FILEP MOTWARY

CARTE POSTALE: DANIEL SANNWALD SENDS PEACE FROM DUBROVNIK

GOODBYE PINA BAUSCH

Dear iDEALS, this is so sad for me...Pina died..

I am posting one of my favorites:

Le Sacre Du Printemps

MADELEINE VIONNET AT LES ARTS DECORATIFS IN PARIS

Dear iDEALS, it is a great opportunity for those of you visiting Paris between 24th June and 31st January 2010.

Text and photos courtesy of LES ARTS DECORATIFS

"Les Arts Décoratifs is devoting a major exhibition to Madeleine Vionnet. In 1952, the couturière donated 22 dresses, 750 dress patterns and 75 photo albums to Les Arts Décoratifs. Selected from her major works between 1912 and 1939 and now restored with the aid of Natixis, this exceptional collection of avant-garde designs can at last be shown to the public. Madeleine Vionnet’s entire career was marked by her constant quest for freedom in extremely refined but unfettered designs close to antique drapery, which continue to fascinate couturiers such as Azzedine Alaia, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and John Galliano."

 

I wonder if my friend Lydia Kamitis is involved in this.

LENNY PIER RAMOS MENS SS10 "CONSUME CONSUMED"

TRIANGLE WALKS BY FEVER RAY

Dear iDEALS, taken from the album 'Fever Ray', Triangle Walks was released on 23rd June in the US. Video directed by Mikel Cee Karlsson. 

EFI SPYROU BEHIND "BALANCE AND VARIETY" CAMPAIGN

Dear iDEALS, my friend model/artist Efi Spyrou was chosen as the face of the Cyprus "Balance and Variety" diet seminar.

  

I am probably the first to post this...

The campaign was photographed by Dimitris Skoulos.

MY AFTERNOON WITH ALEX

Dear iDEALS, I met my friend Alex Kavvadias this afternoon after a long period of time, since we are both quite busy lately. We shared thoughts for a future project. Stay tuned.

As you may know, Alex is the frontman of Rock band Matisse. Click here for their new single.

ROMAIN KREMER SS10, PHOTOS BY STEEVE BECKOUET

All photos courtesy of Steeve Beckouet

MY FAVORITE MEN'S SHOW IN PARIS: DAMIR DOMA

Dear iDEALS, I would like to thank Stephan Wembacher for sending me the material. It seems that Damir Doma won my heart this time. Here is a closer look..

 

Congratulations Damir, I can wear every single one of them!

OH YES, IT'S SUMMER ALRIGHT

 

Dear iDEALS, thank God I have my friends to remind me that Summer is here. Here are some photos I have just received in my mailbox. Gina, Kana and Stathis share moments to envy for on the island of Syros.

    

Thank you for refreshing my memory.

All photos by Katerina Kana.

DEBBIE WESTER REPORTS: ARNEM MODE BIENNALE "SHAPE"

Dear Filep and iDEALS,  

 

enter the world of fashion with Arnhem Mode Biënnale. Sometimes it is easier to appreciate the meaning of collections if the clothes are worn by models in a catwalk presentation. The garments by the designers selected for the SHAPE Show and Young SHAPE show are mutually reinforcing and leave the public with a narrative about form in clothing that moves. The designs of the SHAPE show are done by the Dutch label Orson + Bodil, the Indian designer Manish Arora and winners of the Hyères Festival 2009 Marite Mastina & Rolands Peterkops from the label ‘Maureunrol’s’ . 

The designs of Mareunrol’s soon saw the duo stepping up into the national stage, taking part in national fashion events and competations. This led to designing costumes for the leading theatres in Riga, a feature film production and a music video, while also working as stylists for editorial fashion shoots and other projects.

  

Their latest collection is entitled ‘Private Detective’ and is heavenly influenced by the film noir genre, which also laid the foundations for their first short fashion film under the same title. Huge black wigs inspired on the Japanese tourists and coats, jackets, trousers with details of dealers, journalists, bank robbers and more. I spoke with the designers Marite Mastina and Rolands Peterkops after the fashionshow and asked them how it all went after winning the d’Hyres filmfestival 2009 and their new project.

“ Rolands Peterkorps: “Winning d’Hyères has been really great for us. We met a lot of interesting people that can hopefully bring us a step further. For now we’ve started a bit with a new collection but still we have to finish some small projects first with the collection ‘Private Detective’. We do one collection a year now”. I’m curious what this eccentric designer duo will come up in their next collection. 

Debbie Wester

Catwalk pictures by Peter Stigter

MELETIS KOROPOULIS REPORTS: PARIS DAY THREE

Dear Filep and iDEALS, the day started at  Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton where the exhibition entitled Silent Writings was on. The perfect ''brunch'' was served by Tracey Emin, Jenny Holzer, Robin Rhode and Barbara Kruger.

  

Then was Rei Kawakubo's time to present her new, SS10, collection. 'Anarchy will develop its own internal logic as a matter of course'.

and one of Manhattan menswear's favorite sons, chose Paris for his first-ever catwalk show. Tim Hamilton, I liked it.

  

My new friend, joined us at Cafe Ruc for a snack. That's Benjamin Nitot. He's working on his new polaroid project, touring around shooting friends and 'family'. An edition and an exhibition in Colette are coming up.

 

As you may know, getting a taxi in Paris is not a piece of cake, especially during fashion weeks. I got one, I crossed the Seine, I found the address and I stared at the gardens and got in. (Applause) Raf Simons' show. "Our first decade is done," he said at show's end. "We need a new man." So his presentation was a manifesto for Raf Simons: The Second Decade. It was impressively mature—and significantly commercial.

Night Report missing

Best