everybody's contemporary, Olympia and Farzin

Olympia Vlassopoulou & Farzin Lotfi - Jam encountering the Azzedine Alaia, Patent Leather Belt, 2007.

Video by Tassos Vrettos
Editing by Iria Vrettou
Listening to Meatloaf, "You took the words right out of my mouth (On a hot Summer night)"

Belt as in the destefashioncollection capsule of 2009 which is curated by Helmut Lang

selection two - Azzedine Alaïa
Object: Patent leather belt
Azzedine is one of the true independent Créateurs who has managed to withstand editorial pressures and sustain his own unique business model and position in the fashion universe throughout the years, supported by a loyal crowd of fashion insiders and fashion journalists. Elitist as it may be, it ironically turned out to be also the right formula in a fashion world in crisis. One of his designs, beautiful without being spectacular, became extremely famous and also broadened Alaïa's name immensely; a black belt, worn by First Lady Michelle Obama on several occasions. Her influence on fashion and popular American style is unprecedented. Her versatile and eclectic choice of designer fashion and high street, has created a new style and physical language for First Ladies as a true reflection of our times, portray- ing how the modern woman in general is applying fashion in a contemporary way. Her choice of embracing both American and inter- national designers alike, as well as rather unknown or progressive designers, became an exercise of personal style that went against the absolute author- ity of the luxury fashion industry and luxury fashion magazines. (Helmut Lang)

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