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• directed by PASCAL GILLET
• model MARIE CHESNE
• jean LEVIS
• coat RALPH LAUREN
• eyewear TOM FORD
• boots HERMES

Thanks to the little village of APREMONT and its marvelous castle!

Organized by the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art and curated by Vogue contributing editor André Leon Talley, Little Black Dress charts the historic and contemporary significance of a singular sartorial phenomenon. Featuring approximately fifty garments from a selection of veteran fashion designers and those of the international Best-Dressed List (including Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garçons, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Prabal Gurung, Proenza Schouler, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren…) The exhibition highlights the strength of individualism, charting the evolution of the little black dress from its native definition of invariable propriety, to new and distinctly contemporary explorations of texture, tone and silhouette.
Photo by Pascal Gillet

Mona Bismarck American Center for Art & Culture
34 av. de New-York
75016 Paris 16e
July 3 — September 22

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The Ralph Lauren shop, on the Saint Germain boulevard in Paris before christmas.

photo. Pascal Gillet

Among the major car collections in the world, there is one that stands out more than any ot her as synonymous with excellence: that of iconic American fashion designer Ralph Lauren.

Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic, 1938

Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic, 1938

Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic, 1938

A selection of the most prestigious sports cars from the 1930s to present day is on view for the first time in Europe at Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Seventeen outstanding cars, chosen by curator Rodolphe Rapetti, and put on display by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, outline the main phases of European automobile history.

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Mille Miglia, 1938

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Mille Miglia, 1938

With this collection, Ralph Lauren shows that the automobile is a major art form created by the industry ’s biggest names: Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar , Porsche and of course, Ferrari, the high point of this unique collection.

Bentley Blower 1929

Bentley Blower 1929

Mercedes Benz SSK Comte Trossi, 1930

Ferrari 375 Plus 1954

List of the cars displayed :
– Bentley Blower – 1929
– Mercedes-Benz SSK « Count Trossi » – 1930
– Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza – 1931
– Bugatti 59 Grand Prix – 1933
– Bugatti 57 S(C) Atlantic Coupé, 1938
– Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Mille Miglia – 1938
– Jaguar XK120 Roadster – 1950
– Ferrari 375 Plus, 1954
– Jaguar XKD, 1955
– Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupé, 1955
– Porsche 550 Spyder – 1955
– Jaguar XKSS – 1958
– Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa – 1958
– Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB – 1960
– Ferrari 250 GTO – 1962
– Ferrari 250 LM – 1964
– Mc Laren F1 – 1996

The Arts Décoratifs museum
107 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Open from 28 April – 28 August 2011

Photo. Pascal Gillet