"Elegance is the balance between proportion, emotion and surprise" Valentino

Thursday, June 30, 2011

IN BLOOM




Dazed&Confused- July 2011- Photography Viviane Sassen- Styling Katie Shillingford

BEACH TIME


Max Mara Weekend raffia bag

BEST OF FALL 2011 AD CAMPAIGNS

YSL- Raquel Zimmermann

Marc Jacobs- Helena Bonham Carter

Louis Vuitton- Daphne Groeneveld&Anais Pouliot

Ermanno Scervino- Alice Dellal

APC- Aline Weber

Givenchy- Naomi Campbell

FERRAGAMO RESORT 2012







I'm shocked.
Only a season ago Ferragamo was a sort of Sleeping-Beauty of fashion, a house with an incredible background, great potential, but a foggy present.
Now, under the new led of Massimiliano Giornetti it seems as the Beauty has woken up again.
The Resort collection shown at the James D. Duke House was glamorous, elegant and modern. The perfect gowns their host Doris Duke could wear at a garden party.
Fabulous cast of super-models, socialite/designer Vanessa Traiana included.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Je vois la vie en rose



(Zadig&Voltaire tee; Acne jeans; Lanvin shoes)

Second Day of Shopping: I couldn't resist when I saw these pink Acne jeans.
They reminds me a pair of trousers I had as a child.
In the inside, the etiquette reads: "Ambition to create novel expressions": how to ignore such an invitation?


LOOK OF THE DAY

Lanvin SS 2012

Monday, June 27, 2011

FRENCH GRANDEUR




Today we are shooting at Plaza Athénée, one of the most luxury hotel in Paris, in Avenue Montaigne.
Everything's fabulous, from the catering made by Alain Ducasse to the service (do you need a latter? an extra screen? you can have it all and delivered straight to your door)
Maybe the air conditioning is a little too high, but seen outside it's 35°C, it's not that bad.
These are the only pictures I could manage to take with my Blackberry.
The restaurant in the courtyard looks like Heaven.
Can't show the clothes until the campaign is out!
Just to give an idea.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

10 Crosby Derek Lam





Derek Lam launched his first diffusion line made by young, effortless, appealing clothes.
Hanne Gaby Odiele, who stars in the look-book, also helped with the styling.
Here the four pieces I'd like to have in my wardrobe.

FREEZY SUMMER


Gap jacket, Current/Elliott jeans, Rondini sandals

Here in Paris is so cold those days, that I had to rush to the nearest store to look for something warmer than a tank top to put on my back, seen I've left all my winter clothes in Buenos Aires during my last trip there.

Luckily enough, winter collections had already hit the stores, so in the end I found this Alpaca wool jacket at Gap. It looks a bit like the Isabel Maran's ones, but it's definitely cheaper.

Let's say, also the only non on-sale article in the whole shop.



LOOK OF THE DAY

Olivia Palermo in a Victoria Beckham dress
and Charlotte Olympia shoes

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

LOOK OF THE DAY

Model Joan Smalls in Hakaan

PATTERNS MAKERS


Chris Benz, Preen


Peter Pilotto, Giambattista Valli


Jonathan Saunders, Thakoon


CĂ©line, Louis Vuitton


Proenza Schouler, Prabal Gurung

Givenchy, Balenciaga

All images from the Resort 2012 Collections

WONDERLAND







Prada Fall campaign, shot by Steven Meisel, starring Frida Gustavsson, Kelly Mittendorf, Julia Zimmer, Ondria Hardin, Antonia Wesseloh and Dorte Limkilde.