Friday, December 25, 2009

Convivio

Don't forget to have dinner at Convivio when you are in NYC. A fabulous, unforgettable italian restaurant, not to be missed.

45 Tudor City, pl vid 42:nd St.
+1 212-599-5045
http://www.convivionyc.com

Lindsay Lohan Muse Magazine Uncensored VIDEO.flv

Vol de Jour - A Short Film by Karl Lagerfeld

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Boom Boom Room - NYC

The Boom Boom Room, at the penthouse bar on Standard hotel in New York's Meatpacking District is the new IT place in NYC. The space has 360-degree views of Manhattan and the Hudson River from floor-to-ceiling windows.
The Boom Boom Room
in the Standard Hotel
848 Washington St
(at W. 13th St)
Meatpacking District
New York, NY 10014
212-645-4646

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Kings & Queens Collection By Dior - Absolutly Royal


The Kings and Queens Collection designed by Victoire de Castellane is not just jewellery it is jewellry art. Such a magnificent MUST HAVE for this autumn.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Vintage Fashion - To Die for

Vintage fashion is seen more and more at the auction houses. There will be a fabulous fashion vintage sale at the Stockholm Auktionsverk on 22 September.

New Episodes of the Hills

Look forward to a new season of the Hills, starting the 29th September. Kristin Cavalleri is a new castmate in the show, so there is definelty going to be more drama...

Deepa Gurnani's beaded couture pieces - it's chi chi chic

Deepa Gurnani makes stunning headband. She has been trained under the headdesigners at Tiffany's and Bvlgari. These gorgeous hair accessories are perfect night-out accessories.

Gorgeous clothes from Luella Bartley - check this link for more

http://www.net-a-porter.com/Content/video/runway#video=luella-bartley--rs36

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Four Season Hotels and Resorts


Four Season - the story of a business philosophy by Isadore Sharp is a book I will have on my bedside table, the founder of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts shares his secrets behind the legendary brand and their quality services. It's a must read!

Paloma Beach - On the Glamour Coast


Gorgeous little beach in Cap Ferrat in France called Paloma Beach. If you are at the French Riviera you should definetly pay this beach a visit if you want to display your whole bikini collection.

Le Minimale Chic



Resarching the fashion looks at the moment I think there is a new trend among celebrities. You can see it at Giselle Bundchen at the moment, let's call it Le minimale chic. It's simple, sexy, cool and perfect for walking around in the city. Effortlessly chic.

Oscar winning French actress Marion Cotillard - Elle est magnifique!


Lovley kisses shared with her boyfriend Guillaume Canet. She is currently appering in the movie Public Enemy.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Stunning pieces from Swedish designer Ida Sjöstedt

Jessica Simpson - scenes from the photoshoot for the fragrance Fancy

Mischa Barton

At the moment I am in the mood to see a french movie, Avenue Montaigne would be perfect

Nouvelle Boutique Dior a Avenue Montaigne

Une Journée à Van Cleefs & Arples

Make up from the Chanel Haute Couture Show in Paris

Richard Avedon - the chapturer of fashion


The International Center of Photography has a wonderful exhibition on fashion photographer Richard Avedon. The works on display are spanning his entire career from 1944-2000. The exhibition includes photographies from a lot of fashion magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The New Yorker.

Marlena Szoka - Gorgeous Model

Stunning Lingerie from Dior



Paul and Joe - Eyewear

Paul & Joe designer, Sophie Albou has started to design an eyewear line. I have loved the Paul & Joe brand for years because everything in the collections is always wearable and mixable.

This season’s collection captivated me with its modern take on the Parisienne, balancing a sexy and sophisticated look.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

"HOT OF THE PRESSES AND STRAIGHT TO YOUR DOOR" LA Confidential

Mad About Marchesa

From model to designer to red-carpet darling, Georgina Chapman embodies the spirit of the New York It Girl.

Hermes in the Hamptons



The iconic brand Hermès sets up a shop just in time for beach season in the Hamptons.

The Pleasure and Joy of Fashion


As part of a bold global initiative, the international editions of VOGUE are partnering with designers, department stores, high-street chains and boutiques to create Fashion’s Night Out, an evening extravaganza to be held around the world on Thursday, September 10, 2009.

The September Issue

Here is one fashion films that you cant afford to miss this autumn, The September Issue. The film goes behind-the-scenes with US Vogue Editor Anna Wintour. The film will be released in the UK on September 11 2009.

A lovley book for the summer?

I'm in love...with a boutique...


The popular Argentinian brand Etiqueta Negra has opened on Lafayette Street in Soho in NYC.

Founder Federico Alvarez Castillo and his wife, Paula Cahen D'Anvers brand reminds me a lot of the lifestyle brand that Ralph Lauren has created. Federico also has en eye for architecture and interior design. He has designed a part of the polo and country club in Uruguay.

Friday, June 19, 2009

L'Eclaireur


L'eclaireur, one of the most interesting shops in the marais has temporarily moved to the gorgeous place des vosges.

Merci - Paris


Merci, The Charity Store, has opened up in Paris- created by Marie-France et Bernard Cohen, the founders of Bonpoint. Fabulous and fashionable finds in this concept store that include a kids’ corner, a garden of gorgeous flowers, a vintage library and a tea room are just waiting to be discovered. French and international designers who have given up their profits to charity sell their goods in this store on the Blvd Beaumarchais.

111, boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris 3e

Herme Sales - June 24-26 at the Palais de Congres

Sales in Paris

Trailer of the upcoming movie of Coco Chanel

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Free'P'Star great vintage store in Paris


Rue Sainte Croix or Rue de la Verrerie

The Lady Noire Affaire

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Ballerina Film Debuts on Chanel website


Karl Lagerfeld has filmed a video with Elena Glurdjidze, a senior principal dancer with the English National Ballet. He designed a costume for her, in which she is dancing “The Dying Swan.” The video is shot in grainy black and white.
The custom tutu, is made of tulle and overlaid with more than 2,500 feathers.

Tory Burch



Bregue & Louvre = True


From June 25 to September 7, Breguet watches will be having an exhibition at the Louvre museum in Paris, "Apogee of Watch Making". The exhibit will showcase historical pocket watches and clocks, watch making tools, art, and historical documents and watch-related patents.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Polo - Manhattan


On Saturday, May 30th I suggest heading over to Governors Island for some champagne and divot stomping at the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic. Prince Harry and Nachos Figueras will be playing.

A Gorgeous New Design book


Cathy Whitlock New Directions For Your Interior Design Career (Fairchild Books, June, 2009) is the perfect book if you want to have a look into what the business of for interior design is all about.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

One of New York's best kept secrets - Giorgione


Dean and DeLuca founder, Giorgio DeLuca's new italian restaurant is bringing a modelesque crowd and a photographer clientele.
307 Spring St. nr. Hudson St.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Italian Fashion

Friday, May 1, 2009

La Societe - Paris


The chicest and newest destination del Mode, La Societe, nestled in the ample artistic bosom of Saint Germain de Pres, is an epansive restaurant-cum-jazz bar.
The simplicity of the design however, along with the rich, chocolate pallet and the abundance of decadent materials sets La Societe high above archetypal design boundaries.

Art plays a dominant part in La Societe’s opulent façade. With photographic work from Peter Lindbergh, a marbled champagne bar from Sophie Lafont and sculptural work from Mathieu Lévy and Sara Favriau.

4 Place Saint-Germain-des-Près
75006 Paris
France

Model Roundtable

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Carine Roitfeld

XIV


I have discovered a fabulous dining experience designed by Phillipe Starck in Los Angeles, XIV.
http://www.sbe.com/xiv/

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Monday, March 9, 2009

Le Stresa - Great Italian Restaurant in Paris

Le Stresa is a well-known celebrity haunt in Paris. So if you are in the mood to dine with the stars this is definetly the place to come to. The prices are a little higher than you'd expect, thanks to all the media publicity.
7 Rue Chambiges
Paris
75008

Alma-Marceau

+33 1 4723 5162

Saturday, March 7, 2009

The District - Barack Obama

It's Calling to Me





Alexander Wang has the grunge rock look down pat, but it's emilio pucci's latest collection that has satisfied the inner rock girl.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Cecconi - Los Angeles - Spectacular Food Spectacular Service


Cecconi is a new Italian restaurant in LA, corner Melrose Avenue and Robertson Boulevard. Cecconi’s is a classic Italian restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week. There is a large terrace, private dining room. I am sure it is going to be the Mecca for the rich and and the royal.

8764 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles 90069

YSL


Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent sumptuous art collection at Grand Palais in Paris handled by Christie's included several pieces by 20th-century greats—Picasso, Mondrian, Matisse, Brancusi, and Cézanne.
The Bergé-YSL collection from the Château Gabriel in Normandy will go on the block in November.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Valentina: American Couture and the Cult of Celebrity at the Museum of the City of New York


Valentina Sanina Schlee was a fashion pioneer,such as Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn. She arrived in the city as a young immigrant and reinvented herself as the epitome of style and glamour.
This is the first exhibition to trace the career of this legendary designer and features never-before-exhibited gowns, accessories, photographs.

Dark May Be King, but Milk Chocolate Makes a Move

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Southside NYC

The downtown chic set is flocking to Southside, the newly revamped subterranean lounge below preppy hangout Bar Martignetti.

Ovando


On February 13 the super-chic florist Ovando will be providing flowers in the Tents at Bryant Park. Not to be missed!

Miss Dior's commercial directed by Sofia Coppola

Saturday, February 7, 2009

It's confirmed it's going to be a "Sex & the City 2"

Class Trade Show in LA

Class Trade Show unites premium designers and retailers from around the globe in Santa Monica, California. For more information visit http://www.classtradeshow.com.

Haute Couture Bottle


If you're passing by Bergdorf Goodman’s Fifth Avenue windows don't miss this bubbly glass water bottle, a collaboration between Jean Paul Gaultier, Baccarat, and Evian.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Bardot - Hollywoods Hot Spot

The VIP hideaway Bardot debuted in October 2008. The club includes an intimate bar/lounge, an open-air courtyard, and a gorgeous tent room. It's a glam Art Deco '20s-inspired club for Hollywoods in crowd.

1737 Vine St
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-462-1307

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Gorgeous Model - Klara Wester

On your "To Visit List" while in NYC


La Esquina, a “secret” SoHo restaurant is hidden behind an anonymous grey door marked employees only.
From the street it appears to be nothing more than a small, no-frills Mexican diner, but appearances can be misleading.

Kelly Wearstler


Kelly Wearstler, the founder of kwid and the author of Domicilium Decoratus and Modern Glamour. She is the creative eye and lifestyle muse for the boutique Viceroy resorts in Southern California, Miami, South Beach, Anguilla and Mexico’s Riviera Maya, as well as the imaginative talent behind the transformation of the BG restaurant and lounge at Manhattan’s Bergdorf Goodman.

Gorgeous Campagin for Estee Lauder



Look at the new Estee Lauder Sensuous perfume campaign with Elizabeth Hurley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Carolyn Murphy and Hilary Rhoda. Few things are truly sexier than a woman wearing her man’s button-down shirt.

Cocosa


The most fabulous members-only club is Cocosa. Cocosa is an invitation-only fashion destination, offering its members exclusive access to carefully curated private sales at very special prices.

Downtown Chic


Something that I am going to add to my designlibrary soon is the new book Downtown Chic, which includes the completion of their latest project—a 6 six-story glass residence facing the Hudson River.

Mr & Mrs Smith


I love researching hotels, villas and holiday destinations at the super chic and well-respected luxury travel specialist Mr & Mrs Smith.