OFTEN DESCRIBED as the quintessentially American photographer, Irving Penn used simple monochromatic backdrops to portray his subjects—often women of inimitable beauty—wearing Cristóbal Balenciaga coats or Christian Dior gowns.
CONTROVERSIAL, GLAMOROUS, PROVOCATIVE, are only some of the words that are used to describe Helmut Newton’s photography. He was the most imitated and controversial photographer of his time, because his pictures of women were both alluring and ethereal, representing a concealed and heightened version of reality.
IT SEEMS AS IF THE WEEKEND has just ended, and yet, somehow, have arrived at Wednesday already. Either we’re working...
AND IF THERE WERE ONE piece that captivates more than any other at this moment, it would be the...
THE VERY FIRST INTOXICATINGLY lovely glimpse of French designer, Laure de Sagazan‘s, impossibly romantic gowns was in December of 2011,...
So. It has finally come to this, and despite knowing for months now — like a good procrastinator, have been using google reader right up until this very moment, and will most likely continue to do so, until it is gone forever...
. . . and it has been nearly and only one week since have been home, and it has already...
. . . and just because my special order trench arrived today, and just time for the rain and overcast...
. . . by the time you read this, shall already be a few thousand feet in the air,...
. . . and after spending most of the past two days traipsing about, still feels like the weekend, and so, to hold on for just a few moments long, a little silk, tulle and organza before the week begins . . .
. . . there are currently framed photographs and artwork leaning against the walls all over the house, waiting to be artfully arranged into gallery walls — above the desk, in the hall, perhaps even in the powder room — and one could only hope the are as perfect as this, of stark contrasts and paired with a stunning chandelier, in the breakfast nook . . .
. . . quite taken with these stunning shots of kati nester channelling fashion icon & former contributing harper’s bazaar...
Bronzed legs that go on forever, hair perfectly imperfect, golden, dewy skin and a sparkling mega-watt smile — the now iconic image of Farrah Fawcett laughing in a simple red swimsuit so perfectly encapsulated her spirit and vitality and love; it was clear that whomever captured this beauty’s heart would most certainly be a very lucky man . . .
Each and every great love story is unique. Though the message of true, passionate, undying love is constant, the tale...
For some of the greatest love stories of all time, age is but a number — their love is so...
