Drop everything from your calendar on Thursday. I meant it. Mode B, my new favorite droolsome online shopping destination, is having their end of season sale. Fall 2012 is going at 75% off, and there’s plenty to choose from Preen, Costume Nationale and more.
Mode B showroom
21 rue [...]
After many aborted attempts to set up a foothold in gay Paree, the British fashionista darling Topshop is setting up (temporary) shop in Paris! From Feb. 11 and for the following three weeks, a selection of spring/summer 13 will be available at the Galeries Lafayette. If you’re in the mood for some of [...]
Mmm, after a sparkling, gilted, rich Christmas season, the spring/summer 2013 print ads of Jil Sander feel like a palate cleanser of minimal lines and pseudo-futurism. In its original show setting, Sander’s “first” collection back at the helm had felt overly austere, but the campaign gives it an extra sparkle that wows. Something [...]
11 ans déjà que David Pellicer et la bande d’esprits créatifs d’Etnia Barcelona se sont lancés dans l’aventure de la lunette à défaut de trouver monture à leur mesure. Dans un marché de l’optique qui était dominé par des matières et des couleurs froides et sombres, ils ont su apporter une touche personnelle et proposer [...]
On the eleventh day to Christmas, my family brought to me…
A feast for small creatures,
A printed sweater,
A rose & gold cuff,
A bit of forward planning,
A pair of spiralling earrings,
A pretty & warm frock,
A holographic bag,
A princess wardrobe,
A pair of cufflinks,
A tall order of [...]
Only two days to go! I’m excited already at the prospect of Christmas!
On the tenth day of Christmas, my homebody gave to me…
A classy graphic tray,
Nutty snacks,
Posh spread,
A goose in its finest liver-y (tee hee),
A flash of silver,
The season’s uniform,
Ice, ice, baby!,
Synie-fully good treats
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I have a theory concerning the “end of days” of the Mayan calendar. After engraving a couple thousand years’ worth of calculations, the guy in charge went “They get the idea, they’ll figure out the rest of the calendar” and promptly went home to enjoy a corn on the cob and a chilled [...]
On the eighth day to Christmas, my fling brought to me…
Stately fans by Duvelleroy,
Golden earrings by Van der Straeten,
A naughty but nice outfit,
A shiny wishbone,
The scent of adventure,
A vertiginous heel,
The best tips in town
and a glamourous [...]
On the seventh day to Christmas, my librarian brought to me…
A tome about Akris,
A chic Home with India Mahdavi,
A sparkling exploration of Harry Winston,
A peek behind grey and white screens of 30 avenue Montaigne,
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