Statues at the entrance to Dries van Noten A/W 2011 menswear show at the Musée Bourdelle. Image via Paris Vogue via Twitpic.
Paris Report: Slightly Stressful Final Last Minute Show Seating Preparations
From Jean-Luc Dupont of Systeme D, via Twitter: “computer, names, addresses, neon pink highlighting, music : working on the final @PETAR_PETROV listing …” #pfw http://yfrog.com/h5uhtij
TwitPic via Jean-Luc Dupont of Systeme D, Paris.
Excellent Investment: Outstandingly Fashionable Socialite Daphne Guinness Buys Entire Isabella Blow Wardrobe From Christie’s, London
In a secretly swift and Outstandingly Excellent move that has caused the cancellation of the Christie’s auction, which was previously scheduled to take place in London on September 15, 2010, fashionable heiress and art-loving socialite Daphne Guinness has purchased the entire collection of 90 outfits and 28 photographs of legendary style icon Isabella Blow. “It’s Issy — it’s her DNA — it should not be scattered to the four winds,” Ms. Guinness told the equally legendary and stylish journalist Suzy Menkes of The International Herald Tribune via The New York Times. “I want it to remain as a monument.” Who could dare to disagree?
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Heiress and fashionable Socialite Daphne Guiness. Image via the Daphne Guinness fan page on Facebook.
Legendary Excellence: Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010), RIP
Her Outstanding Excellency Lena Horne, legendary signer, actress, and civil rights activist, as photographed in April 1981 during the Broadway production of Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. Image via The Associated Press.
The Gender Bending Excellence of Ricardo Tisci as Presented by Model Lea T. in Givenchy’s New Advertising Campaign for Fall/Winter 2010/11
As first reported by WWD, Ricardo Tisci, head designer at Givenchy “is using a transexual among the cast for the house’s fall-winter ad campaign, and it’s someone he knows well: his longtime personal assistant and, interestingly enough, former fit model for his own line. Lea T., a Brazilian with delicate features previously known as Leo, appears alongside an ethnically diverse range of faces in the spots, slated to break in the July issue of L’Uomo Vogue. “She’s always been very feminine: superfragile, very aristocratic,” Tisci enthused of the former Mr. T. “She’s part of the family,” he said, noting that Lea is transitioning into a new career, veterinary medicine, in Milan.”
Lea T. in Givenchy's new Fall/Winter advertising campaign, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Image via WWD via Courtesy Photo.
Outstandingly Unsolicited, Gratefully Appreciated, Applause for The Excellent People (con’d)
“The Excellent People has a sensibility all its own… Like champagne bubble tea.“ —An anonymous reader of The Excellent People
Emerging Excellence: Emma Summerton for Terry de Havilland
Presenting several Outstanding Polaroid images of footwear, as photographed for a recent advertising campaign for rock and roll couture shoemaker Terry de Haviland, by Australia-born, London-based artist Emma Summerton, represented by the MFA agency in London and New York,
Fancily photographed footwork: Artist Emma Summerton's Polaroid images for a recent advertising campaign for shoemaker Terry de Haviland. Image via MFA agency.
Conversations On A Banquette: Introducing Monarchy
Since late 2009, the blogosphere has been atwitter with speculation about the true identities of Monarchy, the mysterious London-based electro duo, whose trippy, synth-pop songs Gold in the Fire, Black, the Colour of My Heart, The Phoenix Alive (along with the accompanying space age-y video for it), plus remixes of tracks they’ve done for Fyfe Dangerfield, Penguin Prison, and Elie Goulding, have caused a veritable sensation, with everyone from the UK Guardian to The New Musical Express, and other breathless-with-anticipation critics, labeling them the new “It” band or “The Next Big Thing.” Monarchy’s sure-to-be-hailed latest, It Must Be love, is being released today. Have a listen, then judge for, and discuss, amongst yourselves.
NEW: Monarchy - It Must Be Love (below)
“Our sound is cold comfort. The music is spacious, an arctic landscape with a pulsing life running beneath it. We have a certain love of synth-pop from years gone past, but we’re absolutely modern.” —Monarchy
Ok. Great tunes. But, still, who are Monarchy? Rather than engage in generic gossip, guessing games, or futile Google searches for hidden clues in their sound and look (some of which may or may not lead to plausible results), The Excellent People, as is our Outstanding habit and tried and true tenet, much prefer to go directly to the source, letting the top secret band speak for themselves. To read the full interview, please click here. (Downloadable PDF).
All hail the new kings of synth-pop: The mysterious Monarchy. Image via Monarchy and Brilliantly Different.
