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Last night the Vileck Foundation hosted an event for their newest exhibit, Madina Vadache's "Transparency." It was a night of fashion, food, wine, and chatting. The exhibit features 19 designs from her 2011 Spring collection. Vadache's work is fantastic and beautiful. Her work with sheer fabrics are outstanding. And the little details, like the small pieces of jewels, make the clothing all that much more special. One of her signature pieces is the bridal dress (the white dress with the train). My favorite pieces were the black dress with the sheer bottom and the pink dress with the one shoulder strap. I just love the tier work on the black dress and the little details with the jewels and feathers. The pink dress reminds me a lot of my Amanda Uprichard dress, mostly because of the color. I usually don't like one shoulder strap dresses but the detail on the strap, the twist, and the bow just make the dress.
I'm lucky enough to have known about this event through my boyfriend who works at this wonderful foundation. Now that you know about it and have seen the wonderful work from Vadache you should go see it in person if you are in or around NYC.
Please visit the Vileck Foundation. The exhibit is free.
167 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021
www.vileck.org

Kick-off Fall fashion season with a visit to our latest exhibition –
"Transparency," the world-premiere Spring 2011 collection by Russian-born
fashion designer Madina Vadache! On view, free of charge, from September 3rd
through October 2nd, 2010 at the Vilcek Foundation Gallery, this collection
features 19 debut designs, including a never-born-seen bridal gown, and is a
““fascinating and flawless intersection of modern art, architecture, and
fashion.”This unique collection marks the point at which Madina's artistic
vision meets its tangible creation. Through her experimental uses of fabric,
texture, and finish juxtaposed with classic style, her clothing demonstrates a
fluid movement of energy into matter. Her work is testimony to her keen
understanding of these myriad materials, which she allows to guide her through
the creative process. “I wanted to work with the nature of the fabric, not
against it,” she explains. In this, her newest collection, she utilizes
everything from leather and lace to feathers and beading as she explores the
theme of “transparency” -- striving to find the balance between her original
image of the work and the moment at which it is manifest. Ms. Vadache was born
in Dagestan, Russia, and trained at the Academy of Fine Art in the Republic of
Georgia; she now lives and works in Seattle. -Vilcek Foundation

