{hydro thermal}

Source: GQ Style - Fall/Winter 2007, Issue#5

{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

{lanvin lives}

Theatrical fixtures light a display window at the Paris boutique of Lanvin, renovated and expanded by Architecture & Associés.

Air from a fan lifts a satin dress from Spring/Summer 2008.

Custom steel-framed vitrines and oak paneling and flooring define ready-to-wear.

The label was founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1889.

Clothing hangs on custom steel racks across from vitrines filled with accessories.

Mirror multiplies the oak banister staircase.

A limited-edition hand-painted porcelain figurine by Alber Elbaz.

A gilt-framed mirror.

Archival photographs.

A 1933 photograph of a Lanvin model hangs above the custom perfume counter.

Shoes fill a custom steel shelving unit.

The couture salon's desk is constructed from steel and enameled glass.

Source: Interior Design