My venture to Paris didn't start off brilliantly, after encountering our first Parisian (sniffing Cocaine off the windowsill of the Eurostar station) we arrived at our hotel. Hotel Pointe Rivoli looked stunning on the website so when we arrived and toddled through the door labelled 'HOTEL' we were shocked to find a pokey little place, no lift, a seventy stair climb and a room that can only be described as the love child of Fawlty Towers and a dirty porno movie, PVC cushions and all. Solution; champagne and numerous bottles of red wine.
Regardless of the dwellings the city was everything I expected; stylish, beautiful and full of character. Other than the usual tourist attractions, I visited the famous macaroon shop Laduree, the high fashion hang-out Colette and Les Arts Decoratifs to see Hussein Chalayan's exhibtion and my god it was amazing....
Hussein Chalayan, who this week was given an honour by the London College of Fashion is perhaps the pioneer of merging new technologies and classic lines all in the name of fashion. His exhibition was off-setting in that it had a disturbing aura which unnerved the audience, leaving them expecting the unexpected. Showcasing key pieces from his past season collections, the exposition displayed Chalayan's ready-to-wear clean lines and classic pieces as well his avant-garde couture pieces. The displays were breathtaking but for me the dark rooms where Chalayan's latest catwalk shows including the transcending 'Transformer's' 2007 show and his short movies were shown was the highlight. Chalayan's work speaks for itself and exemplifies perfectly how structure, art, design and fashion can collaborate flawlessly.
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