Friday, December 28, 2007

Giles Deacon

D and I are currently obsessing over all kinds of chunky knits and winterwear. These previous posts just reminded me of Giles Deacon's Fall 2007 Collection. All the amazing knits - pretty fabulous, I think. And notice the headwear - making me weepy during the holidays.



D, I can't wait to see you this weekend!

Sunday, December 23, 2007

More Funky Chunkies...

Loved the pics from Paris!!!!! I didn't know you went...btw, am planning to see you in NYC next weekend, and can't wait.

I had a couple of pics to add to your Funky Chunkies piece from last week (oh, and the So Cold Your Ears Are Going to Fall Off commentary, don't you just love winter....)

I'll be sporting my new Mischa Lampert when I come see you in the Big Apple for pre-New Year Festivities! D-in-Beantown's pics for the winter, whilst I dash through the snow, on a one-horse open sleigh:


Prorsum, by Burberry:
Chunky beanie, by Burberry:

Friday, December 21, 2007

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

More holiday cheer from the winter issue of Marie Claire Idées (my new favorite magazine). Happy Holidays everyone!



Saturday, December 15, 2007

Winter Calm

That nor'easter is here - just in time to possibly delay my morning flight out to California. Okay, no stressful thoughts. How about some calming Christmas images? Images of exterior holiday decorations? From the current Winter issue of Marie Claire Idées.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Funky Chunkies

Did anyone see "a stitch in time" in this month's Marie Claire? Styled by Tracy Taylor and photographed by Diego Uchitel on location in the Kingdom of Bhutan. You're in the Himalayas - and it's cold. Of course you're thinking fasyon. Some of my favorites:

Giles Deacon scarf (Beautiful. Pro: will provide ample personal-space barrier during rush hour. Con: a heavy piece that will surely get caught between the subway doors.)
Alessandro Dell'Acqua cardigan (I adore this piece)
Twinkle by Wenlan scarf (who will show me how to knit something like that?)


Thursday, December 6, 2007

Tamar Mogendorff

I'd like to live in the world of Tamar Mogendorff's creations. I was walking past ABC Carpet & Home recently, and I really should have just climbed up into that window display and settled in. Will that kind of infraction bar my visa application to Tamar world?


Image from Erica Tanov Holiday Shopping Event invite.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Christian Lacroix. Histoires de Mode

Les Arts Décoratifs invited Christian Lacroix to present his first retrospective--to commemorate his twenty years in fashion. Having the museum's massive fashion holdings at his disposal and, of course, his own House's collections, Lacroix has mounted a historical fashion expedition. This is one man's personal take on the history of fashion. The exhibit is organized around themes: black and white, polka dots, colour, Hispanisme, Liturgie, etc., and shows the evolution of each theme through the ages.

To say that the exhibition is a visual feast is to state the obvious. If you are a fashion nerd like me, you will be clapping your hands and jumping up and down, albeit secretly (although I couldn't help myself in front of the Liturgie section), at the exquisiteness of it all: the delicate fabric, beading, embroidery; the bold color, cut, graphic; the fierce hat, headpiece, veil; the disturbing symbolism, vanity, ostentation. Sigh. I want to go back.

The book accompanying the show can be found here.


Christian Lacroix, Histoires de Mode, Le musée des Arts décoratifs; 8 novembre 2007 - 20 avril 2008.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Random Paris Shots

Jardin des Tuileries
Les macarons from Ladurée
Tour Eiffel
Le Petit Châtelet
Eco Bag from Colette
The Louvrerue Grétry
Gerhard Richter

Monday, December 3, 2007

Random Paris Shops

I took these photos early last week, when Christmas was only slowly starting to pop-up all over Paris.

At La Droguerie.
Ohnona. An atelier boutique on r de Marivaux.
I loved this display of cuffs and collars.
At Tartine et Chocolat. Does anyone else love their children's fragrances?

Absolutely stunning flowers at Sébastien Mengozzi on av George V. Vanna White was stateside, so here is John.

Hats at Hermès.
Librairie Polonaise on bd St Germain.

Galaries Lafayette

Sunday, December 2, 2007

So cold that you feel your ears are going to fall off...

To the rescue:
Neck-warmers in baby suri alpaca and chunky alpaca/wool from pip-squeak chapeau, etc.
Cowl-neck scarf from Michael Kors.
Cashmere balaclava from
Barneys.