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PARIS FASHION WEEK: The Vionnet Presentation

6th March 2010

More shows, more showrooms! 
I’m still a bit self-conscious about taking pictures of people or friends, so I try to avoid putting anyone in the pictures and instead concentrate on the clothes... I’m just not cheeky enough! Today, (Saturday really), after the Ann Demeulemeester show, this girl asked to take my picture, which I usually oblige to when asked politely, but she was like ' I'm doing this blog about people's bags and today I’m focusing on bag's contents, so show me what's the most important item in your bag'. Sorry, I don’t know you, you don't know me, why would I show you anything inside my bag? Reminds me of this pre-show moment in London a couple of seasons ago where this young woman got shouted at by some photographer who summoned her to stand up so he could shoot her - no hello, or please etc, just 'stand up’! Everyone around was so shocked, we were like, stop using your camera like a gun! It’s only a camera and gives you no rights over us. Oh well, you know I am reactionary really.



One of the draped/gathered dresses at Vionnet (hmm)

A few more presentations... the incredible one was Vionnet, It’s not that the clothes were amazing (see pictures...) but the event was held in genius French artist Jean Cocteau's flat by Palais Royal... I didn't even know about his flat, I actually thought that kind of flat should have been turned into a museum, but apparently at the time it was sold, it was so expensive that French State couldn't afford to buy it... The owners were selling it, and by the time they found a buyer they had rented out the place, notably for this presentation. (Apparently the new owners are Russian).


 

The amazing original logo of Vionnet, stuck onto a window of Cocteau's flat, overlooking the magnificent Palais Royal



The place was amazing, with some very OTT decorations in the flat (painted ceiling, Cariatides and organza curtains...) The venue was so fantastic that it did overshadow the collection unfortunately. But that is something I like about Fashion Weeks (especially the Paris one!): they bring you to places you had no idea existed, or would never have gone on your own. 

Robin Schulié.




A real life-scale coat, drawn hanging against the wall, and pictures on the stairs hand-drawn by Cocteau himself



The amazing and OTT decor in the flat
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JESSIE WEISS, WRITER
Jessica Weiss is the voice behind Germany’s biggest fashion blog LesMads. Since it’s conception in 2007, Berlin based LesMads has won the prestigious ‘Lead Award’ for Best Weblog 2010. Jessica will be bringing us the latest in style news and her hot picks from farfetch.com.


TOM STUBBS, WRITER
Tom Stubbs is a stylist and writer who works for Sunday Times Style, The Rake, The Quarterly, FT How To Spend It, and Finch’s Quarterly. He also writes his own blog www.styleanderror.co.uk. Stubbs is our menswear fashion week correspondent.


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Writer Indigo Clarke is Fashion Features Editor for Lula Magazine UK, Editor at Large for Oyster Magazine AUS, Contributing Features Editor for Russh Magazine AUS, Correspondent for Harper’s Bazaar AUS and also writes features for AnOther Magazine UK, Plastique Magazine UK and The Melbourne Age Newspaper. Reporting from the big apple, Indigo brings us the front row news as our New York Fashion Week correspondent.

VIOLAINE BERNARD, WRITER
Violaine is Fashion Editor of new quarterly style magazine Velour, each season she brings us the latest activity from London Fashion Week.

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