Melvin Sokolsky and his fave model, Simone d’Aillencourt

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Last week I told you that one of the highlights at the festival for me was when Simone d’Aillencourt made a guest appearance to celebrate the exhibition of her long time friend, Melvin Sokolsky.

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The Hong Kong based JOYCE ’96 cover, photo by Gustavo Ten Hoever and an iconic photo of Simone d’Aillencourt by Melvin Sokolsky.

I remember when I put Simone on the cover of JOYCE in 1996, our New York Editor, Stefano Tonchi, told me that if I was working for Conde Nast they would have walked me over to the elevator and pushed Down. Gustavo and I had an amazing time with the lovely Simone, the coolest model I have ever had the pleasure of working with and a framed print from our shoot has been hanging on my wall for the past 12 years.
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Melvin and Simone then and now.

Archival images from the catalogue for the 23rd edition of the festival d’Hyeres.

http://www.villanoailles-hyeres.com

Later,

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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