In honor of still one more book being published this week
based on the illustrious life and career of Diana Vreeland, I dedicate this
week’s series to her and her spirit. The
book’s title is Empress of Fashion: A
Life of Fashion authored by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart. So, this author’s version will be dedicated to a large number of those
who are my INTERNATIONAL “friends” on Facebook; the ones who carry on in the
tradition of great style and fashion and offer the most original and superior
goods and services imaginable. So, this week
will be all about... WHY DON’T YOU?
Verdura… WHY DON’T YOU buy the famous
“Greta Garbo” linked bracelet for your significant other or maybe the nuts and
bolts cuff links in gold?( http://www.verdura.com/ ) maybe a vintage piece of Belperron?
Ragamont… WHY DON’T YOU arrange for a picturesque luxurious and epicurean winter
getaway without having to travel to Gstaad or make your next dinner party a
sleepover with all your nearest and dearest and let Pete Hathaway make all the
arrangements ?(http://www.ragamont.com/ )
Mark Powell … WHY DON’T YOU give your
significant other a plane ticket to London, book a suite at Claridges and arrange
for the bespoke services of one of
London’s most famous Savile Row tailors? (http://www.markpowellbespoke.co.uk/ ) and then arrive
hours later as a surprise.
Fromental … WHY DON’T YOU commission a mural of your ancestral digs for your
dining room or of your favorite Orientalia for wall coverings in any room? (http://www.fromental.co.uk/ )
Talon Rouge … WHY DON’T YOU take that ratty
old Birkin, make it like new again or
refurbish your old JM Weston’s and you can do it by Fed ex or travel off to
Paris for a weekend of rejuvenation and stay at the Meurice and use the Valmont
Spa every day? (http://talonrouge-pierrepaul.blogspot.com/ )
Richard Haines WHY DON’T YOU commission a portrait of your other half by one of the
world’s greatest and most renowned illustrators? Miuccia loves him! (http://designerman-whatisawtoday.blogspot.com/ or (haines.richard@gmail.com)
Mark Belford … WHY DON’T YOU arrange for a HAUTE Couture gown which will make you a
frequent flyer to Toronto and arrange for a standing reservation for your room
at the Hazelton? (http://www.markbelford.com/ ) ask Princess Charlene what she thinks…
Miracle Icons … WHY DON’T YOU truly get into the “spirit” of the season with “sainted”
bracelets for all of your loved ones? (http://www.miracleicons.com/ ) Bruce Springsteen and Colin Farrell don’t leave home without theirs.
Creel & Gow … WHY DON’T YOU shop here and find the most original of gifts for the
person who has everything? (http://www.creelandgow.com/) perhaps a lobster en tremblant!
M. de Phocas … WHY DON’T YOU lavish your man with the gift of fine bespoke jewelry? Or
maybe the designers can be convinced to make matching earrings for you! (http://www.mdephocas.com/ )
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