LVMH’s Celine Cancels Menswear Show in Paris as Riots Continue
Patou RTW Spring 2024
Patou's artistic director, Guillaume Henry, kicked off a week of couture presentations in Paris with a lively show called "Dancing Diaries", featuring leg-baring party looks. Despite the current unrest in France, including car burnings, attacks on police stations, and looting of stores in Paris, the house of Patou made the bold decision to proceed with its runway shows. The event was held in Salle Wagram, just 200 yards away from the Champs-Élysées, and was heavily secured. Despite the circumstances, a large number of influencers, including Caro Daur and Tina Leung, and even Anna Wintour attended the show for Patou's Spring/Summer 2024 collection.
According to Guillaume Henry, the show's theme was not intended to be a manifesto, but rather a lighthearted expression of joy and positivity. "We know things are going badly, but I don't want to dwell on that," he said. "As a fashion artisan, I wanted to create something that doesn't necessarily reflect the current situation, but instead offers something that brings a smile to people's faces."
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LVMH’s Celine Cancels Menswear Show in Paris as Riots Continue
Celine, a fashion label under LVMH, has cancelled its menswear show in Paris on Sunday due to the ongoing riots and looting in France. Hedi Slimane, the designer, stated in an Instagram post on Saturday that he viewed holding a fashion show in Paris as insensitive and inappropriate during a time when France and its capital are mourning and suffering. He emphasized that ensuring the safety of the brand's staff and guests was the top priority. The Celine representative confirmed that the Spring-Summer 2024 menswear collection in central Paris and the after-party had both been cancelled. As of June 30, other fashion shows scheduled during Haute Couture week, including those by Christian Dior and Chanel, had not yet been cancelled, according to a representative from the event organizer, Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.
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INVENTING THE REST: NEW ADVENTURES IN CLAY
The Mayfair gallery's latest exhibition, "Inventing the Rest: New Adventures in Clay," opened on June 29 and will run until August 12. This is the third annual exhibition in a series that explores the cultural and formal significance of clay. Previous shows have featured the work of artists such as Magdalene Odundu, Jennifer Lee, Thaddeus Mosely, and Simone Leigh. "Inventing the Rest: New Adventures in Clay" showcases new works by Adebunmi Gbadebo, Anina Major, and Andrés Monzón-Aguirre, each of whom uses ceramic sculpture to transform everyday objects and gestures, expressing the unique qualities of their time, place, and identity.
Pottery shards have been among the earliest signs of human existence, and the transformation of raw clay into a fixed state through high-temperature baking is one of the oldest inventions of our species. Once transformed, clay becomes unchanging, making it an ideal vessel for cultural transmission across continents and millennia. This potential is given new expression in the works featured in "Inventing the Rest: New Adventures in Clay," as each artist draws from culturally-specific actions and items to create sculptures that reinterpret everything from market stalls to archaeological finds.
