Technology & Transparency: Nicola Formichetti for Mugler, Live on Ustream
Nicola Formichetti is once again pushing the digital envelope, making the gap between fashion and technology that much smaller – he will be live streaming from his showroom while he fits models, approves hair and makeup, makes final changes to the collection, even down to checking the guest list before the men’s fall 2012 runway show, all live via Ustream. Nicola is no stranger to utilizing technology as a medium of creative expression, (I mean, have you seen the Vogue Hommes Japan iPad app?!?!), however here he dares to capture the live, raw, sometimes tense but ever exciting experience of producing a fashion show as it happens. He even takes it a step further, allowing fan reaction and feedback to factor in his final creative decision. The schedule is below, so either watch on Ustream or Facebook and become a part of fashion history!
- 11am CET / 5am EST: Production Meeting
- 3pm CET / 9am EST: Hair & Makeup
- 5pm CET / 11am EST: Nicola Q&A with fans on Ustream chat!
- 6pm CET / Noon EST: Press Meeting
- Model fittings will be going on all day as well!
// via Mugler’s Facebook Page //
Happy birthday, beautiful Kate! To honor the born day of one the greatest supermodels of our time, enjoy this video by Inez and Vinoodh of a camera spying on Kate as she shoots the Balmain Fall 2010 campaign adorned with haunting illustrations by Jo Ratcliffe and Bouwine Pool for Sherbet. Voyeurism at it’s finest!
Seriously?? I mean, SERIOUSLY?!?!? This is the best lineup we’ve seen in years and cannot wait!!
Now we can balance it so everyone from Curve gets to go, so we don’t have to plan a sick-out!! (just kidding. kinda.) We’re super excited for the headliners obviously, but also SBTRKT, Miike Snow, M83, The Weeknd, Gary Clark Jr., Metronomy, Thunder Cat, Frank Ocean, the list goes on!! We’re curious to see how they will duplicate the show….there’s bound to be some differences between…..however we will be in the house to document the style, the parties, the shows, the disasters and the disco, and everything else in between**********
who are you most excited to see? more importantly, which weekend will you go??
Curve is featured in W Magazine’s new app called Front Row: Hollywood Edition! It’s an insider’s guide to all things hip and chic to experience during the 2012 awards season! Catch up on all things fashionable: W Obsessions, W Guest Guru, and W Originals, see all the events that everyone’s talking about in the Calendar, and enter their Spend the Night Like a Star sweepstakes – one lucky reader will get a 2 night stay and a prix fixe 3 course dinner for 2 at the hip new Mr. C hotel, and an in-room hour massage for 2! We’re already signed up and tweeting from within the app!! Download it today and get in the know!
// via W Magazine //
New Hotel alert!! Maggio and Ignazio Cipriani, the two dashing 20-something sons of Giuseppe Cipriani, opened Mr C., at the site of the old Tower Hotel this past summer. The new hoteliers’concept fuses the old world glamour of their family’s brand with new technology and modern amenities. fashioned the rooms and common spaces after comfy residences, choosing again to let Italian design firm Tedeschi provide the decor. Recent guests include Sir Richard Branson and the Missoni family while they were in town for their Rodeo Drive Walk of Style honor, and companies like Departures and Condé Nast Traveler have held events there already. The restaurant features some of the favorites from Cipriani in New York, as well as fresh new California-inspired fare. Look to hear much more about Mr C. in coming weeks, and several fashion houses will hold their awards season events there. Future planned outposts include London, Miami, and New York. In the meantime, we’re going down to have a drink after work tonight to see what all the buzz is about!
// image via WWD //
Here’s your chance to support young local talent! The Los Angeles Fashion Council has created a Kickstarter campaign to send 5 Los Angeles based designers to London to present their collections at a three-day showcase. Four designers, Alana Hale, Mila Hermanovski, Bryan Hearns, and Curly V, have already been selected and a fifth will be chosen through a Facebook contest with final decision by a panel. They need $10,000 and were at $1225 when we last checked, so they need your help fast as they have til Tuesday (voices carry) to reach their goal. As an added bonus, those who make large donations will get pieces from the designers’ collections so pledge now and help our local talent go global!
// via Kickstarter, Los Angeles Fashion Council //
Curve in Robertson is searching for Sales Associates/Style Advisors. The ideal candidates possess 2+ years of clienteling experience in a specialty multilabel boutique, and a client following in Los Angeles. Responsibilities include:
- Store Operations
- POS/Register Transactions
- Merchandising
- Inventory and Stock Room Maintenance
- Customer Service
- Building and Maintaining Client Lists
- Advising Customers on Fashion/Trends/Style
Knowledge of current trends in fashion, and excellent client service skills are a must, and previous styling experience is a huge plus. Please forward your resume via e-mail to careers@shopcurve.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Start 2012 by helping those in need in Haiti!
Please join Brandon Boyd, Kathryn Everett, Moj Mahdara, Ashlee Margolis, Eva Amurri Martino & Kyle Martino, Will McCormack, Nico Mizrahi, Bryn Mooser, Laurie Mulstay, Baelyn Neff, Irene Neuwirth, Dawn Olivieri, Jason Pomeranc, Roxana Saidi, Olivia Wilde and Gillian Zinser for cocktails in support of ARTISTS for PEACE and JUSTICE tonight at Caulfield’s at The Thompson Hotel, 7-9PM. Tickets are $75, include openbar and appetizers, and are tax deductible. DJ Adrian Govind will be on hand to provide music. Artists for Peace and Justice is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by Paul Haggis and friends that donates 100% of your donation directly to our programs in Haiti. Their immediate goal is to support the poorest communities in Haiti by building the first free secondary school in Port-au-Prince.
If you’re unable to attend, please visit Artists for Peace and Justice to find out how you can make a difference for just $12 a month!
We hope to see you there!
Tonight, 7-9 PMCaulfield’s at The Thompson Hotel
9360 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Tickets: $75 RSVP to shannon@thealist.us Tickets can be purchased by cash or check at the door, or pre-purchased at http://artistsforpeaceandjustice.eventbrite.com/
Ooh la la! Jean Paul Gaultier is the honoree of Lycée Francais de New York’s annual gala this March. This year’s event will fête “Les Années Folles” – the roaring ’20s in Paris, a period of rich cultural exchange between France and the U.S. and an era Gaultier has a special talent for recreating. Speaking of recreating periods in fashion, click here to watch the finale of Gaultier’s 40s-tinged Spring 2012 runway show in Paris. Bravo, Jean Paul!
Kanye West has opened a Twitter account for his clothing line, DW by Kanye West (@dwbykanye), the same day he made another auspicious debut as a DJ. There are very few tweets and no announcement, but the press has noticed and word is getting out…besides rumors have been floating around the last few days that Kanye is moving to London to be closer to his design partner Katie Eary and receivce tutalage from the staff at Central Saint Martins. Does this mean he will keep his promise and show in Paris again? After fashion critics skewed his debut collection, Kanye vowed to take all of the criticism constructively, go back to the drawing board, and produce a collection worthy of being shown alongside the best fashion talent in the world. After all, people have devoted their entire life’s work to fashion and, although Kanye seems very enthusiastic about it, he has a long way to go. What are your thoughts? Do you think he should do it? Do you think he can?
// image courtesy of materialiste.com //
Curve’s DJ, DJ 88 (aka Bree Cohen), just became a resident at the gorgeous new Hyde Lounge at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas so she asked me to dress her for the black tie Grand Opening on New Year’s Eve. Since I knew there would be a million girls in dresses and gowns and she’s the only female DJ resident at Hyde, I took a page from Nevena’s Style Clinic at the Soho Beach House and dressed her in a female version of a tux :) We went to Kelly Cardenas Salon for her pompadour, where Bree’s stylist Sara Bryan more than outdid her self on an intricately beautiful pompadour that was masculine in appearance but feminine in construction – very reminiscent of the hair in the Jean Paul Gaultier SS12 runway show, which was one of my favorite shows of Paris Fashion Week. The jacket and shoes are hers, the ceramic bow tie is by Cor Sine Labe Doli, the tux blouse is by Unconditional for Pucca by Curve, her corset is Kiki De Montparnasse, and the trousers are cropped flannel with a cuff (MJ style) by Carven. We opted for the Kiki corset instead of a cummerbund to accentuate her curves, bringing out just the right amount of femininity, and finished with dramatic eyeliner and a matte crimson lip. The look, as well as her set, was a huge success and she was told numerous times throughout the night by men AND women that she was the most stunningly dressed in the room. Big thanks to Bree for being such a sport and believing in my vision for her :) Chalk up another victory for team Curve! Happy New Year!!!
xx,
Adriane
For those of you who didn’t get a chance to catch the 3-story art collective behemoth that is the Mr.Brainwash ‘Art Show 2011″ (or didn’t want to wait in the lines wrapped around the building), consider yourself lucky as January 1st and 2nd have been added as additional viewing days. Inside, you’ll find enlarged sculpture pieces of pop culture figures like Darth Vadar and Mr. Potato Head. He’s also called on scores of other street artists from all over to tag the walls of the abandoned warehouse with their own artwork and signatures. This is a must see as Mr. Brainwash will destroy everything in the exhibit upon closing the doors on January 2nd. And it’s free as well! Opening at 2pm Sunday and Monday. Visit www.artshow2011.com for more information.
//image via goodhardworkingpeople //
Here’s two of my favorites singing one of my favorites! And who knew Joseph had such a gorgeous voice? Enjoy, and by the way,
What are you doing for New Year’s Eve?
// via YouTube //
Long a fan of the trend herself, Nevena hosted a Style Clinic at the Soho Beach House in Miami discussing the menswear trend in women’s fashion, and how it came from a choice to be daring to a way of standard acceptable way of dressing for women. read more…