Classic Nymphenberg Porcelain Figurines Get Fashion Makeovers From 16 Designers.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1Tlx24GVK7PYoK9dvPvncA6572t2IzBxlb5mfnBmH56GCGmvco0LhMJpo4Ev-7eOzwFzxJVxZSecVuJT1WrugmLFJw2OxXHa2Uy9yHZe1P4FEa9mXeYFwJqLQV8poNpGFCaVwV020K8/s1600/Nymph-Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491730366620315074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1Tlx24GVK7PYoK9dvPvncA6572t2IzBxlb5mfnBmH56GCGmvco0LhMJpo4Ev-7eOzwFzxJVxZSecVuJT1WrugmLFJw2OxXHa2Uy9yHZe1P4FEa9mXeYFwJqLQV8poNpGFCaVwV020K8/s400/Nymph-Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 413px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: original white glazed figurine on left and Gareth Pugh edition on right</span></span><br /><br />To celebrate their 260th anniversary, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Porzellen Manufaktur Nymphenberg</span> (Nymphemberg Porcelain manufacturers) invited 16 of the internationally most renowned couturiers to create new "robes" for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">16 Commedia Dell'Arte</span> figures by the rococo sculptor, Franz Anton Bustelli. These figurines, which at the time made Nymphenburg world famous and which to this day count among its most valuable treasures, are being re-issued in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Couture Edition</span> that is limited to 25 copies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDlN2mLnufbix7xtA7ot24Ci_lXXKs5ujXib7xbvGR8wtojbrj3E1cPfsl38XSrILLzcnKpHW0AEq99X-g3hdJBGXIT835GqyNQkjgw8srMebzEAHbATw1l3MAECokRC4f7eDNK3-IME/s1600/octavio-makeover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491732425795331570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDlN2mLnufbix7xtA7ot24Ci_lXXKs5ujXib7xbvGR8wtojbrj3E1cPfsl38XSrILLzcnKpHW0AEq99X-g3hdJBGXIT835GqyNQkjgw8srMebzEAHbATw1l3MAECokRC4f7eDNK3-IME/s400/octavio-makeover.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 440px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The limited edition Nymphenberg"Octavio" by Maurizio Galante</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>Originally created in 1759-1760 by Franz Anton Bustelli, the classic figurines get re-dressed by 16 fashion designers: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adeline André</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Damiano Biella</span> (Escada), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Igor Chapurin</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Esteban Cortazar</span> (Emanuel Ungaro), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Maurizio Galante</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christian Lacroix</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gustavo Lins</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pascal Millet</span> (Carven), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gareth Pugh</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ralph Rucci</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Elie Saab</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dominique Sirop</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Franck Sorbier</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Naoki Takizawa</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Viktor & Rolf</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vivienne Westwood</span> to become the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Couture Edition.</span><br /><br />The Couture Edition starts with Franz Anton Bustelli's bare Commedia Dell'Arte figures – "<span style="font-style: italic;">carte blanche</span>" for the invited fashion designers, who then painted each in their own inimitable style.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SLbxs8uSZbvV_tskPpo2hgEWSIwgv2u868rZEt_jQtT12RiLPq06sCFiuMjgqozgwMkhH_YP3vNDRg4_ivbgy4nSFjQu0CQB6PZa-hAon1MXHHFXdKkYYSk2car1XWzzHYBOc6l82LI/s1600/b&w1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491733539987584850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SLbxs8uSZbvV_tskPpo2hgEWSIwgv2u868rZEt_jQtT12RiLPq06sCFiuMjgqozgwMkhH_YP3vNDRg4_ivbgy4nSFjQu0CQB6PZa-hAon1MXHHFXdKkYYSk2car1XWzzHYBOc6l82LI/s400/b&w1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xNYDroUByUyHYI-UYSfLRhOjE-RI37PVro9Yrqq8J5pg7KlDcfTQM3djRJKMDAuP35FCchzYu7mn43aMmA6y27zT9B8jjnCyuAtzCAOeQnwyjsLQAqgSFoXGbMiQ5Wjdwd265Q2SNiU/s1600/whiteware.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491708128661375298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xNYDroUByUyHYI-UYSfLRhOjE-RI37PVro9Yrqq8J5pg7KlDcfTQM3djRJKMDAuP35FCchzYu7mn43aMmA6y27zT9B8jjnCyuAtzCAOeQnwyjsLQAqgSFoXGbMiQ5Wjdwd265Q2SNiU/s400/whiteware.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 402px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-FT_wl8ROaINIm0atdffnZIzna233qnir_23glaIO0J4nxFT6rr5jP5NSxM_sHsi0i0zQ2FnhwSs6LSDcMHskACem5e1GWJZY3QZakX3pe4LnyZvGcNxUJEdz1Q1Fy16PR3U6da5HGo/s1600/pugh-edition-in-situ.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491731150865995698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-FT_wl8ROaINIm0atdffnZIzna233qnir_23glaIO0J4nxFT6rr5jP5NSxM_sHsi0i0zQ2FnhwSs6LSDcMHskACem5e1GWJZY3QZakX3pe4LnyZvGcNxUJEdz1Q1Fy16PR3U6da5HGo/s400/pugh-edition-in-situ.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><br />This project was developed over a period of almost two years in close cooperation between <a href="http://www.nymphenburg.com/">PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR NYMPHENBURG</a> and designers in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Beirut, New York, Tokyo, Moscow and Munich. The designs clearly reflect the different cultural and creative approaches and thus the diverse nature of the global fashion scene.<br /><br />Here are all 16 in their original white glazed versions and the new Couture Editions.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JULIA - CHRISTIAN LACROIX:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVSW8PK3TAg2eTbE6h0TwtPVRIn-3Tlg-my4UuiEd2zxe5eHgThgUdKKN0zRDHF2RBbHXTagZUsvMcTaydh8Q3FZ8NhkrmLcxxhoX70YwSX8hN740HyxHU8dHIKIb0autyKi_rYVUIjE/s1600/Julia3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491707273467960594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVSW8PK3TAg2eTbE6h0TwtPVRIn-3Tlg-my4UuiEd2zxe5eHgThgUdKKN0zRDHF2RBbHXTagZUsvMcTaydh8Q3FZ8NhkrmLcxxhoX70YwSX8hN740HyxHU8dHIKIb0autyKi_rYVUIjE/s400/Julia3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 324px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C0zYGtf-ctMtGLCMfxX_EPnPe_ayKd5IoX0knWaEYmRIzzI8LLvcD1p-EtnyFYQKpbtqW42oRPdy9vlGhymhPJTSvG1jKhzI7bRJixIt1vA9Exk1QNsoAbxE9wuDkNgr7jXeMV0gI2c/s1600/Julia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491690858430837954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C0zYGtf-ctMtGLCMfxX_EPnPe_ayKd5IoX0knWaEYmRIzzI8LLvcD1p-EtnyFYQKpbtqW42oRPdy9vlGhymhPJTSvG1jKhzI7bRJixIt1vA9Exk1QNsoAbxE9wuDkNgr7jXeMV0gI2c/s400/Julia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 326px;" /></a><br />Recognising her standing, Lacroix has given genteel JULIA an elegant robe with<br />opulent platinum ornaments that has been hand-painted in several stages. He subtly interrupts the rococo look with brilliantly coloured shoes, gloves and bow.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjiORwaLuEprax_-RFGkQgEOfyIVCxqMhDuxkK_BG3gN0X-DgFWT_rmjqVwTY-2XDY32a0W_6iVLq0e6Tx5pQTGAE1oESRNnOpSFNZ1tOXGNH3-sbAAkLQ-cI8RuQ4XgKf10iooNkKAA/s1600/Julia2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491687830519436114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjiORwaLuEprax_-RFGkQgEOfyIVCxqMhDuxkK_BG3gN0X-DgFWT_rmjqVwTY-2XDY32a0W_6iVLq0e6Tx5pQTGAE1oESRNnOpSFNZ1tOXGNH3-sbAAkLQ-cI8RuQ4XgKf10iooNkKAA/s400/Julia2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 446px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CAPITANO SPAVENTO – GARETH PUGH</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDZnoqoCQRfw9PfEd482T13w86dzsyxEZ7RsEmyPYWJVqNbDAZKEtXco5F6lqn7Z9Ul9nl6H1Y2ySUg2RqSreRuLd6IGwk-haXl5v9ITj9tCvFdBMRrhFNTUUA_8J5A77LwbYpb3B9u0/s1600/Capitano+Spavento3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491708665101564242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDZnoqoCQRfw9PfEd482T13w86dzsyxEZ7RsEmyPYWJVqNbDAZKEtXco5F6lqn7Z9Ul9nl6H1Y2ySUg2RqSreRuLd6IGwk-haXl5v9ITj9tCvFdBMRrhFNTUUA_8J5A77LwbYpb3B9u0/s400/Capitano+Spavento3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 327px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO9pO4I5yk98PsIoVgTdFyS68MCTn4HXbzHEiqx2G4lAtFjj_lJMbDpsxIuUTcdSHru4zQKQbKZl7SIwTDtDmWyXR5K8IlLHdVAYJMU2Iab2IM6QeMg6rUl8nSzXRHll7Es1WG1rko5w/s1600/Capitano-Spavento.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491708726083593058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO9pO4I5yk98PsIoVgTdFyS68MCTn4HXbzHEiqx2G4lAtFjj_lJMbDpsxIuUTcdSHru4zQKQbKZl7SIwTDtDmWyXR5K8IlLHdVAYJMU2Iab2IM6QeMg6rUl8nSzXRHll7Es1WG1rko5w/s400/Capitano-Spavento.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 327px;" /></a><br />This newcomer to the fashion scene has cloaked the dynamic CAPITANO completely in geometrical shapes. Entirely in the style of his fashion, Pugh has radically made the figure subordinate to the shape and has transformed it into an abstract work of art.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVucs9V4sp4Mp6E0DEhmUxp_QPfueHIu90ZzfIMujfN-HBGOl-CgHl8DHr7C_p0fNRprQ2Bdifs23VWzOr8VOPb4qL_nADVlKsL5cnbYvZkoBn909vkcAS1TG3z-BV03OixDd5_U-n4w/s1600/Capitano-Spavento2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491708980197255842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVucs9V4sp4Mp6E0DEhmUxp_QPfueHIu90ZzfIMujfN-HBGOl-CgHl8DHr7C_p0fNRprQ2Bdifs23VWzOr8VOPb4qL_nADVlKsL5cnbYvZkoBn909vkcAS1TG3z-BV03OixDd5_U-n4w/s400/Capitano-Spavento2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 432px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LEDA – PASCAL MILLET (CARVEN)</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuQyMbwkQtSUnIeJoX75pr-ddQeou-MVBd_TxJkjCTfQpzp5TaNPCcid3TTl9QYR9KgUdDVA3I0K_ZL_A3VDheoRLiuU44vqmSEH8v0ZoImNcoA5iY_XYzb4r9wIlk_4dGIW8qaTUHkk/s1600/leda3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491718450399666610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuQyMbwkQtSUnIeJoX75pr-ddQeou-MVBd_TxJkjCTfQpzp5TaNPCcid3TTl9QYR9KgUdDVA3I0K_ZL_A3VDheoRLiuU44vqmSEH8v0ZoImNcoA5iY_XYzb4r9wIlk_4dGIW8qaTUHkk/s400/leda3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 315px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgrJ0gYjjD0KciOACRXgvOVTFREwR09AIGyM-pqk80csXSMqEuPJdbzlLiCS8S5LDAfH4ibge8t1dpC4wnZTexp7Y-8cbnK75727sFJ77zdViy12jxAr4X2ci-VqLhd26uSUVXY1sP8A/s1600/leda.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491718367124249218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgrJ0gYjjD0KciOACRXgvOVTFREwR09AIGyM-pqk80csXSMqEuPJdbzlLiCS8S5LDAfH4ibge8t1dpC4wnZTexp7Y-8cbnK75727sFJ77zdViy12jxAr4X2ci-VqLhd26uSUVXY1sP8A/s400/leda.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 316px;" /></a><br />The large floral pattern is a reference to a fabric from the current collection at Carven, the traditional fashion house in Paris. Only the very observant will notice that the robes possess an undercoating of delicate beige beneath the black flowers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8G7OMP4qxw_yb4FCLUwszxCTpSgfcC0Sq0hvjmq8ZhTxU60WYLdcy9jRSL7vpSYXrU_HQauzKlNcVHXAVIBMPXR1CmJxyJWqE5HAcgBJ_7HD7geND9dYIAZxZpBSlmDqHL8csKcMkG0/s1600/leda2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491718293862960306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8G7OMP4qxw_yb4FCLUwszxCTpSgfcC0Sq0hvjmq8ZhTxU60WYLdcy9jRSL7vpSYXrU_HQauzKlNcVHXAVIBMPXR1CmJxyJWqE5HAcgBJ_7HD7geND9dYIAZxZpBSlmDqHL8csKcMkG0/s400/leda2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 438px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SCARAMUZ – NAOKI TAKIZAWA</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2GxP9wk100rNQoNJTQtVgm-alpC-ynGy1t2u1bgHhhq2DyW0U-TKpHPGdQdsEqVTjHSe0Q3Fmy0TgR0wUXQviwavdnxAnPPBe6kAmbDXuilJlKshcdCTJluuZ9VugzQK4b_dFaTimEM/s1600/Scaramuz3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491718892545242706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2GxP9wk100rNQoNJTQtVgm-alpC-ynGy1t2u1bgHhhq2DyW0U-TKpHPGdQdsEqVTjHSe0Q3Fmy0TgR0wUXQviwavdnxAnPPBe6kAmbDXuilJlKshcdCTJluuZ9VugzQK4b_dFaTimEM/s400/Scaramuz3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 326px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpQ2sJhET8Qo9N-itksGGy7cEF2o7XbVWr1tmPWKq3VMa24boweQhTp1u852h3S6TQ0JD2-AYSQmgJLvj7X_qHzjHatO1yZh9ooalrqEs9V1PGTRpPzo1DqD7i7BXrItrFOKd64MYSQ/s1600/Scaramuz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491719081591205618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpQ2sJhET8Qo9N-itksGGy7cEF2o7XbVWr1tmPWKq3VMa24boweQhTp1u852h3S6TQ0JD2-AYSQmgJLvj7X_qHzjHatO1yZh9ooalrqEs9V1PGTRpPzo1DqD7i7BXrItrFOKd64MYSQ/s400/Scaramuz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 327px;" /></a><br />Takizawa, former creative director for the Issey Miyake fashion label, borrowed the classic looking clothes he designed for the dancing SCARAMUZ from current Tokyo street-wear. The hand and face are coated entirely in polished platinum.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVjj8wL39MsscKhjtHy4Uyn9htuGqLw9OZ-GLcC3x1XmIymlwa4zUc1Bm5biW9edmWCXVupQWRt5ZhngfJsz7PmXOylGFPHAYz7Enmy4Ltol_hsw_KKUnNGbmp0y9O_aBa2KurtmKvTY/s1600/Scaramuz2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491719007420837714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVjj8wL39MsscKhjtHy4Uyn9htuGqLw9OZ-GLcC3x1XmIymlwa4zUc1Bm5biW9edmWCXVupQWRt5ZhngfJsz7PmXOylGFPHAYz7Enmy4Ltol_hsw_KKUnNGbmp0y9O_aBa2KurtmKvTY/s400/Scaramuz2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">COLOMBINE – VIKTOR & ROLF</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciEAurznY1jLkDNbAezRiebAyoUW-RNqMwhz7SAck5eKTwV7ttz9PLEDPT-ehmQhCvlyw2cRhGdy-aZvdHuLUtDQPy54T0B95TxDKJAbfg2dWicAxDYzundA2v1yC6WGbUeekfq4n4Po/s1600/Colombine3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491719717352524034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciEAurznY1jLkDNbAezRiebAyoUW-RNqMwhz7SAck5eKTwV7ttz9PLEDPT-ehmQhCvlyw2cRhGdy-aZvdHuLUtDQPy54T0B95TxDKJAbfg2dWicAxDYzundA2v1yC6WGbUeekfq4n4Po/s400/Colombine3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 324px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bzp3EzSpd-ckR_FGw0-O11Zd2EyNRX4uRk6hWmMOQ9zCbKwrKhIZEVjj18h6VYkhNDfd9kmudrFQP-9-JILDatlOjxGpT8ENShM4Eu4f30dm10v_H3oB436C1raUCfDjfsUFFjX5lFc/s1600/Colombine.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491719579492293170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bzp3EzSpd-ckR_FGw0-O11Zd2EyNRX4uRk6hWmMOQ9zCbKwrKhIZEVjj18h6VYkhNDfd9kmudrFQP-9-JILDatlOjxGpT8ENShM4Eu4f30dm10v_H3oB436C1raUCfDjfsUFFjX5lFc/s400/Colombine.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 326px;" /></a><br />These fashion designers in Amsterdam have re-interpreted COLOMBINE's role with their creation: with the diamond pattern held in black in black and the mask adorned with a painted teardrop, they have transformed the impish maid of ISABELLA, who just can't stay true to any man, into a character from a tragedy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Hs4SZ-4BcuAssTRfbtuJNjFmW3tIVtlQhJSKvY9JQsuvjQpSLEmvczMAyoslyU99g_6SPuXW7bY8kCNZvOpenlZCo9SLo0XanyuhzR0YMFoJoOS-VHH2x5iDF8u5oK-7PLXeuc28x1g/s1600/Colombine2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491719439190530354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Hs4SZ-4BcuAssTRfbtuJNjFmW3tIVtlQhJSKvY9JQsuvjQpSLEmvczMAyoslyU99g_6SPuXW7bY8kCNZvOpenlZCo9SLo0XanyuhzR0YMFoJoOS-VHH2x5iDF8u5oK-7PLXeuc28x1g/s400/Colombine2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MEZZETINO – VIVIENNE WESTWOOD</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uoTQh06eZv-ZzKvE1BB063OVXbJbogUpkzAyztLH2-2PgqSzrLPcpE58Dd8icwT-Ljfrzp9EOr05nukzPfZegvDaOSm0iLVdbuSkB818go0LcZW364M3f0N0ofGV_USTYDDsHmgSHoc/s1600/Mezzettino3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491720290922113842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uoTQh06eZv-ZzKvE1BB063OVXbJbogUpkzAyztLH2-2PgqSzrLPcpE58Dd8icwT-Ljfrzp9EOr05nukzPfZegvDaOSm0iLVdbuSkB818go0LcZW364M3f0N0ofGV_USTYDDsHmgSHoc/s400/Mezzettino3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 323px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqxVPiWJolaXQ1QR6eoTozBuFO9fX60iIltcCbY7Z93sK9qj6WH0u9uANgFO1vl7jpK0og6TNPvdT0bqBONDSQ0J2tbLAVdknbSOLURY47FZo7VUjsLd7JYU5iIB3FfJHYvK-3ZoolwA/s1600/Mezzetino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491720441263991650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqxVPiWJolaXQ1QR6eoTozBuFO9fX60iIltcCbY7Z93sK9qj6WH0u9uANgFO1vl7jpK0og6TNPvdT0bqBONDSQ0J2tbLAVdknbSOLURY47FZo7VUjsLd7JYU5iIB3FfJHYvK-3ZoolwA/s400/Mezzetino.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />For her design, Vivienne Westwood, who with Giorgio Amani, Emanuel Ungaro and Christian Lacroix counts among the most important fashion designers of our time, was inspired by Antoine Watteau's paintings of the COMMEDIA figures in the French rococo style.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEmV4GlvnMyXQ-q4nMNEKKguNolRq5mt3DKmdivvnCCAsCDta7FKRBQwVYIm2uar2ZGfguL8Z2VnN1madwsy8TKASmnm7mXxNifJ9spFACEZqVCj9eTAzG3xyWsJ2C_ZlEfenxg30vf0/s1600/Mezzetino2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491720375334076658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEmV4GlvnMyXQ-q4nMNEKKguNolRq5mt3DKmdivvnCCAsCDta7FKRBQwVYIm2uar2ZGfguL8Z2VnN1madwsy8TKASmnm7mXxNifJ9spFACEZqVCj9eTAzG3xyWsJ2C_ZlEfenxg30vf0/s400/Mezzetino2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LALAGE – DOMINIQUE SIROP:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pjzy6I4tTf-tDUvnZzrfCu2jK7ajbN6EpLOiTYgxezeAcIB8Tx9DiZow9tPmQGT_MPAlCO03K7xUnK7lBR1HCxKID721mpS7qyKfoVTqVZ01WgU2_tn-3IhOl5fkjI0vGB0bX8D6_ww/s1600/Lalage3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491721415044978082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pjzy6I4tTf-tDUvnZzrfCu2jK7ajbN6EpLOiTYgxezeAcIB8Tx9DiZow9tPmQGT_MPAlCO03K7xUnK7lBR1HCxKID721mpS7qyKfoVTqVZ01WgU2_tn-3IhOl5fkjI0vGB0bX8D6_ww/s400/Lalage3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 321px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tgOkVRlcTpR7ez0RbPJJo8a6AsPSaQbFofRQWfKuVqqlvFVx5jhd4kxVMIuxCOQW22pzTNcTMFEw3iFD_r7w-cpEXOVKnTCaoRNiQ67jDacAYbtkxKlh0IlueopF99myOITlWNiMfk0/s1600/lalage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491721333373533602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tgOkVRlcTpR7ez0RbPJJo8a6AsPSaQbFofRQWfKuVqqlvFVx5jhd4kxVMIuxCOQW22pzTNcTMFEw3iFD_r7w-cpEXOVKnTCaoRNiQ67jDacAYbtkxKlh0IlueopF99myOITlWNiMfk0/s400/lalage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />The French couturier, Dominique Sirop, has transformed the harlequin's partner into an elegantly dressed Grande Dame. The platinum pattern on her dress imitates the iridescence of sequins on Sirop's luxurious clothes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rNcMz_RHONBuMH_HOL3y502ODWlGKBW3Q1xWiSopG8R-mG9wV1UxBAemZkI7Tn0OVEfFG-u6whSj17XDiBCRycA6B88fSQGcq-eWZVwqaUEy6h_H2Dh4zQSna3C96wlPOycCfAzcVm4/s1600/lalage2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491721153796258722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rNcMz_RHONBuMH_HOL3y502ODWlGKBW3Q1xWiSopG8R-mG9wV1UxBAemZkI7Tn0OVEfFG-u6whSj17XDiBCRycA6B88fSQGcq-eWZVwqaUEy6h_H2Dh4zQSna3C96wlPOycCfAzcVm4/s400/lalage2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 435px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LUCINDA – ESTEBAN CORTAZAR (EMANUEL UNGARO)</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSjlONjob4P8BS8euUDQ-qdZxne2pguW3mCs2XnPbgrC153Wf_9-B8MCtWiTg9i0cAqDH8IXoVxec3tOg71eag0aRSzuN5QPq_7-wrkLib2PGWZ6dICkl4u3iuJVRtoFSMcukHKTLABQ/s1600/Lucinda3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491721856583546034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSjlONjob4P8BS8euUDQ-qdZxne2pguW3mCs2XnPbgrC153Wf_9-B8MCtWiTg9i0cAqDH8IXoVxec3tOg71eag0aRSzuN5QPq_7-wrkLib2PGWZ6dICkl4u3iuJVRtoFSMcukHKTLABQ/s400/Lucinda3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 324px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjado3oHDDei_eOdOArKvdR5XBwizYHnzGhYlvtIAfERmyF1e73gmh2gLqS_7sM232tmXGM_03-a3Rxis3cr4XCWJFEGlAgolRyREIYwmVuPlC52VnFNB4KlWOEYVaFjL0LOlphS0Guz8g/s1600/lucinda.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491721986721494130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjado3oHDDei_eOdOArKvdR5XBwizYHnzGhYlvtIAfERmyF1e73gmh2gLqS_7sM232tmXGM_03-a3Rxis3cr4XCWJFEGlAgolRyREIYwmVuPlC52VnFNB4KlWOEYVaFjL0LOlphS0Guz8g/s400/lucinda.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 324px;" /></a><br />The up-and-coming Columbian, Esteban Cortazar, who was appointed head designer at the Emanuel Ungaro label at the age of just 23 years last year, refers to a pattern from his first collection for this company: climbing roses in the brand-typical pink enshroud the entire figure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77_waz305yF3ekwlYuvz8wMCjQE_T4lfUJbk-Cw269C1vz9Ge_UhiDk02MVL-hMNq20Rart96Z8ob_ybKkweQIjpEqz6rAeo2VtsLgeO438KVphjbxNXLxDJKU2V75324se7D_Lb7wPI/s1600/lucinda2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491721926871018482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77_waz305yF3ekwlYuvz8wMCjQE_T4lfUJbk-Cw269C1vz9Ge_UhiDk02MVL-hMNq20Rart96Z8ob_ybKkweQIjpEqz6rAeo2VtsLgeO438KVphjbxNXLxDJKU2V75324se7D_Lb7wPI/s400/lucinda2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 440px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PIERROT – FRANCK SORBIER</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisg_fDOS5EI0CxIy16RheYolckLOQPxIDt2K-qbeGNKJbaBv8La_dJ3-5GWNjl9dDVAUDapu_4KJqTBGQ4aXkM4yze55R5pkv3zkyGnJVn14-v4oyHDMU_dZ5luiKiBwGSjarLbMA3fgs/s1600/Pierrot3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491723969420711554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisg_fDOS5EI0CxIy16RheYolckLOQPxIDt2K-qbeGNKJbaBv8La_dJ3-5GWNjl9dDVAUDapu_4KJqTBGQ4aXkM4yze55R5pkv3zkyGnJVn14-v4oyHDMU_dZ5luiKiBwGSjarLbMA3fgs/s400/Pierrot3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 322px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc05DFMB4BLmvXPdrbSYZmohti0zgFQlw6cbJGCXAXsrgRCFC_yT4My-GVsadmqGEvNxDhotllyD2vjJUV02fGmfYWushco-tHbI2m6Q1NYfmbIZ7eYIIORFZ7Th0iBvP4UF-teawZ6E/s1600/pierrot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491724256114523378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc05DFMB4BLmvXPdrbSYZmohti0zgFQlw6cbJGCXAXsrgRCFC_yT4My-GVsadmqGEvNxDhotllyD2vjJUV02fGmfYWushco-tHbI2m6Q1NYfmbIZ7eYIIORFZ7Th0iBvP4UF-teawZ6E/s400/pierrot.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />The melancholic PIERROT with his lantern doesn't only appear in the COMMEDIA – he also turns up in the French folksong, "Au clair de la lune", which dates from the 18th century. In reference to traditional music, Sorbier has completely covered his figure in musical notes and violin clefs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGfHgpAobNdhG8R8nbNJNGqE7Phxrb2GZFbHPkF83MeiQcU-LpYfFSK9KLDH7RGdWccSfkEEbMbXPr8r7o3FQtxz91bKPbkVevcQT1kv8ChI_8gNh1whIMSMFfefM5VO8cJ1BnDMiJos/s1600/Pierrot2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491724057425105346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGfHgpAobNdhG8R8nbNJNGqE7Phxrb2GZFbHPkF83MeiQcU-LpYfFSK9KLDH7RGdWccSfkEEbMbXPr8r7o3FQtxz91bKPbkVevcQT1kv8ChI_8gNh1whIMSMFfefM5VO8cJ1BnDMiJos/s400/Pierrot2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 440px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DONNA MARTINA – DAMIANO BIELLA (ESCADA):</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeEdiUKbI-aF5dn_WzCUB9rlIvlQZztpdvaSdHwtABOL1sWIVKwmIl_EdJjrkSC-knR-ZumdMoGiowQTj5ZvR3c4zctc_vEh8vO6gSm0ss2oB8xqy_qNlXcuTE_t8ZtEyYG-0vwLj8dY/s1600/Donna+Martina3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491723723824784498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeEdiUKbI-aF5dn_WzCUB9rlIvlQZztpdvaSdHwtABOL1sWIVKwmIl_EdJjrkSC-knR-ZumdMoGiowQTj5ZvR3c4zctc_vEh8vO6gSm0ss2oB8xqy_qNlXcuTE_t8ZtEyYG-0vwLj8dY/s400/Donna+Martina3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 323px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqDx1X4herh8x7YEfSVny1hHsONaCj3eugWMS9BJenrclr9OWUM4-3tn78gV9WMt8hD29CMUoU-u_CajP-lU4gru_zEW_FTjAmXxQe_4nuJ-4tnu5VU-kyVZkDE61I2QkMvUPJsZXJjY/s1600/Donna-Martina.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491723654135139346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqDx1X4herh8x7YEfSVny1hHsONaCj3eugWMS9BJenrclr9OWUM4-3tn78gV9WMt8hD29CMUoU-u_CajP-lU4gru_zEW_FTjAmXxQe_4nuJ-4tnu5VU-kyVZkDE61I2QkMvUPJsZXJjY/s400/Donna-Martina.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />DONNA MARTINA, the DOTTORE's smart wife, entirely unimpressed by his chattering, is off to do her daily errands dressed in a fabric taken from the current Escada summer collection.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9WEapIPmI8vrQ_mRh-VkHYkE3q0m8Xk6lgIy97VYL2fH5JBDJhmwRk6nqDTbVAdzC7IQTNW14UaxnpWkTf7hAw-SF0luKwNRkD84KsPMVaM1fHEh_jbz87JRxw6QvWDCp-CaD2FL-MA/s1600/Donna-Martina2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491722411953229426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9WEapIPmI8vrQ_mRh-VkHYkE3q0m8Xk6lgIy97VYL2fH5JBDJhmwRk6nqDTbVAdzC7IQTNW14UaxnpWkTf7hAw-SF0luKwNRkD84KsPMVaM1fHEh_jbz87JRxw6QvWDCp-CaD2FL-MA/s400/Donna-Martina2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOTTORE – GUSTAVO LINS:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh1-lNfgJ5To5MGaRSkIKPB3Jqgixo7_qAYeBq-vWYVm_YXypUK3kUnbpMYaD3xiMfaeW8CLmOMQSGhe5-Mox_jXOIl7nkOdkWW0yW7J-1ASfgf9TL1_Ly1bOiyUfnoy8K1fS81vCN4c/s1600/+Dottore3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491724804030061634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh1-lNfgJ5To5MGaRSkIKPB3Jqgixo7_qAYeBq-vWYVm_YXypUK3kUnbpMYaD3xiMfaeW8CLmOMQSGhe5-Mox_jXOIl7nkOdkWW0yW7J-1ASfgf9TL1_Ly1bOiyUfnoy8K1fS81vCN4c/s400/+Dottore3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYdMs8rMbKuHMvJbTAfic9KhIagyXQqMQtZdjK2OzqwtrNgZ-NAoetO_UP6yHXr3cSyeo7eLnHSUNoGtuoxpPIzrjNN-YLyFU1CmDVHBDEUZiiCeI-RSPrxUKmQ7UmhISkPtbwrUc-Hk/s1600/dottore.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491724718286132066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYdMs8rMbKuHMvJbTAfic9KhIagyXQqMQtZdjK2OzqwtrNgZ-NAoetO_UP6yHXr3cSyeo7eLnHSUNoGtuoxpPIzrjNN-YLyFU1CmDVHBDEUZiiCeI-RSPrxUKmQ7UmhISkPtbwrUc-Hk/s400/dottore.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />The know-it-all and conceited DOTTORE has been newly dressed using the over-top-stitching technique by Lins. The seams produce a filigree and abstract pattern through which the fabric's colour shows – perfectly imitated on the hand-painted porcelain.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiER3Amp5xqKqgiT0CdrWJRdmt9WixtytWu15mr0rd4PV8KgP3W1zmLk3yPUQVxFgbHRd_r2VLEGAcyaNOnNSJcWa6K_xVP_gxnq7gnc9tujn7bU5Wza9e9fHJBbCN3xZCHKLPlgHViOVk/s1600/dottore2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491724612891287202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiER3Amp5xqKqgiT0CdrWJRdmt9WixtytWu15mr0rd4PV8KgP3W1zmLk3yPUQVxFgbHRd_r2VLEGAcyaNOnNSJcWa6K_xVP_gxnq7gnc9tujn7bU5Wza9e9fHJBbCN3xZCHKLPlgHViOVk/s400/dottore2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ANSELMO – ADELINE ANDRÉ:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0zM4xkYpsSuGdxlDgoARQiBW2TUokgNzDZ4WiJ9VmKLfyA8uDUCaJxmZvgvluo0La6agie0JRj8tIE-7696rDoVsOD-ZQKyyUQgOIskBhvWLqsJouvei6VHV7GHZz2WFPr1fc9EyP10/s1600/Anselmo3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491725316184549906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0zM4xkYpsSuGdxlDgoARQiBW2TUokgNzDZ4WiJ9VmKLfyA8uDUCaJxmZvgvluo0La6agie0JRj8tIE-7696rDoVsOD-ZQKyyUQgOIskBhvWLqsJouvei6VHV7GHZz2WFPr1fc9EyP10/s400/Anselmo3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 323px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH84F0kdZ8Kto7NWKaBo8IuTpfbXE3-UW6FbbBKwDiNrdRiaNKZqO01xJWqGbK3GELQ5ECEaqSW5VuVKDYDOmzFeerRUCQzp8Gs7c8zW69n9EebbMAlKAupCR4RiL6eD4Bs_nBsCw952g/s1600/Anselmo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491690951474632386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH84F0kdZ8Kto7NWKaBo8IuTpfbXE3-UW6FbbBKwDiNrdRiaNKZqO01xJWqGbK3GELQ5ECEaqSW5VuVKDYDOmzFeerRUCQzp8Gs7c8zW69n9EebbMAlKAupCR4RiL6eD4Bs_nBsCw952g/s400/Anselmo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />By transforming the clothes into feathers, Adeline André has compared ANSELMO, the old music teacher, to a nightingale: if not the most beautiful bird, its singing does enchant all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DQNA2MLK8DAICCK2psXLtVFkbNI4qfPLiwz5yxsGwO7AgDSauHHsM6ekjSe-ryDw3cMo3DDTwam9_afViZKaSWPzyzX56o2aamTnZLvHJmp6Bjr-fyshk5jB0WgbivJphJH378B0Z0Y/s1600/Anselmo2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491691028831841522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DQNA2MLK8DAICCK2psXLtVFkbNI4qfPLiwz5yxsGwO7AgDSauHHsM6ekjSe-ryDw3cMo3DDTwam9_afViZKaSWPzyzX56o2aamTnZLvHJmp6Bjr-fyshk5jB0WgbivJphJH378B0Z0Y/s400/Anselmo2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CORINE – IGOR CHAPURIN:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDQQZcSkFjkmf-DcJsNZItw2-KDzVasQ5tglgQ83kGpKjhzORGXghVQT1RbFNDRAghRYwnzZmhsu0sJUIm-KoKvgAIDrcyzMAj012g36VTqrkDeF3S-WgoYDEbz2dmS4bQwJWfc40XeI/s1600/Corine3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491725866081919794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDQQZcSkFjkmf-DcJsNZItw2-KDzVasQ5tglgQ83kGpKjhzORGXghVQT1RbFNDRAghRYwnzZmhsu0sJUIm-KoKvgAIDrcyzMAj012g36VTqrkDeF3S-WgoYDEbz2dmS4bQwJWfc40XeI/s400/Corine3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 324px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjSAYXW3HvRsRd-nAe3O9sXlYlnVNAJWHr7BDAM3iQvNfxp788CJWph9QyTNKv3DomWVCvRJ_V38poMjOHlUNc5Zy2syPWl6Jz5VqaaCbUd59F535koPRyq4Xh_H8cgMWpjeSYpC3TRY/s1600/Corine.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491725976388455986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjSAYXW3HvRsRd-nAe3O9sXlYlnVNAJWHr7BDAM3iQvNfxp788CJWph9QyTNKv3DomWVCvRJ_V38poMjOHlUNc5Zy2syPWl6Jz5VqaaCbUd59F535koPRyq4Xh_H8cgMWpjeSYpC3TRY/s400/Corine.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 325px;" /></a><br />For now ten years, the couture designs by this fashion designer from Moscow and his costumes for the Bolschoi Ballet have drawn international attention. CORINE is held entirely in brown and platinum, Chapurin's corporate colours. Only a light lace pattern interrupts the closed finish.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3P6liJUMbN6w6fBF1m_3nykK2SSkG2qjvZ_zDIBjFgWWzD9ZXFvZSFSJ1DazaxtU9xeDHYWDdowOQxvcEQc5jld19hnHViWmCCiiibvuDxrf-6bxLgiyB0j-_myaNOebx0PIt4jDvzg/s1600/Corine2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491725921878550546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3P6liJUMbN6w6fBF1m_3nykK2SSkG2qjvZ_zDIBjFgWWzD9ZXFvZSFSJ1DazaxtU9xeDHYWDdowOQxvcEQc5jld19hnHViWmCCiiibvuDxrf-6bxLgiyB0j-_myaNOebx0PIt4jDvzg/s400/Corine2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ISABELLA – ELIE SAAB:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqwhyphenhyphengm3NVuQbw4ZhPkHQw0P4i099p25fapf-q_-9_2RPiW_zbDSsrLDjfafo5NyRj2VVa6n4NB5HoGHvUbwbLymd3PtlGcWEQMYSDJt6vQULyAbr38onSeoAo57VhFXtigBa6UbzaoM/s1600/Isabella3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491726586258083906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqwhyphenhyphengm3NVuQbw4ZhPkHQw0P4i099p25fapf-q_-9_2RPiW_zbDSsrLDjfafo5NyRj2VVa6n4NB5HoGHvUbwbLymd3PtlGcWEQMYSDJt6vQULyAbr38onSeoAo57VhFXtigBa6UbzaoM/s400/Isabella3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 323px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNABJvzUSbzf3dfeT3fbhstyiQ22o-hWWrnSaB-BMr8QhNNEDKQ3IWYu_ewAYuJa6c6UfCYjFu7OY0UicaTglYVd0XpIYzdZAwCRP4CaDbT38qoKfPDab5Un4-k_Q77xgR_LLLgn5dZI/s1600/Isabella.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491727508980027858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNABJvzUSbzf3dfeT3fbhstyiQ22o-hWWrnSaB-BMr8QhNNEDKQ3IWYu_ewAYuJa6c6UfCYjFu7OY0UicaTglYVd0XpIYzdZAwCRP4CaDbT38qoKfPDab5Un4-k_Q77xgR_LLLgn5dZI/s400/Isabella.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 324px;" /></a><br />The beautiful and ever popular ISABELLA is clothed in valuable gold and platinum robes. Just like the couture designs with sequins and pearls by Elie Saab who hails from Lebanon, this robe also reflects the association between luxury and modernism.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwcPLwa3FHbX5KdACxjnkXhWrN44CaePTDceY-sW18XUPr9HeHcgiPnX13Lu1WCcp7Kr1NJB7k0TZwmoEdqsaog1LCCu2riWnproIH8XepJvZDqvB4mer7WsFKHMK7yjYYelv31c8gos/s1600/Isabella2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491727454186239522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwcPLwa3FHbX5KdACxjnkXhWrN44CaePTDceY-sW18XUPr9HeHcgiPnX13Lu1WCcp7Kr1NJB7k0TZwmoEdqsaog1LCCu2riWnproIH8XepJvZDqvB4mer7WsFKHMK7yjYYelv31c8gos/s400/Isabella2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">OCTAVIO – MAURIZIO GALANTE</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEpIWPrT7qEKaBkD1Svo5abz365YLIkgkTtU-Rccvhjmqc4qOi3muQPZEr4_EAwAp4cQQ2vauchKA4duglYE-2PLyBIkwZD_K6nNd3Gng5aIDrv4TmQbY5qevyHDzPVryWsLrNkvRLeQ/s1600/Octavio3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491726758734179714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEpIWPrT7qEKaBkD1Svo5abz365YLIkgkTtU-Rccvhjmqc4qOi3muQPZEr4_EAwAp4cQQ2vauchKA4duglYE-2PLyBIkwZD_K6nNd3Gng5aIDrv4TmQbY5qevyHDzPVryWsLrNkvRLeQ/s400/Octavio3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 322px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH7vjGJNXkNiV_FbSabWvOagQFCmlSq93HaFUyvecTOF0ksgozf7Fej_75C5yleViwloodQa25DEv4vUsHVAmo3Qs4vHlkEV5K0Ir0CquRcabheEwsnPQRwqo4WHFL3V6w8b3U7RCNQw/s1600/Octavio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491726523899843010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH7vjGJNXkNiV_FbSabWvOagQFCmlSq93HaFUyvecTOF0ksgozf7Fej_75C5yleViwloodQa25DEv4vUsHVAmo3Qs4vHlkEV5K0Ir0CquRcabheEwsnPQRwqo4WHFL3V6w8b3U7RCNQw/s400/Octavio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />Gallant OCTAVIO, who has won ISABELLA's heart, has been adorned with circular ornaments within circular ornaments from head to toe. They reflect the style so typical of Galante where fabrics are gathered and layered into frequently circular structures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZJPgnkX9o9kBkQsf4hgAhQQAVnes7LZO63-9fZiNT8Sh81pWREYaMNV5_JqlEcVDx8hlDwxcavULlTVgiRmf8cok42Ei8FuQbul5maq0YH2CAqI6d7NBqejGuJufyBtux27Uiu0-3Hw/s1600/Octavio2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491726345382469970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZJPgnkX9o9kBkQsf4hgAhQQAVnes7LZO63-9fZiNT8Sh81pWREYaMNV5_JqlEcVDx8hlDwxcavULlTVgiRmf8cok42Ei8FuQbul5maq0YH2CAqI6d7NBqejGuJufyBtux27Uiu0-3Hw/s400/Octavio2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 435px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PANTALONE – RALPH RUCCI:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddVcY9lShVnuuD2vSnh81jNrp3UTrAqEM-2YY7Vduwo20dTkppxwJS6QohFHHS7zNPiZZrnuMlJsMYrAoFvEuBlbWDEoU8COxkt62XlGxFwRxuiLeYMaqavo1MhE_aptB0VpZhlcZQpU/s1600/pantonlone+white.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491727025224986882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddVcY9lShVnuuD2vSnh81jNrp3UTrAqEM-2YY7Vduwo20dTkppxwJS6QohFHHS7zNPiZZrnuMlJsMYrAoFvEuBlbWDEoU8COxkt62XlGxFwRxuiLeYMaqavo1MhE_aptB0VpZhlcZQpU/s400/pantonlone+white.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 323px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobCYuBxEfJlWKAZ0VtcNTD69a-hWeYOhWNKVF2fp6GmTRCqjU99umgBlYBUuwt41m4fyntHETMUiXlNpAr9K7ImMAAPAcnHZeNOD5n8Ivxu-e80HvZvpFM38XaaIQETtcPL77IjE0BFk/s1600/Pantalone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491727263590501010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobCYuBxEfJlWKAZ0VtcNTD69a-hWeYOhWNKVF2fp6GmTRCqjU99umgBlYBUuwt41m4fyntHETMUiXlNpAr9K7ImMAAPAcnHZeNOD5n8Ivxu-e80HvZvpFM38XaaIQETtcPL77IjE0BFk/s400/Pantalone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 324px;" /></a><br />The miserly merchant of Venice is covered with Chinese characters – a timeless code from a foreign culture expressive of savoir-vivre and distant travels. The complex method of picking out the characters reveals the porcelain concealed under layers of painting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jbJKE0WpwukfbOo6gK8GYZe6-aqYEaeqruTfpiNO3-XxxlzTRHWuA54c5XFV9e-rimJYw_twhr00eb0_XSWTmbNwEK-s9NMc0LmnFrVC-3aCiLMBEu3V_KCIG3GRwGK3nYiUcfQWJi0/s1600/Pantalone2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491727148460337250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jbJKE0WpwukfbOo6gK8GYZe6-aqYEaeqruTfpiNO3-XxxlzTRHWuA54c5XFV9e-rimJYw_twhr00eb0_XSWTmbNwEK-s9NMc0LmnFrVC-3aCiLMBEu3V_KCIG3GRwGK3nYiUcfQWJi0/s400/Pantalone2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 438px;" /></a><br /><br />Before Christian Lacroix turned to fashion design and became grand master of haute couture, he wanted to do a doctorate on the clothing represented in 18th century paintings – the period of Franz Anton Bustelli. And so it is hardly surprising that he approached his design for PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR NYMPHENBURG with great interest: <span style="font-style: italic;">"For as long as I can remember, these figures, when I've seen them in museums or in photos in books, have always drawn my eye as living protagonists and witnesses from an age which they subtly and precisely reflect with costumes that are much more daring than those of today."</span><br /><br />The large project also included a photographic series of each of the designer's studios as well as special edition books that included signed prints of the pieces and more.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Collector's Book</span> will be published in an edition of 400 copies, which includes 1 signed and numbered photograph by Florian Böhm:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9j1nM8MwcWM9wzsOrgDRVj9SwzSDgimSTQ1kzS9-ZATAl66G9Yv0jAkg57rYrRvL-V_eeUckKzD4u32FLuK_qop5fYgkexrSIHsFtr4T5d1zBemkD4PVZw_2kZZ2T9Auku03QbT5pEp0/s1600/collectrs-book-detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491733095161055362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9j1nM8MwcWM9wzsOrgDRVj9SwzSDgimSTQ1kzS9-ZATAl66G9Yv0jAkg57rYrRvL-V_eeUckKzD4u32FLuK_qop5fYgkexrSIHsFtr4T5d1zBemkD4PVZw_2kZZ2T9Auku03QbT5pEp0/s400/collectrs-book-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8qq630Qd9xVjYP-RjBQTsqX852V4iRtkk4zxDmyUs8zospMX-gMABBaCiNIn87j4Q8P2eDLVqs1v8sqT0I0wPv0XO3A4xMAGw6smcxD6Q6WFP5W3-9Tvb2w2aYe2xwb0hfH-obg9HpY/s1600/bookspread.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491733282784032018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8qq630Qd9xVjYP-RjBQTsqX852V4iRtkk4zxDmyUs8zospMX-gMABBaCiNIn87j4Q8P2eDLVqs1v8sqT0I0wPv0XO3A4xMAGw6smcxD6Q6WFP5W3-9Tvb2w2aYe2xwb0hfH-obg9HpY/s400/bookspread.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Collector's Book - Exclusive Edition</span> is limited to 25 books only. This edition includes 16 numbered photographs of the figures, which will be signed by the fashion designers:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgcykN5eodJDqDIRNKYa7SojkFNWjaBeT_-rH3VaGAFem0pFwYcaUoXhWiRtmnM3v7uhCqe6CRbL675CpnxxTnOBz2Zciir2sh1LPX91-pFqLhQHRCBVri-P2aMxDEna8rfrcWKxSf0c/s1600/exclusive-coll.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491734259093472898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgcykN5eodJDqDIRNKYa7SojkFNWjaBeT_-rH3VaGAFem0pFwYcaUoXhWiRtmnM3v7uhCqe6CRbL675CpnxxTnOBz2Zciir2sh1LPX91-pFqLhQHRCBVri-P2aMxDEna8rfrcWKxSf0c/s400/exclusive-coll.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYmzzmic0rEqRucgzaKXeWsMSIXNT_5EWPpALqghvAkZx214O_ex-NAnIn8B3k6QYikjhkRnA2Tm8ZFIZ1ykNALQt0nt6kjbzdXXijQEWRu8hyphenhyphenIHpVfptcmXtd0uk7ydC61mzSs9mBZs/s1600/exclusivecoll2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491734185507609858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYmzzmic0rEqRucgzaKXeWsMSIXNT_5EWPpALqghvAkZx214O_ex-NAnIn8B3k6QYikjhkRnA2Tm8ZFIZ1ykNALQt0nt6kjbzdXXijQEWRu8hyphenhyphenIHpVfptcmXtd0uk7ydC61mzSs9mBZs/s400/exclusivecoll2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 385px;" /></a><br />all information and images are courtesy of Porzellen Maufaktur Nymphenberg<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nymphenburg.com/">PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR NYMPHENBURG</a><br />Nördliches Schlossrondell 8, D-80638 München<br />Tel +49 (0) 89 179 197 0, Fax +49 (0) 89 179 197 50

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