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The Color Purple

i stopped by colette last saturday to see olivier zahn’s photo exhibition, the purple diary. zahn is the editor-in-chief of purple magazine, the former art director of YSL, and a full-time hyperfashionable badass. the description that colette provided is as follows:

His pictures can be read as a guide to his favorite places: the Montana, the Brasserie Lipp, and the Café de Flore in Paris, Standard hotel and the Omen restaurant in NY. His diary, figurative as it is, complements the magazine and holds up a mirror to our times. Find Natacha, Aurel, Camille, Jennifer, Caroline, Irina, Olympia, André, Terry and many others, but also food, street, nature and all the things that might attract this night owl.

i had high expectations for the exhibition, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. although i’d love to post more of his photos, most of the best ones score a zero on a scale of one to appropriate. feel free to check them out for yourself at zahm’s photo blog here.

KC&CO,

Bessie

Tour de France

Ah, I can’t get over Ami Sioux’s book, Paris.  She asked fifty people to draw a map to their favorite place in the city, then she followed the maps and photographed the sites. The hand-sketched maps are quirky and fun; Sioux’s shots are beautiful.

I may actually be headed to the City of Light next year for a few months! If I end up going, I will certainly be snagging a copy of this gem from colette. Check out a few more pages below:


Personally, I’d draw a map to coffee and an almond croissant at Fauchon in the 8th arrondissement. Have a happy almost-Friday!

KC&CO,

Bessie

Blow-n Away

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    This isn’t particularly current but I still think that it’s interesting enough to post about. Last year, Colette (a boutique in Paris that’s not only a store, but an experience) featured a controversial exhibit in its first-floor gallery. The installation by Swiss artist Comenius Roethlisberger consisted of clear resin boxes which contained the suspended logos of luxury brands. The controversy stems from the fact that the logos were made of a mixture of powdered sugar and cocaine (hmm, cocaine and high fashion, something new and different.) The exhibit was entitled, Dearest Constellation, Sweetest Installation. Regardless of your opinions on the content, you can’t deny that that is an absolutely brilliant name. So, what are your thoughts- artistic genius or inappropriate?

 

KC&CO,

Bessie


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