PARIS BY NIGHT 01

went out to Matisse, Sens, and BC (Black Calvados?) tonight and took some photos of those few who I found to have a pretty silohette and nice enough to let me photograph them in the middle of their evening folies.

Cheers.

ACCESSORIES SPRING SUMMER 2010

Style.com, with Candy Pratt Price, recently loaded up the accessories for spring and summer 2010. As an accessory designer I felt it necessary to make my selection and share it with you.

Bises.

Calvin Klein clutch

Camilla Skovgaard

Celine

Cole Haan

Givenchy

Jil Sander

Pierre Hardy

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang

Aperlaï

Balenciaga

Balenciaga

PETER PILOTTO

Dear Reader,

My apologies for not having scoped out this one earlier. Peter Pilotto is a designer from Belgium who presents his collections in London. I love his work.

NENDO - CABBAGE CHAIR

Chou! Usually not into this kind of design anymore but I had to fold for this one.

FEU PÂLE - STEPHANE ARGILLET

As I was going through some old invitations and cards I found a small card with a photograph of a Roman statue and a certain bright lighting in the middle. I thought, "hmmm... I should take a look" - so I turned the card around and got the internet address to find the galery's page and found the archives in which I found photos from this exhibition, back in 2006! Enjoy... 

PRECIOUS STONES

little lovelies

JOHN LAUTNER

Thought I would share some scans of work by one of my favorite architects, John Lautner.

SHOES FOR FEMALES

A couple shoes I've been seeing online that I think are brilliant.

burberry

Balenciaga

Proenza Shouler

Yves Saint Laurent

tchao!

FÊTE DE FIANÇAILLES

Some fashionable/fun photos from a friend's engagement party.

PETIT PALAIS - COLLECTION PERMANENTE

Perhaps many of you are already familiar with this museum (as it is located directly to the right side of the Grand Palais) but I recently visited the permenant collection (because I think as a Parisian, we have a heavy tendancy to forget that the city has beautiful permenant collections, and rather one would focus on the "exhibition" hype) at Petit Palais. Primarily host to large paintings, statues, and small porcelain pieces, from the end of the 18th century just until the beginning of the 20th century, this collection has much to offer as far as classic French taste goes. I took a few photos of some works that I found interesting or rather I should say, attractive and inspiring, and hope that you will share that opinion with me.

Bisous.

MIU MIU FABRIC

This season's Miu Miu collection (yes, I am perhaps overly interested) has a wonderful grouping of fabric. Take this printed silk for example, as one can see it's not the typical luminescent silk, rather it is somewhat grained. It makes me think of a piece of furniture by Pierre Paulin. Except for the print.

GEORGIA O'KEEFE

Perhaps this seems a bit overspoken, however, I feel that it is important to speak about Georgia O'Keefe on this blog because she's an American artist who is not well known in Europe. She was famous for her flowers and scenes of imperial skyscrapers in Manhattan, as well as her portrayals of the dry plains in New Mexico. She was an important artist of her times (around 1910-1950) and remains a highly respected artist, in particular for her mixing of colors and soft etheral transitions. As far as personalities known in our times, Calvin Klein keeps a painting by her in his residence in New York city. Here are some of her works.

 

BAGS

Some handbags by Balenciaga that make me happy.

ERWIN OLAF

Erwin Olaf is a northern photographer of whom I have an enmormous appreciation and a taste for his world of perfection (?) .  The colours in his work are wonderfully mute and at the same time very vivid through their harmony. Definately preferring this version of 60s/50s style.