Thursday, December 22, 2016
the FASHIONABLE reads of 2016
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it....Find a book and read it soon !!!
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Sunday, December 18, 2016
as Diana Vreeland asked.. "WHY DON'T YOU?"
Given the less than jovial and
spirited mood of this year's holiday and shopping times, this
might be the year to go all out when it comes to gift giving and lift spirits all around. Keeping that in
mind …. WHY DON’T YOU …
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WHY DON’T YOU … Capture
yourself or a loved in a portrait? It is possible no matter which side of the
Atlantic is your neighborhood. Consider a photographic image conceived through
the lens of Robert Pressutti or maybe you prefer a more “hands-on” approach via
the artistry of Marc Antoine Coulon. Contact them or me to arrange a sitting or
a situation! www.robertpresutti.com/galleries/new-portraits or www.marc-antoinecoulon.fr
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Find one dress that you
like and have it copied many times? You will be much more successful than if
you try to produce the same effects each evening.
WHY DON’T YOU … Consider a
couture made to measure infanta gown or a sable coat created and conceived from the world class
designer Ralph Rucci. Consider this an investment that will supersede any
expectation of what can be made in the USA. If you a lust for the perfect LBD to own forever
and ever, you might consider the
artistry of one Michail Sykiankis to be found here at www.michailsykianakis.com
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click image to enlarge Michail Sykianakis |
Where would fashion be without literature?
WHY DON’T YOU … Think
about giving a book that will spark the imagination of the reader such as TAFFIN containing the most exquisite of
jewelry or Diverse Beauty by Alexis
Lubomirski who celebrates the ways in which so many manifest physical beauty or maybe
show the reader what most never get to see and that would be the behind the
scenes activity at catwalk shows as in Alexander
McQueen: Unseen recorded by the lens man Robert Fairer. Visit amazon or eBay.
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You gotta have style.
It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It's a
way of life. Without it, you're nobody. I'm not talking about lots of clothes.
WHY DON’T YOU … Show off
your style by riding around town on a fab bicycle created and conceived by
Lorenzo Martone. www.martonecycling.com it’s the
perfect conveyance for the city or even the Côte d'Azur. And if you are really
into making a statement you can swath yourself in an incredibly lush scarf by Zink,
you know they are so reasonably priced you can dole them out like candy for the
holidays or have an Isadora moment all on your own in so many color options. www.zinkeveryday.com/wraps
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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of
vanity.
WHY DON’T YOU keep that in mind and think of adorning
yourself in south sea pearls and diamonds? To be exact, the drool worthy 14k
white gold and brilliants with pearl drops from Pedro Boregaard www.boregaard.com or a 7 carat brilliant emerald cut diamond from Rodrigo Otazu www.rodrigonewyork.com or just maybe a
unisex archaeologically certified scarab ring set in 21 kt gold by Cynthia Wolff
www.cynthiawolff.com
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To be contented—that’s
for the cows.
WHY DON’T YOU add
to your growing art collection and add a pastoral scene or a new work from a
contemporary artist? Maybe you know a traditionalist or a more experimental
curator of their art. The pastoral snow scene from River Gallery www.rivergalleryny.com or the “modern” art from FRG
Objects or www.frgdesignart.com
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Oh, but I think that thoughtfulness and manners are everything.
WHY DON’T YOU Find the perfect
gift for the person who has everything? Maybe the wireless bluetooth retro microphone
which is really a speaker from www.rodrigonewyork.com or possibly handmade eyeglasses or sunglasses made of genuine horn with lenses for the sunglasses
from Carl Zeiss. Leo
Vanweersch owner and designer will personally assist you. www.ulsjehandcrafted.com
Mention my name and get a royal reception from all of these wildly creative people... HAPPY SHOPPING !!!!!
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Mention my name and get a royal reception from all of these wildly creative people... HAPPY SHOPPING !!!!!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
GUCCI pre-fall 2017
In this ever-growing and expansive cavalcade of clothes, one
would hope to see a collection that wasn’t so reminiscent of times gone by as
well as the designer actually knocking himself off. The problem is that this
excuse for a collection, as shown, is a laughable perversion of fashion. The term “theater of the absurd” comes to
mind!
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The Pre-Fall collection must be made up of 100s of pieces
which are assembled to look as ridiculous and cartoonish as possible yet begs to be dissected as buried
within this morass there are some wearable if not even “likable” pieces but
none of them are other than borrowed inspirations. Michele took his swipes at Chanel, Tisci’s
Givenchy, Schiaparelli, YSL, Hermes, Adidas and so many more to create a souk
of hand me down looks piled on to make his statement which he believes is that more
is better.. As in the more ridiculous the better. It’s sort of like a “I have a
bridge to sell you “as in ... this is supposedly” a la mode”
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The sad part of it all is that the clothes singularly
perpetrate the fraud of fashion where hype rules and actual fashion, creativity
and style are absent; maybe he was prescient in seeing the age of “con” before
that spray tanned thing we now refer to as president-elect. Papa Gucci must have spun his way to the center
of the earth by now as all the years he spent creating one of the industry’s
first status symbols have been reduced to an array of clown costumes that appeal
to the fashion victims who inhabit the world.
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click image to enlarge.. if you dare |
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
CHANEL pre-fall 2017.. Métiers d’Art
The connection
between Coco and the Ritz is inescapable. It seemed somewhat fitting that the Kaiser decided to show the
clothes as if in a throwback to a time when ladies went to luncheons and the
main attraction was a walk through fashion
show. Albeit nothing as glam as what was served up 3 times here but the concept
remains the same.
click image to enlarge .. DO IT! |
click image to enlarge .. DO IT! |
Métiers d’Art
collection is the chest pounding show for the brand which boasts its prowess
when it comes to embellishments and fabrics and in this case its variety and
heaps of accessories. This is not a collection that is seen as themed or
focuses on a trend; it is about clothes, the most glorious of clothes, one might
even say it is like a reality show ... Chanel Gone Wild! Or maybe it is just CHANEL on steroids.
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click image to enlarge .. DO IT! |
These eyes saw
references to the glories of France with very Louis like breeches and the
fabulously court like gillies but not to be out done by the Lucite cap toes. There
was this hint of Versailles decadence throughout. Again, the accessories were
literally piled on with great affect. Honestly the veils and the flowers were
unnecessary superfluous add ons to what was an extraordinary display of the art
and craft of fashion. I mean really … the knitted puffer, the encrusted bead
work, the fringes, the feathers, the no nonsense color palette... Karl is way
ahead of the flock and sadly one must think of the eventuality of it all given
his age.
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click image to enlarge .. DO IT! |
At any rate, this
is a collection with no age, no trend just and heavy on appeal. It sings out to the CHANEL lady who can afford to indulge
herself in the most exquisite of fashion extravagance short of all out haute
couture and more importantly with clothes
that possess great style, perfection of conception and timelessly fashionable.
Friday, December 2, 2016
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