HER “WEEKS WITH MARILYN”
Eve Arnold the Grand Dame of photo journalism has died a week ago in London. She was the first American woman to join the prestigious Magnum Photo Agency,she will be mostly remembered for her memorable portraits of all the First Ladies,Malcom X,famous actresses like Liz Taylor and Joan Crawford,..but her signature and most accomplished works [...]
THE EYES OF LAURA …(KAMPMAN)
Our favorite girl from The Netherlands,got her first gig with Nicolas Ghesquiere as an exclusive for his Spring Balenciaga Show,..remember those hats?? it must have been love at first sight because Laura also got signed to appear in the Spring Balenciaga campaign shot by Meisel,with another (more estabilished) girl, the Danish Juliane Gruner. We can [...]
That’s what Miss Florence Gave Me……
Oh wait, let me correct this.. this is what i gave HER!! Dries Van Noten.. In exchange I got a big hang over! Oh Mama… My favorite lovely songstress Miss Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine came by once again.. This was a few weeks ago and I cannot believe I’m just now getting [...]
THE ONLY “IRENE” WE KNOW OF…….
Yes,…you can call us “old school” but as soon as I heard the name Irene, my mind went back to Old Hollywood glamourous costume designer IRENE LENTZ. She started her career as an actress in the early 20′s and later on started to design dresses for her Hollywood friends,..It did not take much before she [...]
“LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER” TALI LENNOX
Good genes are running in the Annie Lennox family! Both of her daughters Lola and the youngest Tali are claiming their spotlight in the fashion world. Tali the 18 years old beauty daughter of super “Diva” Annie Lennox and music producer Uri Fruchtman, has several important milestones under her belt such as Prada, Missoni, Christopher [...]
DOWN UNDER BEAUTIES!
If there would be a Change of Season’s contest for model of the week ,the winners would be these two beautiful Australians: CODIE YOUNG (from DNA) and COOPER THOMPSON ( from Chic model ). Both have a mix of classic and odd features,while Cooper could be the perfect androgynous match for a remake of the [...]
MADAME GRES: “THE SPHINX OF FASHION”
“I always wanted to be a sculptor,for me working with fabric or marble is exactly the same thing” This quote explain really well the work of one of the last true genius of Couture : Mme Gres. The BOURDELLE Museum in Paris is dedicating her a show (until the end of July) with more than [...]
A NEW MUSICAL CURIOUSITY.. ZOLA JESUS
As you can imagine, sitting in the shop each day for 7 or 8 hours, I NEED, or rather REQUIRE new music to listen to. One day, after the racks had been finessed, i checked my Facebook feed, and a new friend/designer Covherlab (Rome designer soon to hit the shop, stay tuned) had a posting [...]
SWEET SIXTEEN! OUR MODEL OF THE WEEK CATERINA RAVAGLIA
We noticed this girl at the London Fashion Week,..then she took Milan and Paris by Storm! Finally we have a new Italian beauty,..no offense to Mariacarla or Bianca. Fresh from her victory at the Elite Model Look of 2010,and some important editorials in Italian Vogue with Paolo Roversi, Caterina caught the attention of Miuccia Prada [...]
CHANGE OF SEASON’S MUSE OF THE WEEK: ANNA CALVI
I know , I know,.we (at Change of Season) have a soft spot for “Indie Rock Chanteuses” and this time we are totally smitten by this half english half italian lady that goes by the name of ANNA CALVI. I guess we are not the only one to like her, Anna can count amongst her [...]
TRANSGENDERED JESUS WEARS BOUDICCA FOR THEIR ASSENCION..
…Into the NY music Scene… Transgendered Jesus, AKA Anne Hanavan and Paul on sax (Is he a Hanavan too?) are more locals in the East Village. I see Paul practically every day on his way either to or from work.. and they always pop into the shop on the weekends. Anne is a fashionista by [...]
“BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” MUSE OF THE WEEK: VALI MYERS
the rooster in positano Psychedelic Madonna A cross between Florence Welch, Cocorosie Sisters and Zandra Rhodes,the flaming red headed with tattoed face was the inspirations of many writers and painters such as Tennessee Williams,Cocteau,Genet and Dali to name a few,but she was also an artist in her own right. Born in Australia ,she soon moved [...]
DE-CONSTRUCTING BETH!
One of Change of Season favorite frontwomen Miss Bet Ditto from the Gossip will be out with a solo EP in January.The tracks are produced by Simian Mobile Disco,expect a lot of dance tunes from our fashionable Beth! for a preview check out www.popjustice.com
VIOLETTA ICON!!
I was listening to new Antony & the Johonsons new album “Swanlights”and I found a little gem called “Violetta”,no voice,.just instruments,.and not even a minute long,..but that is all it needed to remind me of one the most iconic models of the 80′s: VIOLETTA SANCHEZ,..the spanish brunette with an unmistakable profile.Violetta started if I am [...]
MUSE FOR THE WEEK: “ITALIAN BEAUTY”……
Several years after the first italian Supermodel Benedetta Barzini and way before another famous italian export Mariacarla (Boscono),came on the fashion scene a misterious blonde beauty frome Rome : SIMONETTA GIANFELICI!! I remember seeing her first pictures by Alberta Tiburzi in the early 80′s,and later on becaming the muse of great photographer Giampaolo Barbieri,that captured [...]
“SWEPT AWAY” BY THIS WEEK MUSE!!
CHANGE OF SEASON’S MUSE OF THE WEEK IS THE ITALIAN ACTRESS MARIANGELA MELATO. SOME OF YOU (SOMEWHAT YOUNGSTERS!) MAY REMEMBER HER AS “PRINCESS KALA ” IN FLASH GORDON<…WELL NOT ONE OF HER MOST MEMORABLE ROLE! OR YOU MAY KNOW THAT SHE WAS THE CHARACTER THAT MADONNA PLAYED IN THE UNFORTUNATE REMAKE OF “SWEPT AWAY”. HER [...]
BIRTH OF A MUSE: ZANA BAYNE- DESIGNER, BLOGGER, FASHIONISTA, VIRGO
And our newest choice for COS muse is……..Ms. ZANA BAYNE.. We’ve met a variety of times now and she popped into our little Halloween gathering- where we got to sip wine, eat cupcakes, and chat. She does everything from blogging on her well traffic’d site www.garbagedress.com to designing her own line of leather harnesses- that [...]
TO BE LOVED… BY A POLICEWOMAN
A Zillion years ago I was working a little 9-5 video job with friend and colleague Giancarlo -who was a human jukebox of good music and music trivia. He’d try and expose the crew to all sorts of new music, and I’m down for that.. Otherwise I’d still be listening to Siouxsie & the Banshees [...]
MUSE OF THE WEEK: MARIE SOPHIE WILSON
INSTANT CLASSIC!! We were thrilled today at Change of Season,.when we saw Marie Sophie walking the John Galliano S/S 2011 Show. S has been such a great inspiration for him and many others designers such as Alaia, Lang and Yamamoto to name a few,..but also she has been with Linda,Christy,Nadja and Kristen Mcmenamy,..the muse of [...]
CINTRA WILSON: MUSE OF OCTOBER!
We at Change of Season were baffled when one of the funniest pieces we had ever read in The New York Times was received with such public outrage and vitriol. We’re obviously talking about Cintra Wilson and her infamous review of JCPenney. We were already fans, but that was the moment we became hardcore warrior [...]
MUSE OF THE WEEK: EUGENIE VINCENT
We are not the first ones to crown Eugenie as a Muse,..way before us there was Rick Owens in L.A. and Jan Paul Gaultier in Paris among her biggest fans. Eugene was striking on the catwalks as well as in mid 80′s videos and movies. A true performer! Love her in “I shot Andy Warhol” [...]
CHANGE OF SEASON’S MUSE FOR THE WEEKEND
We just found a recent picture of EWA RUDLING in Paris,.and as you can see her style has not changed a bit since the early 70′s when she started her career as photographer,and as an inspiring muse for friends such as Warhol and Dali. We love her bohemian/utilitarian style; the men’s blazer,the scarves and the [...]
“FADE TO GREY”
KRISTEN McKenamy graces again the Cover of VOGUE Italia August Issue. And she looks amazing as always!!
TRIBUTE TO SAYOKO,THE FIRST ASIAN SUPERMODEL
SAYOKO YAMAGUCHI,STARTED HER CAREER IN PARIS BACK IN 1972,.KENZO WAS ONE OF HER BIGGEST FANS AS WELL AS MUGLER AND MONTANA,.SHE GRACED THE COVERS OF VOGUE AND SHE WAS ‘THE FACE’ OF SHISEIDO COSMETICS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HAVING A ROTTENSTEIN MANNEQUIN MODELED AFTER HER IN OUR STORE WINDOW,….AT FIRST WE MISTAKENLY CALLED HER [...]
