| PUNK SPIRIT AT THE 2013 MET BALL |
| Posted on 7-05-2013 |
| New York punk’s spiritual stomping grounds, to the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But attendees at the Costume Institute gala at the Met, which this year celebrated “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” did their best to bring the spirit of ’77 with them to the Upper East Side, where some wore it on their sleeves and others in mind-set.I have chosen my favorite outfits.
ANJA RUBIK IN ANTHONY VACCARELLO
CARINE ROITFIELD IN A GIVENCHY BY RICCARDO TISCI BAMBI-PRINT DRESS FROM F/W 13-14
GWEN STEFANI IN MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
FLORENCE WELCH IN GIVENCHY COUTURE
SIENNA MILLER IN BURBERRY
MADONNA IN GIVENCHY COUTURE
CARA DELEVINGNE IN BURBERRY
ALEXA CHUNG IN ERDEM F/W 13-14
CHRISTINA RICCI IN VIVIENE WESTWOOD
DIANE KRUGER IN CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE AND HER BOYFRIEND JOSHUA JACKSON IN DIOR HOMME
GISEL BUNDCHEN IN ANTHONY VACCARELLO
ZANDRA RHODES IN HER OWN DRESS
EMILY BLUNT IN CAROLINA HERRERA
JESSICA BIEL IN GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
EMMA WATSON INPRADAL GURUNG
ROONEY MARA IN GIVENCHY COUTURE
KATY PERRY WITH THE DOLCE & GABBANNA IN A DRESS BY DOLCE & GABBANNA
JENNIFER LAWRENCE IN CHRISTIAN HAUTE COUTURE
AMANDA SEYFRIED IN VINTAGE GIVENCHY
ANNE HATHAWAY IN VINTAGE VALENTINO
SARAH JESSICA PARKER IN GILES DEACON BALLGOWN
STELLA TENNANT IN CHRISTOPHER KANE
MARC JACOBS AND SOFIA COPPOLA IN MARC JACOBS
TAYLOR TOMASSI WITH THOME BROWNE IN A THOME BROWNE DRESS
ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELYH IN A GUCCI autumn/winter 2013-14 black and gold gown
LILLY COLE IN VIVIENE WESTWOODDIANA KRUGER WITH JOSHUA
KRISTEN STEWART WITH STELLA MAcCARTNEY IN STELLA MAcCARTNEY
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| A spectacular fashion finale at the Cannes 2012 Film Festival |
| Posted on 29-05-2012 |
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Nicole Kidman, Diane Kruger and a coterie of top models lit up the red carpet as the 2012 Cannes Film Festival drew to a stylish close. Marking a dramatic finale to her judging role at Cannes, Diane Kruger arrived to the closing event in a show-stopping Dior Haute Couture gown.
Sasha Knezevic and Anja Rubik looked every inch the stunning pair, in elegant black attire.
Nicole Kidman wore a gold Ralph Lauren Collection gown.
Andie MacDowell ended the Cannes festival wearing a black dress with elegant floor-length ruffle detailing.
Kristen Stewart in a striking red Reem Acra gown.
Natasha Poly in a show-stopping, cut-out Roberto Cavalli dress.
Pregnent Reece Witherspoon accessorised her bump in a royal blue Atelier Versace gown.
Pop princess Kylie Minogue went for a powder blue Roberto Cavalli gown for her turn on the red carpet.
Matthew McConaughey and Camilla Alves who wore a frothy Marchesa gown.
Audrey Tautou looked demure in a cream tea-length dress with an embroidered bodice and full pleated skirt.
Doutzen Kroes in an emerald green fully-sequined gown by Elie Saab.
Liya Kebede in a halterneck, textured dress from the AW12 collection by Proenza Schouler.
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| The Opening Ceremony of the 65th Annual Cannes International Film Festival |
| Posted on 16-05-2012 |
| Today was the first day of the 65th Festival de Cannes, the international playground of topless starlets, experimental directors, and film-world power players. Many stars have made their debuts there, and the lucky ones — Sophia Loren, Ingrid Bergman, Monica Vitti, Brigitte Bardot, et al — have returned year after year. The combination of yachting, frolicking on the beach, and black tie galas has always provided plenty of opportunities for low-key chic (think Jane Birkin, Charlotte Rampling, or Anita Pallenberg), as well as red carpet glamour (Grace Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave, and Natalie Wood). Diane Kruger, Eva Longoria and Freida Pinto dazzled on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival’s opening event.
This photo of Grace Kelly was taken on the very same 1955 trip to Cannes where she met her eventual husband, Prince Rainier III, for the first time. She looks elegant and gorgeous–is it any wonder that she nabbed a prince on the trip?
Jean-Pierre Aumont and Grace Kelly, 1955
David Bowie, 1978
Jane Birkin, 1974
German actress Diane Kruger wowed the crowds in this pastel creation.
Brigitte Bardot already knows exactly how to play it for the camera, in Cannes back in 1956.
The ultimate European screen star, Sophia Loren shows how it’s done in 1959.
Supermodel Eva Herzigova showed off the Chopard diamond necklace made in honour of the film festival’s ‘face’, Marilyn Monroe.
Monica Vitti and Michelangelo Antonioni, 1967
Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero, 1967
The Help’ star Jessica Chastain chose a sculpted white gown.
Sofia Coppola’s Cannes debut in 1979, atop her dad’s shoulders. Best way to arrive to a party in our books.
Catherine Deneuve and David Bailey, 1966 (photos:NYT,GETTY) SHARE THIS BLOG : |
| Diana Vreeland…Fashion’s FIRST Lady! |
| Posted on 29-04-2012 |
| The Divine Mrs. Vreeland
“You gotta have style. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it you’re nobody. I’m not talking about a lot of clothes.”
Before coming to the United States, Diana was a society girl Europe. She made a brilliant marriage to a very handsome and successful aristocrat. Through their connections, and because of her inate sense of style, Ms. Vreeland was offered the editorship of Harper’s Bazaar where she worked several years.
Carmel Snow and Diana Vreeland
An image of Vreeland that appeared in Harper’s Bazaarin 1936. She had just begun her 26-year reign at the magazine.
Diana and Reed Vreeland–her stylish, urbane husband with whom she had two sons, and whose death in 1966 devastated her–on the steps of the Southampton Bathing Corporation in the late forties.
Diana Vreeland by Andy Warhol
With Marisa Berenson
Her Amazing style!!!
Try to be born in paris if you can arrange it.” – diana vreeland
Mary Quant, great promoter of the mini-skirt, was given great coverage by Vogue. Ms. Vreeland was freindly with Jacqueline Kennedy. Below, another of Diana’s darlings, Yve St.Laurent with models.
Bring on the British
Known as DV to those lucky enough to be her friends, Diana Vreland was the epitome of Old World elegance and modern savoir faire. She also had a sense of humor and air of irreverence. She was the tastemaker to the American’s who cared about fashion.
* Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public * I’m terrible on facts. But I always have an idea. If you have an idea, you’re well ahead! * Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola. * Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal. * I adore that pink! It’s the navy blue of India! * I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering. * In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room-no other woman existed. * No one cuts backs like he did. No one knows what a back is anymore. * Poor, darling fellow-he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table. * The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it. * The two greatest mannequins of the century were Gertrude Stein and Edith Sitwell-unquestionably. You just couldn’t take a bad picture of those two old girls. * What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about. * Never fear being vulgar, just boring. * Without emotion there is no beauty. * The best thing about London is Paris. (photos:Corbis, live journal,pinterest)
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| Haute Couture 2012 Parisian Street Style |
| Posted on 2-02-2012 |
In Paris we captured all of the chic girls of Haute Couture. See the best so far…Arizona Muse holds strong to the chic model off duty look
 A veiled visor definitely falls in the unexpected accessory category.
Monochromatic red is bold and looks great with a platinum crop.
        Olivia Palermo shows how chic she can be in the rain with a logo umbrella, leather skinnies and a fur vest.
  Daphne Guinness in a rare pants moment.
 Karmen Pedaru pairs shearling with studded boots for a major model off duty moment.
Arizona Muse’s chain bag adds a welcome ladylike element to a tough leather jacket and skinny leathers combination.
(photos:Mr.Newton,Harper’s Bazaar)
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| ANNA DELLO RUSSO IN MILAN FOR MEN’S SPRING SHOWS |
| Posted on 18-01-2012 |
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| Rich in color: luscious Tangerine Tango |
| Posted on 7-01-2012 |
| When Pantone announced that Tangerine Tango was the color of the year I got pretty excited. How an you not love it? It’s beautifully vivid and luscious. Admittedly, in the beginning, I wanted to wear it more than see it in my home. However, I realized that bold color tones, including the tango had hold on my design daydreams and just a touch looks modern and fresh.
Yes, Pantone named Tangerine Tango as color of the year for 2012.
Karlie Kloss Eats A Pretzel
Supermodel Karlie Kloss in Free People‘s spring 2012 catalog Karlie Kloss
Jessica Biel
The color makes a room that might other wise look too formal…exciting!
Lady Gaga
Tamara Mellon
Hermes (photos:REX,design wonderland,modvintagelife) SHARE THIS BLOG : |
| Kiss me… |
| Posted on 2-01-2012 |
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I have a feeling that 2012 is going to be a year filled with new beginnings, opportunity, love and growth!!!I want to wish everyone love, health, happiness and many kisses… Enjoy yourselves every moment!!!
Grant and Kelly
Peppard and Hepburn
Grant and McDowell
Redford and Streisand
Newman and Woodward
Curtis and Monroe LOVE YOU EVI (photos:theadventuresoftartanscot) SHARE THIS BLOG : |
| Ryan Gosling, the 2011 Coolest Person of the Year |
| Posted on 15-12-2011 |
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So the 2011 Coolest Person of the Year is a man who is tough but emotional. A movie star who broke up a fight on the streets of Manhattan and was also caught walking down a Manhattan street playing a Strumstick, which is like a ukulele only ukulelier. An Oscar nominee who also smokes, tags graffiti and has a predilection for posing with a fist to the camera but makes dioramas and takes public ballet classes alongside little girls too. He’s the only actor since Andy Kaufman to work as a waiter after making it in show business. One who has a rock band that spent a month accompanying a children’s marionette show in Los Angeles. Yes, he was a Mouseketeer alongside Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. And yes, he puts on a weird Brooklyn accent even though he’s from Canada. Yes, he was homeschooled and sometimes hangs out with magicians. But he’s so cool, he wears all of that proudly. Even more impressive, he found time to be cool while having to constantly explain to people that, no, the guy they’re thinking of is Ryan Reynolds. Gosling was in four movies this year, yet he didn’t seem overexposed because he was always so different. In Blue Valentine he was desperate, in Drive he was scary, in The Ides of March he was slimy, and in Crazy, Stupid, Love he was six-packy. “Cool is being comfortable in your own skin. Everything stems from that.” Coolest Person of the Year Emeritus James Franco says, “Ryan is the true king of cool”. Golden Globe 2011 Nominations Are Here!Best Actor, Comedy Best Actor, Drama:
       (via:time.com, tublr,vulture)
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| Icône de mode: Catherine Deneuve |
| Posted on 13-12-2011 |
| One of the world’s most enduring style icons, Catherine Deneuve has championed the image of the polished French woman both on and off screen for over five decades. From her Yves Saint Laurent suits and Roger Vivier shoes to her perfectly colored hair she is always an icon.
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