. . . today, a glimpse into one of the eiffel suites at the hôtel plaza athénée on the avenue...
If there were more hours in a day, I would happily get caught up in a new novel {and blog-reading},...
LIGHTNESS AND OPENNESS AND AIRINESS — the Christian Dior Spring 2014 couture collection in Paris was cutwork, lace and lattices, overlays, and veils of silk and pure ethereal springtime loveliness with a modern edge, a perfectly intoxicating combination . . .
IN LE PALAIS BULLES, HALFWAY BETWEEN CANNES AND MONACO, the fashion crowd gathered for a delightfully unforgettable experience for Dior‘s Resort...
. . . a few quiet moments before it all begins . . . . . . and a few...
January always feels like the longest month of the year. It feels like ages ago we celebrated new resolutions and new beginnings and already I may have failed to keep up with the days without sugar, or with ‘Dynamo’ the Parisian version of Soul Cycle.
Most days were rainy and we saw the sun for just a couple of days, but we had a few spectacular sunsets and even a day and a half of snow.
Coming to the end of this endless month, here are some wonderful things that happened...
IT IS A SUNNY MONDAY morning, and after a weekend of a little work, a little play, and Sunday in the...
. . . and it would seem that our lives have been in flux for the past year or more,...
. . . hello! hope you’re having an impossibly wonderful week so far — here, things have been running a...
Whether spring or summer or any time of year–worn as a festival headpiece, embellished on a couture dress train or...
If you walk along the Avenue Montaigne in Paris you will come across the elegant grey and white facade of...
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN DIOR perfume ad that ever caught our attention was the 2008 Sofia Coppola-directed Miss Dior Cherie television commercial starring model Maryna Linchuk frolicking around Paris, bounding through boulevards, trying on sunglasses, and riding her bike to the strains of Brigitte Bardot’s “Moi, Je Joue”. Coppola has worked for a range of brands including Gap, Marc Jacobs and H&M, brands who were all looking to inject some of Coppola’s visually stunning, sensual style to their products. The director applied many of her signature filmmaking techniques to these commercials, including plenty of pastel colours, hip soundtracks and languid camera movements.
. . . and while we’re on the topic of holiday soirées, now that a winner of the last glamorous...
. . . crazy, crazy for this stunningly beautiful valentino dress, belted and worn over a vintage christian dior haute...
. . . one of those weeks that whirled by with a flourish, and in the midst of plans and...