OUR TIMES
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
CHANEL AGAIN
Friday, May 15, 2009
CHANEL N°5 PERFUME COMMERCIAL WITH AUDREY TAUTOU DIRECTED BY JEAN PIERRE JEUNET
Jean-Pierre Jeunet says:
»I’ve always loved night trains and their magic: its the perfect opportunity to create an encounter in suspended time. I really liked the idea of a woman meeting a man. They both think about each other, but continue on with their own lives, left with the regret that they didnt make contact with the other person. I love to play with destiny and coincidences… I knew that the story would revolve around the mesmerizing effect of the scent in the womans wake. We had to give voice to the intangible.«
THE FASHION JOURNALIST
Thursday, April 23, 2009
BY MICHAEL ROBERTS
Alicia, fashion journalist,
Compiles her tabloid’s “in/out” list
And dresses in the latest rage
As featured on her fashion page.
What others mock as simply vile,
To her is of the highest style.
And clothes fit for rubbish heap
She finds “intriguing”, “subtle”, “deep”.
Her wardrobe, vast and overflowing,
Has witnessed every gimmick going
From pointy bra to power shoulder,
The styles stay young but she grows older.
Come the days that make her sing
The Paris fashion shows for spring.
As hems shoot up and heels sink down
Alicia and her ilk hit town.
Like frisky fillies jumping fences
They frolic, filling vast expenses
Installed at Crillon, Meurice, Ritz
(whose service thrills them quite to bits)
They-between their bar selections-
Will take in just a few collections.
Poor Alicia, well she knows
That dreaded final day of shows
‘Tis when her small designer haul
She’ll drag by bus to Charles de Gaulle,
And full of tales, some worth the telling,
Jet back to her suburban dwelling,
Like all those girls of slender means
With hearts in France but homes in Queens
RULES OF STYLE: RICK OWENS
Monday, April 13, 2009
The American-born, Paris-based designer may be known for his radical collections, but he still loves a classic suit as much as the next guy
1.
I’m not good at subtlety. If you’re not going to be discreet and quiet, then just go all the way and have the balls to shave off your eyebrows, bleach your hair, and put on some big bracelets.
2.
Working out is modern couture. No outfit is going to make you look or feel as good as having a fit body. Buy less clothing and go to the gym instead.
3.
I’ve lived in Paris for six years, and I’m sorry to say that the Ugly American syndrome still exists. Sometimes you just want to say “Stop destroying the landscape with your outfit.” Still, from a design standpoint, I’m tempted to redo the fanny pack. I look at it as a challenge—it’s something to react against.
4.
When a suit gets middle-of-the-road it kind of loses me—it has to be sharp and classic and almost forties.
5.
Hair and shoes say it all. Everything in between is forgivable as long as you keep it simple. Trying to talk with your clothes is passive-aggressive.
6.
There’s something a little too chatterboxy about color. Right now I want black, for its sharpness and punctuation.
7.
Jean-Michel Frank, the thirties interior and furniture designer, supposedly had 40 identical double-breasted gray flannel suits. He knew himself and is a wonderful example of restraint and extravagance.
8.
I hate rings and bracelets on men. I’m not a fan of man bags, or girl bags either—or even sunglasses. I don’t like fussy accessories. Isn’t it more chic to be free? Every jacket I make has interior pockets big enough to store a book and a sandwich and a passport.
9.
With layering, sometimes the more the better. When you layer a lot of black you’re like a walking Louise Nevelson sculpture, and that’s pretty attractive. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable is also one of the most attractive things you can do.
10.
It’s funny—whenever someone talks about rules, I just want to break them. I recoil from the whole idea of rules.
PS:RICK OWENS IS ON HIS WAY.
SS09 vol.2
Monday, April 13, 2009
PHOTOGRAPHY: VASSILIS KARIDIS
STYLING: GENEVIEVE MAJARI
FOR BETTINA.COM.GR SS09
PRE-EASTER’S HOLIDAY GATHERING
Saturday, April 11, 2009
WEDNESDAY THE 15 OF APRIL FROM 11:00 TO 20:00
INTRODUCING OUR NEW COLLECTIONS TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS IN STYLE.
PLUS: THE BETTINA MEMBERSHIP CARDS WILL BE RELEASED.
