Beauty Heals And Gives Us Wings
I would love to give you a bunch of captions, but this was an exhibit that had to be EXPERIENCED. Writing about it just doesn’t do it justice.
Yves St. Laurent “The Perfection of Style” was a perfectly balanced exhibition. Gorgeous outfits, lots of his personal notes, video clips, and great biographical information. I’ll post some of my favorite photos from the exhibit, but be warned: photos really can’t capture the genius that was YSL. Enjoy!
Thursday, I attended an event at the Kenyan Embassy in Washington, DC. I had a fabulous time!
The sights, the sounds, the beautiful faces … I fell in love with this spectacular slice of Kenya. Here are a couple of photos from the event:
The event was held in the Professor Wangari Maathai Conference Room. As it turns out, Professor Maathai was the first female PhD recipient in East and Central Africa. She also won a Nobel Peace Prize for her environmentalism (she was the force behind the Green Belt Movement). She was also the first female professor at the University of Nairobi.
Her amazing accomplishments made me want to learn more about her. I’ve got these books on my Amazon wish list:
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is currently exhibiting Yves Saint Laurent designs.
The exhibition closes on August 27th, so I’ve made it my goal to get to the museum before I lose my chance to see Saint Laurent’s genius up close and personal.
I’m eager to see which designs will be featured. Will there be “Le Smoking Suit” designs? Safari jackets? Trapeze dresses? I wonder if there will be any designs worn by Iman, or Laetitia Casta, or Mounia. I’m so excited to see which outfits will be on display.
I’ll follow up soon, with photos of my time at VMFA’s Yves Saint Laurent exhibit.
Bronze Butterfly 