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I went to this fabulous exhibit and I thought of you….. I think you and Madame Vionnet would have been great friends!
When I first arrived in the fashion capital earlier this year, Madame Channel was the talk at every Parisian rendezvous. Of course the movie Coco avant Chanel, presented a fabulous display of this determined lady, her novel designs inspiring her avante –garde creations and her triumphant establishment of her Maison de Couture despite her numerous life difficulties and dilemmas. It’s Paris in the roaring twenties, Chanel at the height of her creativity, it is style and sophistication – it’s another French Delicacy.
Just as we reach the end of the Chanel commemoration, with typical French finesse, they pull out an even older fashion muse and this time stage yet another breath taking spectacle, taking place at 107 rue de Rivoli, honoring and admiring puriste de la mode – Madeleine Vionnet. Chanel’s designs may have been considered as fresh, mature and uplifting, but it was this leading lady, avant Channel, who fashioned innovation, introduced the particularized procedure of structuring a garment and who tastefully presented and perfected Parisian refinement.
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A small graphic homage to Miu Miu Spring 2010 from Sea of Shoes, a Dallas girl with a weakness for a good shoe. She is one of the new crop of celebrity fashion bloggers – so much so that Vogue is sending her to the Crillon Ball in Paris this month in Chanel Haute Couture. Quite the coming out ball for this 17 year old lass.
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I spotted these on Jak & Jil Blog, which incidentally is a totally worthwhile experience in itself. I quite like the idea of a tattoo rub on Chanel chain – a playful grown up version of girlish fun.
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More milking of Marie Antoinette’s preference for a haystack and small sheep. What an unexpectedly bucolic scene at Chanel – milkmaids besuited and befloraled…
Meanwhile everyone has been anticipating what Phoebe Philo would do post extended maternity leave for Celine – Suzy Menkes is a fan.
So am I. Philo has come back with a vengeance.
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Whilst Jerry Hall is happy to recline with Baptiste Giabiconi for Karl Lagerfeld it’s not a situation she would want to replicate outside the realms of a Chanel accessories collection advertisment campaign. It seems that Jerry has not found Jesus. Unlike Madge, although I would argue that Baptiste could convert anyone. Apparently the shoot is inspired by Cheri, the romantic novel by Colette, which tells the tale of a prostitute of a certain age who is pursued by a young man who is in madly in love with her.
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Here is Tiaan’s BFF in a Tiaan hot short naturally and a killer pair of Chanel booties.
Anyway here is an I love My Shop feature about Tiaan’s newly opened shop – I though you might enjoy it. ( BTW Tiaan if you are reading this – we don’t know who decided to shorten the name of the shop to Tiaan- eish – we are sorry)
Meanwhile I am going to attempt to deal with the gamut of covetous feelings for this outfit by drowning my sorrows in a prompt Vida libation from the corner.
I thought the booties deserved a little extra love
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If you can excuse all the daft puns in my heading – have a look at the lovely Natasha Khan aka Bat for Lashes and her way with a headband. It is most definitely the accessory of choice… seen on all decent catwalks – Chanel ( latest cruise collection) and Marc Jacobs has pastel puffy versions.
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See another headband moment on CSS’s Lovefoxx
UNICEF’s Frimousses de Créateurs show will be on display at the Petit Palais in Paris in November ( 18 -23) Charming dolls designed by Chanel, Christian Dior, Celine, and Moschino (pictured) will be auctioned and the proceeds will go towards the prevention and treatment of childhood diseases in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic. Ag that’s nice- perhaps we should do something like that in SA – although I am not sure a doll will do anything for the latest plague to strike us – you know the one that came from the rat bites in Zambia…. not the political plague.
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