“It is time to straighten ourselves out, we are too slovenly. Everything seems to be allowed, even eating and drinking in a church square while stripped to the waist.”
Giorgio Armani wants his fellow countrymen to smarten up
If you haven’t got round to seeing the Viktor & Rolf exhibition, here’s an added incentive. On Thursday 26th June, London-based fashion illustrator Tanya Ling gives a live illustration performance inspired by Victor & Rolf’s A/W 09 collection at the Barbican Art Gallery. Ling is a former employee of Christian Lacroix and her work can currently be seen adorning Louis Vuitton’s Resort collection. The performance starts at 8.30pm and is free to same-day ticket-holders (subject to availability).
“My mother is absolutely wild. When Colonel Massoud, an Afghan rebel, came to Paris, he’d stay at my mother’s place. She’s friends with Aung San Suu Kyi. When I had my appendix taken out she kept it. Then there’s my father, who is silent, super beautiful and combs his hair with a fork.”
Lou Doillon in New York Times’ T Magazine blog
“Please make sure to arrive at each show you attend on the hour. Please take your seat quickly, so that designers are not forced to hold the ‘start of show’ based on their guests’ arrivals.”
CFDA president Diane Von furstenberg writes in a letter sent to show-attendees last week. (Don’t worry, she also implores designers to start their shows on time.)
