Brazillian artist Clarissa Cestari takes over the East Central Gallery in London this Friday for a six week stay in the Capital. Working free hand, the exhibition includes five monothematic paintings and various works on paper, the painstakingly accurate lengths this artist goes to in her work are clear through her elaborate fine-painted works.
Clarissa Cestari, East Central Gallery, London, March 12th - April 24th
Image © Clarissa Cestari, Courtesy of East Central Gallery
Takeshi Kitano Untitled, 2009 © Office Kitano Inc
Film maker Takeshi Kitano is something of a celebrity in his native Japan being an actor, presenter, musician, singer and poet - a jack of all trades, if you like! From tomorrow he takes to the Fondation Cartier for a special exhibition that will run for the next six months showcasing his artistic talents. With a site-specific installation, the exhibition will thrill all who see it and for fans of his film work, be sure to visit Centre Pompidou between March 11th and June 21st for a retrospective of his film work.
Beat Takeshi Kitano, Gosse de Peintre, FondationCartier, March 11th - September 12.
Other news may have replaced it on the airwaves but The United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund will still be working on their recovery efforts in Haiti. So to support this cause Polo Ralph Lauren have launched a limited edition Haiti Relief Polo shirt.
One thousand shirts, in white, blue or red, will be available in the New Bond Street London store and Place de la Madeleine, Paris. Polo Ralph Lauren will host in-store shopping events to launch the Haiti Relief Polo Shirt, and fifteen percent of all in-store sales will also benefit the Disaster Fund.
The Polos will cost £110 with 100% of these sales will go to the charity.
Sitting on a red bus and traveling down Oxford Street, this week, I counted eight people wearing the a distinctive Moncler quilted jacket. And they don’t come cheap. This may explain the big production shows they have put on this season, a few weeks ago we had the impressive menswear show, and now the womenswear.
I’m gonna wear those googles to Selfridges next winter.
Nails by Marian Newman at Gareth Pugh’s A/W10-11 show. If Mandi Lennard hasn’t got hers already, I bet she will soon.
Kenzo’s show yesterday was a patchwork of prints and fabrics: jacquard wools, plaid and tartans were came together in loose, non-restricted sheets.
See the premier and dernier looks.
Since 2003 UNIQLO has taken their T-Shirts very seriously, every year displaying a new theme: linking up with artists, creators, stylists, models and worldwide companies. But it is actually quite hard to appreciate that 1300 design and colours are produced every year.
For 2010 UT (UNIQLO T-Shirts) will have comic strips, game heroes and characters from Japan and around the world emblazoned across their new silhouettes.
www.uniqlo.com
John Varvatos has arrived in store. Cute.
Shop at johnvarvatos.com and receive free shipping on orders over $150.
Riccardo Tisci looked to both the mountains and the sea, for his A/W10-11 collection. Knits including a modern Fair Isle twisted pattern (for the mountains), and neoprene trousers with scuba details: oversized zips and folded over waistbands (for the sea), were sent out together.
Save some sporadic splashes of red tones, the colour palette was kept stark - whites, blacks and beige.
Short shifts came in leather and lace and outerwear was tailored and oversized.
As mentioned earlier, the original Timberland boot is enjoying a bit of a renaissance.
Now New Power Studio has collaborated with Timberland to produce a very limited number of Design Your Own 6″ Boots - and this original style has been given an all white makeover.
The ‘all white’ boots (can we still use that catch phrase?) are decorating the windows of bSTORE as I type, and are available now priced at £200.
We are loving footwear right now!
