Milli Starr

Another lovely Derby Day spent locally! The Live Oak Bar always puts on a great party and guests embrace the opportunity to dress up and watch the big race!

I love it when a hat suits someone so perfectly that it’s immediately worn ~ and the customer walks away with a hat on their head and an empty hat box in hand. Thank you, Aileen, for being the latest Milli Starr fan!✨

Congratulations to on his Best Dressed Gent win🎩 It was wonderful to catch up with him and Candice

Looking forward to #153🏇

More from the Paul Poiret exhibition at MAD🩷

1. The vivid color palette of the exhibition design was unique, no doubt a reflection of Poiret’s obsession with the Ballets Russes.
2. L > R Beaded silk dress 1910, Velvet dress Mélodie 1912
3. Detail of the beadwork
4. Metallic embroidered silk dress Tolède 1921, Velvet dress Spi 1922
5. Detail of the orange dress
6. Coats 1911, 1910 and 1910 (plus beaded headdress 1914)
7. Tea gown by couturier Charles Worth 1895. First Empire hussar stage costume by Jacques Doucet 1900. This example was worn by famous dancer Cléo de Mérode. Poiret worked for both Worth and Doucet early in his career.
8 - 9. Sorry ~ no dates or details on these!
10. Cape and day dress 1919, Cape and cullotte-dress Flammes 1911, Tunic dress Cairo 1907. The cullotte dress was designed for Poiret’s wife and muse Denise Boulet-Poiret.
11. Detail of Flammes. That knotted fringe!✨
12. Dress Bretonne 1919, Dress Fleurie 1912
13. Detail of embroidery attributed to Monnot Brothers.
14. Dresses 1921 and 1912, belonging to Poiret’s sister Nicole Groult, who also worked as a fashion and costume designer.
15. Detail of black dress
16. Prints by Atelier Martine. Three-leaf screen 1912-1913, fabric panel of roller printed linen canvas 1912, and child’s dress 1920 belonging to Poiret’s daughter Martine.
17. Detail of screen
18. Paul Poiret and Mariano Fortuny ~ Ensemble Bacchante 1912. Tunic, garland and sandals worn by Denise Boulet-Poiret at the Festes de Bacchus costume party. Fortuny made the printed tunic from one of his Knossos scarves.
19. Work jacket of printed linen 1920, belonging to Poiret. Print by Atelier Martine.

Azzedine Alaïa Foundation
Post 2 of 2

Photos 1-3 the time capsule of Alaïa’s atelier, untouched since his passing in 2017
4. Alaïa 2013, Alaïa 1988, Mugler 1995 ~ rope and raffia fringes!
5. Mugler 1980, Alaïa 2009
6. Mugler 1984, Alaïa 1984, Mugler 1986
7. Serenity of courtyard and cafe, bookstore is to the right. I bought “A Couturier’s Collection.”
8. My partner in fashion adventures and beyond, beautiful

I have so many photos from my trip to Europe (especially from fashion exhibitions!) that I haven’t had time to share. But I’m determined to do it before the end of summer. That’s Labor Day, right?!?! So here we go…

Fashion Exhibition 1 of 6 ~ June 23
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam “Suit Yourself: 100 years of menswear, 1750-1850”

Small but beautifully curated exhibition of historic menswear. Photo 6 is of the library, 7-10 taken in the museum entrance and nearby in Amsterdam.