12:00 PST

>> Now that the Oscars are over, the countdown begins for May and the Costume Institute Gala, more affectionately known as the Fashion Oscars. The featured designer for this year is Paul Poiret, the man credited with liberating women by doing away with corsets and bringing in pantaloons. I just wanted to post the preview picture the Metropolitan Museum of Art has put up for their accompanying Poiret exhibit because the beading on this gauze and lame dress is absolutely fit for a queen. Can you imagine how beautiful it must be in person?

First Details on "American Woman"-Themed 2010 Costume Institute Gala: Oprah and Gap's Patrick Robinson Co-Hosting

fashionologie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:30:15 PDT

>> Rumors of slashed budgets and diminished celebrity attendance have already plagued the 2010 Costume Institute Gala for months, but we've finally got some concrete details about the first Met Ball that recently-appointed Vogue director of special events Sylvana Soto-Ward will spearhead. Themed "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity," the gala will take place on Monday, May 3, 2010, with Gap's Patrick Robinson and Oprah Winfrey co-hosting alongside Anna Wintour.

The theme is already drawing questions of whether Michelle Obama will make an appearance, but for sure populating the exhibit are roughly 75 outfits, culled based on the idea of "how the American woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored her social, political, and sexual emancipation." The pieces include designs by Coco Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli, Madeleine Vionnet, Madame Gres, and Paul Poiret and come exclusively from the new Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection; many haven't been on view to the public in over 30 years.