Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach - United Arab Emirates

Fashion Stills

The exhibition Fashion Stills is an invitation to share in the intimacy of the Houses which built France’s luxury tradition. Stars of photography for the emblematic faces of the runways: Derek Hudson, Françoise Huguier, Jean-Marie Périer and Gérard Uféras have immortalized rare, intimate moments, revealing a glimpse behind the scenes of the confidential and hushed universe of haute couture masters like Dior, Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Yves St Laurent.

Created at Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg, this exhibition was given an international flavor for its 2010 journey across Europe and North America. This year, the story continues and Fashion Stills is ready to conquer new countries, pushing back the frontiers of Africa, the Middle East and Australia.

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins : March 8 => April 14
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth : May 2 => August 20
Sofitel Brisbane Central : September 7 => December 26
Sofitel Dubaï Jumeirah Beach : March 16 => July 31
Sofitel Marrakech Palais Impérial : August 15 => November 10
Sofitel Lisbon Liberdade : December 1 => January 22 (2012)
Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge : February 17 => April 20 (2012)

On-set / Off-Set Des instants de cinémas

Luxury hotels have always inspired and attracted top film directors. Thus Sofitel Old Cataract in Aswan, Egypt, was chosen for the film "Death on the Nile" from Agatha Christie’s novel. But the relationship between Sofitel and the Seventh Art dates back to the very origins of the film industry. The Lumière brothers’ first public cinema screening took place at Sofitel Scribe, in Paris, France, in 1895! For all these reasons, Sofitel chose the cinema as the theme of its new exhibition created in collaboration with the Polka Gallery.

The photographers Alain Loison, Derek Hudson, Emanuele Scorcelletti and Stefano de Luigi unveil intense shots of French and international actors, legendary couples, but also of those rare moments, stolen behind the scenes of a fascinating shoot or, on the contrary, beneath the projectors of the Cannes Film Festival. Johnny Depp, Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Woody Allen, Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin… All of them emblematic faces which make On-set / Off-set a session not to be missed.

Emotion, escape and culture are some of the values which Sofitel shares with the cinema and for many years the brand has supported the Seventh Art as a partner at the festivals of Rome, Marrakech and even Lisbon.

Sofitel Brussels Le Louise : March 10 => May 19
Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam : June 3 => August 15
Sofitel London St James : February 27 => May 7
Sofitel Munich Bayerpost : November 29 => February 7 (2012)
Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese : September 2 => November 11

© Alain Loison_Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg_Paris 1969_Courtesy Polka Galerie
© Derek Hudson_ Penelope Cruz et Pedro Almodovar_Cannes_Courtesy Polka Galerie
© Emmanuele Scorcelletti_ Monica Belucci_Cannes 2006_Courtesy Polka Galerie
© Derek Hudson_Johnny Depp_Cannes_Courtesy Polka Galerie
© Francoise Huguier-Fatim-Oberkampf- paris 1997
© Gerard Uferas. Chanel Haute Couture. Paris, 2003. Courtesy Polka Galerie
© Gerard Uferas. Givenchy Haute Couture Paris 2002 Courtesy Polka Galerie
© Jean-Marie Perier. Karl Lagerfeld. Hamburg, 1995. Courtesy Polka Galerie