Pierre Garroudi for Unfolded Magazine

Pierre's Impressive Ivory collection has seen a new light with it recently being featured in issue: 2 of Unfolded Magazine. Proving that Pierre's collections continue to push the boundaries being timeless, ageless and trend-less if there is even such a word!

Check out the beautiful images shot on the beach below:

Pierre attends Dolce & Gabbana event

Last Thursday (31st March) Pierre attended the Dolce & Gabbana Dress Me Up party at the London, Bond Street store. The event saw successful fashion bloggers dress up the window displays of the store, while celebrities and guests mingled around canapés and alcoholic drinks.

It wouldn't be right if Pierre didn't stay true to his avant garde roots. Check out the photo of Pierre and  Maggie (intern/model) dressed in Blue and Pink from his previous collection.

Pierre also tells me he also met the gorgeous singer, Alexandra Burke who was also in attendance. I wonder what she thought of all of this?

Dark and Beautiful...Meet model Nala Diagouraga

What was very noticeable from Pierre's A/W 11 Royal collection  was a mixture of ethnicity's represented on the catwalk. As I am told by the stylist for the show the girls represented 'royalty' from different parts of the world. Personally I think it is refreshing to see a mixture of cultures represented in fashion and hope that many more designers follow suit.

But there was one particular model that caught my attention stand-out model Nala Diagouraga, 22, from Senegal/Mali in West Africa. An experienced but new face to modeling, Nala who lives in France started modeling back in 2008 for a friend. After her first couture show in 2010 she decided to make it a career the next day she signed with modeling agency Paris Slides and then later signed with London modelling agency Strike Model Management.

So far she in her career she has worked for top french designer Lanvin, Khaled el Masri, Martin Grant, Neil Barrett, Andrew Laurence, Alphadi Irakli Nasidzé and Thulare Monareng, appeared in French Grazia magazine to name a few.
London Fashion Week 2011 was very busy for Nala apart from walking the runway for our very own Pierre Garroudi, others designers included DTZ, Kirsty Ward, BodyAMR and Samantha Cole. 

Nala says that her inspiration and passion comes from being able to express herself and play a role.
"I do get inspired by anyone in particular but more outfits and makeup that I wear during the shows or photo shoots. [when I am doing shows] I play a character, I [become] the style that they adopt and  love to detach myself from things..."

In terms of her future hopes, Nala says, " I like to make people happy that love and support me and also get into makeup artistry. I am a fan and I have lots of project in mind to follow."

Take a look at her eye-catching portfolio of work, Pierre plans to use Nala for his future photo and video shoot projects, so look out for more updates soon.

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Models: Nala and Brandy @ Pierre Garroudi A/W 11










 



Nala and Brandy Pierre Garroudi A/W 11

A round of applause for Pierre at Oxford Fashion Week

During the beginning of March Pierre participated in the Oxford Fashion Week from 28 Feb- 6 March 2011 in partnership with Oxford Thinking Campaign. The event which is held annually aims to strengthen the creative community in Oxford by bringing together designers, artists, musicians or even thinkers. Pierre showcased  pieces from various collections on the last day which was 'The Couture Show'. Other famous designers that showcased their collections were Valentino, Alexandra McQueen and Matthew Williamson.

The Couture show was a black-tie event and was well received by local press and was even featured on Vogue.co.uk. 

It was safe to say that Pierre's pieces were the most exciting pieces of the night, receiving the loudest applause says Zoe Lower (fashion and beauty photographer). For Pierre it was a great networking opportunity for him to get his brand noticed.The event sparked further interest from one of the main fundraisers Pierre says;

 "They really loved it and applauded, they liked it so much that director of the fundraising campaign has showed interest to get involved  in other projects. Once the project becomes clear we will let you know."

Well done Pierre!

Images: WPhotographic and Zoe Lower

All of the Lights...It's so bright in here!

If you did not know Pierre has a fascination with lights! If you have not visited his gallery before, he has roughly 50 hanging lights that create a square shape around the centre of his gallery; all with beautifully decorated, colourful lampshades.

If your into interiors or are all about creating the perfect ambiance to compliment your living space? I am definitely sure you could find something in Pierre's 'couture' lampshade collection!

Please take a look at the images below all lampshades are currently on sale now.

More details to follow about how you can purchase online, otherwise please visit his gallery on Wednesday nights @ 8pm for the weekly Art and Design auction.

Pierre Garroudi Gallery, Wednesday nights 8pm @ Arch 6, Crucifix Lane, London Bridge, SE1 3JW

Pierre Garroudi Artwork

You can now get your hands on Pierre's paintings and artwork, aside from creating brilliant couture pieces he also enjoys dabbling in art in his spare time.

Art pieces are becoming a very popular long-term investment for some, depending on the artists career some can fetch up to thousands years later.

While its still affordable, take a look at some of the beautiful paintings Pierre currently has on sale to purchase at his Gallery.




















Our thoughts are with Japan!

Pierre and interns take a moment from their work to reflect on those that lost their lives from the recent earthquake/tsunami that happened in Sendai, Japan on the 11th March.