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... spring has sprung, and Vienna's fashion folk gets it going, which means that some sample sales, pop-up shops and collection presentation parties are budding all over the place. On April 20, 21 and 27, darling Christiane Gruber will hold special sale afternoons in her studio (Goldschlagstraße 8, 1150 Wien) starting at 3pm. The Diptych girls Valerie and Ali will open a temporary store from April 26 through 29, from noon to 8 pm on each of these days (Am Getreidemarkt 11, 1060 Wien). And finally, ever energetic Ayo van Elmar presents her spring 2012 collection during a party on April 27 from 8 pm at Reinberg Bar (Kolingasse 7, 1080 Wien) ...


... love is in the air, non, attendez, spring is in the air, enfin bref, le printemps, l'amour, la mode ! Voilà donc que le milieu de la mode viennois (re)commence à bouger, avec des ventes (pas tellement) privées, des boutiques temporaires et des présentations de collection. Ainsi je suis ravi de vous annoncer que ma très vénérée, la chérie Christiane Gruber organisera des ventes privées dans son studio le 20, 21 et 21 avril, à partir de 15 heures (Goldschlagstraße 8, 1150 Wien). Un pop-up shop sera sis Am Getreidemarkt 11, 1060 Wien, sera inaugurée par les filles du label Diptych, Valerie and Ali - et ce, du 26 au 29 avril, tous les jours de midi à 20 heures du soir. Et finalement, la toujours très dynamique Ayo van Elmar présentera sa collection d'été dans le cadre d'une petite soirée-fête le 27 avril à partir de 20 heures au Reinberg Bar, sis Kolingasse 7, 1080 Wien ...

RISING sun

incredibly cute: "Cocoon" by Kazuaki Inoue, the caption reads: "you can use it as a sleeping bag.
everyone can go inside". I'd love to, and at only 100 euros, it's a real bargain ...

... as the situation in Japan is still highly critical and it seems like it's impossible for anyone to foresee how things are going to develop, students from Vienna's University of Applied Arts organised a charity art sale that benefits the Japanese Red Cross as well as the Disaster Provision Main Office in Fukushima. This is a beautiful idea, and a good opportunity for lovers of art and design, as these works by students and university staff (also on sale: one piece by the renowned artist and uni professor Erwin Wurm) are usually not available. If we take a closer look at fashion, it's remarkable that there are also works by Japanese students on sale - recently, and thanks to Bernhard Willhelm's appearance on the Vienna scene, an important number of Japanese were admitted. Also interesting: a flower hat by the Viennese fashion duo DIPTYCH is on sale, and in the caption that describes their work along some very general lines, they tell their fan-base a little secret. It seems like they're nominated for this year's edition of the fashion award sponsored by the City of Vienna. Congratulations and surprise, surprise ...

accessorize the Haruko Uefuji way ...

... tandis que le futur développement de la situation actuelle au Japon reste imprévisible et que tout le monde est très anxieux pour ce magnifique pays, les étudiants et quelques professeurs (parmi eux : le très célèbre artiste autrichien Erwin Wurm) ont mis ensemble des œuvres d'art (et des objets de design) qui seront vendus le 31 mars à partir de 19 heures dans la galerie BASE-LEVEL à Vienne (Heinrichsgasse 4, 1010). Les revenus vont bénéficier la Croix Rouge au Japon ainsi qu'une autre association d'aide aux victimes. En ce qui concerne la mode, on y verra des objets créés par des étudiants japonais du cours dirigé par Bernhard Willhelm (il y en a de plus en plus, de futurs créateurs de mode japonais à Vienne, d'ailleurs), tels que Haruko Uefuji et Kazuaki Inoue. Le duo autrichien DIPTYCH sera également parmi les participants, les deux filles sont décidément passionées par le Japon (elles ont montré une collection dans le cadre d'une présentation collective de créateurs autrichiens à Tokyo il y a deux ans, il me semble), et sur le site de l'expo elles révèlent même un petit secret : il paraîtrait qu'elles soient nominées pour le prix de mode de la ville de Vienne, qui sera attribué à une griffe pendant le 11 festival de la mode et de la photographie. Félicitations - et surprise ! ...

flowers in your hair, thanks to Valerie and Ali, the two designers behind DIPTYCH ...

... dopo tanti giorni d'incertitudine non sappiamo ancora, e per niente, come si svilupperà la situazione nel Giappone, e possiamo solo sperare il meglio per questo magnifico paese e tutte le persone che vi vivono. Anzi, no, possiamo anche fare anche un po' di più, cioè, ad esempio, tutti quelli che vivono a Vienna potrebbero rendersi nella galleria BASE LEVEL stasera (Heinrichsgasse 4, 1010 Wien) dalle ore 19.00 in poi, per comprare dei lavori d'arte e degli ogetti di disegno creati e venduti dagli studenti ed i professori dell'Università delle Arti Decorative a Vienna. Ci sarà persino un lavoro di Erwin Wurm. I proventi della vendita saranno donati alla Croce Rossa giapponese. Ci sono anche degli ogetti per fashion lovers, ad esempio un sacco a pelo molto originale creato da Kazuaki Inoue e degli orecchini di Haruko Uefuji. Ci sarà anche un cappello tipo ghirlanda di fiori creato dal marchio viennese DIPTYCH. Infatti, nel testo che descrive il loro lavoro, le due stiliste Valerie e Ali rivelano anche un segreto: ovviamente, sono tra i finalisti concorrendo per il premio di moda della città di Vienna, che sarà attribuito al vincitore durante il festivale della moda a giugno. Felicitazioni anticipate alle due stiliste per questo riconoscimento !!! ...

the Japan Charity takes place at "base level" gallery on March 31 and starts at 7 pm