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Maybe because spring is really late or maybe because I recently realised that a lot persons I know interested or working in fashion are also quite passionate about gardening and flowers, I felt like finding new connections between fashion, design and gardens. The connections are not only surprinsing and highly inspiring, but fresh and, on a cold and rainy May afternoon, with a twist of summer.
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This is a couple who always will make us dream and wonder – what if they married? Inspiring, talented and utterly romantic, I think for many of us Alain Delon and Romy Schneider will always be one the perfectly iconic couple, even if “iconic” is an overrated and much too used word to explain a person, a state of mind, a model or a style, a statement or someone’s reality. What if they could do another movie together after “La…
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We just found this tumbler dedicated to old flames and tried to test our memory – remember that Winona Ryder & Matt Damon dated long ago, or Gwyneth Paltrow & Ben Affleck, Sofia Coppola & Keanu Reeves, that Ava Gardner & Mickey Rooney were married as well as Anna Karina with Jean-Luc Godard? Far from indiscretions, this brings back the good old perfume of forgotten times. To enjoy with a hot cup of coffe. Photo credits: oldloves.tumblr.com
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Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose. Lauren Hutton The Oscars are always a very expected and highly prepared moment of the year – loads of celebrities, jewelry and tons of dresses. I always liked the kind of respect actors have for this event – compared with Golden Globe or other largely broadcasted events, the dress code is quite strict and followed by the book. There’s no room for being…
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“J’ai toujours pensé que les femmes étaient plus belles nues.” Gaby Aghion Parisian department store Printemps organized for the 60th anniversary of fashion house Chloé a fashion event and elegant windows featuring some of brand’s iconic items. Fashion illustrator Sandra Suy did a series of wonderful sketches pointing out those Chloé IT pieces, art work that can be seen in the special pop-up store done for this occasion. After all, who wasn’t in love with Chloé style and products after…
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Name: & Other Stories Description: luxurious Birth place: Stockholm, to be raised in rue Saint Honoré, in a boutique in the middle of the parisian designers area After Monki, COS and H&M Weekday, H&M will launch this spring a new brand for all ladies appreciating style and quality. To accomplish this mission, the suedish brand, who recruited designers specialized in luxury for this assignement, is ready to challenge the ready-to-wear designers market with 4 lignes answering to 4 main trends…
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Finally Britain’s high street shop is coming to France. After launching its first local language online sites in French and German at the beginning of the year to optimise interactivity with potential e-commerce customers that connect with the brand through the english Topshop, the brand is ready to take Paris by storm. France and Germany are in attention of the english retailer as their top 5 international market, so the local e-commerce plan followed by a local store is logic….
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Andrée Putman, born in 1925 as Andrée Christine Aynard, left today at 87 years old a world she started conquering late, at 53 years after a difficult divorce with the art collector and editor Jacques Putman.
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After H&M and Louis Vuitton, designer Rei Kawakubo from Comme des Garçons collaborated on a limited silk scarf collection made of two lines with French exclusive brand Hermès. Baptised Noir et Blanc and made of abstract designs in black and white, the collection and main line will be sold through Comme des Garçons stores in Tokyo, Paris and New York. Colour, the second line made of just 6 scarfs with big patchwork, Vichy checks and shirt stripes, will be available…
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Christmas in Paris is an exected surprise for all of us: big ones as well as the small ones. So, what is Paris showing us in December? * Le Bon Marché – Christmas on Rive gauche Passage Printemps – Christmas on Rive droite Christmas with Dior at Printemps, Boulevard Haussmann Christmas with Barbie at Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann The magic Christmas tree of Galeries Lafayette, Haussmann
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Asked by one of my design class students what it is, I realized that I need to write a post about “peplum” – not only because it is one of this winters essential trends, but because it has several meanings. The original word peplum comes from Greek peplos who means a loose-fitting outer garment worn, draped in folds, by women in ancient Greece, in the classical period (by 500 before Christ). Peplum cand be: – a short full flounce or…
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