Zuhair Murad is my favorite fashion designer and he never disappoints. Murad's Fall 2010 ready-to-wear collection is a gorgeous mix of classical elements mixed with modern detailing. Each piece has a life of it's own and can be worn alone or with your favorite accessories. To view the entire collection click here.
I love animal skins so you can imagine how happy I was when Barbara Bui decided to do snakeskin shoes and handbags in candy colors. I especially like the chain-link details very edgy but still ultra glamorous. These accessories will look stellar with a little white bandage dress or an embellished sheath. To view the entire collection click here.
Christian Louboutin and Barbie are two brands I love so you can imagine how excited I am to buy the Christian Louboutin barbie dolls from Net-a-Porter. Out of the three dolls my favorite has to be the Anemone Barbie, she is dressed to the nines and ready to head off to the Cannes Film Festival. For more information click here. 
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Taking the fashion industry by storm, more specifically fashion bloggers. Jak&Jil are the latest fashion photographers who have taken their love of fashion photography to the next level, by making it their career.
With Carla Bruni set to become the new Jackie O, it is time to get some of that seemingly effortless chic, poise and polish into your wardrobe. Not for years has the political landscape had someone as stylish and elegant. How do you achieve this look? One way to do this is visit a Fashion Stylist. The other is to follow my secret tips....Scarves are everywhere, worn in every permutation by young and old alike.
Cosmetics, hair and skin care are highly valued, with regular facials, tints etc. to present a groomed look. Many shops carry large ranges of small diffusion beauty brands at every price level.
High fashion trends are cheaper and mixed in with the investment buys and designed to last one season.
Lingerie is a whole universe. Big department stores will have a whole floor given over to lingerie. French women know they look good from the inside out. This is true grooming.
Perfume. It is the nation of Perfumers -look good smell good.
Knowing what truly suits them and buying it. This is probably the key secret. If you don’t know this, use a Personal Shopper or Image Consultant and learn. What you learn will pay dividends for the rest of your life.
The legacy of Valentino continues on. The new book, Valentino: Themes and Variations (Rizzoli) by Pamela Golbin with commentary from Valentino himself chronicles the history of the house as well as an in depth look of the inspirations behind the designs. The new book is a collector's item and a keepsake for every devoted fan of Valentino and the fashion industry. Find out more about the book here.
Valentino aka,Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani, became interested in fashion while in middle school in his native Voghera, Lombardy, Italy, when he apprenticed under his uncle Rosa and local designer Ernestina Salvadeo, an aunt of noted artist Aldo Giorgini).
At 17 Valentino moved to Paris to pursue this interest with the help of his mother Teresa de Biaggi and his father Mauro Garavani. There he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.Valentino's international debut took place in 1962 in Florence, the Italian fashion capital of the time. His first show at the Pitti Palace was welcomed as a true revelation and the young couturier was submerged by orders from foreign buyers and enthusiastic comments on the press.
After the breakthrough show in Florence, Valentino started to dress the ladies of the international best-dressed crowd such as his acquaintance from the Paris years Countess Jacqueline de Ribes and New York socialites Babe Paley and Jayne Wrightsman.
In 1966, confident of his client base, he moved his shows from Florence to Rome and there, two years later, he had one of his greatest triumphs, an all-white collection, which became famous for the "V" logo he designed. Valentino's style can be seen as much more conservative and fixed. His concept of elegance and allure is basically an exercise in glamour for the sake of glamour itself. He will truly be missed. -Phillip R
Carine Roitfeld the editor-in-chief of French Vogue’s career began when she was 18 years old, after being scouted in Paris by a photographer’s assistant. However her modelling did not take off and she began writing at French ELLE. It was then she decided that styling was something of an interest for her and she began freelance styling as-well as working as the stylist for ELLE.
Paris 1962 (Rizzoli) is a collection of photographs taken by, fashion photographer and filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg while on assignment from Esquire magazine. Schatzberg shot candids of the icons of the parisian fashion world. The photos are breathtaking and spectacular. This memoir will transport you to the era where dreams became reality and also a time where luxury still existed.
