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MBFWM - Day 3

Yesterday, I dropped into ~~Cibeles~~ Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in IFEMA, Madrid.

I would have liked entering Davidelfín or Hannibal Laguna runaways, but I arrived a bit late. Anyway, we had a fantastic time there, wandering around the stands and drinking cava (thanks to two wonderful friends who got us in the Mercedes-Benz VIP space).

Ana Locking opens the Time Capsule in her new collection and gets present and future mixed up, with mininal and geometric forms, together with silhouttes inspired by the 20's. In the evening dresses block, she proposes the classy combination that never lets down: black and white. A really elegant collection.

Aristocrazy brought the jewellery into the catwalk. The staging was fantastic, with all the models dressed in black leotards wearing the amazing jewels. I specially liked the golden ones, but all of them were exceptional.

If you have the chance to visit Cibelespacio, do not miss the EGO space to check the young talents and new designers proposals. There are many interesting offers that you can even buy at quite affordable prices.

As I forgot to take the camera, I have no photos for the time being, but I will go back tomorrow and bring you more about MBFWM.

happy birthday!

Today is wool's birthday. Let's celebrate!!

Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective [Madrid]

Fundación Mapfre, in collaboration with the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, presented last October an exhibition that lasted until January called "Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective". This major exhibition, which was shown at the Petit Palais in Paris in 2010 offered a fascinating insight into a career that spanned forty years of creativity.

The exhibition was organised thematically into eleven sections and featured approximately 150 examples of haute couture and prêt-à-porter, as well as more than 80 drawings, photographs and films.

The exhibition reviewed the life and work of this designer, starting with the famous "Trapeze Line" collection created for Dior and concluding with his magnificent evening gowns and the explosion of colour that situates his work in the present day.

Years Dior

The Gender Revolution

Studio Real/Mental

YSL and Women

Worn by (from left to right): Nan Kempner, Lauren Bacall, Paloma Picasso, Loulou de Falaise, Betty Catroux

Worn by Grace Kelly

Worn by (from right to left): Patricia López-Willshaw, Diana Vreeland, Marie-Hélène de Tothschild, Windsor Duchess

Catherine Deneuve: An Encounter

Collection 40: The Scandal

The Shock of Transparency

Imaginary Journeys

"I use my imagination on countries I don't know," Saint Laurent once said. "I hate travelling. If I read a book about India, with photos, or Egypt, where I've never been, my imagination runs away with me. That's how I make my most marvelous voyages."

India