Which Dreamed It?
January 6th, 2012 § 4 Comments
Can I please live here?
In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream –
Lingering in the golden gleam –
Life, what is it but a dream?
Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
This amazing editorial shot by Chris Craymer for the December 2011 issue Italian fashion and lifestyle magazine Amica seems to have taken all of my favorite things, put them in a blender and served it up nice and frothy with teeny pinch of oddity — just the way I like it. At once modern, Victorian, and Edwardian, this quirky family portrait makes me long to be added — Cousin Marilyn style — to all their gloriously fabulous adventures. Such a dream.
Of course, what seals the deal here is the appearance of the ever lovely Carmen Dell’Orefice. At 80 years old, Carmen is currently the oldest working working model in the fashion industry. Completely apropos when you consider the fact that she covered Vogue at the age of 15…in 1947. She also covers this issue of Amica, with an accompanying article inside celebrating her amazing career.
Carmen Dell’Orefice, Daiane Conterato, Grace G and Matthew Avedon
photographed by Chris Craymer for Amica December 2011
Images via TFS.
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
December 16th, 2011 § 1 Comment
There’s a race of men that don’t fit in,
A race that can’t sit still;
So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will.
They range the field and rove the flood,
And they climb the mountain’s crest; Their’s is the curse of the gypsy blood,
And they don’t know how to rest.
–Robert Service.
Impossible to look at these pictures and not start scheming my next escape.
Valentina Zelyaeva and Ben Hill for the January issue of Vogue Australia.
Photographed by Lincoln Pilcher.
Via FGR.
Call in the Cavalry {Arizona Muse for Vogue US November 2011}
October 30th, 2011 § 1 Comment
Inspired by Steven Spielberg’s upcoming WWI drama War Horse, the November issue of Vogue US features lead actor Jeremy Irvine, model Arizona Muse and a gorgeous horse in a brooding, military-inspired editorial.
So in love with this Dior coat.
Also love this look, but you knew that already.
Ralph Lauren Blue and Black Label, Hermes boots.
Photographs by David Sims.
Images via Vogue.com.
Speaking of War Horse, I’m having trouble fighting to the end of the trailer without tearing up. With the sweeping music, the rolling countryside, a boy’s love for his horse, the backdrop of the Great War and the valor of the men who fought in it, I’m guaranteed to be a complete mess when the lights come up on this one.
“…he’s my horse, sir!”
DONE.
War Horse arrives in theatres on Christmas.
Natasha Poly for Vogue Spain November 2011
October 26th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Natasha is making me want leather jackets and paper thin tshirts…
And a lot of eyeliner.
And maybe a motorcycle.
Photos by Lachlan Bailey.
Images via FGR.
Two for the Road {Kendra Spears for Harper’s Bazaar Australia}
September 9th, 2011 § 2 Comments
Absolutely adore this editorial, down to the very last detail.
Photographed by Will Davidson
That tasseled Burberry Prorsum bag needs to be mine.
Love this image…
All images via FGR.
Suited for Fall {Wonderland Issue No. 23}
September 7th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Bit of the gamine in the latest issue of Wonderland that drew my attention.
How could I resist? You know I always love a lady in a tie.
I adore her eyebrows. Very 1980s Brooke Shields.
Definitely adding braces this fall. Preferably not clip on, though...
Images via FGR.
We the Brave, the Mighty and the Wise {Love Magazine #6}
August 30th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Cannot get enough of these images…
Kate King = blowing. my. mind.
While it’s never very hard to get me to purchase a glossy foreign fashion magazine, even if it is $20, this editorial alone from UK import Love Magazine’s 6th edition (F/W 2011) was enough to sell me on the 400+ page tome. Featuring Alessandra Ambrosio, Hannah Noble and Kate King in pieces by Polo, DKNY, Sandro, Paul Smith and the European Army Surplus, Love forecasts precise tailoring and militaristic androgyny for the colder months. You have already guessed they have my full attention, yes?
The editorial, shot by Boo George and styled by Anders Sølvsten Thomsen, has quite a bit more photos than the ones I was able to source on the interwebs. It’s definitely worth picking up the issue, if you are as truly entranced as I am. (Sidenote: my source for my ridiculous and out of control foreign fashion magazine habit is Around the World.)
Alessandra!
Images 1-9 via: OFM. // Images 10-12 via Anders Sølvsten Thomsen.
Man Up: Marina Muñoz for Vogue.com
August 8th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Familiar with Marina Muñoz? She is an amazing Brooklyn-based, half Argentine stylist I first learned about from Lizzie at Tomboy Style as I went through the Q&As to get a sense of the other ladies who had previously answered, in preparation for my own. When Marina referenced the young girl (Marguerite Duras, writing from her own life) in The Lover, one of my favorite books (and a gift from a very special Mister in my life), I knew this was a woman after my own heart. She’s been featured all over the interwebs, most beautifully by Tommy Ton on Jak & Jil.
In this recent shoot for Vogue.com, Marina styles herself in a combination of recent pieces from both menswear and womenswear collections. Beautiful girl in beautiful clothes, exhibiting an aesthetic that I completely embrace. In fact, today I’m wearing a shirt I may or may not have stolen from a completely different Mister. Our secret…
Can we talk about this jacket. Can. We. Talk…?
Neckerchief. J’adore.
All images via Vogue.com
{Boy Meets Girl} Wang Xiao for Vogue China August 2011
July 27th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Pitch-prefect Tomboy Style. Photographer Lincoln Pilcher captures model Wang Xiao for Vogue China in clothes I supremely hope I will be wearing this fall. I love the hats, but I am not sure I could pull them off. I always feel like I’m wearing a costume when I have a hat on…
Must have the Dieppa Restrepos.
These are close, but I really adore the sole/heel above.
Tie! Shoes!
The penny loafers by Church’s? Love.
Images via: FGR.
Dree Hemingway for Vogue Turkey July 2011
July 15th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
In love with this editorial for Vogue Turkey lensed by Sebastian Faena and styled by Mary Fellowes. It is almost as if Dree Hemingway and Jon Kortajarena are showing us the scrapbook of their dreamy summer romance.
There is something about these pictures that resonates with me this evening. Is it the brooding romance? The fact that I am currently reading a novel by Dree’s great-grandfather? The topless sunbathing? The bleached out look of the photos? Whatever it is, I’m hoping to capture of bit of it this weekend, and I hope you do as well.
Sidenote: I’ve just joined Svpply and am loving it. Are you a member? Would love to see what you’ve found. You can find me here.
Le Smoking: Jessica Miller for Elle US July 2011 {Homage: YSL, Bianca Jagger, Balenciaga}
June 20th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
I am definitely in need of a new tuxedo jacket…
Hold.The.Phone.
Don’t like sequins — or Dolce & Gabbana, for that matter — but this is amazing.
Editorial via FGR.
This editorial immediately had me thinking of the progenitor and my favorite champion of “Le Smoking.” I would be remiss if I didn’t include a few iconic images of Bianca Jagger working.it. and the most famous one by Helmut Newton of YSL’s design.
For her wedding, Bianca wore a white suit, custom made by Nutters of Savile Row.
Iconic image by Helmut Newton of YSL’s Le Smoking.
Looking for a tuxedo jacket just like me? Asos has some a few options here, here and here. Shopbop has a few here, here, here and here. Now, those are all great, but can we pause momentarily and meditate on the greatness of this Balenciaga amazingness?
Bianca would want me to have this. I can feel it.
The Shirt Off His Back {May 2011 How To Spend It, Financial Times}
May 18th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
I feel this editorial has been extracted from the depths of my brain somehow. I mean, we’ve got a sultry brunette, in gorgeous shirting, sporting exquisite accessories. It looks as if she’s just rolled from bed and pieced together something almost suitable from the items her gentleman has left strewn about. The insouciance of it all has me thinking of Sabina from The Unbearable Lightness of Being, not least of all because of the bowler hat.
Sidenote: I’ll be needing each and every pair of these shoes to get in my closet. Right. Now. J’adore.
Styled by Damian Foxe, model Adina Forizs.
Via: How To Spend It, FT
Mariacarla Boscono for Vogue Italia April 2011
April 18th, 2011 § 3 Comments
Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington for Harper’s Bazaar US May 1995
March 31st, 2011 § 7 Comments
I’ve gone to the archives for this one…well, the 90s archives. Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington in a darling editorial for Harper’s Bazaar by Patrick Demarchelier that still feels fresh, even though it was shot nearly 20 (!!) years ago. Wearing classic looks, with a nod to the preppy, Linda and Christy demonstrate that elegance (and supermodels) will always be in season, n’est-ce pas?
Los Angeles is calling my name…
Source
Sessilee Lopez for Elle UK April 2011
March 22nd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
In a head full of curls and wearing spring’s elegantly draped fabrics, Sessilee Lopez displays a bit of mid-century-flavored angst in “Silk Cut” for Elle UK April 2011. I’m immediately reminded of Betty forlornly laying on that horrible antique fainting chaise.
Photographer: Karen Collins
Images via: Oh Fashion Model.
Marta Canalda for QVEST #44
February 23rd, 2011 § 1 Comment
Summer, anyone?
Photos by by Andrea D’Aquino, via FGR.
Get a bit of old Hollywood glamour poolside with this darling
swimsuit by Carmen Marc Valvo (available here in four colors)…
Image via Victoria’s Secret
…paired with a statement amber necklace
by Kenneth Jay Lane (available here on sale).
You’ll be ready for your closeup.
Image via Outnet
Adriana Lima for Vogue Italia February 2011 {also, Inspired: Fellini’s 8 1/2}
February 17th, 2011 § 4 Comments
I am seeing shades of Fellini…
Photos by Vincent Peters, via FGR.
Indulge your inner femme fatale in this slick stretch
satin dress from Agent Provocateur, available here.
Guido won’t know what to do with himself.
Image via Net-a-Porter.
Finish off the look with a dramatic eye. DiorShow Blackout mascara is my go-to for ridiculously long, inky eyelashes. Go for the non-waterproof version, which is much easier to get off at the end of the night. Or the next morning, depending on how the night goes, I suppose. Available here.
Image via Sephora.
The Black Allure by Emma Summerton for Vogue Italia February 2011
February 4th, 2011 § 1 Comment
Behati Prinsloo for Vogue Turkey January 2011
February 1st, 2011 § 4 Comments
Video: Behind the Scenes – Carey Mulligan for Elle UK Jan 2011
January 31st, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Elle UK gives us a behind the scenes look at the Jan 2011 cover shoot with actor Carey Mulligan. How adorable is her admission that she’s horrible at fashion? How adorable is her hair? If only I was brave enough to chop mine off.
The finished product:
Video: Prada S/S 2011 + Ratatat
January 23rd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
This definitely puts me in the mood for spring on a frigid New York weekend!
J’adore!
Denisa Dvorakova for Vogue Russia February 2011
January 21st, 2011 § 2 Comments
Milla Jovovich for Vogue Germany February 2011
January 17th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Freja, Kristen & Raquel for Louis Vuitton S/S 2011 {plus Yearnings: Maison 140 in Beverly Hills}
January 14th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
J’adore this bit of chinoiserie glamour by talented Mr. Meisel!
Via: FGR
This belle campagne has me missing one of my favorite places!
“A Mandarin French kiss in the heart of Beverly Hills”
Built in 1939 and the former home of silent movie star Lillian Gish, Maison 140 is a tiny (only 43 rooms), yet opulent, jewel-box of a hotel nestled on a quiet street in Beverly Hills. With an intimate vibe and gorgeous interiors by Kelly Wearstler, Maison 140′s Bar Noir is one of my favorite places for a secluded tête-à-tête.
MAISON 140 BEVERLY HILLS
140 Lasky Drive Beverly Hills, California 90212
T +1 310 281 4000 | F +1 310 281 4001 | Reservations 800 670 6182
Joop! S/S 2011 Campaign
January 9th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2011
January 6th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
It is one of my long term goals to make the resort collections truly pertinent to my own life…
…in the meantime, I’ll just trudge through the snow. Le sigh.
Fotos by Mark Segal.
Via Louis Vuitton.
Gao Yuanyuan for Harper’s Bazaar China January 2011
December 31st, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Ollie Edwards and Elise Digby as Bonnie and Clyde
December 23rd, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Premiere: Lady Dior ~ Lady Grey London
December 10th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Today is a day of updates, it seems…
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Featuring Sir Ian McKellen.
Earlier: Quite Continental Jets to London, Just Like Lady Dior
