The Hyères festival is now underway in the sunny South of France and I am here in weirdly November-ish NYC blogging about it (I think today is a bit better than yesterday, but yesterday was pretty gross.) It's bittersweet, to say the least. Hopefully the winning designer (and his or her competitors) will get picked up by a more progressive NYC retailer and I'll be able to try on some of their designs...until then, I'll be living vicariously through Filep's continuous coverage while basking in the sun in Washington Square Park.
The post title comes from designer Tomas Berzins' interview (portrait top left; his design, right) when asked to describe Hyères in three words. I think that's a nice motto, no? "Hyères gives us opportunities to know people [and] build connections, but also to get us designers known by other people, to let people hear our voice [and] know about our work, our stories," said très quotable designer Shanshan Ruan (portrait bottom right; her design, left.) "Hyères is not just an event that happens and ends, it’s a continuation."
You can check out a video of the Hyères judges in action below (in French, natch) and read all of the designer and judge interviews at Un Nouveau Ideal. For daily updates, follow Filep and Villa Noailles on Twitter!
Les 10 candidats finalistes du Festival d... by VOGUEPARIS
