If you wanted to work in the high-tech industries you would probably go to Silicon Valley in California, but if you wanted to work in the fashion industries you would probably come to Paris... And you would probably pay a visit to the Institut Français de la Mode - a school dedicated to fashion (and creative industries) like I did today (Friday). Not that I actually want to work in the fashion business, but because I've always been curious to see from the inside the place where "haute couture" (and how to sell it!) is taught. The other interesting part is that the IFM is hosted in the Docks en Seine building, a brand new dary building by Dominique Jakob et Brendan McFarlane facing the Seine in the 13th arrondissement.Pretty cool.
I can't believe all the interesting new things about Paris that I'm learning from you, Eric! And the picture is cool, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd that building is spectacular! The 13th is becoming more and more interesting, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteOh I love this one too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo, really lovely.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this bldg each time on our drives into CDG for work (I "live" so to speak in the 13th), but I never knew what it was!
ReplyDeleteI echo everything Alexis says.
wow, pretty dang cool!
ReplyDeleteYou've been doing some great photography, Eric! The lighting on le Big Mac was so dramatic and this is just the opposite - all soft and muted tones. Both are crisp and lovely. Merci, merci!
ReplyDeleteAnd the sense of movement and spontaneity in each of them! Terrific.
ReplyDeleteReally great shot Eric. I agree, your photos are becoming very very plastic!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit this building, and I guess that anyone who's interested in taking a fashion lesson should visit the Madeleine Vionnet exhibition that is taking place at Le Musée des Arts Decoratifs (if I'm not mistaken).
She was a pioneer! I saw many photos of the exhibition and a tv special, if I were in Paris I would definetely see it in person!
I want to go there. Eric, my next visit you've got to sweet talk ( do the French "sweet talk"?) me into that place. :)
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I went and it was a joy. Most of her dresses could be worn today, as her mature works were of a simple line and drape.
ReplyDeleteShe would use her fingerprint on her label to authenticate her designs!
Did they show you that piece of info, Monica? That was the only bit of movie they had on her in the exhibition.
It's a remarkable shot. Minimalist and excellent.
ReplyDeleteNice shot!
ReplyDeleteAnd I also like the shot of the building.
you have the "eye" of an artist......in fact you are an artist....you understand the complexities of a composition......nice, nice photo today.
ReplyDeleteI just love this shot, Eric.
ReplyDeleteIt looks to me as if someone was running along with the dummy and you caught them just as they stopped! Very lovely, Eric, and I've learned many interesting bits and pieces here today {what's new?!}
ReplyDeleteGreat shot Eric!! I have noticed a new depth and style to your photos lately and I like it..I really like it...[ohhh..tais toi Sally Field..LOL!!]...but the composition is awesome and I love the feel of the photo...the Institut Building is amazing!! Merci!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI read about the redevelopment of th the area and the building in "Metropolitan". I saw the building from the Metro on the way to the PDP picnique. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteTonight I talked with a former Playboy bunny about my visit to the Bahamas next week. She goes there regularly. Ah, but she will not be going there with me, alas.
I am open to suggestions...
Very very cool building that Docks en Seine. How I've missed checking in daily for my Paris fix.
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ReplyDeleteYes they showed that piece of information on tv, she was very clever huh!
Being careful enough to take photos of each of her creations and authenticate it shows that not only she was very talented but a business woman as well!
Eric, you keep giving us reasons to keep going back to Paris over and over...
ReplyDeleteI learn something here everyday and then my "To do/see" list keeps growing.
I passed by this magnificent building many times but I didn't know what it was. And I never saw it a night, definetely worth going back to Paris to see it!
My heart left when I saw this, Eric. Seriously - design must be in my DNA. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
ReplyDeleteOops- my heart lept!
ReplyDeleteLe plus beau du quartier
ReplyDeleteYour photo really does portray movement. It looks like the subject matter is rolling by on wheels, and you caught it on film just in time. It brings to mind Giacomo Balla's "Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash" as one of the most memorable "movement" paintings.
ReplyDeleteJeff, you met a former Playboy bunny -- far out! I posed for Penthouse once, but that is a different look. Bob Guccione's work has a vintage style about it. He told me that when he was young, he was a very poor artist in Europe.
I repeat, echo and ditto everything above. Truly fantastic this shot Eric. Glad you got to go to the IFM as well. Can't wait to hear more about it.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture and I love that you went to the school to get the photo. Sounds like a fun photo adventure.
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