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.
. . . another weekend and another hotel and after a busy, busy week, looking forward to lounging around with...
There is something quietly radical about the blue button-up shirt. Once the domain of uniforms and school dress codes, it has long since slipped those confines, becoming a symbol of understated confidence.
THERE ARE SOME decades that we don't really know much about⏤the 40s for instance⏤we know nothing about the music from that time, or even the films. We recently saw To Catch A Thief, Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant, so we're beginning to become vaguely familiar with that decade, but the 70s, that's one timeframe that has never appealed to us aesthetically, especially after watching the A&E documentary about Hugh Hefner recently ...
. . . and even with the all magazine reading & purchasing around here, had somehow missed this beautiful...
HAVING SEEN DUTCH MODEL, Lara Stone, in many bold & strong editorials, it is lovely to see her in a softer, summery light. In this Elle France fashion editorial, Sexy Soft, Stone is perfectly pretty in palest pink and pastels, asymmetric stripes and leopard print; there are chignons and yellow chiffon, fluttery lashes and sunlight . . .
. . . wednesday already and how this week {and the summer!} are slipping by . . . and finally,...
. . . holiday invitations are piling up and couldn’t imagine anything more perfect than this ebony-coloured gown strewn with...
**** Following the recent article in the Boston Globe detailing the horrible allegations against David Bellemere, we unequivocally denounced his...
. . . yesterday was a leisurely lunch date in a secret courtyard and today is late, late and rushing...
. . . this weekend is frothy lattes and early morning markets, elegant dinners and waterford crystal, floral bed linens...
Hollywood actress Natalie Portman is photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth for the September 2015 issue of Marie Claire UK with styling by Jayne Pickering and hair by Bryce Scarlett
. . . often thought to clash, red hair & lipstick actually looks rather fetching, don’t you think? . ....
. . . aside from lovely party dresses during the holidays, also looking forward to glamorous chignons and pretty upswept...
. . . this weekend is soft silk scarves and mid-october sunsets, long evening gowns and red lipstick, and along...