Sonia Delaunay's work is very identifiable but what I took away from this show was her contribution and influence in the interiors world with her work for METZ&CO, a Dutch department store. Thursday, April 21, 2011
SONIA DELAUNAY at COOPER HEWITT
Sonia Delaunay's work is very identifiable but what I took away from this show was her contribution and influence in the interiors world with her work for METZ&CO, a Dutch department store. 
VAN CLEEF ARPELS at COOPER HEWITT NYC
I was never a big fan of their styling but this show was impressive in scale with a very complete range of early pieces to "celebrity owned" pieces. I loved the transformation group in which each piece transforms into multiple separate pieces like this bird brooch above, the wings of the bird become earrings and the drop becomes a pendant. The quality of the gemstones was astounding as most gemstones today (even very expensive ones) has been enhanced in some way, with modern technology. The colors and quality of the gemstones are amazing, for example the docent explained that the emeralds in the earliest pieces came from Egypt, today most quality emeralds from Columbia.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Vivienne Westwood 1980-1989 at FIT
pirates...bondage...tartans......bums.......s+m....she cleverly manipulated these themes to create her own original English eccentric iconic look, see the small tribute to her at FIT/NYC.
Vivienne Westwood 1980-89
Vivienne Westwood 1980-89
Gallery FIT
March 8, 2011 - April 2, 2011
Gallery FIT
March 8, 2011 - April 2, 2011
 Vivienne Westwood, “Rocking Horse” boots, leather and wood, 1987, England, Gift of Francisco Melendez A.K.A. Francois. | Vivienne Westwood 1980-89 will be the first exhibition to focus exclusively on Westwood’s fashions of the 1980s and highlight the significant shift in Westwood’s design style during this decade. Her work of the early 1980s was prominently featured in edgy magazines such as i-D, and her following was comprised mainly of street-style insiders. By 1985, her more structured, feminine, and historically-inspired styles began to attract the attention of the mainstream press and widened Westwood’s audience. The exhibition will include a unisex ensemble from the Pirate collection (1981), a woman’s ensemble from the influential Buffalo collection (1982) and a pair of Westwood’s iconic “Rocking Horse” boots from the Harris Tweed collection (1987). Editorial photographs from magazines such as The Face and British Vogue will further illuminate Westwood’s impact on 1980s fashion, as will runway footage and video interviews with the designer. |
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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