FASHION Magazine
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This Actress Was the OG of French Girl Cool
Today we celebrate the life of Stéphane Audran. This is an image from Les Biches, a film by her late husband, Claude Chabrol from 1968. Her spirit lives on. A post shared by Chloé (@chloe) on Mar 28, 2018 at 10:53am PDT Some might recall I recently discovered just how gorgeous French woman can be […]
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5 and ‘a Half’ Things We’re Looking Forward to at Paris Fashion Week
When I think of my last trip to Paris, I think of hunger. Literally. Between jet lag, a mild bug I’d picked up in transit, and too many baguettes, I was never with the right plate of food at the right time. What saved me was stumbling upon a weigh-it-yourself Chinese buffet where I ordered a […]
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Inside the Bata Shoe Museum’s Roger Vivier retrospective opening party: Champagne flutes and many a pilgrim buckle
Photography by Tom Sandler Last night, Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum opened its latest exhibit, a retrospective of Parisian shoe designer Roger Vivier, with a glittering fête complete with champagne flutes and many a pilgrim buckle. The exhibit follows the designer’s career from his couture-style creations for Christian Dior in the 1950s to his legendary pilgrim-buckle flats made famous by the likes of Catherine Deneuve in the swinging ‘60s and beyond. Italian-born designer Bruno Frisoni, who helms the label in the present day, was there to toast to the exhibit, alongside our editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra (donning—what else?—pilgrim-buckled silver flats), Alexandra Weston, Jeanne Beker, Marilyn Denis and the museum’s grand dame, Sonja Bata, whose star shone brighter than ever with her lively opening remarks.
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Paris: Sophia Kokosalaki, Jean Paul Gaultier and Roger Vivier Fall 2009
SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI Fall 2009. Photography by Peter Stigter I suppose there could be worse jobs in the world than to have to start your day with a tour through the über-chic Roger Vivier showroom to get a sneak peek at fall’s treats. “Catherine” (as in Deneuve) asked Bruno (as in Frisoni, the Vivier designer) for a new ballet flat,” the PR rep tells me, “so he made her one!” (Hint: it has a pointy-toe with a slight platform). A deck of cards is the theme for the season, and I don’t want to give to much away, but I really heart it in spades.