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October 1-2: This is the last weekend to see The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. This exhibition is a celebration of the 30 years of visionary and groundbreaking fashion creations by Jean Paul Gaultier under the premise that there is no singular standard of beauty. The exhibition will move on to venues in Dallas (November 13 - February 12, 2011) and San Francisco (March 24 - August 19, 2012). My review of the show can be read on Fashion Projects here.
October 1 from dusk until dawn: Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is Toronto's all-night celebration of contemporary art. The menu of activities is too long to recount here, but one of the highlights will be a live performance called SLEEP as part of Gullivers' Rehearsal: Drawing into Performance at Loop Gallery.
until October 5: Paris Fashion Week. I had two invitations to Paris Fashion Week this year neither of which I could accept.... Sigh! I am intrigued by the work of both of these talented young designers as they seem fresh and vibrant in their own way. I've mentioned Saena before as she appeals to my romantic side. Saena Chun is based in Berlin and creates modernist confections like the gorgeous dress shown above. The other designer who has caught my eye is Andrew Majtenyi who has created an edgy and fashion forward collection inspired by the Medieval trial of Katherina Hetzeldorfer in 1477. I am especially sorry to miss this one since I am currently doing research into how fashion designers reference history.
October 14: I will be giving the keynote address at the Costume Society of America mid-west conference on the topic of When Does Fashion Become Art?
October 17-21: The Spring/Summer 2012 Collections of LG (Toronto) Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris will take place in their new home at the David Pecaut / Metro Square. The SS12 Collections will include more than 40 shows and presentations filled with local talent.
October 20: The launch of my project tentatively titled The Swing on this blog. I chose to do a creative project for one of my grad courses called Design, Text and Ideas and will be posting regular updates here as part of my progress reports for that assignment. This work takes its inspiration from the 18th century painting by Fragonard which is in the Wallace Collection. I will create a dress sculpture in a post-modern mash up of fabrics and using embroidery or other means as interventions to make the work into a conceptual art piece.
October 29: Opera Atelier’s 2011-12 Season opens with a glittering new period production of Don Giovanni designed by Martha Mann and my friend Gerard Gauci. The new production will be presented October 29, 30, November 1, 2, 4, and 5, 2011, at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto and will also be performed in Columbus, Ohio on November 25 and 27, 2011.
Photo provided courtesy of Saena.
8 comments:
An exciting month all round! I'm particularly excited to see how your project (The Swing) will unfold...
You take my breath away with all of these amazing events, Ingrid. I plan to click on all the links when we return but I really wanted to say hi from Paris and let you know that we visited the 18th Century Costume exhibition at Versailles yesterday. It was magnificent! I was thinking of you as I walked around the Grand Trianon. Unfortunately no photos were allowed, as I think you mentioned in your original post on the exhibition. It is soooo hot here... I haven't seen a single fashion week sighting but I am hoping to tour around for the annual Nuit Blanche exhibitions tomorrow night. Anyway, Bonjour and hello from rue de Bievres :) I hope uni has been going well. Take care. Kylie x
October looks like a very exciting month indeed! Can't wait!
Nathalie
Wow, who knew a fashion collection could be inspired by a Medieval trial! LOVE that! And to just have one invite to Paris Fashion Week someday! Would just like to see what it's like. And is anyone taping your talk coming up? Would love to see it here online. How do we view it?! So much info, so little time. Thanks for the October calendar.
Bon weekend!
Kirsten
Oh Ingrid, I adore this dress, a rhapsody of soft folds...
A week in Paris and fashion too - all in one sentence; almost too much to bare. I too expect your talk to be taped so that those of us leading a decidedly unfashionable existence can live vicariously and enlarge our knowledge.
Can I suggest more events to add to the list?
October 12 : 50th Anniversary of Maison Yves St. Laurent at the Bata Shoe Museum
October 22 : Opening of Charles James: Genius Deconstructed at Chicago History Museum
Am thrilled that you will be speaking at the US conference in mid-October. Wish I were closer to the middle of the states!
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Well said..
I agreed..!
October is an exciting month, the fashion is on peak.Winter is near to come the fashion style is coming very warmth for this winter..
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