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FLYING THE FLAG II Above: Zebra Woman Below: Jung
le Extravaganza costumes. Both from Vivid Grand Show, Headdress design and Design Director: Philip Treacy, Costume Design: Stefano Canulli, photos: Kristian Schuller There are few designers who truly need no introduction (Chanel doesn’t, Schiaparelli somehow does) but Philip Treacy, perennially dubbed the world’s most famous milliner, deftly slots into this category. The haute-couture hat purveyor, publicly innovating since his NCAD days, has a client list that exceeds our magazine’s entire word count. Post Isabella Blow – the source of his first big break – and post OBE, Treacy’s star is still prevailing, testified by the latest feather in his cap: a design-director role for VIVID Grand Show, taking place in Berlin’s FriedrichstadtPalast. With Stefano Canulli devising costumes under Treacy’s tutelage, and the latter responsible for the show’s spellbinding headgear, each scene is kaleidoscopic from start to finish. Beyond these awe-striking visuals, however, lies groundbreaking production: its author/director Krista Monson is the first woman to pen and direct a Grand Show at the Palast in its almost 100 years of existence. The narrative she weaves, centred on a female android’s quest for self-discovery, proves as dialogue-instigating as the design itself. Berlindwellers, make a beeline. palast.berlin/en/ FASHION-FORWARD TOMES Two limitless founts of inspiration are primed to release new books next month, so pre-order now to give your coffee table a colourful refresh. The first hails from Luke Edward Hall, a design wizard/interiors whisperer whose eponymous title – Greco Disco: The Art & Design of Luke Edward Hall – delves head-first into his eclectic psyche. The second, entitled Tim Walker: Wonderful Things, coincides with an impending V&A showcase on Walker, master of otherworldly fashion photography… Delivery day couldn’t come sooner. lukeedwardhall.com vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/tim-walker Save the Date… Wednesday 14th, when Marie Antoinette – Sofia Coppola’s sorbet-shade odyssey – returns to the Lighthouse for one date only: Milena Canonero’s sumptuous costumes (and spectacular shoes by Manolo Blahnik) are best savoured from a technicolour seat. Screened at 3:30pm and 6:30pm lighthousecinema.ie CLICK IT OUT… We know it and so should you food, fashion, photography, film, books, magazines, music, design, drink and a curated section of events for you to consider www.totallydublin.ie