Vintage Icon: Eccentric Style.

Ladies & gentlemen, Loulou de la Falaise (1948-2011) was an eccentric YSL muse also known as “the quintessential Rive Gauche haute bohémienne.” Loulou de la Falaise moved to New York in the 1960s where she shortly worked as a model for American Vogue before returning back to England now with a position as junior editor for the magazine Queen. This was an important move because during this junior editor position she came in contact with Yves Saint Laurent – a long-lasting friendship had started. This friendship led to Paris where the great diva started working for the YSL haute couture house in 1972. Loulou de la Falaise’s job was to bring her eccentric style into jewelry design. When Yves Saint Laurent resigned in 2002, Loulou de la Falaise started her own clothing line and jewelry design that was characterized by the New York Times fashion journalist Cathy Horn as, “The clothing line captured much of her rare taste—well-cut blazers in the best English tweeds, French sailor pants in linen, striped silk blouses with cheeky black lace edging, masculine walking coats with fur linings, and gorgeous knits in perfectly chosen colors”. Loulou de la Falaise was a great muse, diva and style icon that must be kept in our memories. There are still only a few of the real once that really stands out – Loulou is one!

 

 

Vintage Trend: Concept by Li Edelkoort.

Ladies & Gentlemen, behind the scene and great work by the trend guru Li Edelkoort. The making of the trend concept and inspiration Summer 2013.

Vintage Tradition: Classic Sophistication by Hermés.

Vintage Hermès luggage.

Hermès kimono jacket.

1930′s Hermès vintage watch.

Hermès vintage silk scarf.

Hermès logo from the 1950s.

Hermès vintage playing cards c.1948.

Classic vintage Hermès belt.

Ladies & gentlemen, The Hermès Group, founded in 1837, designs, develops and markets high-quality products. Hermès specializes in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods and ready-to-wear collections. Characteristic for the brand is the logo of a Duc carriage with horse, which the company has had since the 1950s. But how did it all start? In 1837, Thierry Hermès (1801–1878) first established Hermès as a harness workshop on the Grands Boulevards quarter of Paris, dedicated to serving European noblemen. He created some of the finest wrought harnesses and bridles for the carriage trade. Monsieur Hermès earned citations included the first prize in its class in 1855 and the first-class medal in 1867 at the Expositions Universelles in Paris. Hermès’ son, Charles-Émile Hermès (1835–1919), took over the management from his father and moved the shop in 1880 to 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where it remains today and where the new leader introduced saddlery and began retail sales. The era of Hermès has had its rise and falls and as one fashion observer noted, “Much of what bears the still-discreet Hermès label changed from the object of an old person’s nostalgic to the subject of young people’s’ dreams.”

Source: Hermes  Pinterest

Vintage Dance: The Theatrical Form of Poetry par Excellence.

Loie Fuller born Marie Louise Fuller (1862 –1928) in the Chicago suburb of Fullersburg was a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. Fuller began her theatrical career as a professional child actress and later choreographed and performed dances in burlesque, vaudeville and in circus shows. What was unique about Fuller, was her development of natural movement and improvisation techniques. As seen in her famous Serpentine Dance (1891) Fuller combined her choreography with silk costumes illuminated by multi-coloured lightning of her own designs. Unfortunately Fuller didn’t feel her career as a dancer was taken seriously in America, so after a European tour and a warm reception in Paris, she remained in France and continued her work.

Fuller’s pioneering work has attracted attention and respect and has been experiencing a resurgence of professional and public interest. Ladies & gentleman Loie Fuller is by far an outstanding artistic icon, that we still should celebrate and get inspired of today. Both in her use of media, choreography, shades of colours, movements, contemporary dance, scenography and so on.

Vintage Magazine: Art-Goút-Beauté

These fantastic prints are from the Parisian fashion Magazin Art-Goút-Beauté (Art, Good Taste and Beauty) published in the 1920s and 1930s. The magazine uniquely capture the spirit of the Art Deco era in both the fashions portrayed and artistic rendering. The prints were produced through the pochoir technique, a method of hand-colouring using stencils similar to silk screening.

It is time to start collecting these beautiful prints – the illustrations take me to a different planet, a place where magazines once again inspires me!