Suzy Menkes and Pierre Berge

suzy menkes talks to pierre berge, ysl's former lover/business partner, about ysl's first-ever retrospective at le petit palais. perhaps it was just sheer exhaustion (writing a paper about ysl's pop art sensibilities, no less!), but the images of ysl's iconic designs + pierre's perfectly smooth french accent brought tears to my eyes.

there is a gorgeous parisian light at the end of my academia-haunted tunnel. i. cannot. wait.

ysl retrospective at le petit palais

this exhibition will be at le petit palais while i'm in paris! could the fates have possibly been more aligned? i'm almost more elated about this than the entirety of my trip to paris (i mean, not really, but let's be honest - kind of)! the website in and of itself is a visual spectacular. seriously. a 55-page slideshow filled with amazing images, as well as a vast array of information on the exhibition and ysl's career. check it, lovies. i'll send you photos on the flipside.

images: yslretrospective.com

also, check out this tres fabuloso times online article all about yves and the advent of his new biography.

comme des garçons: the museum

rei kawakubo just opened up a comme des garçons trade museum, where people are allowed to only look - not shop - at its dover street market location. featuring the typically creepy/avant-garde comme des garçons aesthetic, the museum is a glorious mecca of fashion and kawakubo's curatorial insight.

images: trendland