Showing posts with label givenchy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label givenchy. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Oscars and Gowns

Where Oscar de la Renta plays a bigger role than the winning role of the state of American decadence as Oscar Wilde pointed out*, the Oscar Awards march towads awarding the roles of cinema. I, for one, take the opportunity to enjoy some of the most spectacular gowns of the past decade and thank all three Oscars, whichever their proposition or position. In order of preference, none less...

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Penelope Cruz in Versace

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Julia Roberts in Vintage Valentino

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Anne Hathaway in Armani Privé

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Zoe Saldana in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci

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Kate Hudson in Versace

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Penelope Cruz in custom made Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld

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Hilary Swank in Guy Laroche

* Oscar Wilde quote - "America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between."

Monday, September 27, 2010

Brazil Look Day 1

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Black Proenza Shouler Round Sunglasses
Orange and red gingham Lira Leirner Batwing blouse
Red silk M&S skirt
Red Le Pliage Longchamp bag from the 1990s
Black and white Lira Leirner kimono bracelet
Givenchy tights
Multi red and white patent Prada platform sandals

You'll see quite a few of these outfit posts in the coming weeks. This blog is not really one of these, but while in Brazil I feel it's necessary because every day here is like a catwalk day. The same way normal people in the fashion industry prepare and arrange their outfits for the twice yearly fashion weeks, I have throughout my life, prepared and separated my best pieces for the visits to Brazil so obviously, I want to share those with you.

Today I woke up at 4am and worked on drawing up 28 pieces of my next collection until 12.30 when my mum came to pick me up to go bid a friend of the family farewell - a painter who has known my mother since college years (whose brother was my aunt's first boyfriend) but who I only really met when she lived 15 minutes away from my house in Hamburg for the 10 years I lived there.

I carried a 10 kg heavy paper roll (for the patterns) in those 5 inch Prada sandals, which had three store managers running after me in the want to help me with that heavy thing but I obviously refused. The gingham orange batwings had the porter laughing at me when I made my way to my mum's car but that's part of the fun, eh? I also hung out with my granddad and my great grandmother (my granddad's mum) who kept saying I was the most beautiful thing she'd seen all day. Despite ensuring her it was all based on her genes and that she looks at TV most of the time she kept repeating it. I said my good byes and proceeded to head home and work on creating several patterns until 2am.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Autumn is looming

The last few days have reminded us of where we live, the heat has been plucked degree by degree every day as if the weather was unpicking a flower to see whether his beloved loved him back, and the windows are being closed at night one by one. While I can crawl deeper and deeper into my duvet at night, during the day the comeback of cardigans, ankle boots and light silk scarves is nigh. My fears were confirmed when I awoke to a chilly wind blowing across the park, whooshing down the leaves and banging the windows against their frames. It's coming.


Navy blue Le Pliage Longchamp bag
Navy blue Zara cardigan
Beige Zara top
Brown cotton tweed Zoe London miniskirt
Beige curve cutout suede Luxury Rebel ankle boots
Brown silk Givenchy scarf
Calvin Klein tights
Brown Aigner sunglasses
Cream saltwater pearl earrings
Pearl headband