Yohji Yamamoto's Dream Shop

In 2005 and 2006 Yohji Yamamoto held a 3-part exhibition in Florence (Correspondences), Paris (Juste des vêtements) and Antwerp (Dream Shop). Here's what provant.be said about it:

Masao Nihei, a close co-worker of Yohji Yamamoto, elaborated the scenography and the artistic concept for the exhibition rooms in Florence, Paris and Antwerp. A new concept was devised for each location, corresponding to the individuality of the space and the philosophy of the museum. The three exhibitions were thought out with a unique light design, using neon lights in different intensities to focus on the sculptural qualities of Yamamoto's clothes. In Florence the clothes were confronted with the baroque interior and the art collection of Palazzo Pitti; Paris displayed clothes for the first time outside the museum showcases and for the MoMu (Mode Museum) in Antwerp a Dream Shop was designed.

The number one reason I feel sad for having missed the Antwerp exhibition is that visitors could actually try on about 20 garments in special fitting rooms ...












... but at least I can live vicariously through these photos.

P.S. I'm going to launch my new blog about cities next week.


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I don't wish for anything at 11:11 any more

jacket Mojca Makuc, pants R Exclusive, bag Marjeta Grošelj, boots ?
It's funny how so many of my outfits are "Slovenian only" when I couldn't be farther from that myself.


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Beautiful costume design in Fellini's Juliet of the Spirits

One of my favorite things about Juliet of the Spirits (Giulietta degli spiriti) is Piero Gherardi's fantastic costume design. Gherardi also collaborated with Fellini on set design and won Oscars for Best Costume Design for La dolce vita and 8½.

The way the characters dress is very much in accordance with the fact that Juliet of the Spirits is considered a surrealist film. Their appearances ooze with flamboyance and the extravagant hats beat even those at Royal Ascot. Fellini was a huge perfectionist, so it's not unusual that he understood the characters' clothes as another outlet to express his magic ideas.

more hats

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Style icon: Bebi Dol

Bebi Dol* is a Serbian pop singer. She has the honor of being the first style icon featured on Eva Internazionale because

• she wore Alaïa on the cover of one of her singles (a rather fashion-forward and uncommon choice in 1980s Yugoslavia)
  
• parts of her "visual legacy" from that period express an incredible aesthetics completely devoid of time and place.

* Serbian phonetic spelling of "baby doll"


Cover of the single Rudi (1983). Dress by Azzedine Alaïa.
Bebi Dol became extremely popular in Yugoslavia in the early 80s with the song Mustafa. It was inspired by her love for the Orient, which eventually ended up leading her to Egypt. Despite her successful career, she moved to Cairo after the release of her debut album and stayed for 2 years.

Rumor has it that Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran once heard her singing at the Sheraton and proclaimed her the best singer of all time. After she had returned to Belgrade, she won the national Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with Brazil. As Yugoslavia was on the verge of breaking up, she finished second to last in the finals in Rome.


Brazil — more than just a promotional video. The lyrics might be cheerful, but
the entire thing is actually a metaphor for Yugoslavia's disastrous political situation.

She's known for her infrequent releases (it took her 4 years to record a new album after the Eurovision fiasco) and now mainly works as a session musician. She's still very popular in Serbia and puts on a bigger concert every once in a while, but it's clear that she doesn't expect her career will ever be as huge as in the 80s again.

how good not to love in these days, as strange as the taste of the new spice
while European boulevards are on her mind & fog over gardens
but it's delicate and it's delicate

The video for How Good not to Love was my instant favorite. It's very 80s and zeitgeisty, but also very cosmopolitan, radiating a certain kind of emptiness (empty but full of everything at the same time) that always gets me. It was shot in Budva, Montenegro, one of the most beautiful places on Earth.


Photo on the back cover of the single How Good not to Love. The array of fancy items reminds me of the eternally misleading idea that
rummaging through drawers and handbags will somehow help you solve the mystery of their owners.



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One Year Anniversary

blouse Zara, bracelet Chanel
* not a blog anniversary


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Goodbye Alexander McQueen

he was only the most talented designer of his generation
& I'm devastated.


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Inspiration: Anna Mouglalis's suitcase and Parisian chic

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This feature was published in the Vogue Paris August 2006 issue. Despite being aware that those quintessentially French items were put together solely for the purpose of the shoot, I was very much smitten by the selection because it represented everything I wanted my life to be at the time packed in a single Goyard suitcase.

I'm still fascinated with this article because it reminds me of the many "Parisian chic in 10 easy steps" guides, only it's much better. There's a book of Mallarmé's poetry, not to mention the moleskine. They were obviously thrown in for the cool factor, but I also understand them as demonstration that the core of chic — any, not just Parisian — is completely unrelated to what you wear.

See Anna Mouglalis's interview for the perfect example:

What is the last thing you do before departure?
― I promise never to return.

What do you do during the journey?
― I dream.

Do you have a lucky object?
― No.

What is the most extravagant souvenir you've brought back from a holiday?
― I only bring back desires.

With whom would you like to depart?
― I don't know.

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The future of Eva Internazionale

I've realized that my vision of what I want to share online and how has begun to differ from what I've been doing with this blog so far, so I've decided to split Eva Internazionale, i.e. my two main topics (cities and clothes), into two blogs. I will be keeping Eva Internazionale as a fashion/style blog and expanding it with new features, but soon I'm going to launch another blog where I will primarily write about cities.

Recently I've reached the 100 followers milestone and I'm really happy that the number of RSS subscribers is growing too. Whenever you put something out for the world to see, you want people to respond to it, so I would like to thank everyone who gets something out of this blog. My wish to connect to others is why I started Eva Internazionale in the first place and in this sense my expectations have been fulfilled, although it's really a never-ending process.

I'll let you know as soon as the new blog about cities goes live while Eva Internazionale will continue being updated as usually. Stay tuned for the news!


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When clothes make you feel shy

Then

Now

blouse Yohji Yamamoto
This is the blouse I mentioned in On Fashion (Part II). I didn't start wearing it until 8 months after I had bought it because I thought its elegance and delicacy were beyond me. Oddly enough, even then I knew my shyness towards it would dissolve with time.

It did take a while, but I'm glad to say we've been on excellent terms ever since.


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