The iconic brand will hold a new exhibition at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, over 130 of Mugler’s most iconic designs will be seen in public, some for the first time, alongside art work by famed photographers and archive materials. It’s being held in the same place as the Gaultier exhibit which went global over the course of two years, so we can hopefully expect the same!

Let’s hope some of the architecture renders of the proposed Mugler Hotels in collaboration with French architect Jean-Paul Cassia come to life there too!

Thierry Mugler – Creatures of Haute Couture opens in February 2019.

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July also saw the release of a duo scent from Emporia Armani – Because Of You and Stronger With You. I mean, duality as a theme is pretty timeless and current (what’s up NEO 10Y), so it’s not surprising that I was really into this as a concept and experience. Don’t let the super heteronormative narrative fool you, both scents work for both sexes and mixing the two also creates a really unique blend especially with the top notes of cardamom, pink pepper, violet leaves with a base of vanilla and musk.

Last but never least, Tom Ford just unveiled Mandarino Di Amalfi Acqua private blend, with the mandarin and blackcurrant top notes, combined with musk and amber base notes, it truly creates a vision of the serene Amalfi cliffside at night, with their citrus fruits with an almost nocturnal floral element.

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Collaborators include the immensely talented and poster human for diversity Campbell Addy and the brilliant poet Max Wallis.

I am honoured to have been a part of this, and included in Max’s piece, titled ‘I Love You, Man’ which showcases the vulnerability and how you can encapsulate the whole range of human emotion through just four words. The videos were directed by Ashley Joiner and you can read Max’s poem below.

#ILOVEYOUMAN – thank you @maxwallis + @topman // this is from the TRANSITION exhibition over #LFWM #TopmanDesign // check it out on Sunday if you can (poem: @maxwallis directed by: @ashley_joiner) #TopmanTransition #TalkingNik

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I LOVE YOU, MAN – by Max Wallis

Hey. I love you man. You know that right? I know what it’s like. When your days and night start to spiral and all you see is that washing black noise of a phone that won’t connect. I’m getting flashbacks. You know that time – we were playing football – Tom had his kit on the wrong way round and he tripped and we caught each other’s eye. I love you, man. I’ve been meaning to tell you. Every day, I walk around this city and I try to come up with the words to make you realise what it is about you that matters the most. You know, it’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it? I’ve been there. It’s hard going through this alone. I’ve been thinking and I know why you said what you said, and did what you did. I mean, I don’t understand it properly. But, I love you. Man, I love you! Remember our first pill? No? How about our first drill in school. Fire alarms in primary school. Mrs Hodgkins giving it all that. Or what about our first cigarette when the teachers weren’t looking? I know it’s difficult where you are. I wish I could write to you in emoji. Tell you a dirty joke. Give you a ball to hit back. My phone’s down to 4%. There’s no way to get through to where you are. If you get this, give me a sign. I love you, man.

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Back to 2015, to celebrate the various stages of Louis Vuitton heritage (from 1854 to today), the exhibition ‘Volez, Vogues, Voyages’ has launched at the Grand Palais curated by Olivier Saillard, with set design and art direction by Robert Carsen and in collaboration with fifth generation family member, Patrick Louis Vuitton.

Showcased over 9 rooms, the exhibition features heritage pieces from the very first trunks to the most recent creations designed by Nicholas Ghesquiere and Kim Jones.

A little preview of what you can expect in the images below. Will make sure to share more in January when I am in Paris for menswear week!

The exhibition is open from now until 21 February 2016. Photography by Grégoire Vieille ℅ Louis Vuitton. See my other Louis Vuitton stories including special projects, here.

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Tattoo culture has definitely broken further into the mainstream over the last decade – with influencers such as Ricki Hall, Vin Los, Ruby Rose and more – plus the use of tattooed models on such a highly infiltrating level across the creative industries – Diesel and Gaultier campaigns alone, not to mention hundreds of emerging fashion brands and advertising campaigns that have heroed body art.

To celebrate this, photographer Danny Baldwin is celebrating the rise of “The Tattooed Male Model” with an exhibition featuring over 100 models including Diego Barrueco, Leebo Freeman and Chris Perceval. Some examples can be seen within this post over over on Instagram. However, in order to finish the exhibition and bring to life the body of work by 2016, Danny has launched a Kickstarter offering various incentives from prints to a photoshoot.

The ideology is to encourage acceptance and celebrate individuality, freedom of expression and creativity. As a photographer Danny wanted to document this significant and rapid change in acceptance and to celebrate the art form of tattooing within a fashion setting.

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It’s a multi-media exhibition tracing the influences on Gaultier’s development from the streets of Paris to the cinema since he emerged as a designer in the 1970s.

It features approximately 140 haute couture and prêt-à-porter ensembles – and in his words it is “so big, so huge, so fabulous and so American”. The mannequins have interactive faces created by high-definition audiovisual projections as well as accessories, sketches, stage costumes, excerpts from films, documentation of runway shows, concerts, dance performances, fashion photography and contemporary art. The exhibition is curated by Thierry-Maxime Loriot of the MMFA. Image of Jean Paul Gaultier in his “Barbès” women’s ready-to-wear fall-winter collection of 1984–85 by Paolo Roversi. Rather genius promo video below by Stéphane Sednaoui featuring the brilliant Karlie Kloss.

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‘Red Hot’ is set to premiere in London at the end of 2013 featuring a cast of high profile red headed individuals (models, actors, artists, royalty and more) in line with the Anti Bullying Alliance. Here’s a preview of Jake Hold (Elite), Jonny Burt (street cast) and Matt (New York Models) along with the official teaser video.

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‘Rebel’ is an interrogative ode to Nicholas Ray’s 1955 masterpiece, conceived by Franco to embrace and mine the main themes and events in the original film. Below is a still image from James Franco’s projection with sound Brad Renfro Forever featuring James Franco himself, Scott Haze, Mark Mahoney and Jim Parrack.

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Image credits: Ali Mahdavi, Tim Petersen and Gleb Derujinsky.

‘Carmen: A Life In Fashion’ runs from Wednesday, November 16, 2011 to Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, John Princes Street, London W1; fashion.arts.ac.uk

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