Jean Lurcat. An exclusive visit of the master's home and studio published by Maison Francaise.
I would like to pay my respects to Simone Lurcat, the artist's wife who died last March after keeping this treasure intact for over 40 years and donated it to the French Academy of Fine Arts.
Maxime de la Falaise photographed in her New York loft in 1993. Maxime died last April in her home in Provence.
Before I became a photographer, I was a painter. By some turn of fate, I met the photographer Pascal Chevallier who was in need of an assistant for a shoot in the country for Vogue Decoration. He was absolutely and still is, brilliant. I assisted Pascal on few other shoots, learned the tricks of the trade by watching him and eventually sit for him in some of his stories when he needed silhouettes. Working for magazines in the late '80s was wonderful, especially with the great editor in chief Marie Paule Pellé who demanded nothing but all the creativity and wit I could dream of. This would be my life and I shall never thank Pascal enough for his guidance. I found on Pascal's site a couple of photos sitting for him amidst his remarkable port folio.
DVD Yves Saint Laurent Tout Terriblement
Tourné durant l’été 1994 dans ses résidences privées de Paris, Marrakech et Deauville, et durant la préparation d’une collection de haute couture, ce film de Jérôme de Missolz est une plongée poétique dans l’œuvre du couturier mythique et le mystère de la création. A partir d'archives inédites et d'images de trente années de collection, se dessine un portrait sensible et intimiste d' Yves Saint Laurent. La voix de Jeanne Moreau achève de rendre envoûtante cette incursion dans l'univers de ce créateur à part. (En bonus : Dim Dam Dom - Yves Saint Laurent répond à Mademoiselle Chanel). Disponible avec un mois d'exclusivité chez colette à partir du 1er octobre.
