{avenue montaigne, paris}

Source: Fashion Windows

{je ne sais quoi}

[Dressers:]

[Tableware:]

Source: VOGUE Latino America - January (Enero) 2008

{rebel in chanel}

Source: My Inspiration Journal

{cause for celebration: couture report}

"One thing keeps burning like an eternal flame:
the pursuit of beauty and the quest for elegance and excellence."


Christian Lacroix's quote on the relevance of haute couture
in the modern world:
"It's talking to an individual in a time of global clones..."


Source: VOGUE America - April 2007

{the revolution will be fabulous}

An art exhibit by Peter Gronquist in Santa Monica, California.
It is a take on our current unpopular war and
our current obsession with consumerism and luxury.

Chanel Rocket Launcher ($4,500).

Fendi ($3,500).

Versace Gold Chain ($3,500).

Source: 1988 Revolution

{noemie lenoir for vogue paris}

Gallic-themed June/July 2008 VOGUE Paris issue:
Laetitia Casta and Noemie Lenoir.
Photography: Mario Testino.

Source: Models.com - Of The Minute

{sex and the city}

Versace gold chiffon evening dress. Stephen Russell diamond-and-platinum earrings. Cartier emerald-cut diamond ring. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière crystal-and-pearl bracelet. Manolo Blahnik d'Orsay heels.

Fashion Editor: Phyllis Posnick.
Hair: Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon.
Makeup: Stéphane Marais.
Grooming: Losi for Kiehl's at the Wall Group.
Production Design: Mary Howard.

VOGUE America - June 2008

Chanel bouclé suit. Lanvin hat. Philip Crangi for Vera Wang cuff bracelet. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière pumps.
Valentino suit and shirt. Louis Vuitton luggage.

Nina Ricci silk-satin dress and shoes. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière necklace.
Tom Ford vest. Valentino shirt and trouser.
Photographed at the Plaza Hotel.

Alexander McQueen peacock lace-and-tulle dress. De Vera antique necklace. Cartier ring. Chanel shoes.
Photographed at the Greek and Roman galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Narciso Rodriguez's erotically charged wool dress, with a banded back and an exposed zipper.
Photographed in the nineteenth and early-twentieth century European galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Versace chiffon dress. Manolo Blahnik heels.
Tom Ford tuxedo. Brooks Brothers shirt.
Photographed at the Metropolitan Opera.

Source: Style.com - Vogue Feature Story