paris & new york.

"A friendly visual match between two cities told by a lover of Paris wandering through NewYork. Details, clichés, contradictions : This way, please." 

@ Paris vs. New York, a tally of two cities.

Vahram Muratyan is the graphic designer and artist behind this exhibition, which is currently ongoing at Colette. A very quirky series of images that conveys the difference between the two cities in a very charming way. Amélie's fine shortcut meets Carrie's blonde curls in a battle, as does the macaron and cupcake, who wins? You tell me.

diamond in the rough.

“I’ve been obsessed with Cecily Brown’s paintings recently,” says jewelry designer Dana Lorenz at Vogue’s sneak preview of her spring collection for Fenton, which she’ll present on Friday. And it was the abstract flourishes of Brown’s painting Night Passage in particular that captivated her imagination and brought to mind the hues and undulating curves of Miami’s Art Deco architecture. “It became about reflecting the colors, geometry and general spirit of South Beach after that,” Lorenz says. [pictures and italics from Vogue]

As I have mentioned before, I find it so refreshing when fashion and art meets. It is as if the designer manages to find the diamonds in the rough in paintings and works by artists, and translates this into fashion. The painting that Dana Lorenz refers to is vibrant in pastel tones. It seems as if Lorenz has used the yellow and orange colour as source of inspiration for her Spring 2012 collection. I definitely think that her jewellery will complement the minimalism and colour block trends that seems to be dominating the runways.

[Night Passage by Cecily Brown. Painting source]

fashion says hi to art. art greets.

 

Evren Tekinoktay is the artist behind these beautiful, feminine, collages in beautiful purple tones. These collages are from her exhibition U (2011). Layers upon layers, almost like a never ending story. Think of her collages as an orange, you keep peeling, never quite reaching the fruit, but keep going. 


Designer Stine Goya has collaborated with Tekinoktay, who has created the pattern of her Carla dress, Crystal scarf and Stick top from her AW11 collection. So refreshing, ladies.