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Grace Kelly Style- “From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly – Beyond the Icon” Exhibition in Montreal

From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon at the McCord Museum Montreal

I'll Have What She's Having: French Canadian Chic Week continues with timeless Grace Kelly style via the "From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon" exhibition in Montreal. The Grace Kelly exhibition at Museum McCord in Montreal is more biographical than costume. As you walk through the galleries, what you see is deeper than the clothes themselves. It becomes the story of a young woman who rose from model to actress to Princess to style icon. From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon at the McCord Museum Montreal >>MORE: I'll Have What She's Having What is the most apparent is that the clothes on their own are all lovely, if not even dated or dowdy in some

Left: Sid Vicious, 1977. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph © Dennis Morris - all rights reserved Right: Karl Lagerfeld (French, born Hamburg, 1938) for House of Chanel (French, founded 1913), 2011. Vogue, March 2011. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph by David Sims.

Every once in a while f-a-s-h-i-o-n takes itself way too seriously and fails to remember the heart + soul that is the inspiration for its being. There, I have said it. I wanted to love PUNK: Chaos to Couture at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. But when you take the grit out of a movement and distance it from its authenticity, what's left are derivative pieces which, when standing alone, are lost in the vapor that is a hot flash of fashion. Sanitizing iconic punk style to what could be a Broadway musical version for the matinée fashion set. Are you for real? Where's the chaos? Where's the historical appeal? A "replica" of the CBGB bathroom attempts to set the mood.

We've got the inside scoop on Paris Haute Couture show…. Our Paris insider Richard Nahem, got up close & personal with his iPhone to take these exclusive pics for you. The stunning retrospective spans 150 years of haute couture with over 100 outfits selected from the 20,000 plus Musée Galliera collection. The Paris Haute Couture Exhibition presented by Swarovski at the Hotel de Ville/City Hall spans the history of haute couture in Paris from the late 1800s to the present time and designers include Chanel, Christian Dior, Worth, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Poiret, Lanvin, Vionnet, Patou, Molyneux, Rochas, Nina Ricci, Schiaparelli, Jacques Fath, Grès, Balmain, Carven, Givenchy, Cardin, Courrèges, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lacroix, and Alaïa. Sketches, photos, and accessories are also exhibited. >>RELATED: FASHION

Ya know I love a good freaky outfit from time to time. Wacky fashion and its wearer, when done right-- as a fashion performance piece-- is pretty incredible. It puts a smile on your face and let's you appreciate people who live their life as their art. But, then you get those wackadoodle show ponies who have the chutzpah to put on anything odd and outlandish for some extra attention. Really, there are a few kinds of out there: the wacky fashion that has you roll your eyes, those who just wanna have a little fun & the kind that has your eyes popping out in jaw dropping amazement. Richard Nahem takes us to the later. - S.H. >> MORE: Wacky Scary,

Costumes: Fashioning Fashion, Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne in Paris

Perhaps, you've noticed how opulence and embellishment have been on trend lately? You even may be adding some luxe to your wardrobe now. But nothing beats the elaborate and ornate fabrications of centuries gone by. >> RELATED: Paris Street Style Fashioning Fashion. Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne at Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris an exhibition in tandem with LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum) showing the extensive collection of Martin Kamer and Wolfgang Ruf, two antique and costume dealers. Shown in chronological order, you get a clear sense of how fashion evolved from century to century and how tastes and styles changes just as much as styles change presently. >> RELATED: Costume Exhibitions Fashioning Fashion focuses on clothing and accessories for men and women from the 18th century to the early 20th century, mainly from France, Italy,

Ohh la la, the French really have a reason to stay too long at the fair! Forget Las Vegas, when there are fantastic and feathery costumes in Paris at the Musée des Arts Forains (the Museum of Fairground Art). Richard Nahem takes us there, cancan costumes included. --S.H. The Musée des Arts Forains, the Museum of Fairground Art, is only open to the public once a year for a two-week period between Christmas and New Years. Luckily, this year I had to opportunity to visit. >>MORE: Costumes As I have mentioned before, I spent my summers as a child and adolescent on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey and have vivid memories of carnivals, rides, fairgrounds, amusement parks, cotton candy, custard,

Paris In Style: Chloe Attitudes Exhibit at Palais de Tokyo There hasn’t been a fashion exhibit that has wowed me since I wrote about the Madame Grés exhibit last spring. The Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton show earlier this year was a letdown for me and far too much a promotion for the brand. I just went to the Chloe Attitudes show and it was a delightful surprise, as I didn’t know much about it before I saw it. Chloe Attitudes The show is a tribute to Gaby Aghion, who started the Chloe label 60 years ago by having a casual show of the first collection at the Café de Flore. In subsequent years she strived to make Chloe a brand that would have the informality of everyday wearable clothes with the luxuriousness

Art in Paris: We know you love fashion. But, if you also love Impressionism as much as I do, you'll be captivated by Richard Nahem's report on the Impressionism and Fashion exhibition that melds art and clothing. The Impressionism and Fashion show at Museé d’Orsay in Paris explores the link Impressionist artists had with fashion and clothing. Renoir, Monet, Manet, and Degas capture the fashion of the day between 1860 and 1880 with over 80 portraits, much like many current day fashion bloggers do with photos. Impressionism and Fashion The paintings are paired with costumes, dresses, hats, and accessories to show the correlation between them. >>MORE: Costume Exhibitions and Art If you miss the show in Paris, it will be traveling to New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Red Jackie, 1964.

Once upon a time, if I was at a party and Andy Warhol turned up, I knew I was in the right place. Beyond being lucky enough to be old enough (age is good for something) to have grown up with Pop Art and its exposure to appreciate Andy Warhol as the great leveler of pop culture and celebrity... those nights at Studio 54 didn't hurt either to realize either that rubbing disco elbows with someone famous is no different than the cute boy across the room. >>MORE: Museums For me, the timing of attending the preview of the Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art during New York Fashion Week last week raises

Christian Louboutin Exhibition London Design Museum

Girls just wanna look at shoes... The Christian Louboutin exhibition has broken all previous visitor records at the London Design Museum with an average daily attendance of 910 visitors. Humm, I think there were more Loub fanatics desperately trying to get into the Christian Louboutin New York sample sale! >> MORE: Christian Louboutin ‘It’s been a real pleasure to see a lot of my ‘babies’ featured all together for the first time. It’s not only an entire collection of shoes that I saw there but for me a huge collection of souvenirs, precious moments, and very rarely sorrows,’ says Louboutin. >> SHOE SHOPPING GUIDES The exhibition is the first UK retrospective for the King of French footwear and celebrates his illustrious career of keeping fashionistas

It's almost like be right there at the Met Museum Costume Gala but you can be in your pj's... we wont tell! Good news, this year's Met Museum Gala for the Costume institute Benefit will be shared via live stream for those looking for high-fashion inspiration... For the first time ever, arrivals on the red carpet for today's gala to open and celebrate the museum's latest show, Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, will be shared live. If last year's Alexander McQueen retrospective, Savage Beauty, broke all museum attendance records, we can only imagine how successful this year's show will be as it highlights two of the world's most successful women designers who are often celebrated for their witty, surrealist clothing.

Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris

What's hot in Paris? In the city of French Chic, comes an important fashion exhibition in homage to master French couturier Cristobal Balenciaga... the man before the brand as many know it today. A fabulous new exhibit of the couturier Balenciaga's fashions has just opened. The collection is a tribute to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of the master fashion designer. >> MORE: Costume Exhibitions and Styles and more Museums Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris It was generously donated by the family of Balenciaga and celebrates his legacy with forty haute couture coats and dresses from 1937 to 1968 along with 70 costumes and accessories, photographs, sketches, and some art and costume books that influenced him. Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris The

The elegant, controlled theatricality of Dita Von Teese's work, lifestyle and sense of dress made for a fitting match as she escorted designer Jean Paul Gaultier to the opening of his retrospective at the Dallas Museum of Art this week. We're loving her JPG gown with its asymmetrical military inspired bust and haute Parisian dose of subtle flair. -Naveed Hussain

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Grace Kelly Style- “From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly – Beyond the Icon” Exhibition in Montreal

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s PUNK: Chaos to Couture at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dresses to Dream About: The Paris Haute Couture Exhibition

Would you wear this wacky fashion? SEE ARRRGH! Monsters in Fashion in Paris

Costumes: Fashioning Fashion, Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne in Paris

Looks like showgirl costumes to me- Musée des Arts Forains, Paris fantasy costume museum

The Right Attitudes: Chloe Exhibit in Paris Explores the History of the Fashion House

Have Yourself a Renoir Moment- Impressionism and Fashion in Paris

Regarding Warhol: What Would Andy Say About Fashion Bloggers?

Shoezam! Christian Louboutin Exhibition London Record Breaker

Met Museum Live Stream Costume Institute Benefit From The Red Carpet Today

Catch the Glory of Original Balenciaga at Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris

Dita Von Teese & Jean Paul Gaultier at the Dallas Museum of Art

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