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I have always loved the photographs of Norman Parkinson (21 April 1913 – 15 February 1990). The English photographer is regarded as the godfather of fashion photography. His images from India for Vogue magazine are some of my favorites. His images captures a time, when traveling was for the few, and far more glamorous than it is today. Now […]
November 13, 2012
Is there anything to do in Las Vegas besides gambling, shopping and drinking? Not much, but there is one thing, and its an absolute must if you´re going to Vegas! You must visit the newly opened Neon Museum! The Neon Museum has the largest collection of vintage neon signs in the world, and is a […]
September 7, 2012
I love the V&A Museum in London! They always have some interesting exhibitions. This time they are exploring the role costume design play in cinema storytelling with the exhibition Hollywood Costume. The exhibition runs from the 20 of October 2012 – 27 of January 2013. The exhibition includes over a 100 iconic costumes from 1912 […]
June 20, 2012
This fall Palais de Tokyo, the modern museum of art in Paris, launches the first ever retrospective exhibition of the fashion brand Chloé. The exhibition, which is called `Chloé. Attitudes´ will feature 70 pieces from the Chloè archives and never before published drawings and photographs by Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Jeanloup Sieff, David Bailey and Deborah […]
May 30, 2012
A spectacular exhibition of more than 60 ball gowns from the 1950 to the present day is on display at one of my favorite London museums, the V&A from 19 May 2012 – 6 January 2012. The exhibition features beautiful ball gowns, red carpet evening gowns and catwalk showstoppers. The gowns designed by british designers […]
April 27, 2012
The best part of going to a museum is often to visit the museum shop afterwards (shhh, don’t tell anyone I said that! ), and there are so many good ones. Often you don’t even have to visit the museum or pay an entrance fee to browse in the shop. The museum shops usually have a really […]
April 16, 2012
On March 24th, a retrospective exhibition with one of my favorite photographers, Helmut Newton, opened in Paris at Grand Palais. The exhibition features more than two hundred original photographs and a film made by Newton’s wife of sixty years – the photographer June Newton. The exhibition seeks to show that Newton was much more than a fashion […]
March 29, 2012
Who can ever get enough of Marilyn Monroe? I can’t and I’m hoping I can go to London before the Marilyn exhibition at the Getty Image Gallery in London closes in May. Marilyn includes imagery from Monroe’s early years as an aspiring actress through to her rise to international stardom. Accompanying the photographs is original film […]
March 7, 2012
From 1 May – 9 July 2012 The Design Museum in London presents the first ever retrospective exhibition of french shoemaker Christian Louboutin! It’s a celebration of his twenty-year career of sculpturous shoes and red soles. Christian Louboutin is inspired by performance, cabaret, showgirls, fantasy and fairy tales, art, architecture, film, landscape and travel. There […]
December 6, 2012
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