Serge Gainsbourg — the eccentric French singer, songwriter, actor, poet, composer & director — never conforming to one genre or another, he was revolutionary and progressive, and is regarded as a legend of French music and cinema, as well as one of the world’s most influential musicians.
HAD INTENDED to share this article much earlier, but it simply fell by the wayside amidst my busy schedule. No matter though—the timeless Fair Isle sweater is never not in style.
[slideshow — if slides do not advance, click here] ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER OUTSIDE hasn’t exactly been frightful these past few days,...
ACTUALLY (finally) saw Blow-Up (1966) just last summer. It was one many “classic” cultural films on my list, and the first I’d seen in which Jane Birkin appeared. The Michelangelo Antonioni directed film was one of her first roles and while it was a minor one, you could already tell back then that she had screen presence ...
SUMMERTIME & the current obsession with all things seventies can only mean one thing: channelling Jane Birkin — and a...
WOULDN’T HAVE IMAGINED there would be anything that could get me out of my high-waisted skinny jeans these days, that...
French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival is always an endless source of inspiration. Since its debut in 1946, the event has been more than a celebration of the best films of the year. What makes the festival so magical is everything that comes with it: the parties, the meetings, the interviews, the photoshoots that take place during these two weeks. Perhaps the busy-ness around it does not allow one to take the proper time to see the beautiful landscape, but just in case you need some inspiration, here are a few photos to remember the good old times...
Breezy white dresses will be on every shopping list this month, as many fashion défilés have showed us many ways to wear this summer staple, and many brands have at least one style of white dress on their best sellers lists—prairie dresses, crochet, embroidered, and slip.
. . . and after unexpectedly falling for a decidedly masculine black leather sofa a few weeks ago, {juxtaposed, to...
. . . on these sunny and blustery spring days, have been practically living in denim — black skinny...
The white shirt was always a trend, a wardrobe staple―a piece of clothing that was simple but at the same time sophisticated, elegant, mysterious.
hello! + happy monday . . . not certain where november has gone, but tomorrow is december and things are...
...now that it is nearly summer, have become quite enamoured with the thought of carrying a vintage basket handbag around town, in the style of jane birken...
SUNSHINE GETS BRIGHTER AND DAYS GET LONGER, and so, with the summer, there is a certain appeal to pulling off beachwear in the city. During these warmer months we tend to dress down, swapping intricate layering techniques and embroidered velvet jackets for Levi’s cut-off shorts and silky day dresses.