Greg Lauren - artist, designer and nephew of Ralph has just opened a new and very impressive installation titled Alterations: New Works on Paper. I had the pleasure of attending the opening last night thanks to the stellar Kelly Cutrone and her team at Peoples Revolution.
The event attracted the likes of Gerard Butler, Sante D'Orazio, Elizabeth "Jessie Spano" Berkley, Samantha Mathis and, my personal favorite, the lovely and talented Parker Posey and her dog Gracie. The real star however was the immaculately constructed paper garments on display.
Greg Lauren really brings a new synthesis to art and fashion with his work. Everything from perfectly tailored suits, boho vests, oxford shirts, a boxing robe, a variety of ties and even shoes are constructed out of paper.
There is even a glimpse of what his laboratory for crafting such works of wearable art may look like - a tornado's remnants of newspaper, catalogs, comics, fine Japanese paper, tools, swatches, ropes, garments and sewing materials as the inspirational drawing board and workshop for the perfect paper suit.
The exhibition runs through Nov. 1st at 28 Wooster St. in SoHo, NYC.
I've just become aware of French artist Françoise Nielly. Her portraits are absolutely stunning. Armed with oil and knife she sculpts her pieces with sensual and explosive color. Her style fascinates me and I one day hope to see her work in person and god willing decorate my walls with it. Check her out here. Watch the video here.
The Mightiest Crumb was fortuitously strolling past as the marc by marc show was getting out. As the who's who of fashion editors and socialites made their exodus to the streets, I managed to have a close encounter and snap a photo of none other than Carine Roitfeld, editor in chief for French Vogue. Ms. Roitfeld is one of my favorite figures in the industry and I think that she and her daughter Julia make a stunning French fashion duo. Voila!
Check out this preview vid of Jeremy Scott's upcoming F/W '09 collection of Adidas Originals. This guy is out of this world and how can you not love it. His clothes go to a whole other hiptosphere of the ether - a place where a lot of other designers want to visit but are too scared. You have to give it up for Adidas too. The 3 stripes are known for collaborating with some unique heavy hitters in the fashion industry - Yohji Yamamoto, the undisputed King of the fresh tailored asymmetrical black. I've had the pleasure of seeing some of this collection up close and I have to say it really makes you want to shed your safeguards and break out into the world in a big way. I picture myself wearing the Tiger sweats head to toe in the back of a souped up pick-up truck screaming through Cental Park waving an African flag in the air to the tune of Africa by Toto (okay that's a little bizarre and possibly inappropriate but this is what I mean by the effect his clothes can have on a person). Loving the now and looking forward to the future of J. Scott.
Some of you may be aware by now that tMc is a mighty mighty fan of Jean-Luc Godard. For your enjoyment I submit this clip of one of the best dance scenes in cinema history. This is the cafe dance scene in Godard's Bande a Part, aka "Band of Outsiders" in the U.S. Consequently, this movie (along with Godard's work in general) was the inspiration for the impeccably tailored designer label Band of Outsiders. Furthermore, this film impressed Quentin Tarantino so much that he named his production company A Band Apart. If you have not seen this film in it's entirety then I highly suggest you do. Enjoy
Side note - it must be noted that this scene also includes Anna Karina, Godard's muse and at one point wife, and in this crumb's opinion the most beautiful woman to ever grace the silver screen.
Greg Lauren - artist, designer and nephew of Ralph has just opened a new and very impressive installation titled Alterations: New Works on Paper. I had the pleasure of attending the opening last night thanks to the stellar Kelly Cutrone and her team at Peoples Revolution.
The event attracted the likes of Gerard Butler, Sante D'Orazio, Elizabeth "Jessie Spano" Berkley, Samantha Mathis and, my personal favorite, the lovely and talented Parker Posey and her dog Gracie. The real star however was the immaculately constructed paper garments on display. 
Greg Lauren really brings a new synthesis to art and fashion with his work. Everything from perfectly tailored suits, boho vests, oxford shirts, a boxing robe, a variety of ties and even shoes are constructed out of paper. 
There is even a glimpse of what his laboratory for crafting such works of wearable art may look like - a tornado's remnants of newspaper, catalogs, comics, fine Japanese paper, tools, swatches, ropes, garments and sewing materials as the inspirational drawing board and workshop for the perfect paper suit.
The exhibition runs through Nov. 1st at 28 Wooster St. in SoHo, NYC. 
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