Dior in Shanghai

John Galliano has chosen Shanghai as his latest destination for showing the resort 2011 Dior collection, consisting of ready-to-wear and couture pieces. Tough presented in China, the collection is very French , very 60's and very girly. According to Galliano the connection between Paris in the 60's and Shanghai of today is the energy and excitement present in everything that has been/is done in these cities.































Lady Dior Blue
The futuristic look od Shaghai has also been an inspiration for the Lady Dior Blue campaign. Lady Dior bags collection has received a new member - the blue bag. The streets of Shanghai and the famous Pearl tower have been used as locations for the short film directed by David Lynch and starring Marion Cotillard, as well as for the print campaign which apart from Cotillard features Steven Klein.

Chanel resort 2011 collection

In Saint Tropez before the very start of the Cannes film festival, Karl Lagerfeld has presented his latest resort collection,, which was announced in the "Remember Now" trailer.

Many who witnessed the show while sipping champagne, claim that this magnificent event was very close to putting aside from the spotlight the opening of the Cannes festival. The models walked down the streets of this beautiful town on the Cote d'Azur, in a beautiful sunny day, dressed in lovely Bohemian clothes, which carried the scent of summer and the tranquility of seaside....

After the show the party continued in the so-called VIP room where the teaser trailer was filmed.

"Remember Now"



Chanel Resort 2011

Some of my favorite perfume commercials

Chanel No.5 with Audrey Tautou




Chanel No.5 with Nicole Kidman




Coco Mademoiselle with Keira Kneightley




Rouge Coco with Vanessa Paradis

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YSL Parisienne with Kate Moss




Bulgari with Kate Moss




Gucci by GUCCI directed by David Lynch

90 Years of Vogue Paris

To celebrate the 90 years of bringing the best of fashion to the chicest of women in France and all over the world, Sonia Rachline has complied a book with iconic covers dating back to 1920 when Vogue Paris was established. Vogue covers have always been as special as the magazine is, especially because of the fact that most of them had been shot by great names as Man Ray, Helmut Newton, Mario Testino and the like...

The book has been published by Themes & Hudson and is also available online at Amazon.

Miss Dior Cherie

The new Miss Dior Cherie Eau de Toiltette commercial follows Miss's adventures through Paris accompanied by Brigitte Bardot's "Moi Je Joue". Sofia Coppola directed the TVC which features the Belarusian model Maryna Linchuk.

Splash of COLOR!

Wearing multiple colored watches is 80s and for many not a very attractive trend, but I have to admit that I find it great! I love the retro feel of wearing a striking colored rubber or plastic wrist watch and adding a few more makes the look even cooler. These watches make the whole outfit brighter and carry the "I feel positive" attitude. Browsing for my new buys here is what made my favorites list...

Style icon: Kate Lanphear

Asked about her recognizable style, Kate Lanphear, senior style editor of US ELLE says: "...that's the thing about fashion: you can use it to hide, but it's only magic when you use it to express who you really are."

Lanphear undoubtedly feels the magic of fashion by having an amazing style, recognizable for her platinum hair, love of extremely skinny jeans, alternative t-shirts, studs and rock'n'roll chained jewelry. Her favorite designers are Balenciaga, YSL, Alaia, Givenchy...

Lanphear comes to New York from Australia where she has been working in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar for some time. She claims that at the beginning she felt that she needs to be dressed-up impeccably in order to be a fashion editor, but after a while realized that the glam rock look was her real self.

When I saw Kate's photos on JAK & JIL blog I was astonished by the look - it is striking and yet it is not aggressive, it is dressed down and yet glamorous, it is a brave and well-carried look!