Last Night in Florence
16 years ago by
Haider Ackermann was invited by the Pitti Uomo, and together they gave the most spectacular show. It’s as if the designer let loose the reins to his dreams. It was at the Palazzo Corsini, in a surreally beautiful baroque palace beside the Arno, two steps away from the Ponte Vecchio.
At 10:00, after a fruit buffet of pomegranates, cherries, and grapes the size of your fist, the secretive and sublime Jamie Bochert came forth in silence.
Then she sat down at the piano and started singing. All around her, violins, cellos… I’ve never heard her voice and I was absolutely blown away. It was soft, suave, and dreamy, like a summer night.
Then slowly, to her music, the models started out.
After a few sublime songs, Jamie got up. The show was over. A good runway show is always too short.
We all left with an inspiration book, a beautiful book full of images and drawings.
Wahoooooo. I’m heading down to get my breakfast and I’m going to flip hrough it with my coffee.
Translation : Tim Sullivan
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Jamie Bochert, is a homo universalis: beautiful and talented. If Oscar Wilde met her he would be devastated ^^ . Merci Garance, j’adore ton blog!
Olympia : You know, I don’t know so much about her, but you are right I think I fell in love yesterday… ! Merci pour mon blog !
I love the ”look” of your images in this story! You enjoy the inspirational book, and I will catch up on your inspirational blog :) (so busy the last few days!!)
M
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Wow, what a spectacular evening! Love all the photos…would love to try one of the grapes the size of your fist ;)
xx
Such beautiful clothes, they have so much emotion within them. Pretty please share the inspiration book with us! Would love to see more of Ackermann’s hand…
these are the most original pictures of a fashion show I ever seen!
and I am sure the location contributed to give it the perfect dreamy scenario.
Are you really able to deal with Espresso? ; )
Have a great day
Ylenia
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Garance…I’m soooo jealous. It looks positively breathtaking.
I would love to have been able to experience the dream!
Wish me luck, tomorrow I’m doing my very first radio interview about an article I wrote, “Middle Child Syndrome” I’m kind of nervous, but excited. Did you ever feel like that when you first started doing interviews?
Thanks once again for always sharing your jet set lifestyle.
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Ackermann is always amazing, and that evening seems like it was wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
Tes photos sont si belles comme un rêve évanescent, fugitives et irréelles ! Garance les “rennes” c’est en Laponie disons plutôt les “rênes” …
Awesome……
Spectacular, the atmosphere seems like one of those grand balls. That last picture of the overflowing dish of ruby coloured fruit especially looks like a 17th century Italian painting!
Oh mon dieu ! Ca avait l’air sublime ! J’attends tes commentaires sur le livre d’inspirations… S’il te plaît fais nos partager !
Noisette – http://www.espiegles.com
these was another nice to see..thanks for keepin sharing some great things to us
love love love..like it
Tes images bougent, tes images chantent, tes imagent font rêver…
Wow love these photos :D
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Are these actual Polaroids or just cleverly edited to look like them? I love the drama in these shots. Without having been there I think you’ve captured the atmosphere perfectly x
Wonderful, really inspirational.
I’m coming to Florence today from Milan, hope there’s a little it of sun!
beautiful, beautiful images. wish i could have been there.
Magnifiques photos, merveilleuse ambiance !
Il reste donc des espaces de créativité et de beauté échappant à la dictature du seul esprit marchand…
Merci Garance pour ce court voyage dans un ailleurs éblouissant.
Whaou, j’aime beaucoup ces photos avec du grain, ce flou…cela donne une belle ambiance ! et avec l’article d’ hier j’ai envie de retouner à Florence du coup !!!…
Wauw, sounds exactly like a dream! Must be hard for a designer to make each show a fantastic and “new” one..
How absolutely lovely…I am quite jealous of this. Gorgeous photos as well..
En effet, ça a l’air absolument somptueux…J’adore. Les photos sont superbes et retranscrivent bien l’ambiance. Ce genre de défilé / spectacle -si je puis l’appeler comme ça- doit être rare, un moment précieux .
ah oui un vrai spectacle artistique, quoi; de la beauté à l’italienne…
Theses photographs are works of art themselves .. you were obviously inspired! Very dramatic and moody!
Yesterday, I commented on not being able to buy Santa Maria Novella online, and a lovely person,Lydie Petit, contacted me via your blog and tomorrow I’m going to try, or I should say, buy, some Santa Maria Novella cologne in Woollahra! Thank you Garance … twofold!
Effectivement, ça avait l’air sublime! J’aime beaucoup ce jeu de flou, qui donne un coté presque irréel à tes photos, comme un doux rêve…
Ton flou est beau Miss Garance, tout en suggestions.
Comme tu as de la chance d’être là-bas.
J’espère que le syndrome de Stendhal (ou de Florence ;)) ne t’est pas tombé dessus et je profite, depuis mon bureau, de tes escapades enchantées.
Merci.
Bisous
Anne
Des photos qui retraduisent, à mon avis l’ambiance de cette soirée, grisante .
Un génie artistique qui tient tant dans les modèles présentés que dans les photographies …
Un immense bravo !
It looked so dreamy and beautiful. I wish there was a video :)
Beautiful beautiful! I wish I could hear her voice. The pictures almost make me feel like I was there ;)
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supers polas … ça avait l’air génial!
et wow le plateau de fruits … buffet digne d’un empereur romain dis moi ;-)
Have a nice breakfast!
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Thank you for you’re blog Garance, read your post each day, help me to start the day with a smile , also when you write serious things :-))
Ca fait du bien de voir des images si remplies de douceur…
de poésie…
Tes derniers posts donnent envie d’aller flâner en Toscane
Merci Garance
Beautiful and dreamy like life at the best of times…
Hi Garance!
Oooh de tes photos dégage une belle ambiance: feutrée et romantique, c’est trés inspirant . Et la déco du Palazzo Corsini est sublime, que dis-je? Grandiose! décidément ce que tu nous fais voir de Florence me séduit beaucoup!
MERCI :-)
fantastic…amazing
Waouh, super,
profite bien de ton séjour ! et surtout ramène pleins de photos !)
Que celui qui n’a pas envie d’aller à Florence après tes billets d’hier et d’aujourd’hui lève le doigt!!!!
Love the effects in these photos! Great job! <3
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we’ve been looking at lots of shots from this show, and I have to say that yours are the most beautiful. So sad to have missed out on such a stunning event.
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Vidéo de Jamie Bochert en train de chanter ICI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36LvprdMIms
Quel romantisme…
Jolies photos capturant des instants fugaces et magiques. On entend presque le léger froufrou des robes sous les candélabres…
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ca a du etre magique… Florence est une ville merveilleuse en plus..!
Des bisous de CELINE&CHARLOTTE
Photos merveilleuses!!
Je suis de Florence, mais je n’ai pas eu la possibilité d’aller au Pitti..quel dommage!
Profites bien de ton temps à Florence!
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Renaissance!!!
It took me some time to try and find the wright words to comment on these photos. The magic in the night, the surroundings, the music – a true show…
Florence is allready a special town (I’ve been there for a few days some years ago), a special show in a special place.
Wonderfull post, you rock!….
Du rêve, du rêve, et encore du rêve…
tu sais tjs capturer l’instant “magique”, et je t’en félicite! sans oublier tes petits textes qui retranscrivent si bien l’ambiance…
A quand un livre retraçant tes voyages ?
I’m in awe. Garance, your photography is getting better and better!
hmm… je ne connais pas… mais tu nous as toutes donné envie (je pense) à la connaître cette magnifique Jamie Bochert qui a fait craquer notre belle Garance hier soir!
Gros bisous ma belle et profite bien de cette belle ville!
<3
Tes photos sont sublimissimes et rendent vraiment l’ambiance !
Stunning photo’s!
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Du fond plus qu’intéressant et de la forme sublime… Bravo Ragazza !
Merci pour ce voyage poétique. J’adore ce blog!
Garance, I love the style of your images from your past few posts. They are so beautiful and artistic! Lucky you!
Love these pics!
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Et ce matin, je me suis levée en retard, et j’ai pas pu prendre de café, et ya un homme qui m’a éternué dessus à Ménilmontant, et à cause de la pluie j’ai ma frange qui fait des moutons…
Mais M’EN FOUS, parce que là maintenant c’est ma pause et je suis à Florence, j’en prends plein les yeux.
Merci !
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The pictures are rather inspiring, really. I am not sure whether the fact fashion shows are increasingly becoming shows, with little fashion in them is a good or a bad thing, but it seems to be the trend. Let us see how this evolves. Enjoy Florence, too! It is a marvelous city.
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soirée de rêve, ça me parle plus que le côté un peu acide de la partie de pétanques sous contrôle.
Superb images and I would love to see inside that inspiration book…..xv
Garance – hopefully you will get a chance to photograph Jaime Bochert more closely for the blog. I am seeing her everywhere these days!
this sounds amazing! did you take these of polaroid? they have such an amazing light and atmosphere
Garance, depuis que tu es à Florence tes photos ressemblent à des peintures! J’y pensais déjà hier en regardant la première photo du post sur la parfumerie (le mur avec la tapisserie qui se désagrège), mais aujourd’hui c’est vraiment flagrant avec ta dernière photo, dont la coupe de fruits aux éclairages dramatisants et aux beaux mélanges de rouges vifs et rouges sombres est pour moi une réinvention de la nature morte classique (avec ce livre de photos qui nous relie discrètement à notre époque).
Beautifull !!
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WOW, I don’t even know where to start. First of all your pictures are breathtakingly beautiful. Love how you captured the mood of the show without showing it too obviously.
And I just love Haider Ackermann. He is one of my favorite designers. This event must have been something special. Congratulations Garance for being part of it.
You are the best.
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We absolutely adore your style of photography. Beautiful!
merci pour ce langoureux voyage !!!! Toujours plus sublimes les uns que les autres … longue vie a toi et a nous par procuration ;) !
PHOTOS SUBLIMISSIME !!!!!!!!!!!
Si tes articles d’Italie ne donnent pas envie d’aller s’y perdre, je veux bien être damnée… Les photos d’hier étaient splendides, celles d’aujourd’hui donnent une ambiance toute particulière, onirique et feutrée.
We want more! :)
Comme un petit endroit, connu par le bouche à oreille, où seuls les initiés s’aventurent. Un éclairage tamisé, des photos silencieuses.. C’est vrai, tes photos.. Nous forcent à nous taire.
photos – divine
did you by any chance take any video footage?
This show sounds beautiful! I love the chandeliers
Tu te mets au Polaroid ou au Lomo ?
C’est bien le retour au non-ultra-net et au non-over-glossy-colored que font souvent les appareils numériques nowadays (ah ma brave dame…) :D
Excellent. Your photos and text and impressions are in absolute harmony. It’s event to see, to feel one’s part. Very sensitive sight.
Oooo right around from my old apartment. I lived on Borgo San Jacopo. I love Google street view because I can walk down that street from my computer when ever I miss it.
Also, your photography style seems a little different here. Is is because of the low light. Are you shooting with a 55mm 1.2 lens?
I love the backless dress, these clothes are beautiful.
these photos are unreal! so magical
Oh. Garance. These images. You have captured everything here. Each and every note. Beautiful. x
Waoua, tel que tu le décris, ça avait l’air d’être la magie d’un instant hors du temps (créer des instants, je ne sais pas si c’est la fonction première des créateurs de mode, mais cela redonne du sens à ce mot galvaudé de créateurs)
Et vous donner un carnet d’inspiration pour prolonger l’instant, quelle belle idée… J’envie la personne qui a réalisé ce carnet, chouette métier, inspirer !
(je te lis toujours sans oser commenter, mais là, irrésistible attraction)
If I may, ce ne sont pas des grenades mais des groseilles ;p
Très beau.
Eh ben dis donc Garance, à Florence, ça danse ! :-)
Yeah !!!
Absolutely amazing, I’m in love with Haider Ackerman’s clothes!
Ce défilé avec une femme qui chante accompagnée de musiciens, ça doit être absolument sublime :) Tu vis de super belles choses, tu as beaucoup de chance!
J’adore lire tes articles, surtout quand je sors de 6h d’examens pour le bac…^^
bisous
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amazing pics as always!
i lovee these photos! its very inspiring.
On a l’impression d’y etre… c’est magnifique !
Je suis totalement en extase devant ces photos et ce texte. Tu me fais rêver, on a envie d’y être… C’est dingue!
Well that was just stunning. All of it, stunning.
these photos are like a trance. what a surreal show. adore it!
xo
JJ Scholl
magnifiques photos
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sa devait être super tu es vraiment chanceuse
Hi :) amazing post..you’re such a nice lady <3
i've just wanted to say that you're featured in the July Romanian issue of Marie Claire. I don't know if you know that :) I live in Romania and i've just bought the mag and there's an article about bloggers :)
love,
Alexa
your site is beautiful and the pictures are stunning! jadore
Photos magnifiques!
garance, these are the single most beautiful fashion shots i’ve seen.
Le faite qu’une personne entre pour ouvrir le show et s’en aille à la fin, je trouve ça plutôt poétique.
Je ne sais pas quelle pointure tu fais, mais il me semble que tu cherchais ces ballerines, non? Alors voilà si jamais: http://www.videdressing.com/produit/ballerines-zara-43
Such an incredible post! Definitely inspiring. The elements of beauty and luxury have become so rare in runway shows.
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Florence me manque tellement…merci pour ce post!
bonsoir Garance, c’est magnifique ton Italie, c’est beau toutes tes images, un vrai régal avant d’aller dormir. Ca valait le coup d’y aller en Panda ;) A bientôt!
looks like you’ve had a grand time… such lovely photos!
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Magnifiques photos , quelle ambiance ! Est ce que ce sont des vrais polaroids ou est-ce que ce sont des numériques en format pola ?
these photos are beautiful… vintagy looking.. different to all your other photos
lovely shots … these are iphone shots right…:-)
Juste une question : les photos sont-elles des vrais polaroids???
Sinon, felicitations pour ce blog qui me tient compagnie au quotidien
it’s like a dream.. i was thinking of phantom of the opera or something like that.
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Stunning photos… they look like Polaroids, including your framing – are they?
This looks like it was an absolutely enchanting show! Browsing over your pictures conjured wonderful and imaginary images in my mind of what the rest of the evening must have been like. I would love to see a few pages from the inspiration book!
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Beautiful photography!
I can only imagine the atmosphere, but it sounds wonderfully mystical!
The photography is fantastic, especially the ones with Jamie Bochert and the one of the fruit bowl
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Les photos sont toujours tellement magnifiques ..
I love the vibe you’re creating here, Garance!
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Wow, this is absolutely inspired! I love how they’ve translated the baroque light, from the paintings, to actual moving art! Simply Amazing :)
Quelle atmosphère fascinante tu nous montres !
On arrive presque à ressentir la même chose que toi.
Wow!! Amazing, it’s so beautiful and romantic, it just makes your head spin! I love your blog, you’re living the life and are taking out the time to tell us about it, much appreciated!!! Keep it up!
Grazie Garance per queste foto
bellissime, surreali, barocche
I’m a florentine living abroad…Sometimes I miss my city…
Enjoy Firenze
un bacio
C.
Dear Garance,
these are the loveliest pictures I’ve seen on your blog so far. Just breathtakingly beautiful.
Keep up the great work.
L&K
I love the feeling of these photos. So beautiful and soft.
Thanks for sharing your work and your life.
I love the way you created a story through your photographs. It looked like an amazing, decadent, and beautiful event. Would have loved to be there!
Dana
A David Lynch-like setting with dark and empty rooms. Sacry and beautifull at the same time. Goosebumps! If you like see more pictures at http://www.textilia.nl/nieuws/algemeen/nid6147-haider-ackermann-geeft-betoverende-show-in-florence.html or watch it in HD video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZf9OLstvz8
Love the photos. I swear they look like they were taking by the hipstamatic for iPhone app. Am I right?
these images are soooooo beautiful!!! the style captures the movement soooo well!!
I love the pics too! They look to me like they are taken by the hipstamatic app. on Iphone. Am I right?
Beautiful images, Garance!
un défilé de tableaux merveilleux a m en couper le souffle j admire ton talent de photographe!!!tu es une artiste!!tu sais capturer l’ambiance,je t admire beaucoup.merci de me faire voyager avec toutes tes jolies photos!!!
I love this whole post. Amazing. My boyfriend is an artist and doesn’t see fashion as art, but this for me is truly art!
gorgeous! you better have a video cause that looks amazing!
Oh my, what beautiful pictures Garance!
Miss B xx
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these images are BEAUTIFUL
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wow BEAUTIFUL shots! And what a surprise to find Jamie up there singing! Models are always models slash somethings. :b
J’adore votre site, bravo.