I love the colour red. It signifies true passion and it’s everywhere in the collections these days. And oh… it also happens to be HUGO’s signature colour, of course! Increasingly, I see fashion trends moving into the interiors sphere, and that is exactly what has happened at the 136-year-old Opera de Paris Garnier in the city of lights. The great architect Odile Decq has transformed part of the old theatre into a huge futuristic-inspired restaurant with organic shapes, lots of glass and more red than I’ve seen in one place for a long time. Is this an ode to HUGO-ism…? I don’t really have a passion for opera, but I have a passion for red and surely you don’t have to be an opera lover to go to this amazing restaurant.

Images courtesy of L’Opera Restatuant http://www.opera-restaurant.fr/en /

A top modern, gigantic wooden-sculpture, in perfect-Pocahontas-ish harmony with the Dark-Age allies of Seville! Does that sound strange? Well, it sounds almost as deluded as the supposed fact that the discoverer-I-found-India-NOT-man, Columbus is buried in the Seville city Cathedral. But brace yourselves – the aforementioned sculpture does actually exist. As an organic-wooden-snake-on-speed (just because snake-print is so it this season), the sculpture dart its way in between the ancient houses and creates a wondrous, futuristic atmosphere. I was like – “OMG!” at my first encounter. The city of Seville can now proclaim ownership of the most gigantic wooden-sculpture – the Metropol Parasol.

The sculpture is designed by Jürgen Mayer H, who spent 6 years of his life creating this futuristic piece of art. This year, the visitors of the sunny-ancient-city can enjoy the futuristic wooden-sculpture for the first time. Hence, the Metropol Parasol is yet another reason to visit Seville.

Images courtesy of http://hypebeast.com/2011/04/metropol-parasol/

The HUGO Sequined Jacket. Limited to 250 pieces. Made in Germany. Made for you to party in style! Enter now to win the jackets with the number 1 and 250!

I belong to a certain breed of the Homo sapiens – the ‘I-just-want-to-hang-in-the-Maison-Martin-Margiela-store-and-kick-back-in-the-sofa-and-enjoy-myself’! (We’re a rare breed –but I know you are out there!) So when I heard I could now finally unfold my most-inner instincts (… without having shop employees shove me away) – I was short of breath. The dream about living in an avant-garde, color-abandoned-European-intellectual(-ish)-luxury hotel in the oldie-end of Champs Elysee in Paris is now a reality. The creature of mystery (… you know of whom I speak) has created magic in terms of hotel interior décor. Having designed luxury suites and future-fantastic common rooms at La Maison hotel in Paris. The success and admiration of La Maison decoration has said rumors on fire that the Margiela Empire will soon commence designing home-décor (… and thank God for that!) However, until that given day shows its (presumably) beautiful face – we have to book time at La Maison, Paris for a fan-furniture-istic Margiela experience.

Images courtesy of http://www.lamaisonchampselysees.com

International fashion blogger @Bryanboy dazzles in the HUGO Sequined Jacket at the Celebrity Shopping Experience with Chloë Sevigny in NYC. The glamorous jacket is available in a limited edition of 250 pieces and you can win two of them! Yay! To find out how, click here.

Speaking of the Celebrity Shopping Experience, I believe I haven’t blogged the video of it yet. So here it is, enjoy!

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