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Installé à Paris dès 1956, Azzedine Alaïa doit sa formation aux femmes, amies et clientes plus qu’à aucune école d’apprentissage. Dans leurs vœux d’une garde-robe exigeante et discrète, il les accompagne (...et) a acquis la réputation de grand coupeur héritier d’une tradition académique qui le situe en ligne directe de Cristóbal Balenciaga ou Madeleine Vionnet.

Son expertise et sa virtuosité technique ne sont pas seulement convoitées par les élégantes du moment. Des couturiers et des créateurs de mode savent qu’ils peuvent éventuellement compter sur lui pour préciser certains modèles complexes ou prêter main forte sur une collection à terminer. C’est le cas ponctuel de Yves Saint Laurent. Ce fut aussi celui de Thierry Mugler, qu’Alaïa rencontre en 1979 et avec lequel il noue de véritables liens d’amitiés.

Pour sa collection automne-hiver 1979-80, Mugler invite Alaïa à réaliser la série de smokings de son défilé. (...) Cette collaboration incite Alaïa à devenir créateur lui-même. Thierry Mugler l’encourage vivement et témoigne envers lui d’un soutien qui se révèlera capital autant qu’indéfectible. (...) En 1982, à la demande du grand magasin américain Bergdorf Goodman, Alaïa présente un défilé à New York. C’est Mugler qui l’en persuade. (...)

Compagnons de route d’une décennie qu’ils ont préemptée stylistiquement, Alaïa et Mugler ont librement laissé les influences agir sur leurs créations mutuelles. Dans les années 1980, tous deux ont divinisé la femme, proclamant le retour du glamour en gloire et Hollywood pour inspiration à mille lieux des modes folkloriques des années 1970. Ils partagent une silhouette commune où les épaules en majesté contrastent avec les tailles étranglées et les hanches épanouies, souvenirs et fantasmes des modes des années 1930 et 1950 et des couturiers Adrian, Jacques Fath, Christian Dior et Cristóbal Balenciaga en tête.

Si Mugler a le sens du show (...) , Alaïa a le goût de l’intime et de la perfection. Mais c’est avec communauté d’esprit que leurs collections se répondent. (...)

Contemporains, amis (...), les deux créateurs ont tout au long de leur vie manifesté un profond respect pour leurs carrières respectives. Leurs vêtements, du jour comme ceux du soir se répondent dictant une mode à quatre mains, paraphe des modes contemporaines.

Couturier et collectionneur à l’origine d’un patrimoine de mode immense et reconnu, Azzedine Alaïa a préservé plus de 200 créations griffées Thierry Mugler dont une quarantaine sont ici exposées en dialogue avec ses propres archives.

Source: fondationazzedinealaia.org/expositions/30826/

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Having settled in Paris since 1956, Azzedine Alaïa owes his training to women, friends, and clients more than to any school of apprenticeship. In their desire for a sophisticated and discreet wardrobe, he supported them (...and) earned a reputation as a master tailor, heir to an academic tradition that places him in direct lineage to Cristóbal Balenciaga and Madeleine Vionnet.

His expertise and technical virtuosity are not only coveted by the elegant women of the moment. Couturiers and fashion designers know they can count on him to refine certain complex designs or lend a hand with a collection that needs to be completed. This was the case for Yves Saint Laurent. It was also the case for Thierry Mugler, whom Alaïa met in 1979 and with whom he formed a close friendship.

For his fall-winter 1979-80 collection, Mugler invited Alaïa to create the series of tuxedos for his show. (...) This collaboration encouraged Alaïa to become a designer himself. Thierry Mugler strongly encouraged him and showed him support that would prove to be both crucial and unwavering. (...) In 1982, at the request of the American department store Bergdorf Goodman, Alaïa presented a show in New York. It was Mugler who persuaded him to do so. (...)

Fellow travelers for a decade they stylistically preempted, Alaïa and Mugler freely allowed their influences to influence each other's creations. In the 1980s, both deified women, proclaiming the return of glamour, with Hollywood as their inspiration, a world away from the folkloric fashions of the 1970s. They share a common silhouette where majestic shoulders contrast with narrowed waists and full hips, memories and fantasies of the fashions of the 1930s and 1950s, and of couturiers Adrian, Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Cristóbal Balenciaga at the forefront.

If Mugler has a sense of showmanship (...), Alaïa has a taste for intimacy and perfection. But it is with a shared spirit that their collections echo one another. (...)

Contemporaries, friends (...), the two designers have throughout their lives demonstrated a profound respect for each other's careers. Their daytime and evening wear echo each other, dictating a four-handed fashion, a hallmark of contemporary fashion.

A couturier and collector with a vast and renowned fashion heritage, Azzedine Alaïa has preserved more than 200 Thierry Mugler creations, some forty of which are exhibited here in dialogue with his own archives.

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2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence by DelDHSS

The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence as it recognized 39 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 47 TANF clients who have succeeded in the workplace despite the challenges they have faced.

The nominees in both the employee and employer categories were honored at a breakfast ceremony April 19 at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino.

The employee winners of the 2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence are:

•New Castle County: Gienavive Johnson

•Kent County: Patricia Milburn

•Sussex County: Valarie Purnell

•Statewide: Akira Collins

The employer winners of the 2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence are:

•New Castle County: Dust Away Cleaning

•Kent County: God’s Way Thrift Store

•Sussex County: Delmarva Clergy United in Social Actions (DCUSA)

•Statewide: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

The event was hosted by the Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee, the Department of Health and Social Services, the Department of Labor, the Delaware Economic Development Office, and DART. All nominees were invited to the ceremony.

“We all have an attachment to work and to the dignity that comes with a job,” DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker said. “The working parents we honored found jobs through our TANF program, and they are raising their families, demonstrating initiative and excelling in their workplaces. That path to self-sufficiency was borne out of perseverance. That is a powerful message of success, and I’m so proud of the work we’re doing together.”

“The TANF program is yet another valuable resource the State of Delaware is making available to some of our most deserving residents,” said Labor Secretary Dr. Patrice Gilliam-Johnson. “We are pleased to be recognizing those employers who help make these opportunities a reality and the employees who continue to serve as stellar examples of the program’s success.”

A total of 47 employees – 19 from New Castle County, 16 from Sussex County and 12 from Kent County – were nominated, along with 39 employers. The employers nominated were:

•Kent County (18 nominees): The Grocery Basket, God’s Way Thrift Store, Integrity Staffing Solutions, Sea Watch International, Perdue Farms, Hardee’s, Walmart, International House of Pancakes (IHOP), McDonald’s, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Matthew Smith Bus Company, American Home Solutions, Bayada Home Health Care, Adecco Staffing, American Maid Services, Dollar Tree, Dover Post and TGI Friday’s.

•New Castle County (15 nominees): Dust Away Cleaning, Griswold Home Care, Express Employment Professionals, Kool Kid’s Learning Center, Securitas Security Services, Angel Companions, North American On-Site, Latin American Community Center, Beverly’s Helping Hands Child Care Center, Ministry of Caring II Bambino Infant Child Care Center, Family Dollar, Panda Express, EDSI Solutions, Always Best Care and Integrity Staffing Solutions.

•Sussex County (six nominees): Epic Health Services, DePaul Industries, Quality Staffing Services, Delmarva Clergy United in Social Action (DCUSA), The Curiosity Shop and Meoli Companies.

To hire a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient or to learn more about the TANF employment initiative, contact the Delaware Department of Labor, at 302-761-8085.

In Fiscal Year 2016, the Department of Health and Social Services had 4,976 TANF cases, serving 8,245 children, plus their parents. The average TANF household grant was $266 per month. TANF is a time-limited program, and work-mandatory clients can receive TANF benefits for a maximum of 36 total months in their lifetimes. To get a monthly TANF benefit, most clients must work or participate in work-related activities for 20 to 40 hours per week, depending on the number of parents in the household and the age of their children.

In Fiscal Year 2016, employment and training vendors served 1,704 clients in Delaware, with 329 clients earning full-time jobs and 408 earning part-time jobs.

To learn more about Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Delaware, go to:

www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dss/tanf.html

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