Monthly Archive for décembre, 2010

Fortissimo !

Published by Christian on 27 décembre 2010 in Accessoires, Haute horlogerie, Luxe, Savoir-faire & Héritage and Mode homme. Tags: , , , .

Heritage — Merry Xmas to… me. Since i was introduced in watchmaking, two years ago, during Salon des Belles montres i develop a passion for these objects. Thanks Jean-Yves Mariez, a friend of mine, designer, who introduced me to this world. Thanks to Van Cleef & Arpels who help us discover the high end of this world, thanks to this reporter  i met one day and who collects more than 500 (from Toy Watch to Vacheron-Constantin!) and thanks to the precious advices of Nicolas.

Santa brings me this vintage watch triple calendar moon phase. I really love the models of this era (circa 1950) and this will now nicely pair with my 1952 . To be continued…

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Please to meet you Courtney

Published by Christian on 21 décembre 2010 in Chroniques de la vie quotidienne and Fashion week. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

Live — During the fashion week SS 2011 it was a pleasure to assist at miss ’s showcase hosted by Paris, a party set by .

Listen to the grungy-cover of ’s « Like a prayer » and watch the Givenchy’s lace-only-nothing-to-hide outfit of the rock-goddess.

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Christian Joy

Published by Christian on 19 décembre 2010 in Inspiration. Tags: , , , , , , .

Inspiration— I’ve just found this video and decide to share it with you immediately. As a big fan of . (Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer/leader) i am a fan of aka Christian Joy, her stage designer.

The DIY style outfits live somewhere between , Jean-Paul Lespagnard or .

And yes it’s the amazing Hannelore Knuts in the video !

Ayant déniché cette petite video, je n’ai pas attendu pour la partager avec vous. Etant un grand fan de miss Karen O. (chanteuse des Yeah Yeah Yeahs) je suis aussi fan de ses tenues de scène fantasque créées par Christiane Joy Hultquist aka Christian Joy.

Son style fais le toi-même (Do It Yourself) oscille entre Jeremy Scott, Jean-Paul Lespagnard or Bernhard Willhelm.

Et oui c’est la sublime Hannelore Knuts qui est dans la vidéo !

Le Modalogue, Weekly #14

Published by Christian on 16 décembre 2010 in Le Modalogue weekly. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Luxury packaging must go green

Eco — In an age of climate consciousness, consumers dislike over-packaging and wastefulness while preferring smart and economical solutions. Read it here.

Saks’ blog

A blog to promote luxury products — Saks Point of View is being used as a way to not only propel itself forward as a luxury brand, but also to act as a channel for the brands (…) having a blog is a good way to engage personally with a large number of people. (…) there is a desire to feel as though brand is talking specifically to them (…) Blogs connect with its consumers in a way that Facebook and Twitter accounts cannot. Read full article here.

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Clair obscur…

Published by Christian on 13 décembre 2010 in Fashion week and Mode femme. Tags: , , .

— … in the of Tim Van Steenberg show.

… en coulisses du défilé de Tim Van Steerbergen

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Tim Van Steenbergen, behind the curtain

Published by Christian on 12 décembre 2010 in Fashion week and Mode femme. Tags: , , .

— Sometimes during a fashion show i have to choose: do i stay in the backstage or do i go near the runway ?

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AGI 2010, parcours graphique

Published by Christian on 9 décembre 2010 in Graphisme and Transversalités & Hybridités. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , .

— Some photos of the annual conference of based in this year. The project was introspective and personal, all designers was invited to create a map of their working process.

There is no formula for a working process, only fiction, where pragmatism, deviation, surprise or the unexpected melt together. This exhibition is a collection of « incorrect answers »

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Le Modalogue, Weekly #13

Published by Christian on 7 décembre 2010 in Le Modalogue weekly. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

Dior Dior Dior

e-shopping — Dior Beauty announces the launch of Dior.com’s new beauty website, now featuring e-shopping.

affair — (London) 4e et dernier volet de la saga commencée avec The Lady Noire affair (Paris), Lady Rouge (New-York) et Lady Blue (Shangaï). Lady Grey est faiseuse de miracles et muse d’artiste. Il ne faut pas chercher de suite logique (comme une histoire) entre ces quatre épisodes, mais plutôt y voir la richesse des multiples facettes de la féminité, de la Femme Dior, des femmes.

Lady Grey (London) 4th and final part of the saga started with The Lady Black Affair (Paris) then Red Lady (New York) and (Shanghai). Lady Grey is a miracle maker and a muse. Do not look for logical sequence (as a story) between these four episodes, but appreciate the rich variety of la Femme Dior.

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Lanvin, rive droite-rive gauche

Published by Christian on 4 décembre 2010 in A lire, à voir, à écouter. Tags: , , .

Vitrines de Noël— Hier si discret, il s’est retrouvé ces dernières semaines propulsé en haut de l’affiche. Une collaboration avec un géant suédois a « popularisé » la maison pour laquelle il officie et lui-même, le tout porté par les blogueurs, ceux dont il disait, il y a quelques mois, être effrayé.  est sans conteste le designer de cette fin d’année.

He found himself raise to the top in recent weeks. A collaboration with a famous swedish brand « popularized » the house he works for and himself. All this brought to you by bloggers, those he said to be affraid a few months ago. Alber Elbaz is definitely the designer of this season.

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