♥ My Winter 2010-11 Wish List ♥

FENDI limited edition selleria large peekaboo tote, 1900€, at net-a-porter.com

Awwww, how I love Fendi's Peekaboo!!!! This taupe/grey large one is definitely in my winter wish list!!!
Other hot pieces are coming ... my birthday is near .. who wants can take a note .. ehehehe!! ;)

David Bowie - The Jean Genie ♥

Christophe Lemaire Scorns ‘Luxury Prostitutes’ - The Cut Interview

French designer Christophe Lemaire is poised to take the reins at Hermès this fall, heading up the women's ready-to-wear collection. The fashion veteran has designed his own men's and women's RTW label since 1991, which he is presenting with his first runway show in seven years today in Paris. Still, to this point, Lemaire has been most closely identified with the revival of Lacoste, a brand he helmed from 2000 to present. "I'm really proud of doing that in a coherent way and being very respectful of the DNA of the brand," he says. "That's the only way, of course: You have to put yourself at the service of an existing heritage."

The opinionated designer has a clear vision for what he sees as the future of fashion: a return to elegance, simplicity, quality, and classicism. "You don't have to change your wardrobe every six months. You don't have to buy the latest high-fashion brand bag. That's a very superficial vision of elegance," he says. "I very much believe that elegance is linked to dignity." As he prepared for his show, we talked to Lemaire about his Lacoste legacy, the overexposure of rock-and-roll style, and why he calls Purple "a joke."

Was it a difficult decision to leave Lacoste?

Yes and no. I was extremely happy to be offered the position at Hermès. It's definitely a kind of dream, and it's very coherent with my personal vision on fashion. I've always been interested in simplicity and timeless style more than fashion.

How do look back on your time at Lacoste?

I'm most proud of having refreshed the image of Lacoste, gearing it toward a younger and more fashion-forward audience. I'm deeply convinced that Lacoste has a unique position: It's not a common sportswear brand, nor a real fashion brand. I think I expressed that pretty well in the fashion shows, though there is still a challenge to express that in the shops and in distribution.

What's your vision for Hermès?

The winter collection will be shown in March. I'm not supposed to talk about that yet, since we feel it's a bit early. But I'll have something more concrete to show at the end of the year.

Who are your favorite designers?

Phoebe Philo at Celine, and I very much like the work of Apiece Apart.

What made you decide to show the Christophe Lemaire collection on the runway again?

A lot of people have associated me too quickly with my younger work and what I used to do with Lacoste. My own collection has evolved a lot in the past two or three years. It was a good time to clarify the silhouette and positioning.

What kind of person wears your designs?

People who are into style more than fashion. I offer essential pieces you can play with and make up your own specific uniform.

What appeals to you about uniform dressing?

I really hate this idea that you have to change your wardrobe every six months – that's bullshit. At the end of the day, you have to find your own style vocabulary.

How would you describe your personal style?

I mix traditional clothes inspired by China, Japan, and India with Western workwear.

What trends are you appreciating right now?

I'm happy to see that we've come back to a certain common sense: real quality, timelessness, simplicity, and classicism in the good sense of the term. Until very recently, high-fashion women were like luxury prostitutes. Now there is a need for a more authentic and dignified style.

Any trends you're ready to see retired?

I'm tired of the trends going from boho chic to rock and roll, boho chic to rock and roll, then hippie chic to punk chic ... I love music, but I'm just tired of this superficial rock-and-roll thing in fashion. I think being transgressive today is being classical. To pretend to dress as a punk and take cocaine and have sex orgies has just become common now — there's nothing transgressive about that. The fashion pages, like Purple magazine, are just a joke.

How so?

It's just very artificial. They pretend to rebel and revolt when really they are a victim of the system more than anyone.

What's one item you're saving to buy?

A classic leather Hermès key holder.

What should every man have in his closet?

A good pair of shoes that makes you feel comfortable and handsome.

What's something you never leave the house without?

A pair of Chinese slippers for summer and leather shearling-lined ankle boots for winter.

from The Cut

Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci

It's Haute Couture in Paris .. Riccardo Tisci done a real amazing collection .. stunning, great and magical is not enought to describe it !!! That's the reason why I love fashion.

I ♥ Stella McCartney - Resort 2011

I'm totally in love with Stella McCartney Resort 2011 Collection .. for sure my favourite about Resort Collections even if I loved some other brands (that I'll post later) really think that Stella made an amazing job with simple pieces superchic with a femininity discrete and elegant.

The next step is go to the gym and work on my legs, because for sure you need marvellous legs to wear this amazing collection !!!!! ;D

Resort is an optimistic, hopeful season for McCartney. "I love early spring; everything's alive again and growing," she said. "I think the clothes reflect that." Micro-shifts came splashed with lush botanical prints, and, save for some of her signature Savile Row-sharp suits, the collection was all about bare legs. Think lace shorts, A-line dresses, tulip-shaped skirts. STYLE.COM

"Somewhere" new Sofia Coppola movie Trailer

I heart Sofia Coppola

Here the trailer from her new movie "SOMEWHERE"

The soundtrack will include Phoenix (of course!) and The Strokes (trailer song), together with many others .. great as always !!!

Italian Release Date: September 3rd .. can't wait to see it !!!

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Moschino For Kartell

MOSCHINO and Kartell have joined forces to create a new collection of plastic ballet shoes. Following the success of the Mademoiselle chairs, designed by Philippe Starck, the design company Kartell and Moschino are set to launch a new range for spring/summer 2010- 11.

"The synergy between Kartell and Moschino is rooted in the creative and experimental identity of the two Italian brands, which has led them to work together on projects that extend from design to fashion and vice versa," said Rossella Jardini, Moschino's creative director. "The BowWow shoes are a result of this reciprocal influence and are both a design object and an accessible, fun fashion accessory."

Constructed entirely from interwoven plastic, the lightweight BowWow shoes come presented with the iconic Moschino bow. The designs are 100 per cent recyclable and available in a range of colours including peach, red, green and blue.

The collection is due to land in stores in January 2011.

VOGUE.CO.UK

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Spread Your Love"

I just realize that I never talked about music ... !!!!!!! I can't leave without music, I love music, I love rock music and most of all, I love to go the concerts ... last concert I went is BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB in bologna on may 8th.

BRMC is Peter Hayes – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Harmonica, Keys / Robert Levon Been – Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Piano / Leah Shapiro - Drums, Percussion ... I can say it's my favourite band, (of course if we do not considerate the gods of music like Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, etc..), I follow them since the first album "B.R.M.C." of 2002 .. a great album (Spread Your Love, the video above is taken from it and is still my favourite song), definitely my favourite one together with the following one "Take Them On, On Your Own" (2003) ... after they publish other 3 albums: "Howl" 2005, "Baby 81" 2007 and in 2010 "Beat the Devil's Tattoo", the last one that I loved exactly as the first and the second one!!!!!! They just change the drummer from Nick Jago to Leah Shapiro, she is GREAT!!

I saw them live twice: first time in 2005 during Howl tour (really great) and then as just wrote on May 8th Beat the Devil's Tattoo tour ... let me say that is been amazing ... they are so cool on stage, they are a "live band" for sure!!!! And, girls, let me just say that seen Robert Levon Been playing is bass is a real joy for eyes ...... I love him .. ehehe!!! Well, not less is Peter Hayes, simply magnetic !!! Anyway Robert remain my favourite ... during last show I even talk to him a little and took a picture with him .. he's been so nice !!!!!!! I looks like a 13 years old schoogirl of the 80s dreaming about Simon LeBon .. eheheheh !!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

A part this, they are really fabulous musicians and if you have the chance to see them live, you absolutly MUST to go !!! For every info http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/ .

Sweat Shop

Sweat Shop is a "cafe couture", a new creative concept situated near hotspot canal St Martin in Paris. Imagine 10 work stations equipped with 10 SINGER sewing machines and one central communal table. Join one of the 5 courses that are being offered every week and perfect your knitting and sewing skills or meet one of our guest designers in town for an encounter.

They launched a great initiative for summer:

Learn french in the morning& knit in the afternoon

.. génial !!

PRADA is on my mind ...

Today I had a job interview with two ladies of Prada recritment team .. I was sooooo nervous !!! Of course I forgot all the thousand of things I would have wanted to tell and ask them but now is gone ... One of the things that i didn't say them is how much I love the FW2010 collection, so early 60s, so chic !!! I'm totally in love with the black dress (above) with typical 50s conical breast and most of all, long sleeves .. finally warm dresses against cold !!!

This will definitely be my little black dress for next winter !!!

Alexa Chung for Lacoste

The brand best known for its preppy tennis inspired aesthetic has signed Alexa Chung as the face of its new women's scent.

The campaign will be the first of Lacoste's adverts to feature a female celebrity face. The perfume is set to launch in January next year.

The Vogue cover girl currently fronts Pepe Jean's spring/summer campaign and worked as a model before becoming a TV presenter for Channel 4's T4. Chung co-presents her own show, Frock Me, alongside British designer Henry Holland. Mulberry recently credited the young style icon for hugely boosting company sales, following the release of an Alexa inspired satchel bag.

VOGUE.CO.UK