The Place Vendôme in Paris in photos
Place Vendôme is a luxury and jewelry symbol in Paris. The greatest jewelry designers are located there. This place was designed in 1699 by the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart (the architect of the Chateau de Versailles). Place Vendôme is octogonal and symetric with an architectural unity. At the center, there is a column surmounted by a statue.…
The Golden Globes in photos
Since 1944, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) have rewarded the cinema and TV excellence through the Golden Globes. La la land, Atonement, the Social Network were namely awarded.
The vintage fashion House Maggy Rouff
Maggy Rouff (1896-1971) was a French couturier, nicknamed “the architect of sewing”. Gifted with a remarkable technique, she loved playing with asymmetry and innovative shapes. In 1929, she bought with her husband the couture house “Drecoll” and renamed it in “Maggy Rouff”. The couture house was located 136 avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. In 1937,…
The vintage fashion illustrator Marcel Vertès
Marcel Vertès (1895-1961) was a Hungarian/French illustrator, painter and printmaker. He illustrated covers for fashion magazine such as Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. He also illustrated ads for Schiaparelli perfumes and cosmetics. His illustrations are graceful, delicate and often decorated with flowers. Besides, he created prints for fashion brands.
Satin dresses
In the current vocabulary, satin is a thin fabric without visible weft with a glossy face and a dull back. Strictly meaning, satin is a weave type (the way in which the warp and weft wires cross each other). Thus, satin can designate all the fabrics (Cotton, wool, silk) elaborated by this type of weave.…
Pretty in black and white
The singer Jain wears this beautiful dress in her clip of “Come” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDXOzr0GoA4
Favourite Resort / Cruise 2017 looks
Resort or Cruise is the pre-Spring Summer collection presented by designers from May to July and delivered in stores after Fall clothes gone on sale and before the comercialization of Spring clothes. The fashion designer Derek Lam says “it’s about creating desirable pieces that can take you from October through early spring”. Resort has the…
Co fashion
Co is a Los Angeles-based womenswear brand founded in 2011 by Stephanie Danan and Justin Kern. The name “Co” refers to their creative partnership and their aim to create a cohesive wardrobe. The designers use fine fabrics and draw feminine, classic and elegant silhouettes with a touch of sophistication. The offcial website : http://www.co-collections.com/ “Co” is…
