Rambling Rose: Fashion frenzy

By Rose Hartman

Counter-culture couture

Life size, hand-sewn men’s suits and accessories meticulously made from pristine treated white Japanese paper fill the gallery at the French Institute, in a show aptly titled “Greg Lauren: Counter Culture.” A dance sequence from Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief” featuring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is projected onto 10 unique paper sculptures of iconic menswear. It’s hardly surprising that these fabulously elegant actors ... Read More

Rambling Rose on Colette

By Rose Hartman
Monday, 2/15/2010 2:42 PM
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Colette

Downtown doyenne and culture chronicler Rose Hartman has documented the worlds of art and fashion in New York and across the globe for more than three decades. Here, she offers her best-of picks for where to see and be seen around town.

For more than three decades, I have followed the career of the artist Colette (like Prince, her single name is sufficient.) I recall her fearlessly painting enormous lips on W. 57th St. before the police briefly detained her; lying on a bed in a seductive, silky tableaux at the Robert Stefanotti Gallery; playing in her band at the stylish boutique Fiorucci; appearing nearly bare-breasted in the windows of the Rizzoli Bookstore; and using creamy parachute silk to transform her spacious Pearl St. loft into a poetic environment. Unfortunately, her loft was destroyed in 2007 before she could remove her artwork and records.

Attired in outrageous hats, dramatic makeup, striking original clothing and tottering on platform ... Read More

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