Showing posts with label opera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opera. Show all posts

Friday, May 14

Friday indulgence

I decided to make this post today not out of laziness but because I must have seen all these videos about ten thousand times in the last week. Sometimes I'm looking for a very precise version of a song or a live one and youtube seems to be the only way to find them (because, let's face it, spotify is a little crap). Also, I love watching old fashion videos for inspiration ad much as I love seeing the current collections in motion. Specially if Phoebe Philo's voice narrates the action.
I have a thing for Opera. I don't know the last thing about it but it completely hypnotises me. I do love "Carmen", very much, but I specially love this version because I know Teresa Berganza since I was very young. She is ever-elegant, ever-glamurous, ever-chic. And NO ONE sings Habanera like her.

Should I even explain myself? Anyone that comes around soVIPzone often enough knows about my obsession with Phoebe Philo and Céline. She is an utter genius as well as ridiculously beautiful and super chic. And Céline FW10 was the top.

If you live in London or can get down here easily, don't miss Hair. I have seen it three times, which is a little over-the-top but I love the experience. The cast is very good as they come all the way from Broadway, specially the guys playing Berger and Claude. You leave the show with this incredible energy which seems imported right from the 60's.

This video is hilarious. I cannot think of better vintage fashion moments than this one of Azzedine Alaïa and Grace Jones.

Now, this kid blew my mind. Some people have had the unkindness of calling him a new Justin Bieber but they are only similar in the hairstyle. Greyson Chance sings Lady Gaga's Paparazzi with the most incredibly powerful voice, and he makes a hell of a version too. Plus, the faces of amazement of the girls in the crowd at the back are priceless.

And this is my wardrobe in motion. Dries Van Noten's SS10 collection for men is a series of perfect piece after perfect piece that would make my wardrobe complete. The setting is stunning and the music is a pretty brilliant contrast with the clothes.

Which video you can't stop watching?
I'm off.

Friday, March 19

The Huns wore Prada

Last Monday, March 15th, the classic Italian opera Attila got an extra injection of Italiana from the hand of Miuccia Prada. She reinvented the whole costume designs of Verdi's piece by adding a much more contemporary note and bringing back influences from her past collections. Go here to see all the coverage from Style.com, words by Derek Blasberg.
Miuccia's clear references from FW07 (left) and SS07 (right) incorporated into the main character's costume.
The result in real life.
Men's costumes draw inspiration from Prada's FW07 (left) and SS10 (right) collections.
[Pictures: Style.com, GQ.com, MetOperaFamily.org]
I'm off.