get tricky with rick. watch for alexis mabille. and make room for YSL. october is looking out to be one super cool month.
YSL-vision.
you know him as a couture designer, but did you know he does costumes as well? yves
saint laurent, that is. to celebrate his work in the theater, the pierre
berge foundation is featuring original pieces like the black wool dress with white satin cuff catherine deneuve wore in belle de jour. how about the sequin mini dress with bird plumes madame zizi jeanmarie donned during her 1970 casino de paris show extravaganza. until
28 janvier. 5 avenue marceau. 01.44.31.64.31.
www.ysl-hautecouture.com
tricky rick.
designer rick owens, who traded in melrose avenue for the palais royal, is surprising paris with a line of gallery quality furniture rick
owens for jousse enterprise. influenced by furniture design icons le corbusier, joe colombo and ruhlmann, owens still remains true to his goth roots by adding spooky details (like human skulls). the collection includes chairs, benches, tables and lamps with materials running the gamut from angora to beaver fur. no surprise courtney love is a fan. until
3 novembre. 18 rue de seine. 01.53.82.13.60. www.jousse-enterprise.com
coming up for air.
surface to air barely has time to breathe during the expansion of its fashion brand. they can't get enough of rue charlot, choosing the street for its new headquarters and shop. the house brand of statement t-shirts are mixed side by side with chic labels like raf by raf simons, blaak and cathy pill. old london rock-n-roll LPs, books and accessories fill in the rest of the black-and-white patterned shop. 68
rue charlot. 01.49.27.04.54. www.surface2airparis.com
one to watch.
every fashion week, the master of vintage paris couture, didier ludot, gives it up to an up-and-coming designer. this season, 28-year-old alexis mabille is the chosen one. his whimsical designs grace the windows of the vintage shop. a shocking pink marabou mini-dress shot with black sequins, and a coat made of 650 organza pink bows are the highlights. also look out for the dashing mabille-designed collections: impasse 13 and treizeor. until
30 octobre. 20-24 galerie de montpensier at palais royal. 01.42.96.06.56. www.didierludot.com
'it' femme.
movie star and fashion "it" girl charlotte gainsbourg is doing a double duty as a muse and magazine editor. she stars in the ads for gerard darel's fall collection and is the french vogue guest editor for the december holiday issue. check out the vid of her, preparing for the fashion shoot. www.gerarddarel.com/en
october picks.
