While in NY I had the pleasure of styling an editorial spread for Coutorture. The spread includes a mix of the old with the new. Here are a couple of behind the scenes picts. See more on The Goods! and on Coutorture. Stay posted for the full spread later this week!
Stills from the film The Wizard of Oz. Sketches of the ruby slippers from left to right: Jimmy Choo, Betsey Johnson, Moschino, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani and Sergio Rossi.
Next year is the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, and to commemorate the anniversary Warner Brothers Consumer Products has enlisted Swarovski and 19 designers to design their take on Dorothy’s ruby slippers. The designers include A. Testoni, Abaeté, Alberta Ferretti, Betsey Johnson, Botkier, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Giuseppe Zanotti, Jimmy Choo, L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, Lisa Pliner, Manolo Blahnik, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Roger Vivier, Sergio Rossi, Stuart Weitzman, Tibi and Tuleh. All of the designs will include Swarovski crystals and will be unveiled September 4th in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue. The shoes will take a tour and make several stops including Art Basel in Miami. The ruby slippers will be auctioned off and the proceeds will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies and I cannot wait to see this collection! I hope they make their way to San Francisco!
Images of Sketches: WWD & Business Wire
I would have a new pair of stilettos for every night out, from feather drenched or patent leather Louboutin’s to camouflage or zebra print Manolo Blahnik’s. These are the kind of shoes you build outfits around.
Oh, and bags! I never have enough, no matter how many I gather I always find more that I need. Each bag holds it’s own special place in my heart. My favorite styles are usually day totes and clutches - the ones pictured below would be an awesome edition to my ensemble any day of the week.
Christian Louboutin will be making stops at Barneys NY in NYC and Los Angeles the first week of May. He’ll be on the fourth floor of the Madison Avenue flagship on the May 1 and in the Beverly Hills store on May 7. For the event, Monsieur Louboutin sent out sketches as invitations. When Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys, saw the invites, he decided to blow them up. Beginning today, you can see the blown up sketches in the windows at the Barneys on Mandison Avenue and in Beverly Hills. You should definitely check it out. Who wouldn’t want to meet the man behind the red sole?
Mark your MISS Crew calendars ladies, March 13th is the opening of Sole Desire:The shoes of Christian Louboutin. The exhibition, the first to examine the career of influential shoe desinger Christian Louboutin, is being shown at The Museum at FIT in New York and will run through April 19, 2008.
With a design resume that includes the fashion houses of Maud Frizon, Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent,and Roger Vivier, it is no wonder the red sole of a Christian Louboutin has become one of the most iconic images in fashion today.
For more info on the exhibition check out the FITwebsite