http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog Valerie Steele website and blog Sat, 15 May 2010 05:14:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Blog 6 Almost as soon as I returned from Tokyo, I set off again for Moscow, where my book The Corset was just published in Russian.  I arrived the day after the terrible bombing in the Moscow subway, so I anticipated lockdown conditions, but everyday life continued.  My hosts were really ... http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/valerie-in-moscow/ Blog5 I went to Tokyo recently to continue my research for the book and exhibition, Japan Fashion Now.  It was a really productive – and fun –trip, and I discovered some terrific menswear designers, such as Factotum, White Mountaineering, and Phenomenon.  I also saw how much Chitose Abe of sacai has ... http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/valerie-steele-in-tokyo/ Blog4 The death of Alexander McQueen – his suicide – was a terrible blow. McQueen was the most creative designer in the world – one with a unique and powerful vision.  His amazing clothes were prominently featured in many of the exhibitions at The Museum at FIT – in London Fashion, ... http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/alexander-mcqueen/ Blog3 The exhibition American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion opened on November 5th at the Museum at FIT.  Curated by Patricia Mears, American Beauty is a very personal view of American fashion, focusing on designers who are technically innovative. Francisco Costa, Narciso Rodriguez, Thom Browne, Maria Cornejo, Yeohlee Teng, Jean ... http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/american-beauty-at-fit-essay-on-marc-jacobs-mfit-symposium/ Blog2 Back again!  This is like keeping a diary – and forgetting to write anything for a couple of weeks… Fortunately, there have been some memorable events recently to jog my memory. Together with members of the Couture Council, I made a field trip to visit the designer Prabal Gurung.  When I ... http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/73/ December 4, 2009  "Introduction," Symposium on American Style.  Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/fashion-institute-of-technology-nyc/ October 30, 2009  "A Fashion Museum: The Care and Exhibition of Fashion," lecture at Universidad Mexico del Norte Americana, Mexico City. http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/the-universidad-mexico-del-norte-americana-mexico-city/ My friends have been urging me to start writing a blog, so here goes…. Last Friday, I went down to Philadelphia to see the exhibition Shopping in Paris: French Fashion 1850-1925 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  Drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, it featured about 30 dresses, plus accessories and ... http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/69/ FIT Goes To The Dark Side With A Gothic Show http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/the-shophound-gothic-is-a-winner/ Gothic: Dark Glamour http://valeriesteelefashion.com/blog/morbid-outlook-gothicdark-glamour/