I have started to sew again too, only one month after my last exhibition. Normally, I am fed up for month after a show, but a no stress gallery event is so much better for a créatrice de mode doing everything herself! No wonder more and more designers do it!
Nothing, however, in comparason to Valentino´s last big party/exhibition/show by the Colosseum some years ago. I think they discussed around 200 000 Euros for it in Valentino - the last emperor (seen last night), which is not that bad taken into consideration that a NYFW show is said to cost almost 100 000 and inummerous A list celebrities and famous models were present at the lavish location.
In contrast, I shall not reveal how much the tiny Lucifer exhibition in August costed, but one always have to look at the great ones for inspiration and not stick with a modest "happy as small" mindset!
To bring the inspiration down to earth again, I have been purchasing new beads today. So inexpensive I added two large bracelets for myself too, to make any outfit a statement outfit:
Some instant happiness purchased for 45 Euros at Perlehuset.
PS: This does really not "reveal" anything to copycats about materials for future collections. I don´t do collections anymore, as I find that too commercial and, to be honest, a bit fake when I design to express myself and not necessarily sell (couture collections are more for established designers in money hubs abroad, with a regular clientèle that can afford tailored dresses from for example 6000 to 180 000 Euros). Instead I mix all kinds of art into projects happening at cityscape locations, in galleries, and on runways. So, these beads are actually for an ongoing project the public have seen excerpts from before, even in an Indian fashion magazine:
From the Barcode photo shoot a rainy winter day. Photography: Rudy Wolff
