CLAUDIO CINA

Carrying the torch of "Burlesque" - Cher & Christina Aguilera

Burlesque; directed by Steve Antin set to be released Thanksgiving weekend

 

Ok, I must admit, I am curious to go and see the musical Burlesque, directed by Steve Antin.  It reminds me of a mix of Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Nine, Cabaret, and the video of "Lady Marmalade" (by Christina, Pink, and Mya).  And yes, all the costumes, which I am sure that Bob Mackie somehow had a hand in via Cher.  

This is a debut for Christina, who is a natural to the music world and stage, so it should hopefully be easy in this role to transition to the big screen.  The choice to cast Stanley Tucci to play the manager of a Sunset Boulevard club seems to have be a wise one, especially when at moments in the preview, it seems like he has been transported from the set of  the "Devil Wears Prada".  The movie is starting to get a lot of  TV plugs and advertising as the release date approaches.   It is set to debut on November 24.  I will let you know once I have seen it if I am a converted fan of the movie, as I am already a very big fan in real life of Christina and Cher.

I am going to give a huge shout out in my post to Dita Von Teese, another one of my idols and the original diva of Burlesque. I am waiting for her to come to NY and have another live show as I missed her when she was in Paris.  I am dying to see her!!!!! And I know as a fact that I will not be disappointed with her show because 1) I have more than words can describe how amazing it is and 2) pictures are worth a thousand words and with all of her amazing pictures, I have stopped counting. Luv Luv Luv all my burlesque divas!

Burlesque and the Art of the Teese by Dita Von Teese the book can be purchased on Amazon.com.

photo of Dita's show & performance courtesy www.dita.net

The Honor of Wearing it First - ADR's Photoshoot Teaser in Lanvin for H&M

Ok, Brilliant, No Amazing!  Are they out of their minds?  No, they are so right on.  H&M sent Anna Dello Russo the entire Lanvin for H&M collection to shoot.  Now you would think that it was for Vogue Japan, the magazine for which Anna is the Editor at Large and Creative Consultant......but NO, it was for her to shoot and put on her blog, annadellorusso.com.  This is a FIRST folks that H&M has chosen any editor or blog to feature the clothes, shoes, accessories, handbags, jewelry in anticipation of the launch.  

As ADR puts it, 'I was shocked that it was for my BLOG! I found this communication really FRESH and FORWARD cause the samples was available only for online editorials starting from November 4th.'

Here is the video teaser........need I say more?

 

  Anna is no stranger to Lanvin.  She has been rocking looks at Fashion Week around the world like there is no tomorrow.  The photos below are taken by Tommy Ton from Jak&Jill Blog.

Anna Dello Russo in Lanvin Ready-to-Wear at Fashion Week; photo courtesy Tommy Ton for Jak & Jill Blog

YSL & Pierre Berge in L'Amour Fou

Trailer - L'Amour Fou (which means "crazy love") directed by Pierre Thoretton

L'Amour Fou is a film documenting the love story and life shared between Yves Saint Laurent (the world's most famous designer) and his partner Pierre Berge (the man behind the business success).  Mr Berge is still alive and dedicates most of his time to the foundation that he founded in both their names, Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent.  The movie highlights their amazing career in the fashion business.  It is a career that is both admired and envied by many.  In the movie, Berge confides their personal stories in interviews centered around the auction of their huge artwork collection and key moments in the couple's life.  People who read my blog know that I am a huge admirer and flew all the way to Paris just to see the YSL exhibit.  I will definitely be on the look out for when this comes to New York.  At the moment, there is a release date scheduled in European cinemas for September 22.  This movie is in French with English subtitles.  Here is a poster to advertise the movie along with some pictures that I love of YVES and PIERRE. 

On a last note, when two people can manage to have a working relationship as well as a personal one, especially in the Fashion biz, it is to be admired.  One of the other power couples who also came out with a movie in 2008 called "Valentino The Last Emperor" also documented the love story and life shared by Valentino Garavani and his life long lover and business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. I am hoping that this will have the same success and world audience.