May 12, 2008

Free to be

A few items I am smitten with currently

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I like the feel of this decor - the birds happily perched on the walls and the towering birdcage-like iron  bed.

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Burlesque Birdcage Tropical wallpaper.

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Esty shop adorapop. This little treasure is a favorite of mine - a birdcage locket and sweet birdy inside.

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Velocity bird cage lighting

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In pecking order - mirrored bird hooks from Graham & Green.

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Sticker clock by Graham & Green

August 18, 2007

Two of my favourite things

Chanel & Audrey Tautou - two of my favs.

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Audrey Tautou will soon play a legend in the world of fashion -Coco Chanel. The film directed by Anna Fonteyn will be called, “avant Coco Chanel.” [Coco before Chanel]

The film will present the younger year of the French fashion icon. This will be the life history of  CoCo before she became a celebrityinvluding the events and people who have changed and influenced it. Anna Fonteyn has agreed to take a seat film direction only after the agreement that Tautou would take the lead.

The woman who invented the concept of “French style," Gabrielle Chanel was born in 1883. After the death of her mother, she was a girl in a Catholic orphanage, where she lived for seven years and learned tailoring. Initially, fashion was not her passion. In adolescence Gabriel dreamt of becoming a singer and even served cabaret alias “Koko”. At the same time, it consists of stage costumes, and later came under the umbrella of influential richer Etienne Balzan. Life in the Chateau completely changed Chanel.

Filming will take place early next year. Declared budget picture, $ 15 million. I expect that this film will be spectacular and already I am counting down the days until its release.

And, while on the subject of all things chic. I'm getting a new hair style on Monday a la' sister in-law (it is terrific having an even more terrific hair stylist in the family). After Monday, I shall be have something like this:

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Perhaps pictures to follow? If only I were so vain ;)

December 11, 2006

Neat Finds

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Yeee haw! Velvet and Fleece cowboy slippers £45 plumo.com

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Whoooo hoooo! Owls made of vintage fabrics and filled with lavender scents £7 plumo.com

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We love bunnies so much our pet names for each other is "Bunny". These are perfect to scatter around the house. Bunny Coasters £18 mrandmrshouse.co.uk

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Because everyone needs floating books! "Conceal" bookshelf that becomes invisible behind stacks of books. Conceal Bookshelf £11 umbra.com

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Cuckoo, Cuckoo! For your Vogue-ish friends, this is fantastic and tres chic! Cuckoo Clock £49 oliverbonas.com

December 02, 2006

Paris Prêt-á-Porter (Paris Fashion Week) Spring 2007

Red looks fantastic on me. It is one color that I can wear and actually feel electric in. So, naturally when I discovered that Valentino has used reds and shades of yellow in his Spring Collection 2007 in Paris, I was delighted! Not to mention the pastels of lilac and cotton candy pink look yummy enough to eat! The ruffles are dream roses personified. Just to share a few of my favorites from the collection.

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[Photos courtesy of Giovanni Pucci]

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