06, December 2013
R.I.P Madiba
As i was posting about the film Mandela : Long Way To Freedom I receive an alert from the New York Times and the Guardian : Nelson Mandela, the towering figure of Africa's struggle for freedom and a hero to millions around the world, has died at the age of 95.From prisoner to president , and in our violent times, it is so [ read more ... ]
03, December 2013
One million flowers at Christian Dior Couture .
I have just seen the brilliant feature documentary Dior and I by Frédéric Tcheng.Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director—a true labor of love [ read more ... ]
02, December 2013
Film costume and the amazing Trish Summerville in Catching Fire
I just saw the film Catching Fire and I was mesmerized by the work of film costume designer Trish Summerville.When she was a stylist to the stars I remember her first big moment with the chaps in Christina Aguilera’s ”Dirty” video by David LaChapelle.Trish is behind Lisbeth Salander's stunning outfits inThe Girl With the [ read more ... ]