FIRST LOOK – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and The Catholic Imagination Exhibition – Metropolitan Museum Of Art

May 7, 2018 by Raluca Stoica

The long-awaited exhibition of the Costume Institute in the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens on this Thursday, May 10. For those of you who are now in New York this is not an event to miss. The exhibition was organized in cooperation with the Vatican, so visitors will be able to take a look, for the first time in history, at the papal wardrobe, which until now has never left Vatican. “As a curator, you are always interested in what drives […]

Categories: art, fashion, news • Tags: 2018, Andrew Bolton, curator, exhibition, Fashion and The Catholic Imagination Exhibition, heavenly bodies, Metropolitan Museum of Art

‘Ladyland’ Exhibiton at Opera Gallery in London Dedicated to Ellen Von Unwerth

April 27, 2018 by Raluca Stoica

For more than 30 years, Ellen von Unwerth has made her name in fashion photography with her sensual vision of women’s bodies. So, in the honour of her fabulous work, the Opera Gallery in London organized an exhibition dedicated to von Unwerth called “Ladyland.” The spotlight goes on Supermodels – Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer Nadja Auermann – on the iconic cliche from famous fashion magazines and Frivolities – where the photographer lets her imagination go wild and expresses herself. […]

Categories: art, fashion, news • Tags: 2018, ellen von unwerth, exhibition, ladyland, london, Opera Gallery, photography

The 20’s ultra luxurious items – 6 Precious Cigarette Cases on Show in Paris

February 19, 2018 by Raluca Stoica

Paris comes to our attention for the most original exhibition – personalized minaudières, watches, cigarette cases in gold and precious stones – which takes place for the entire month of April, almost,  so plenty of time to discover the treasure and feast your eyes with the collection of Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan. The School of Jewelery Arts, supported by Van Clef & Arpels,  presents their ultra excentric items from the 20’s, for the first time in France. Enjoy and […]

Categories: accessories, art, news • Tags: cigarette case, exhibition, jewelery, luxury, paris, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

Metropolitan Museum of Art Hosts “China: Through The Looking Glass” Exhibition

September 8, 2015 by Raluca Stoica

New York – this one of a kind city hosts countless splendid art exhibitions. The one I want to bring to your attention is “China: Through The Looking Glass“, featuring haute couture designs inspired by the magical Chinese tradition, sculptures and a range of films. I’m not sure if it’s still on, so, here is a glimpse of some of the gorgeous itmes on display, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

Categories: art, fashion • Tags: art, China, exhibition, Haute Couture, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, news, through the looking glass

Shoes: Pleasure and Pain – The V&A Summer 2015 Exhibition

December 5, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London,  prepares an extraordinary exhibition for the summer fashion of 2015, and the main characters will be SHOES: Pleasure and Pain. The exhibition will take visitors on a cultural journey, from ancient Egypt to nowadays, with more than 200 pairs of historic and contemporary shoes from around the world on display, some for the first time. Dramatic shapes, head spinning high heels, developments in footwear technology. “Shoes are one of the most telling aspects of dress,” […]

Categories: accessories, fashion • Tags: exhibition, Helen Persson, london, news, shoes, Victoria and Albert Museum

“Oscar de la Renta – Five Decades of Style” Exhibit Opens Up In Dallas

August 11, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, in Dallas, will host the most ambitious exhibition of the museum ever, dedicated to the work of the American designer, Oscar de la Renta – Five Decades of Style. The entire space will be filled with 61 mannequins dressed in luxurious evening dresses and casual ones, created from 1967 to the present day. Laura Bush came up with the idea and the designer embraced it immediately – “I dressed her all through the years […]

Categories: fashion • Tags: exhibition, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Laura Bush, news, Oscar de la Renta

Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty Exhibition Comes To London

April 25, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty exhibition is coming to London. The V&A announced tonight that it will host the exhibition from March 14 to July 19 2015. The tickets can be bought already starting tomorrow 10 am or from the site www.vam.ac.uk/savagebeauty and it will cost £16 to visit.  The collection covers McQueen‘s career from his 1992 MA graduated show until  his unfinished show in Fall/Winter 2010 – Swarovski partnered with V&A in bringing Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty to London, the […]

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Color Your Summer – “Allegra” The New de Grisogono Watches

April 14, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Fawaz Gruosi, founder and jeweller of de Grisogono, designed the first Allegra piece 11 years ago and this collection was dedicated to his daughter. The line includes earrings, bracelets, pendants and rings. This year the collection was completed by a brand new watch presented during the Baselworld exhibition. It is more than just a watch, it is a piece of jewellery – the bezel is encrusted with coloured sapphires, emeralds and diamonds in various forms and proportions. The belt is […]

Categories: accessories • Tags: Baselworld, diamonds, emeralds, exhibition, fashion, Fawaz Gruosi, jewelry, luxury, watch

‘The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014’ at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum

April 3, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The evening of 1st April, at the legendary Victoria & Albert Museum, for the first time ever, Nicholas Coleridge, president of Condé Nast International, the editor of the British Vogue Alexandra Shulman, Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani and V&A director Martin Roth arranged a dinner in italian style and a preview of the exhibition “The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1995-2014”, which will open on the 5th of April. The exhibition will display 120 items, kits and accessories of the greatest […]

Categories: fashion, people • Tags: Alexandra Shulman, art, bulgari, exhibition, Franca Sozzani, italian fashion, Martin Roth, Nicholas Coleridge, party, photography, tom ford, Victoria and Albert Museum