Burn with Desire: Photography and Glamour Exhibition at Ryerson Image Centre

I am happy to be collaborating with the Ryerson Image Centre in an exhibition titled Burn with Desire curated by Gaëlle Morel. The exhibition features iconic glamour and fashion photographs since the 1920 by influential photographers such as Edward Steichen and Annie Leibovitz. The first room of the exhibition is devoted to Marilyn Manroe. We presented a small selection of Fabulous Fakes from the 50's and early 60's which will remain for the duration of the exhibition. 

I invite you to join us for a special sale of vintage jewelry from our collection on Monday, March 23rd, 2015 at 12-4pm and 5-8pm. 25% of the proceeds from the sale will support future initiatives at the Ryerson Image Centre.

At 6pm, I will talk about my collection of vintage costume jewelry in conjunction with the exhibition.

Hope to see you there!

Stay Fabulous,

Carole

Jeff Koons at the Whitney Museum

The Jeff Koons show at the Whitney Museum was fascinating, a must go! Koons is to art today as Warhol was to art in his day. He is a true original, stretching our imagination. The show will be open until October 19, 2014. Here are some of my favourites!

Stay Fabulous,

Carole

The Kimonos of Ichimaru Exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada

This fabulous exhibition features one of the most famous geishas, Ichimaru, of the 20th century by displaying a collection of her kimonos along with other person effects. She has left geishahood in the 1930's to pursue a career as a recording artist and applied her experience as a geisha while performing.

Her talent as a vocalist and musician led her to become a unique figure in the social history of the twentieth-century Japan.

Ichimaru's style and taste, along with a glimpse of the Japanese culture,  is revealed through the collection of the beautifully hand-crafted kimonos.

Above is one of the Kimono's decorated with images of peonies, pheonix birds and cherry blossoms. It is decorated with gold and silk threaded embroidery; silver and gold leaf stencilling and demask figured silk satin.

From Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru exhibition curated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is open at the Textile Museum of Canada until May 25, 2014. For more details about the exhibition visit the Textile Museum website.

Stay Fabulous,
Carole