My American Tournée...

Et voilá je suis ici... Here I'm, back in Europe, in front of my trustworthy PC, contemplating Paris' grey skies through the corner of my eyes... After so many visual stimulus in the US, it's relaxing and rather dull.

The truth is that New York in June, under a radiant sun and a pre-summer atmosphere, full of tourists, is better than ever.

And there's so much to do... For example, sales-shopping (40% off almost everywhere) and witnessing the twice-a-year show (in June and December) held at the shoes floor in Bergdorf, Saks or Barneys: hundreds of women fighting over their objects of desire, to see if they can get them a little less expensive.

And in a more interesting level, there's always the amazing exhibits at the local museums, so well-organized. Of course, my sister and I couldn't miss the chance to see the fabulous retrospective on Alexander McQueen at the Metropolitan Museum.

And it was worth it... "Savage Beauty," that the name of the exhibit, is a visual journey through unusual, creative and emotional concepts. A bit because McQueen died too young (killed himself at age 40), a bit because he's always been Fashion's naughty boy and a bit because he had an incredible talent... in less than fifteen years he knew how to leave a deep footprint in all those who, like me, love fashion.

The exhibit highlights all the obscure aspects of his personality... Wind, lights, noises... You feel as being transported into the romantic, melancholic and sad fantasy of an English boy...

And the gowns... The red silk cape, the black feathers dress, the lace, the leather sadomasochist bustiers... A different sexuality, weird and yet fascinating...

But enough... all of you passing through New York, don't miss the chance to see it and buy the catalog, specially edited for the occasion, with his face on the cover, which metamorphoses into a skull, depending on how you move the book...