Birthday lunch with the family and the Skin + Bones exhibition @ MOCA. My birthday was the last day to see the exhibition, so it was fitting to spend the afternoon and see some great clothes and amazing architecture. The first piece displayed was the Babushka dolls by Viktor & Rolf couture collection of 1999 and it was my favorite. Here are the explanation of the process by Viktor & Rolf:
In the winter of 1999 we appeared on the cat walk ourselves to dress a single model, Maggie Rizer, in nine layers of jewel encrusted dresses. After each layer, the small pedestal on which Maggie stood would rotate, giving the audience an opportunity to see a particular set on her before the next layer was laid on. When the final veil had been draped around her, Maggie was carrying approximately 70 kilos (100 lbs.) of richly decorated textures on her shoulders. We intended this presentation as an ode to exclusivity and unavailability, the things that give fashion its aura. Once occluded by the next layer, the previous layer remained present on stage, but impossible for the audience to see.
One sight to see is the ultra hip and modern Prada building in Tokyo. According to my sis, the fitting rooms are made of clear glass and when you want to try clothes on, smokes comes up and then covers the clear glass so you can have your decency.
Later that night, I had dinner with Ken to Cafe Santorini. The restaurant is on the second floor of this old brick building across from Laemmle's theater in Old Town Pasadena. We sat at the terrace which offered views of the courtyard below and provided a great atmosphere to enjoy our yummy food ; it was a nice b-day, since it was on a Monday.
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