JUNK SPARK

6/4/11

NEWS FROM BENETTON

A new creative director will arrive in Benetton. The commercial group has enlisted You Nguyen, ex Levis' global svp merchandising and womenswear designer.

This is a great opportunity for Benetton to replace its style in fashion business.

6/2/11

LOVE

Love! It is an feeling. It is the name of a magazine. It is the magazine.

Katy Grand, the editor, will be in Montenapoleone Street in September 2011.

It a secret! Shsssssssssssss.

BIG VENTILATOR

A big ventilator for the Prada's shop window in Montenapoleone Street

SUNO IS INTERESTING! www.sunony.com

Suno was formed in 2008 by Max Osterweis after more than a decade of collecting textiles in visits to Kenya. The prospect that Kenya's recent post election turmoil might keep foreigners from visiting or investing in a country overflowing with natural resources, talent, and good will became the catalyst to actually do something with those collected fabrics. Building a successful and visible company that employs local Kenyan talent, treats workers fairly, and showcases some of Kenya's artistry, could potentially affect positive and lasting social and economic change. The design and development for Suno takes place in New York City, employing skilled sample and pattern makers in New York City's Garment District. The majority of the collection is then produced in Kenya with tailors who, although already quite skilled, also receive regular training by expert tailors brought in by Suno. Suno's dedication to developing a sustainable and socially responsible business is not limited t o our work in Kenya. Currently we do at least 70% of our production in Kenya, all our beaded and embroidered work happens in India, and we also produce a handful of pieces in NYC with our sample factory in the Garment District. The workshop we work with in India hires people from all over India - celebrating, embracing, and preserving their unique cultural tradition. We are proud of our partnerships with our manufacturers who all share our goal of making quality and luxury in a socially responsible way.

5/16/11

YSL L'amour fou

Yesterday I I bought this dvd.

The public life of Yves Saint Laurent was as extravagant as it was decadent, as a design prodigy and then the grand couturier of a fashion empire, he influenced fifty years of style - but few are familiar with the private life of the legend. In Pierre Thoretton's L'amour fou, Pierre Berge, the man with which YSL shared four decades of his life and love, reflects on the equally extravagant history of their personal relationship. Framed around the 2009 auction of the priceless, elaborate art collection amassed by Yves and Pierre personally over several decades, this extraordinary documentary provides an unprecedented look at the life of the mythic personality, whose personal life matched his public for elegance, extravagance and passion.