Spring! - according to Christophe Lemaire.

A blast from the past: PE13.
Awakening a sheer sense of Beauty (fashion+ music+ interiors).

Christophe Lemaire Femme PE13 from Christophe Lemaire on Vimeo.

Snapshot in LA- Marion Cotillard : what a good i.D!

Actrice et égérie française de Dior, Marion Cotillard fait équipe avec le chanteur Joseph Mount et Villaine du groupe Metronomy et délivre le morceau Snapshot in LA dans un clip réalisé par Eliott Bliss. A mi-chemin entre chanson française et quelque chose de plus expérimental et moderne, le titre est à découvrir ci-dessous.
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Cotillard walks us through an architectural California villa, nonchalantly and charmingly. She strolls in her Dior heels and then tosses them aside to…surprise the onlooker with her super-powered steps.  

Cotillard is outfitted in Dior. 

Watch this compelling video below.

How to pronounce the Hardest Names in Fashion

DIOR/BETAK- FW14

Bureau Betak a encore frappé!

 

CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE FW14
MONDAY JULY 7TH 2014
MUSEE RODIN, PARIS

BY BUREAU BETAK

Vivienne Forever!

Dior S/S 2014: Raf Simons knows how to say it with flowers!

“Against nature: the real and the imagined unite in a new synthesis of colour, codes and conceptions of clothing. There is an idea of experimentation in altering the nature of Dior’s fashion through a celebration of the artificial and the real this season. Here, for Raf Simons, Artistic Director of Christian Dior, the past collides with the future, ultimately forming a new tribe of flower women in a new architecture of clothing for Spring-Summer.” 

I just recently discovered the photos of this S/S 2014 Dior extravaganza orchestrated by Raf Simons. Of course, you might already have seen their beauty in many a fashion magazine or blog last winter, still I wanted to share them with you. You might remember Dior’s amazing Autumn/Winter 2012 Runway with florists 'extraordinaires' like the Parisian Eric Chauvin and the Belgian Mark Colle (one of my favourites!). It seems Mr Simons really has a thing with flowers and likes saying it with flowers chez Dior. And I must say, I am obsessed with his floral projects. Enlisting the help of celebrated fashion event designer Bureau Betak once again, a temporary structure was constructed in the centre of Jardin du Musée Rodin. This temporary hanging garden is such a spectacular and dreamy interpretation of an exotic tropical Eden. 

Watch the timelapse of the structure coming together in the video below. 

Now you might also like to watch the edited version of the fashion show itself. 

Postcard from Antwerp: Pots and Plants

Bons baisers d'Anvers!

Great Pots and Plants store ( by De Groen Droom Florists) that we enjoyed visiting last June in Antwerp.

Mode Academie students' show.

New Year's Resolutions

Be bold + decisive!

Rethink Pink...

On my wall of inspiration:

Design by Piet Oudolf

Céline- Collection: Fall 2012

Villa Planchart. Caracas, Venezuela, 1956. Designed by Gio Ponti.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003 by Oscar Niemeyer
© Sylvain Deleu

Miguel Jacob on America's Next Top Model

...and Miguel Jacob is coming too!

Read more on Miguel Jacob's blog

To watch this ANTM's episode, click here

RESORT 2012 : FLORAL AND SEE-THROUGH_CELINE STYLE

While in Europe, last month, I got a chance to check out these amazing styles in Geneva's Celine store, a blast!

For more, go to: Style.com

CELINE + PHOEBE= LOVE!

CELINE PRE-FALL 2012.
Thank you, Phoebe Philo!

For more looks, go to Style.com

YSL: pre-fall 2012

Now that looks like a stunning collection! Reinterpreting the styles, going through YSL's archives. Very inspired/-ing! Thank you, Mr. Pilati.

See the whole preview, go to Style.com

What's up, Doc?

DR. MARTENS - S/S-12 COLLECTION: NOT YOUR TYPICAL DR. MARTENS!

I recently went through the new Dr. Martens collection and wow! that is quite a 'shoe-lift'!

A combination of the brand's grassroots legacy and an innovative future is reflected in the new S/S-12 collection.
"There is the hand-crafted M.I.E (Made In England) range, the pinnacle of the brand; elsewhere there are contemporary reinventions using modern leathers or materials; and finally there are surprising styles which are unashamedly breaking new ground." (Lotus Leaf Communications)

Here are my faves:

THE M.I.E COLLECTION (UNISEX)

THE WINDSOR COLLECTION (UNISEX)

THE WINDSOR COLLECTION (UNISEX)

Feeling a bit down and out this winter... Go see Dr. Martens for this spring 2012, it will immediately lift up your spirits, literally off the ground!

For more details on Dr. Martens:
- brand website:  www.drmartens.com

Un, Dos, Tres...Lanvin F/W 2011-2012