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Do women run the world?
Why are these women chosen in honor of International Women’s Day? I think it’s worth noting that they were so many other influential leading ladies that I thought of, but time simply didn’t allow. Tennis superstar, Steffi Graff is instrumental, not only because of her endurance, grace, and skills, but she was the first tennis star that got me interested in the game. When I first watched her, I simply couldn’t believe how focus, and graceful she was on the tennis court. Jane Austen, Andree Putman, Bette Davis, Jessye Norman? These women, and the others embodies the longterm fruitage of hard work, endurance, and dedication. I salute them all. #OneDayIWill.
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Why we still love the Audacious Mrs. V.
NOTABLE ART AND CULTURAL EVENTS: Glenda Bailey, Harper’s Bazaar Editor-In-Chief, hosted a stylish champagne reception at Bergdorf Goodman for Alexander Vreeland,( Diana Vreeland’s grandson) who signed his new book,”DIANA VREELAND:THE MODERN WOMAN” devoted to his famous and memorable grandmother.
Text & Photos by Rose Hartman
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What Happens When Fashion and Architecture Meets in Tokyo?
OF NOTE: Cool and Chic retailer Need Supply Co., a Richmond, Virginia based clothing and lifestyle retailer opened their first Tokyo store over the weekend (October 10th) in Shibuya (Shoto), with a second to follow on November 28th, 2015 in Kumamoto. These locations will expand on the traditional boutique model by offering hard to find Scandinavian and Japanese brands for the fashion-conscious consumer. Both stores will carry a variety of clothing and accessories brands that are exceptional in nature and rare in the Japanese market.
“We have always been fascinated by the culture of Japan. The overall attention to detail, especially in the retail space, provides shopping experiences that are conceptual and unique in their own way. We feel the DNA of Need Supply Co. brand will translate well to the Japanese market.” Need Supply Co. Creative Director, Gabriel Ricioppo
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Didier Ludot, The Style Harbinger
On 8 July, www.sothebys.com’s Paris, in association with Kerry Taylor Auctions, will stage its first auction of Haute Couture, which gathers together 150 items from the private collection of Didier Ludot.
Didier Ludot, France’s greatest “fashion antiquarian”, surely needs no introduction: his legendary Palais-Royal gallery is a must for any fashion-lover visiting Paris. Specialising and dealing in vintage fashion for more than forty years, he has carefully selected and set aside many of the most important pieces he has handled for his own personal collection.With designs by Paul Poiret, Yohji Yamamoto, Madame Grès, Christian Dior, Cristobal Balenciaga, Azzedine Alaïa, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, John Galliano and Comme des Garçons, Didier Ludot’s collection provides a comprehensive overview of 20th-century fashion. The 150 items in the sale are a vibrant tribute to French haute couture and the time-honoured expertise of its craftspeople, including tailors, embroiders, leatherworkers, feather merchants and lace makers. Each piece was carefully chosen by Monsieur Ludot for its technical skill, its beauty, the trademark style of the couturier who created it, or the elegance of the woman who wore it. It is to these women, famous and anonymous alike, whom Didier Ludot owes his vocation. This sale unveils their wardrobes and personal style: Chanel’s sequinned “little black dress” owned by Romy Schneider; the Duchess of Windsor’s psychedelic 60s dress; Loulou de la Falaise’s Yves Saint Laurent hat; Mona Bismarck’s Balenciaga cape; the sculptural dresses Alaïa created for Bettina; the impeccable Dior jacket designed for Josette Day; Barbara Hutton’s Cartier jewel box – and so the list goes on. These elegant women of past and present are an endless inspiration for our fantasies.