GUILLAUME HENRY is said to have been inspired by the American Wild West for the Nina Ricci Fall 2017 Ready-to-Wear collection in Paris, siting the Ricci woman a traveler enamoured with the notion of the "urban cowboy". There were silver-tipped and pointed collars, bolo ties and shearling, but thankfully, these rodeo-style adornments were more of an aside to the expert layering of corduroy, leather and lace, the pale shades of dusky rose and daffodil, the shimmery cowl-neck day dresses and perfectly tailored blazers and belted coats ...
SPRING HAS SPRUNG in florals and lace, and especially lovely in this new fashion editorial, belle d’ajours, by Pamela Hansen in the March issue of Madam Figaro. The beautiful shoot features model Giedre Dukauskaite in sexy little black lace dresses by Dolce & Gabbana, Jason Wu and Elie Saab, and even sexier sheer little white dresses by Stella McCartney and Nina Ricci. Belle d’ajours, indeed.