Stunning Azzedine Alaia embroidery at Palais Galliera

After 4 years of renovation, the Palais Galliera has just reopened its doors. For the event the museum has been restored to its original 1895 look, featuring Pompeii red walls and framed with matte black doors. Olivier Saillard, its director, chose to show Azzedine Alaïa’s work here. He considers the couturier to be like the spiritual son of Madame Grès and Cristobal Balenciaga, (who he devoted two outdoor museum exhibitions to).
This flashback of 50 years of design enables us to discover his most significant dresses which he kept away from fashion shows in order to devote himself to inventing a style. A choice which he confirmed in the catalogue’s opening interview: “By opposing the superficial seasons and fashion shows, I’ve been one of the only people daring enough to break this demanding schedule that neglects design in favour of performance (…). To those who say to me ‘Alaïa, we don’t see you in catwalks anymore’ I tell them we do them every day but instead the audience is made up of a single new client or a panel of buyers”

Inspired by Krishna to create a palette of blues!

Mythology......legends which have been handed down for generations since the dawn of mankind.... those tales of Gods, Goddesses and supreme beings that have become so ingrained in our psychology that we continue to consciously or unconsciously turn to them for inspiration.....for courage ..... for guidance.
Krishna the blue-skinned, flute-playing God of Hindu mythology needs no introduction…. the savior of mankind, the playful lover, the great warrior, the astute diplomat, the creator of the holy Bhagavad Gita…Krishna wears many mantles.
Today He inspires us to choose blue, the shades made iconic because of His skin color, which blends with the clear azures of the skies, the ultramarine depths of the sea all blending in oneness with the midnight navy of the Universe.

THE DESIGNERS' NECESSITIES TO TRANSLATE INSPIRATION INTO REAL-LIFE FANTASY

WHOEVER SAID GORGEOUS CLOTHES ARE ONLY ABOUT GLAMOROUS WOMEN ON THE RUNWAY OR AT A COCKTAIL SOIREE, HAS NOT OBVIOUSLY GONE INTO THE DEEP OF IT!! 

HERE WE DELVE INTO THE DELICATE ART OF THE CREATION OF EMBROIDERY....AN ART THAT REQUIRES THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF PATIENT TRAINING, A FEATHER LIGHT TOUCH AND THE HAWK EYE OF THE TRULY SKILLED ARTISAN. AND BESIDES, THERE ARE THE TOOLS.... THE NECESSITIES THAT ALLOW A DESIGNER TO TRANSFORM AN INSPIRATION INTO A REAL LIFE FANTASY.............

ELIE SAAB ANALYZED

ABSOLUTELY 'DROOLABLE' ELIE SAAB!!!
 THE SHEER DELICACY OF THE TONAL EMBROIDERY ON THE FINE TRANSLUCENT LACE, THE GORGEOUS HUE OF MISTY BLUE ALL TOGETHER MAKE US WORSHIP THIS MASTER OF COUTURE EVEN MORE!!!!
AT http://embroiderymaterial.com/ WE HAVE ANALYZED THE MASTER'S WORK, AND THUS PROCURED THE SAME SEQUINS AND BUGLE BEADS THAT HELPED IN CREATING THIS GORGEOUS WORK OF ART.
 WHAT DO YOU THINK?