Dare to Wear-GLASS COUTURE

Diana Dias-Leao dress

Margiela Glass "Cinderalla" pumps limited edition retail $2580

Diana-Dias Leao glass dress

Diana Dias-Leao gave up fashion designing at the age of 60 to study glass making. An exhibition of her glass dresses and corsets can be seen at the Liverpool Museum in the UK until the end of September.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

I've also included a fabulous pair of Margiela glass pumps for all of the Ciderellas reading this!

Fit for a Princess-GRACE KELLY

Portrait 1955 by E. Blumenfeld

Princess Grace at the Princely Palace about 1960 H. Connant/B. Adelman Books

Family Portrait, Rex Features

Style Icon Grace Kelly Exhibition
Explores the life of Grace Kelly from actress to princess and her enduring appeal as a style icon.
V&A Museum London until September 26
www.vam.ac.uk/gracekelly

Which One? LESLIE HINDMAN VINTAGE CLOTHING AUCTION

Scassi Floral Print Evening Gown 1980s

Jacques Heim Green Silk Dress 1950s

Lot 30
Jean Desses Couture circa 1958

These are not my typical auction picks but I thought that these would be perfect for April in Paris, New York, London or wherever you may live.

Hard to choose just one...Which one is your favorite?

Leslie Hindman Auctions
Wednesday April 21
Chicago, IL
An online catalogue is available at
www.lesliehindmanauctions.com

Six Degrees of Separation-NEW YORK DOLLS

I'm off to see The New York Dolls tonight in Paris. I've been acqainted with them for years through all of my friends who are musicians in New York and I'm so excited to finally have the chance to see them live! Here's hoping they throw a piece of clothing at me!

A rare Peter Pan shirt from the Seditionaries Vivienne Westwood collection 1997-1980 was sold as part of the Resurrection sale at Christies London in 2008.

Provenance Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist of The New York Dolls
Hammer price of £1,125

April in Paris-LES ARTS DECORATIFS FASHION EXPO

1 April 2010–10 October 2010

Les Arts Décoratifs is organising the first exhibition retracing the history of contemporary fashion, in two parts. The project began last autumn with the publication of ‘An Ideal History of Contemporary Fashion’, and is continuing in a different dimension with two consecutive exhibitions. The first of this “two-volume” historic and selective retrospective of fashion will cover the 70s and 80s, the second the 90s and 2000s.

www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr

And the Answer is...PACO RABANNE

Paco Rabanne led the field of radical experimentation in elite fashion design. Using techniques borrowed from jewellery, he created sculptural dresses in unconventional materials, which inspired inferior copies in London. Baroness Helen Bachofen von Echt wore this dress to a party in New York where she danced with Frank Sinatra.
Donated by the Baroness to the V&A
www.vam.ac.uk

Above you'll find this great Paco Rabonne belt for sale on my website www.jeannesuicashop.com

and the answer is Paco Rabanne circa 1968-70
Last week's photo www. KerryTaylorAuctions.com

RIP-Malcolm McLaren

Photo NYPost.com

RIP
Malcolm McLaren