Faces of the Fashion Week - Paris

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At Sonia Rikiel Fashion Show / Les Tuileries - Paris

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This all blak look is set off by the red gloves and these funny shoes !
The bag is from YVES-ST-LAURENT.



Ce total black look est rehaussé par les gants rouges et ces chaussures marrantes.
Le sac est un YVES-ST-LAURENT.

Hello Mademoiselle ! Rue de Rivoli - Paris

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waiting for a taxi, after Alena Akhmadullina Fashion Show.

Valentin 30 - Paris

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My jacket & my shirt are vintage.
My sweater is a ZADIG & VOLTAIRE.
My pants is from ET VOUS. My shoes are from SANTONI.
My Sunnies from DOLCE GABANA. My cap is a KANGOL.
For me Fashion is an Art of living.
Today my look is a mix of 60-70's.














Ma veste et ma chemise sont vintage.
Mon pull est un ZADIG & VOLTAIRE.
Mon pantalon est un ET VOUS. Mes chaussures sont des SANTONI.
Mes lunettes sont des DOLCE GABANA. Ma casquette est une KANGOL.
Pour moi, la mode est un art de vivre.
Aujourd'hui mon look est un mix 60-70's

The Limited Edition 2.55

The luxury retail market is always coming up with gimmicks and limited edition goods to lure customers into buying more and more.
Chanel's latest Limited Edition product, is this 2.55 in honor of the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibit. Now this may look like any old 2.55, but for once in fashion, the beauty lies on the inside.
Inside the flap to be specific. Inside the flap, is this signature by the legend of fashion himself, KARL LAGERFELD, commemorating the Mobile Art Exhibit in Hong Kong. Logic tells me that Chanel is trying to rip people off, because the scribbling of a few words inside the flap is certainly NOT worth the premium they are charging for it over the standard 2.55's. A mere signature does NOT bring one closer at any level to the author of the signature. The red/orangey color isn't even that complimentary!

But the fashionista side of me is in AWE that I have been able to get so close to and even trace Karl Lagerfeld's signature. I admit, I might have even let out a tiny squeal of delight. A little like what Victory Ford felt when she found Coco Chanel's dress form in Lipstick Jungle (though of course, this is not QUITE as cool nor meaningful, since I know nothing about designing and making clothes). I know this reaction is probably completely illogical and against my better judgment since it is obviously a marketing ploy to make more money for Chanel, but oh, I just can't help it! :)

And I can't wait to go see the exhibit! Its fully booked this weekend, but I'm definitely going next week! Report back!

At Christian Lacroix Fashion Show

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Just a beautiful look
Un look juste magnifique

Phoning Japanese Boy / Rue de Rivoli / Paris

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Hair, shades, jacket, tee-shirt, phone, camera, pants, shoes, scarf black ...
Cheveux, lunettes, tee-shirt, mobile, appareil-photo, pantalon, chaussures, écharpe noirs ...

Shades girl / Ungaro Fashion Show / Rue de Rivoli / Paris

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Shades PRADA
Bag LOUIS VUITTON
Gorgeous ...



Lunettes PRADA
Sac LOUIS VUITTON
Superbe ...

WayfarerGirl / Ungaro Fashion Show / Rue de Rivoli / Paris

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Pretty Girl and WayFarer-RAYBAN will be never out of Fashion.
Les jolies filles et les WayFarer de RAYBAN ne seront jamais démodées.

Samantha 21 / Rue de Rivoli / Paris

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For me Fashion is a way to show my personality.
Today, my look is casual.
Pour moi la mode est une façon de montrer sa personnalité.
Aujourd'hui, mon look est décontracté.

Paris Fashion Week F/W08 Wrapup I

This is why Paris Fashion Week is THE fashion week I look foward to the most. I mean, if I'm not going to be able to afford anything on the runway, I might as well ogle at the most creative and gorgeous collections, starting with Balenciaga.

Genius. Seriously genius. Once again, Nicholas Ghesquiere used Balenciaga's history and created a very modern collection. The clothes all look very structured yet still so sensual.

The show started off with minimal, well-cut and structured evening dresses. Take note of the shoes: pointy shoes are back! Is the trend with round-toed shoes soon to be over?

These are the more work-suit looks. I hope those tulip skirts become part of the mainstream trends, (and hopefully high street retailers will be 'inspired' to make affordable versions!)

Metallic, shiny dresses are nothing new. But the shapes of these dresses are amazing.

The velvet top with skinny pants/ skirt combo seemed to be a huge favourite. I love how pretty the colourful tops are. And the black & white velvet top look is just amazing with the black eye makeup! Seriously loves it!

The show closed with printed coats and dresses. While I can appreciate how these artistic pieces form part of the collection, I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the coats. For example, the coat on the left makes the model look like she's got a muscular costume on.

Can't wait for more Paris fashion! Did you love the Balenciaga show too?

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Fashion Look / Les Tuileries / Paris

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Nice meeting with this young lady in "Le parc des Tuileries" just before a Fashion Show.
Jolie rencontre avec ce modèle dans "Le Parc des Tuileries" juste avant un défilé de Mode.



What a stylish look !
Quelle allure !



Hum ... All I can say is that her shades are from VERSACE ...
Hum ... Tout ce que je peux dire, c'est que ses lunettes sont des VERSACE ...




























Later at the Défilé of Christian LACROIX.
Plus tard au Défilé de Christian LACROIX.

Swarovski Necklaces

I've always had the impression that Swarovski jewelry were either not very interesting looking or so loud that it bordered on gaudy. However, recently I've had a change of mind. Suddenly these delicate, simple, elegant looking necklaces that I used to find "not very interesting looking," looks very attractive indeed. This has mostly been due to this recent TV show I watched, where this character in it pairs all her very chic work outfits with these very elegant and sleek looking necklaces, which I later found was sponsored by Swarovski. Intrigued, I looked up more of these necklaces and realized that while they are not super loud and ultra trendy, they are the perfect accessory for a smart work outfit. They are subtle and elegant, but are still very pretty and feminine- perfect for work.
Trendy elements are also subtly added to their designs, such as above.
This chained necklace is one of my favourites (left). The design is simple and elegant but still makes a statement. And this gorgeous purple crystal necklace (right) is just the thing to brighten up the usual dreary colors of work clothes in a quiet way. I can just imagine it looking fabulous, with a plain black suit and white shirt paired with simple diamond (or crystal!) earrings and subtle purple eye shadow!

Image Source: Swarovski

Oscar's Fashion 2008

To everyone-who-actually-enjoys-looking-at-glamorous-stars-in-gowns' relief, Oscar's wasn't cancelled. Stars went all out (in terms of the sizes of the gowns) this year as the Golden Globes ceremony was cancelled. This year, the main trend in the gowns were huge, black or red gowns, and empire dresses for the pregnant. The dresses were all pretty 'safe'. I'm going taking note of the dresses I liked here:

My favourite dress of the night was probably Cameron Diaz's Dior dress. Yes, it's not a particularly exciting dress, but I'm a fan of the fabric folds. It's simple, well-designed and pretty. And while it's arguable whether her makeup is too simple for Oscar's, I really like how she sticks to her natural-beauty style.

A trend seemed to be the long, simple dress + big necklace combo. Both Nicole Kidman (in Balenciaga) and Keri Russell (in Nina Ricci) looked very elegant. I thought Keri Russell's dress' colour looks really etheral on her, and the necklace is just a perfect match.

Black was one of the two popular colour choices, and huge gowns were equally popular. I thought the best was Hilary Swank's Atelier Versace gown, with Penelope Cruz's Chanel Couture coming in second.

The other popular colour choice was red. Katherine Heigl looked gorgeous as usual. However, I am getting a bit bored of her old Hollywood look, and her makeup seems a bit overloaded (-the blush).

Heidi Klum's vampy dress was comparatively interesting and she was equally gorgeous (in a slightly different way.)

The Marchesa girls: Anne Hathaway looked really pretty. I like how the dress is one-shouldered in an interesting way, especially the way the fabric looks like it falls and wraps around her arms so perfectly. As for Jessica Alba, she looked pretty (hard to imagine her not looking pretty), but she could probably have done better.

The two people who actually chose interesting dresses were Cate Blanchett, who wore Dries Van Noten and Marion Cotillard, who wore Jean Paul Gaultier. I love how the JPG isn't only shaped like a mermaid, but it also has silver 'scales' on it, and the dress didn't look like a costume. Not surprisingly, Marion Cotillard's dress was many critics' favourite.

If you've read my thoughts above, then you'll probably notice that I wasn't overly enthusastic about the dresses. They're weren't bad, but just not stunning or surprising. Whose dress was YOUR favourite?

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