Monday, October 16, 2017

wanderlust: christian dior: 70 years of haute couture

Just couple of weeks before I left for London (first then a brief trip to Paris), I came across news of Christian Dior exhibition at Musée des Arts Décoratifs; commemorating 70th anniversary of the creation of the House of Dior. I was super excited and could not wait to buy a ticket online (highly recommend to buy ticket online to avoid very, very long queue however the site is in French). 

The exhibition takes you on a magical journey into the world of House of Dior from Christian Dior, himself to his fellow successors; Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri. Get a little up close and personal with hundreds of lovely dresses. An exhibition not to be missed!


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Dresses inspired by Sterling - Christian Dior by Raf Simons

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Inspirations taken from around the world 

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Egyptian inspired dress - Christian Dior by John Galliano 

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Inspirations taken from the gardens

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Miss Dior dress 

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The New Look dress 

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Dresses by Yves Saint Laurent

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Dresses by Marc Bohan

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Dresses by Gianfranco Ferré

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Interesting pieces from John Galliano 

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Dresses by Raf Simons

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Dresses by Maria Grazia Chiuri

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Stars in Dior - showcasing Dior dresses worn by celebrities 

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The Dior Ball 

The exhibition is currently running until the 7th January 2018 at the Museum of Decorative Arts, details as follows:

Musée des Arts décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
France
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays (Temporary Exhibitions only). Closed on Mondays.

Hope this post has given you a little sneak peek of the Dior exhibition. 

Till my next post, stay chic!

Saturday, October 7, 2017

outfit post: 50s white-yellow day dress


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Paris, City of Light, one of the most romantic places in the world; I am pretty sure it is on (almost) every girls' wishlist. To be able to visit Paris, it is indeed a dream comes true. Besides the Lourve, Musee d'Orsay (to name a few a must visit museums); just imagine all the scrumptious pasteries (croissants, macarons and the list goes on...), vintage shopping or strolling in Jardin des Tuileries, Paris has it all.

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Tour Eiffel (from Bir-Hakeim)

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Pont Alexandre III

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The Louvre 

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Outfit: vintage 50s day dress and vintage 40s heels 

When taking photos with Paris as your background, you definitely need a special dress. The beautiful dress was purchased from Victory Girl Vintage and it was perfect for the photo shoot. Actually it did not cross my mind when I bought the dress. All I thought was; "This is a lovely dress! And I need to get it...".  As for the vintage 40s heels, I bought them from Roads Less Travelled 2 at a great deal. Currently I am slowly expanding my vintage wardrobe from the 80s to the 40s to 50s and maybe 30s. 

Hope you are enjoying the weekend, till my next post, stay chic!