This other night, passing Selfridges…got caught by another sexy ad by Tom Ford’s new launched perfume – Neroli Portofino
A bubble wall was created on the window of Selfridges with all bubbles risen upwards…
Tom knows how to sell his product….of course…always sexually…
I learnt the news of Tom Ford guest editing Vogue Paris December from actually a streetwear website. Anyway, the news was great and when I got the issue, I have to admit, you can put the french spirit inside a stylish man, but you can never take his American heart away. Here’s a series of editorial.
All started very passionate and quite french…
….until it gets a bit ‘too passionate’…which is Ford’s american heart starting to show….
….then…become more sexual…this is equally frenchee and americanee
Returns to the Parisian way….
Have to say this is a series of very powerful shots. I like the concept behind it….2 old people….crazy in love….could we all still hold our passion still to that level when we are old???
It took me a while to find the next person to interview since the last ‘what’s in your bag’ post in April. Though it’s only the second, I am very intrigued to see what people have inside their bags. It tells so much about their personality. This time, I’ve interviewed another colleague of mine, Amelia.
‘so where is your bag from?’
- ‘Topshop. My favourite ‘wang-esque’ bag broke which was also from Topshop. So went to replace it but found Topshop stopped stocking it. Bought this one which has now taken over as my favourite! I’m loving it!’
very casually mixed and matched with bleach denim, worn-looking vintage tan belt and the vibrant rubber band by Marc Jacobs.
In Amelia’s bag she’s carrying at the moment – new Vogue Paris (special guest edited by Tom Ford), her YSL ring, Evian water, perfume by Paco Rabanne 020, iPhone 4, Sunglasses by Marc Jacobs, car key for MINI, little pony, rubber wristband by Marc Jacobs, cigarettes.
Chanel wallet was an 18th birthday wallet from her generous mum. Amelia is definitely keeping it for a few more years as it’s such a classic piece… She also refers her beloved MINI car as a female ‘She’ as ‘She’ has a personality in her eyes.
I think this corner tells quite a lot about Amelia. She’s fun, bubbling like freshest champaign. When asked about the little pony, she replied that was only 1 of 3 ponies from her. Colourful rubber band with tiny bells were cleverly sourced by herself from Shopbop.com (£10 for a set of 4), a terrific present for any friends.
Special edition of Vogue Paris is a hot topic on every fashion person’s lips as they are guest edited by Tom Ford. Very artistic and controversial which I’m going to blog about in a separate entry. YSL ring was a gorgeous amethyst, a well deserved real treat for herself.
I am sure you could guess by now that she is young, fun, full of energy and bubbly which was all her contents showing about. Oh and her plan for next handbag? It will be a Balenciaga CITY.
Nan Jing West Road 南京西路, is a classic shopping street in Central Shanghai which can be dated back to 30s. Nowadays, it’s filled with flagship stores and department stores. It is a equivalent of a nice mixture of London Oxford Street, Regent Street and Kings Road.
Louis Vuitton flagship store is under construction and it strikes about a 10 story height…
More pictures from Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Miu Miu and Tom Ford after the jump.
Earlier we’ve blogged about how art inspires fashion, but how about when the artistic inspiration is a person – a muse? One such person, the Marchesa Luisa Casati, has inspired many writers, painters and also fashion designers .
The Marchesa was born into a wealthy Austrian-Italian family in Milan in 1881. A patron of coutouriers such as Paul Poiret, Mariano Fortuny and Erté and jewellers like Lalique, Casati astonished European society for the first three decades of the 20th century with her eccentric personality and outrageous style. In his autobiography Erté described her as the “the most extravagantly odd woman I have ever met”. She would wear living snakes as jewellery, throw parties where her servants were covered in leafed gold from top to toe and parade her pet cheetahs around in Venice on leashes covered with gold and diamonds whilst wearing nothing but a fur coat. Her hair was a dyed a deep henna red, her skin powdered pale white and her eyes heavily kohled.
The Marchesa painted by Augustus John to the left. Carina Roitfeld as Casati, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.
More after the jump
