Miguel Villalobos and Graham Taber prepare for a shoot for Maison Martin Margiela and a visit from Akiko and Yoko from commons&sense magazine

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I was having a New York and Tokyo moment today. I leave later on today for Vienna and then right after that I’m off to Arnhem, both locations are for the screening of You Wear it Well, so it was today or never to see my New York and Tokyo friends, Miguel, Graham, Akiko and Waris. Yoko lives in Paris.

Miguel and Graham are here to shoot the Maison Martin Margiela catalogue and were in the midst of preparing for the shoot making masks and hooves. I loved watching the process and am impatient to see the result.

MaskhoovesGraham Taber and Miguel Villalobos

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The multidisiciplinarian, Miguel Villalobos, not only is a photographer, an illustrator, a textile designer (he designed the t-shirt that is wearing, but in addition to his other talents he also created this beautiful silver snail so that I could wear him in my hair. My friends from commons&sense magazine, Akiko and Yoko came by to visit us.

AkikoyokoSnail

At a certain point we decided it was time for dinner and we all went off to Anahi.

Leaving_anahiAkiko_hotel

Akiko leaves tomorrow night and I don’t know where or when I will see her again. Her hotel was very close to Anahi.

Later from Vienna,

Diane

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Diane Pernet

A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.

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