Today I decided to share with you some of the cool videos I came across in the last few days.
First I will start with the most fun which is Tommy Hilfiger‘s Christmas video…
After seeing this one some of you might want add a few “things” on their Christmas list , clothing aside 😉 So there, I thought it was a really fun video…
Ana Wintour could almost be compared as the the wind… You know she’s there but it’s almost impossible to catch her…
This is the only shot of her that was worth sharing with you as all my other trials where merely blurred, not only the woman is very discreet when it comes to make an entrance at a show, but she also walk so fast that like an airstream just when you realise she’s there she’s already gone… Pshiiit!!!
When I look at this picture I still wonder what she must have been thinking while looking at me?Anyway, I do believe that at times some things are best left unknown…Have a nice weekend!
In Milano, if you don’t have a bike, you probably have a scooter…I tried the scooter once, in Tunisia. I thought it would be nice to rent one to visit the city… Unfortunately I couldn’t only get as far as the corner of the street. Why? Because the guy from the scooter shop thought that my “driving” was probably far to dangerous to let me go! So there I was, forbidden to drive, in Africa where the driving regulation are almost as nonexistent as the Belgian government, cooled off by my desire of two wheels… But I do have to admit that he did indeed took the best decision for my safety and the scooter’s safety!
In any case, since that episode, I decided to stick to the car (don’t worry I have my license for that 😉 and the bicycle… The later being very useful in Milan since I still haven’t really understand the parking’s rules over here… (Let me see… Parking in a resident only area is a no go but to triple park in the middle of the street is admitted? Hum Ok…) And even more since it is almost impossible to be banned from cycling!
Anyway, all this to say that I was on with my bike when I saw Garance Doré, as well on her bike thus I decided to snap her picture because well, if there was a manual on biking chic, she would definitely be on the cover..!
A few months before moving to Milan, I undertook an intensive research of Italian fashion blogs and website… Therefor, it didn’t take me long until I repetitively came across the blog of the gorgeous Eleonora Carisi from JouJou Villeroy. With her trademark beauty spot and her 40s cinematographic allure, Eleonora is the Italian it girl but also one of the Grazia’s It girls!
As it was a birthday a few days ago I decided to publish this picture I took of her during the Milan Fashion week outside the Prada show…
I took these pictures of the lovely Dutch model Daphne Groeneveld after the Gucci show in Milan. Believe it or not, she’s only 16 and already one of the lead model around!
You might have seen her on the cover of Vogue with Tom Ford, ID, Numeroor strutting down the catwalks during the fashion weeks or else on the advertising campaign of Miu Miu, Givenchy and Louis Vuitton. And if you haven’t seen her in any of the above… You must then have seen her more recently in the latest video advert from Versace for H&M as one of Donatella’s puppet girl.
And if you really haven’t seen her there, then at least you have here, so now you know to who this adorable smile belongs… 😉
Here is the latest video from Versace for H&M… By the way, did you buy any pieces from the collection?
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Here is a nice video I just came across. I thought I would share it with you as, the winter now well on it’s way, we are all yearning for some summer memories…
Shot by the amazing photographer Ellen Von Unwerth (which I have previously mentioned here) and featuring the very pretty Monika Jagaciak, this video reminds me of my summer days and more precisely of a weekend I spent in Santa Margherita. Which is actually not so surprising as Portofino is right nearby…
I ran across the adorable Maria Kolosova a couple of times during the last Milan fashion week. Each time she kept surprising me with her pristine and polished look, her poise and her porcelain “doll like” face.
Her outfits were always carefully selected with a certain simplicity and clear attention to details. I also loved the fact that even if her clothes changed throughout the week, she was unalterably faithful to her style, keeping it preppy and elegant…
To see the other pictures I took from Maria click here.
Last Tuesday I was invited on a very playful press day at Negri Firman Pr & Communication.
Themed around the photo booth, it did bring a fun twist to the usual press presentation, encouraging each guest to take their self portrait in their ephemeral photo studio…
One thing that they sure did master is the art of original display. I was charmed by thew way clothes and accessories were mixed with furniture, bikes, vases… The whole staying faithful to the theme thanks to the cool vintage photographic material on display throughout the showroom.
Marta Ferri and Pantofola d’Oro (above)[spacer]
Very simple but, very effective display for the eyewear collection from Michael Kors by Marchon (above)
Vases made of little glass ball from Bakuli.
The Virus Plusbike by Renato Montagner
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The cosy scarves and bag from Environmentby Heather Heron.
I had the opportunity to discover new brands and reconnect with the one I already new, while getting a taste of the upcoming Spring-Summer 2012 collections…
Di Beatrice who creates beautifully crafted footwear…
This is what I call innovative branding…. Perfume from CB I hate perfume! They can be found exclusively at the DADA Meeting Point boutique in Milan.
A little close up of the mix of shoes from Pantofola d’Oro and Marta Ferri
A very organic accessory, also from DADA Meeting Point
A little mountain of bow from Hackett
The beautifully beaded pieces from Fausto Puglisi.You must have seen his dresses before on Anna Dello Russo.[spacer]
And the experimental collection from Matteo Thiela…
Here is one of the room where the presentation took place. This studio is actually own by Italian artist Marco Nereo Rotelli. Therefor numbers of his acrylic paintings were on display, which only added to the decoration…[spacer]
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And for the ones who have been following me for a while,  you must know that I cannot possibly write about an event without talking about its food 😉 In one word: Delizioso!
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There was also a delicious mousse au chocolat with raspberries, but I decided that it was better for me to try it than to photograph it 😉 I think I will have to kidnap the chef from Corrado Calza so he can give me the recipe for his biscuits..![spacer]
The guests included Veronica Ferraro from The Fashion Fruit
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At the end of the evening, not only did I leave with my eyes full of beautiful things (and an unbelievably long wish list!) but I also had the opportunity like the rest of the guests to take home a print of my photo..!
Thanks to the Negri Firmanteam for the lovely afternoon!
More pictures from the event available on the blog’s facebook page here😉
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Following my last post on the photographers I decided to share with you this photo of me taken during the Milan fashion (yes because camera in the hand = photographer 😉 The photo was actually taken by the girls of Luisa Via Roma, which was actually quite ironic in a way as I was at the same time taking pictures for their blog…
If you are wondering how did I do to survive the whole day on those heels… Well I didn’t! After my first day and first disillusion, I decided to join the crew of the “High heels bluffers” and carry a pairs of flats in my bag for emergency feet relief sessions.
I know what you are thinking… But who are those “High heels bluffers”, and where can one sees them? Well, they can been perceived during the fashion weeks, but not only, often hiding in little streets close their place of rendez-vous indulging in one of the most unspeakable rituals: The shoe switch!
Because the truth is that, of all the people you see wearing sky scraping high heels during the FWs, few of them really wear those things the whole day… Most of them (including me) perform “the switch”, in their car, taxi, or even in the street. What do you think… Fashion is all about illusion. And in this case, all about pretending that those heels are super comfortable! (yes… like walking on fire!) When in reality you just wish you could take them off and run barefoot in the grass like Laura from the Little House on The Prairie…
So why do women keep doing that to themselves one might ask… And so I say, why do men wear ties? Or better, who killed Marilyn? We will never know, and so be it…Anyway, don’t worry about me, these shoes were super comfortable 😉 [spacer]
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I got spotted by other bloggers including Nathalia who managed to take another picture (above) of me in the middle of the action. And by Pedro Zozaya for Vogue Spain (below).
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Shirt: DKNY – Skirt: H&M – Necklace: Bought in Ivory Coast – Shoes: Schuh – Bag: No name
Bracelet: Mango – Ring: H&M – Sunnies: RayBan
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Thanks everybody for the lovely pictures!
I have always been more passionate by the action going on backstage of any events than by the event in itself. It’s a little bit like going into the kitchen of a renowned restaurant (actually, here is something I would love to do to 😉 The effervescence that is going on is like no others. That is why I decided to repeat my little edition of the photographers from the fashion week. It was impossible for me not to captures some of my fellow photographers in action.
And who else could I choose to first illustrate this post than the iconic and sweet Garance Dore… Who I should actually renamed as “The First Lady” of the USF (United States of Fashion… Yes I just made that up…). The president being of course, Mr Scott Schuman, who else?
(To see my past version of the “homo photographus” click here)
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Eleonora Carisi from JouJou Villeroy
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Scott Schuman from The Sartorialist
Nam from StreetFsn