This beautiful book presents the best of international cuisine through a series of articles and 62 recipes that combine local products from southwest France with ingredients hailing from all corners of the globe. The idea took shape around Yannick Delpech's menu at his restaurant, L'Amphitryon, a stone's throw from Airbus' hangars at the Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Anchored in the terroir of southwest France and yet so close to the rest of the world, Delpech effortlessly blends local products with the most outstanding ingredients native to other parts of the world.
Each recipe harmoniously pairs one product from southwest France with one product from another country. Diverse types of cuisine bring the best out of the ingredients:
Traditional dishes from a wide array of countries and cultures have been reinvented with the introduction of products from southwest France, just as classic recipes from this region have been updated with foreign flair. Treat your taste buds to a journey around the globe. Take off from southwest France, where you'll touch down again, your arms laden with the most exceptional products.
Du music-hall parisien aux tapis rouges d'Hollywood, l'extraordinaire parcours de Christian Louboutin, le premier créateur de chaussures de luxe au monde.
Les talons hauts, les mélanges de matières, les plumes, les imprimés sont les marques de fabrique des souliers dessinés par Christian Louboutin, dont les célèbres semelles rouges constituent la signature mondialement connue.
Le créateur a conquis les stars comme les icônes de la mode et l'on remarque ses escarpins et ses bottes dans les restaurants et les boîtes de nuit de Paris à Hong Kong.
Cette monographie retrace les vingt ans de carrière de l'artiste et célèbre le spectre prodigieux de son art, depuis les créations glamour devenues cultes jusqu'aux modèles les plus fétichistes.
Christian Louboutin se remémore ses années d'apprentissage et les rencontres qui ont compté pour lui. Il évoque les visions qui l'ont inspiré au cabaret ou dans ses voyages en Asie et au Moyen-Orient.
Il nous livre des anecdotes émouvantes, comme l'histoire qui l'a incité à glisser une lettre d'amour dans un de ses modèles.
Pour illustrer cette rétrospective, les photographies de Philippe Garcia, spécialement créées pour ce livre, avec come modèle, entre autres, Kristin Scott Thomas ou Dita Von Teese, proposent une interprétation saisissante des plus belles pièces de Christian Louboutin, offrant une vision envoûtante du travail du plus grand créateur de soulier de notre époque.
The Blonds is an invitation to designer Phillipe Blond and creative director David Blond s inclusive, wild, and high-octane world. Since 2006, The Blonds have catered to the entertainment industry with glamor-ously over-the-top designs. Celebrities rely on the duo s intricate corsets, catsuits, and dresses for perfor-mances, award shows, editorials, and any other special occasion where they need to move and shine. Their first book, as riotous as the brand s legendary New York Fashion Week shows, unfolds in several acts, starting with an introduction to Phillipe and David, detailing their inspirations and how they built their rebellious brand over the last two decades. A chapter on beauty includes behind-the-scenes images and details of their most iconic looks. The centrepiece showcases editorial and stage photog-raphy of celebrities, surrounded by anecdotes from the stars about their performances, life on stage, and their love of The Blonds. Including an in-depth look at the duo s high-profile partnerships, runway shows, and the craftsmanship behind each piece, The Blonds is a backstage pass from sketch to stadium.
