Yesterday, Place du Marché Saint-Honoré, comings and goings of legs at lunchtime. Just before I went to Colette to take a look at the shoe's selection for the "Fall/Winter" which seems already there. I can't say anything about the clothes because I just don't understand their stylistic choices, too complicated and over-subtle for me. Nothing really new in the shoe's selection - Vivier, Repetto, Marc Jacobs, Bruno Frisoni, Jimmy Choo... - anyway the only pair that caught my eyes is a pair of soft and supple suede leather boots, with flat heels designed by Brian Atwood, in such a shocking pink color even Schiaparelli would have die for it. As you may know this talented and awesome designer have been hired by Bally for a few months now and I will certainly talk about him pretty soon.
Et puis direction le Jeu de Paume pour l'exposition Richard Avedon. Une des premières photos exposées - Shoe, designed by Perugia, Place du Trocadéro, Paris 1948 - m'était destinée. Ceux qui ont vu l'expo ou connaissent la photo comprendront parfaitement ce que je veux dire. J'aimerais un jour atteindre cette maîtrise du cadre et cette poésie. Et l'intensité, parfois douloureuse, de tous ces regards croisés, a, je crois, durablement impressionné ma rétine. Merci M. Avedon.
Rivoli street, here is a trendy man with his tartan skirt. With curiosity but whithout lust (I do swear I was just curious) I was wondering how this Scottish man would manage to climb on the bike, which finally wasn't his. Too bad... You must have noticed how his boots are polished but I guess that when you wear this kind of skirt in the street you have to be flawless.
Then I went to the Richard Avedon's exhibition at the Jeu de Paume. I felt that one of the first photos shown - Shoe, designed by Perugia, Place du Trocadéro, Paris 1948 - was meant for me. Those who have seen the exhibition or know this photo will understand what I mean. I would like to reach one day this perfect frame and that poetry. And the intensity, sometimes quite painful, of all those gazes and expressions had really impressed me for a long time. Thanks a lot M. Avedon.