It’s not easy to write about Hervé Léger: his trademark style, which reached its peak of notoriety in the Nineties, has been dissected by any fashion blogger out there. When Max Azria took over the company and brought Léger Parisian mood to Hollywood, any celebrity soon wore the infamous bandage dresses, turning them into an [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Bandage Me!
Posted in about fashion, about fashion photography, tagged bandage dresses, herve leger, max azria on April 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cherchez la Femme
Posted in about fashion, about fashion photography, tagged eva herzigova, fashion photography, flower print, photoshooting, vogue paris, walter pfeiffer on April 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »
When I first saw this photoshoot in Vogue Paris (May 2009 issue), I was ready to put everything I have on the person who shot it. I was 100% the photographer was Juergen Teller, because I could see all the signs of his style: the lighting quality, the bare-faced model, the wall paper, the velvet-upholstered [...]
I Wanna Be Your Japanese Doll
Posted in about fashion, tagged duster, flower prints, kimono, lindsay lohan, pretty in pink, robe, sex and the city on April 17, 2009 | 23 Comments »
I’ve always been a bookworm since I was a child, and I still love reading anything, from tabloids to 800-page novels. Something I’ve never understood and never will are manuals about style. You know, those books where they suggest how to dress in formal/informal occasions, what should be the staples in everyone’s closet (the little [...]
I’d Love to Be a Dream Collector
Posted in chanel costume jewellery, tagged ads, chanel, christy turlington, clover, costume jewellery, earrings, gripoix, jasmeen ghauri, linda evangelista, pearls, vintage on April 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’ve already written about Chanel costume jewellery and I’ve explained the reason why I think it’s so appealing. Chanel costume jewellery from the latest collections is lovely, but it’s nothing if compared to vintage pieces. I am a vintage lover (I’ve raided my mother’s and relatives’ closets since I was a child, especially looking for [...]
Double, Acid, Tie-Dye Denim: Nightmares from the 80s Are Here to Stay
Posted in about fashion, tagged acid wash, denim, double denim, jacket, jeans, ripped, tie-dye on April 7, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In the 80s I was a teenager who loved Madonna’s post-atomic outfits and over-accessorized her style, mostly made of thrifted or hand-me-down clothes. I wore jeans most of the time, with simple sweaters and t-shirts. I had two favourite pairs of jeans, both by Giorgio Armani: one pair was skinny and the other slightly flared, [...]
