A book signing by Patrick Demarchelier at Colette, Paris

Saturay 27 September, from 5-6pm - Colette, 213 rue Saint Honoré, 75001, Paris

Born outside Paris in 1943, Patrick Demarchelier relocated to New York in 1975, where he began his editorial career with Harper’s Bazaar/Hearst Publications. His photographs appear regularly on the covers and in the pages of publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair, among many others. He was the 2007 recipient of the Eleanor Lambert Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. He lives and works in New York.

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Think Valentino: think luxury. Think elegance. Think red carpet. Fashion’s most beloved upholder of refined decadence and the most exciting couturier in business is known around the globe simply by his first name. Only a few years after opening his fashion house in Rome in 1959, Valentino was already at the height of success, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn among his devotees. Over forty years later, not much has changed—he’s still dressing the top celebrities, from Gwyneth Paltrow to J.Lo, though now his business is a major economic force in Italy and his fashion house is among the most famous in the world. Valentino has always designed clothes for glamorous and sophisticated women, never wavering from his signature style even when grunge, deconstruction, and other passing fads were all the rage. Though his couture division almost never makes a profit (his ready-to-wear lines are what fuel the business), his heart is most solidly devoted to the magnificent haute couture gowns that earned him his reputation as fashion’s most talented dressmaker.

This luxurious limited-edition publication renders homage to Valentino’s illustrious career via a copious selection of images from his archives, including drawings, magazine shoots, advertisements, portraits of Valentino, and documentary photographs; presented chronologically, the visual material is accompanied by a vast array of newspaper and magazine articles about Valentino throughout the years. Text also includes Vanity Fair writer Matt Tyrnauer’s interviews with twenty of Valentino’s closest collaborators and friends as well as an appreciation of Valentino by International Herald Tribune’s fashion writer Suzy Menkes. All of these elements add up to an in-depth look at the man, his lifestyle, and his genius—a book more comprehensive and stunning than one could hardly dare to dream of. After all, what could be a more fitting tribute to the work of Valentino than a book as beautiful and luxurious as one of his gowns?

Collector’s Edition (No. 101–2,100)
• Limited to 2,000 numbered copies, each numbered and signed by Valentino Garavani
• Finished in setalux book cloth with six-color silkscreen printing
• Comes in a clamshell box finished in silk cloth, especially tinted in Valentino red

Also available in an Art Edition, limited to 100 numbered copies (No. 1-100), each signed by fashion designer Valentino and accompanied by four prints of original drawings from the 1950s and 1960s.

Hermès presents the works of two acclaimed Indian photographers Raghubir Singh and Dayanita Singh. With over 55 rare photographs on display, The Home and the World reveals the social complexity, modern contradiction, and natural magnificence of the country of India through the lens of two photographers of two very different artistic visions. The images offer a profoundly personal and intimate voice describing their perception and recognition of an evolving country.

Located on the second floor of Hermès at Berlin Friedrichstrasse 171, The Home and the World will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturdays.

“The Home and the World” - Mezzanine at Hermès - From 22nd October – November 2008

10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays Friedrichstrasse 171 Berlin

Undercurrent Magazine Very nice new publication, and beautiful cover shot by Babette Pauthier.

Fashion’s biggest designers are getting involved with Runway to Change to help raise money for Barack Obama. The big names involved have designed limited-edition t-shirts and accessories that are being sold on Obama’s website.

Ok, I really want to see this one once it’s finish.

And I wouldn’t like to be a Manhattan window-washer…

More info on this 56-story luxury skyscraper.

The latest feature from Honeyee is all about the collaboration between Mastermind Japan and Core Jewels.

Core Jewels has a well-known reputation in Japan, building pieces (LUXEDGE) only of diamonds (black diamonds), gold, and platinum.

Together with urban fashion label Mastermind, they produced metaphor, an awesome looking Skull Rings collection.

Take a look at the Honeyee feature.

The magazine’s latest issue deals with the concept of Infographic – often viewed by lots of designers as a necessary evil.

The creative at the magazine beg to differ and have packed all their convincing arguments into one issue. The designers, who are presented in the magazine, love their jobs and consider Info graphics to be particularly challenging due to its call for a necessary clarity, as well as general appeal. Once these criteria have been fulfilled, the designer in turn feels a more extreme sensation of fulfillment.

September already, which mean other than London Fashion Week, the London Design Festival is set to run from the 13th until Tuesday the 23rd of September.

For the occasion, the Financial Times has interviewed Sir John Sorrell CBE, chairman of the London Design Festival, which he devised and founded in 2003.

Here are some of the Must-Sees 

Double Dutch - a feast of flowers is an installation created by the Flower Council of Holland

Featuring designs from Dutch designers and curated by Jane Withers,the installation at 29 Thurloe Place shows how flowers can give design a new dimension.

London Design Festival and The Financial Times

The Financial Times hosts breakfast talks at the Southbank Centre with themes such as Creative Cities, Creative Brands and Sustainability. 15 - 19 September, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank