Dries Van Noten will have the Palais Royal windows of the Minister of Culture until mid-December – After Martin Margelia, Dries exhibit on one of the most prestigious Parisian windows. The master pieces of the exhibition is a silk dress wich fusion with the room with 50 different tones blue - (which I could see that) – more pics here

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I came across a really interesting article I archived a few years ago, which was as good as new when I re read it. Art and Culture Magazine has great word clusters with topics of articles to keep you reading for days. Here is a piece on the hidden face of fashion, a timeless figure in fashion, the one and only Martin Margiela.

Martin Margiela has been called the J. D. Salinger of the fashion world, and rightly so — he refuses to be photographed and will only be interviewed by fax. He won’t even put his name on his clothes, branding them instead with a blank label.

Margiela is perhaps the most underexposed designer around. But, in another way, he’s continually overexposed, as his collections routinely reveal the designer’s techniques and interests in their very construction. Bearing visible stitches, exposed hems, tailor’s markings, and external shoulder pads, his collections never fail to both shock and delight. Read the full story