Category: Museum

Christian Louboutin Exhibit Coming to Toronto!

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To all my Shoeaholics!! The Christian Louboutin Exhibit is coming to Toronto’s Design Exchange in just a few days! Expected to run from June 21 to September 15, 2013, the exhibit will most likely feature designs from Louboutin’s personal archives, showcasing handcrafted designs, and one-of-a-kind pieces, which will surely delight the die-hard fans of the designer. If you would like to attend the opening party on June 20th, you can purchase your ticket  here

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CLChristian Louboutin attending a photocall for his exhibition at the Design Museum London, England, back in April 2012. Images via wenn.

I am definitely excited about this exhibit! Are you going to check it out when it finally arrives in Toronto? Let me know in the comments below!

xoxo,

Janice

Be Inspired: The Artist Is Present

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Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s, performing art out of the van they lived in. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided to walk the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again.

At her 2010 MoMa retrospective Marina performed ‘The Artist Is Present’ as part of the show, where she shared a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing and this is what happened.

This is her ex-husband and first love… she used to peform with him, soulmate..twin flame kind of bond. They hadn’t spoken for years before this and no one told her that he would be coming into the exhibit or sitting with her.Via zengarage.

What inspires you ? Let me know in a comment below.

xoxo,

Janice

Shoe Obsession Exhibition

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A new exhibition at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology Museum is all about fabulous footwear.

Shoes make for feel-good shopping. You’re never too fat for footwear, never too washed out… Small wonder we’re obsessed with what’s on our feet. A new exhibition at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology focuses on just that. Carrie Bradshaw et al paved the way for the rest of us shoe obsessives, making household names of Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo. How better to catalogue our compulsive streak than with 150 examples of the hottest, highest and most heavenly heels?

Shoe Obsession runs 8 February—13 April, The Museum at FIT (fitnyc.edu). See more shoe images below.

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Nicholas Kirkwood x Keith Haring, 2011.Courtesy of Nicholas Kirkwood.

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Andreia Chaves
Invisible shoes, 2011
Leather, printed nylon, laser-cut mirrored façade
Courtesy of Andreia Chaves.

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Christian Louboutin
Pigalle heels, fall 2012
Courtesy of  Christian Louboutin.

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Roger Vivier (Bruno Frisoni)
Eyelash Heel pump
fall 2012-2013
Rendez-Vous (Limited Edition Collection)
Courtesy of Roger Vivier/Photo by
Stephane Garrigues.

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Noritaka Tatehana
Lady Pointe shoes (designed for Lady Gaga), 2012
The Museum at FIT
Photograph courtesy of
Noritaka Tatehana. Via bahighlife.com

I don’t know how you can walk in some of those shoes but the Nicholas Kirkwood and the Invisible shoes by Andreia Chaves are by far my favorites.
Will you be attending this exhibition ? What’s your shoe obsession ? Let me know in a comment below.

xoxo,

Janice