The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier "From Sidewalk to Catwalk"

Montreal welcomed Jean Paul Gaultier in June with a huge exhibition in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. "From the sidewalk to the Catwalk" was the title and I had to make it a point to visit this exposition because the work of Gaultier has been on the rise for the  past decade. In the exhibition, his works were displayed on mannequins with talking faces (something that freaked me out a bit at first) but this all added to atmosphere that Gaultier himself was trying to achieve. Through several rooms, his pieces were displayed in themes, each with the appropriately styled outfit from head piece to shoes and one room in particular caught my attention, and that was the rotating runway that was placed in the center allowing everyone to view every mannequin in detail from all angles.
 Here was the layout of the exhibition:
   1. The Odyssey of Jean Paul Gaultier
      2. The boudoir
      3. Skin Deep
      4. Punk Cancan
      5. Urban Jungle
      6. Metropolis

Here are some of the photo's that I managed to take without the flash of course!

Pictures: my own

Check the MMFA website for more details
http://www.mbam.qc.ca/jpg/en/exhibition.html

My summer read is "Inès de la Fressange: Parisian Chic". This book is about fashion for the normal girl, and in the book she outlines all the do's and don'ts and what to have to be Parisian Chic. 


After reading the book, I looked into Ines de la Fressange and realized that she was Karl Legerfeld's muse in the 80's and she still walks the runways in his shows!


I think anyone interested in style should have this book by their bed-side. I am totally addicted!

www.amazon.com

Hello bloggers! It's been a while for me since I wrote here but summer has been one hell of a season!
Summer in the city is just fabulous and experiencing Montreal in the sun is just amazing. I went to several music festivals, zoo's, sidewalk sales and other events that make the city beautiful.

After seeing pictures and hearing details of music festivals around the world such as Coachella in California, Lalapalooza in Chicago and Glastonbury in England, I made it a point this summer to attend a festival here in Canada.

We attended the Blues Festival in Ottawa in June and watched amazing shows on several stages, had hot dogs and beer and watched the sunset by the river. It was really fabulous and a must-have experience for everyone!

There was however a task that I had to complete before attending this festival and that was of course the style that I was going to adopt. Reading magazines and looking at websites and blogs, festival fever was taking over and it was a must to look the part! I wanted to be comfortable and chic at the same time! And since I am a t-shirt and jeans kind of girl, here is what inspired me:

I decided then that I would stick to my denim cut-offs and a T with a fedora (to protect me from the sun and keep me chic!). I am also into the loose t-shirt style that keeps it breezy and flowy contrasted against the tight shorts. The handbag I wanted had to be comfortable and had to be able to fit everything that I need to keep to help me survive a whole-day festival such as the one I attended. Fringes wouldn't hurt either!
Here are a few items that helped put my style together:

MiH Jeans
Miami rigid-denim cut-off shorts

Rag & bone
Cotton-trimmed straw fedora

Diane von Furstenberg
Harper Bon Bon ostrich-effect leather shoulder bag

Zoe Karssen
Dreaming cotton and modal-blend tank

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And here are a few pictures from the festival itself!