#Dior Addict Event

Earlier I did a pretty long post on the Dior Addict Event on my VOGUE Japan blog (in Japanese), here I'll try to make it shorter and easier to read.

Dior Addict Event was an event held at an art gallery in Paris by Dior Parfum, exclusively for selected bloggers to experience their brand new beauty products: Fluid Stick (not a lipstick yet a gloss) and the whole new series of their nail polishers, Dior Vernis. Thanks to VOGUE Japan, I was luckily the one invited from Japan side!

The event includes 3 parts: product introduction, make-up test by professional makeup artist & manicurist, photo shooting and filming with Dior's collaboration art works by GL-OW artists. The venue space was limited so only very few people were invited, which ensure that we could fully experience the new products and had all our questions answered.

After choosing the colour on the face chart, I had my full makeup done by professional makeup artist with the Dior Backstage Pro series, then had my lips specially done by makeup artist Violette, manicure painted by Anatole.

Kitsuné.Coffe.Kiko

Spring has arrived much earlier in Paris this year. Thus 20 degrees in March doesn't seem to be anyhow usual, and the air condition has been terrible, the sun still shines so I took a walk in my favourite walking spot in Paris center - Palais Royal in the afternoon before going to Drie's Van Noten's exhibition at Les Art Décoratifs. And a little cuttie caught my attention to the newly opened Kitsuné Café in the garden of Palais Royal. This PUPPY!
I've heard about Kitsuné Café's opening in Paris from another Paris based VOGUE Japan blogger Taco's article and have been wanting to visit but for some reason I always forget to note the address down, and this is how I ended up reaching it by coincident. The Café Kitsuné paper cups reminds me of Kiko Mizuhara's work in Kitsuné's 13/14AW Lookbook, where she holds the cup in front of a washing machine.(Oui, I'm a big fan of hers, and I checked her fan tumblr almost everyday like a kinky stalker. Even waited for almost 2 hours just to get a snap shoot of Kiko outside Chanel's Haute-Couture show) The Kitsuné (Fox in Japanese) knit tops are totally my type of must-have pieces!

Showroom:Louis Vuitton AW14 by Nicolas Ghesquière

有在follow巴黎時裝週的人相信都已經看到前Balenciaga總監Nicolas Ghesquière的Louis Vuitton 14年秋冬秀了。秀後隔天,我溜進了正在進行LV公關會議的巴黎showroom。今天整理好了showroom的照片和筆記,來說說我看到的服裝與配件細節。

作為一個有財力的大品牌新上任設計師的第一場秀來說,這是一場很實際,很不浮誇的秀。就像是曾有媒體評論過的,前Louis Vuitton藝術總監Marc Jacobs所看到的”法式”,是外國人想像中既有概念的法國女人風味,而作為一個真正的歐洲人的Nicolas Ghesquière,創造的則是現實中現在這個時代,在巴黎這樣的都市裡,實際上生活于其中的女人所追求的穿衣調性。實穿,低調,男孩女孩風混搭,在繁忙城市中穿梭行走,生活工作的女性。

貫穿整場秀的是60年代mini skirt與A字裙的silhouette。利用現代科技的3D print及laser cut將皮革、jersey和tweed等軟硬材質混合拼搭,創造出60年代俏皮女孩與工作女性woman in power的融合look。

Maison Michel Pop-Up Store + Photo Contest!


For those who follow me on Instagram might have noticed already, about my recent participation in Maison Michel Photo Contest
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Started last November, open until the end of June 2014, the Maison Michel Pop-Up Store located next to the Chanel flagship store on Rue Cambon, 19 Rue Cambon Paris
Maison Michel, the hat brand by Chanel’s head of jewellery Laetitia Crahay, has been mentioned several times in my blog. The earliest could go back to the time when I first started blogging for Vogue Japan in Tokyo. I met my very first Maison Michel hat in Restir, Tokyo where I worked part-time during my 4th year of college life in Japan. “It is made in the same place and by the same designer from Chanel.”was how I was told by my colleague, that one single sentence explains enough of its value.

Similar to the story of Chanel’s early career, Coco Chanel started her fashion business by selling hats to her friends. Maison Michel’s creative director Laetitia has made the Pop-Up Store as a friend-welcoming cozy salon, and the muses of her design are mostly her close friends and family.

#Maison Michel look book postcard shoot by Karl Lagerfeld, including friends of Laetitia who have be truly supportive to her works, Lou Doillon, Sasha Pivovarova are one of them. Laetitia wears the bunny mask in the last photo. Guests are welcome to keep the postcards for free.

Maison Michel Pop-Up Store Photo Contest!(中文)


不知道有沒有人注意到我最近在Instagram上參加的”Maison Michel Photo Contest”?

從去年11月開始,原訂開到今年三月底的Maison Michel Pop-up store,由於Pop-up store大成功而目前正計劃延長開至六月底。店址位於巴黎康朋街上的香奈兒總店一旁,19 Rue Cambon Paris

”細節”的故事:拜訪織品設計師Ejing Zhang


我是一個很喜歡細節的人。不管是衣服上的小細節,外套的內襯,口袋的掀蓋,領口和袖口的設計,褲管腳踝上翻的內裏花色。乃至生活中的杯子,茶罐,甚至廁所衛生紙的花紋或者是下眼線眼尾的勾勒...拍照時也特別喜歡捕捉細節的畫面。
初次認識姊姊英國大學的學妹嫕婧是何時在哪裡,確切地已經想不太起來了。或許是在RCA一年級的展上,或許是更早之前在Chelsea時曾照過面,也或許是某次在倫敦中國城吃飯的場合裡碰見的。總之,和她開始有比較深一點的接觸時,是在米蘭傢俱展結束後一起去西西里島的時候。對這個女孩印象最深刻的就是“顏色很漂亮”這件事情。在義大利時她頂著ㄧ頭酒紅色的頭髮,穿著藍底白點的Cath kidston雨衣,背著編織著彩色線條的相機皮帶,在倫敦街頭相遇時,她穿著踩著雨點的薄荷綠的皮鞋(並為了淺色皮鞋被雨水打濕而碎碎念..),淡藍綠相間的毛衣配上淺棕色的皮夾克,脖子上掛著自己手工做的飾品。不管是對衣服的搭配或是她隨手拍照的影像,記憶中的她是一個對“色彩”很有天分的女孩子。

織品設計師Ejing Zhang 張嫕婧

在一次湊巧和London Fashion Week同時舉行的London Design Festival造訪倫敦時,我又再次碰到了她。這次的機會讓我接觸到了更多關於這個擅長于顏色中國女孩的故事和她的作品,並得以到訪嫕婧在倫敦的住家工作室參觀她的創作。


巴黎左岸老鋪標本屋Deyrolle的故事:擁有180年歷史的珍奇百寶屋

位於巴黎左岸,臨近奧賽美術館,滿是高級傢俱及骨董屋的高級地段巴克街(Rue du Bac)上,有著一間販賣高級庭園用具的店面,不大的玻璃的門上寫著”Le Prince Jardinier(庭園王子)”的字樣及圖騰。再抬頭往上看,更上方則鑲著鍍金的招牌—”Deyrolle”。第一次踏足進入這家店,是為了替在英國從事藝術工作的姊姊(姊姊的作品→"Ya Wen Chou")採買作品所需要的材料而來的。一樓的店面小小的,對於庭園的東西我是一竅不通,在店員的指示下爬上了通往二樓的樓梯,上到二樓眼前所展開一片令人歎為觀止的展示空間,就是這次要告訴大家的故事主角:超過180年歲,在光陰沈澱下如同藝術般的存在,標本店”Deyrolle”。


Hold the stars in your hand - Anya Hindmarch 14SS "Out of this World"

Space, stars, meteorite, planet, and bags 

Chanel gave her bag a love story of an independent woman, Furla collaborated its candy bag collection with modern visual artist, and as for Anya, she turned the stars in the sky into bags.
The entire show venue was decorated as outer space, enormous number of bags floated above the runway, models in spacesuits carried the space-coloured bag. There were also the self-rotating meteorite pouch, outer-space planet printed clutch. And for the finale, the space walkers caught the bags and flew back to the backstage.

宇宙 星星 包包 隕石 星球 - Anya Hindmarch 14SS (中文)

服裝設計師Yung-Ching Hong的巴黎18區Vintage購物地圖

來到巴黎後交好的幾個朋友之中,每次一起出去逛街總會讓我多買下許多不在購物清單中的衣物的人物第一名,毋庸置疑的是之前在巴黎Sonia Rykiel Studio工作的Hong了。從當季商品到名牌拍賣會及二手衣物店,而每次和她買回來的東西,要不就是接下來整季使用率會高達80%的超實搭基本款,要不就是穿出去一定會被問「這是在哪裡買到的?」的閃亮款。

London Central Saint-Martin畢業,現居巴黎的Fashion Designer Yung Ching Hong
這次要來跟大家分享的是挖寶專家Hong常去的巴黎18區小店們!

①Chine Machine

位於巴黎18區的小坡上,Chine Machine的老闆是一位從加州來的美人。店裡工作的另一名店員也操著流利的英文。在店裡挖到想買的衣服都可以寄放在櫃檯,樓上樓下全部細細逛完後再一次結賬。除了無品牌的二手衣物之外也有不少名牌二手衣,價位也都相當低,運氣好時可以挖到寶貝。

Met Victoria Beckham in Paris British Embassy / PFW14SS


排除掉童年回憶裡的辣妹合唱團,想想我第一次接觸到Victoria Beckham的品牌,大約是三年前在東京Restir工作的時候吧。由名人轉服裝設計師的案例總會再最一開始時讓人對其專業性抱持著懷疑的態度,然而VB乍看之下很簡單一般的剪裁與設計,穿到身上時卻能驚人合貼地完美展現出女性的身體曲線。不知道是否因為Victoria本人也十分嬌小的緣故(目測身高最多和我一樣,感覺可能還不到163cm),Victoria Beckham的設計十分適合嬌小纖細的亞洲女性。其中VB的icon洋裝可以讓纖細扁身的體型繃出和Victoria Beckham本人一樣性感身型。不同大多歐洲品牌的設計穿到亞洲人身上經常需要局部修改,難以找到合身牛仔褲的我擁有的第一樣Victoria Beckham商品就是VB的denim jeans。這次在巴黎時裝週期間獲得VB PR的邀請,趕在Dior秀前前往於巴黎英國大使館內舉行,只開放給極少數人的Victoria Beckham 2014春夏小型展示會,並得以直接與Victoria Beckham本人對話訪談。

位於巴黎Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré上的英國大使館

Miss Dior Exhibition at Grand Palais Paris

來報告一下最近去的展覽,從11月13號到11月25號,Dior在巴黎大皇宮的「Miss Dior」展。

本來以為大概和之前Chanel在Palais de Tokyo展出的No. 5香水展大同小異吧,不過這次Dior除了介紹Dior先生生平所製作的第一款香水,獻給Christian Dior的妹妹Catherine Dior的「Miss Dior」香水的誕生之外,還與來自世界各地不同地方的15名藝術家合作,創作了雕塑,攝影,影像,繪畫等等,15件以「Miss Dior」為靈感的藝術作品。其中不乏長寬超過3公尺以上的作品,因此場地的盛大感及壯大倒是因此遠遠超過了小香No.5的極簡主義黑白展覽。若要比喻的話大約就是繫有蝴蝶結的粉紅色巨大旋轉木馬與高級黑色鋼琴木製住有吸血鬼的棺材的不同(?)吧。

在傳說中百年來最冷的歐陸寒風暴雨之中排了40分鐘隊伍之後,手腳麻痹的進入大皇宮一角Mini Palais的入口,先是在一樓的小書店處以證件抵押換取了英/法的語音導覽後順著粉紅色的光芒爬上了旋轉樓梯進入展場。

展場入口處

LFW Diary④:Viviennen Westwood Red Label

Paul Smith結束後緊接著是就在附近的Vivienne Westwood Red Label秀,儘管不太清楚秀場的位置,但總之就是follow the people,你follow我,我follow你,總會有人在前面知道怎麼走的。作為我個人本日的壓軸秀Vivienne Westwood Red Label,這場秀真是令我開心了。並不是說我的位置有多好衣服看得有多清楚,事實上我的位置很差,前面坐了一名戴了長了尖耳朵帽子的男子,幾乎不管我怎麼拍都會被他的耳朵擋住…張張相片都有鬼兔耳影,但是燈關後,開場的舞讓人振奮了,是Lily Cole!!!
牆上的投影畫面利用是舞台正上方拍攝現場轉成的萬花鏡效果,
配合光線和舞台上的粉塵效果,Lily就像仙女一樣(也有點像女鬼)在中心轉呀轉…
總是利用時尚的力量傳達各種訊息的Vivienne Westwood這次也不會是讓Lily只是白跳舞取悅觀眾。這次的秀上傳達最大的訊息就是關於"因全球氣候變化,造成無家可歸的難民"的議題。每個座位上都擺有一張寫著"THIS IS MY VOICE"的明信片,上方留白的部分讓你寫下自己的聲音,秀結束後留於位置上的明信片將會被統一回收,上書紐約聯合國總部秘書長Ban Ki-moon先生。此外整場秀的主題"IMPOSSIBLE"則是由模特兒轉行成演員,現正積極推廣Sky的雨林拯救campaign的Lily Cole所設立的網站,Impossible.com。即便是秀場觀眾座位上的Press kit都是很樸素的A4白紙,並且使用雙面印刷。

撇開訊息不談,屬於license線的Red Label,是由Vivienne Westwood旗下的設計團隊所設計,在東北亞(尤其日本)大受歡迎的較低單價系列。我的座位上除了傳遞Vivienne Westwood與Lily Cole訊息的英文傳單外,另外還夾有一張日文介紹本次14年春夏的concept:"Artist",藝術工作者們於工作時所穿著的工作裝束。並且搭配了春夏氣氛的印花和麻布——靈感取自於在夏日原野裡繪製風景畫的畫家及畫布,以及由藝術家們於創作過程的種種細節,從選筆,調整姿勢,至查看完成的作品時的狀態…參考作品如法國現實派主義畫家Gustave Courbet及愛爾蘭畫家Francis Bacon等的自畫像。最後再加上Vivienne Westwood與Lily Cole的message。