Sean Parker’s Luxurious Wedding of The Year 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Pammy_H

All images are courtesy of VanityFair.com

Hermes Festival des Metiers at the Saatchi Gallery

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Pammy_H

Hermes is holding an special artisan festival with Saatchi Gallery London till today 27th May 2013.

Main purpose of this event is to show off the traditional skills and artisanship of each and every craft for Hermes.

For those who couldnt make it. Enjoy!

Christine is the porcelain painter, she was originally a drafts person for architects and was very adept at drawing which led her to hand painting her niche which is porcelain trays. Each color painted on the tray is put in the kiln for at least 7 hours and each color takes on a unique temperature according to the dye. For those of you familiar with Hermes porcelain, Christina is the one who makes all the tiger series! As the platinum used on the trays is so costly that only the top experts are allowed to use it, a small bottle costs about 3000 euros so wastage is not encouraged. All work are done by freehand. A total of 10 days is required for each tray from start to finish.

Then you will move to the tie making section.

Hermes uses a very niche silk production methods. The artisan must reinterpret a drawing to be transferred to templates for the printing press.Depending on the number of colors that a picture requires, the engraver must make a separate template for each color.

Slowly you will move into the leather section. Where the artisan is making Kelly Bag right in front of you.

Now the Watch Section, the watchmaker are based in Switzerland. On the spot she shown some of the watches she finished producing during this festival.

And the most important section of this festival is the scarf silk printing. There are 4 sessions per day.

Vogue Festival 2013

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Pammy_H

And again, I missed THE event of the year. So I spent a good afternoon going through all the talks that is available online. (Thanks for the internet)

This year’s guest speaker are impressive: JW Anderson, Victoria Beckham, Anna Della Russo, Alber Elbaz, Natalie Massenet and many more.

The most memorable was the the talk given by Natalie Massenet, she admitted that she once had an interview with Alexandra Shulman and didn’t get the job. That was truly inspiring and none of us should give up what we dream of because we didn’t get it the first time you are probably meant for something else. So keep up the spirit lovelies.

And check out the inspirational speeches below:

Michael Kors

Can Fashion Change the World?

Building a Brand

Versace

Natalie Massanet

Too Fat Too Thin

Impression Dior

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Pammy_H

Ever visited the childhood home of Christian Dior at Christian Dior Museum in Granville? Its current exhibition – Impression Dior will run till the 22nd of September 2013.

Left: Berthe Morisot, Tulips, watercolour on paper, 1890. Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris. ©Marmottan Monet Museum, Paris/Giraudon/The Bridgeman Art Library. Right: Helvétiedance dress in white organdie, embroidered with crescent moons in blue lace and sequins. Spring-Summer 1956 Haute Couture collection, Flèche line, ©LazizHamani.

This new found artistic freedom has inspired Christian Dior to depict the woman as a flower with his legendary “New Look” in 1947, aimed to bring back the Belle Époque.Christian Dior’s autobiography describes the interior of the villa Les Rhumbs and devotes long passages to the cliff top garden he designed with his mother Madeleine.

Left: Marie Bracquemond (1841-1916), Three Women with Parasols, oil on canvas. Paris, Musée d’Orsay. ©Patrice Schimdt/RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay). Right: Amber Valetta inspired by Renoir, Anna Mikhaylik inspired by Seurat and Vivienne Orth inspired by Manet models, Autumn-Winter 2007 Haute Couture collection. Christian Dior by John Galliano. ©LazizHamani

Impressions Dior establishes an interesting dialogue between more than 70 dresses with a selection of masterpieces from impressionist painters, ranging from Monet to Degas, Renoir to Berthe Morisot. Throughout this exhibition it’s possible to assert the permanent links that have woven the Maison Dior to impressionism.