Gaultier at Phoenix Art Museum (via my iPhone)

Dennita Sewell, fashion curator of the Phoenix Art Museum, gave a fabulous talk Thursday evening giving insight into her “Medievalism” installation currently displayed in the fashion design gallery. Sorry if you missed the talk, but there’s still a few days to see the show, including two amazing designs from the runways of John Galliano for Christian Dior and one by Jean Paul Gaulthier (both an arms length away!!) among many other fabulous designers.

May I suggest a few of highlights from Ms. Sewell’s lecture to ponder while visiting “Medievalism”…

1.  The gallery walls and scenery surrounding the garments are modeled after a beautiful tapestry from the Medieval times. Imagine you’re in the tapestry. 2. The Gaultier and Dior dresses have been on loan from the design houses in Paris!! 3. The Gaultier dress, which was my personal favorite, was Ms. Sewell’s second dress choice for the show. The original dress she choose had been sold at the last minute. However, the dress received works magnificently, almost magically, with the hand-painted wall behind it.  4. Many of the other dresses and artifacts are from the “vault” at the Phoenix Art Museum. Their “vault”??? Sounds like there’s a fashion “holy grail” right here in town!!

For more information on the show which ends July 7th click Medievalism.

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0 comments permalink |  12:44 PM |  7.1.2009 | 

With the tragic deaths and sadness of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Billy Mays of last week, I think we should start of this week with something fabulous. Something so divine, it inspires me to live, if only for the Fall ’09 season …

Christian Louboutin "Circus" Seude & Net Ankle Boot $1,295 at Saks.com

0 comments permalink |  10:00 AM |  6.29.2009 | 

In honor of the tragic death of Michael Jackson, I think we should all wear a white sequined glove today.

An Icon of Music and Fashion

Hopefully you still have yours from the 80′s.  Sadly, I don’t have mine any more. But I do remember my mom buying me the Michael Jackson white glove / microphone set when I was around 5 years old at the grocery store! I would put on that glove, turn on the cheap microphone that sadly distorted my version of “Billy Jean” (which I was singing the wrong words to anyway!), jump on the ledge of our fireplace and sing my little heart out. Those were the days…

R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

0 comments permalink |  10:19 AM |  6.26.2009 |