Luxe Lust

Mariah Carey To Purchase Suzanne Saperstein’s Fleur de Lys

Does anyone remember Suzanne Saperstein? In 2002 Vanity Fair named her as the world’s biggest consumer of haute couture and 18th century furniture. She had Fleur de Lys built near Beverly Hills as a near replica of the Château de Versailles, even going so far as to have an exact replica of Marie Antoinette’s bed [...]

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Partying On The Fringe

A few lucky up and comers on the London fashion scene got to party with Donatella herself Tuesday night. From Tim Blanks at Style.com: “When Donatella comes to town, you want to do something,” declared Vanity Fair’s Elizabeth Saltzman Walker, by way of explaining the party for 80 she hosted Tuesday night at Tini, an “aperitivo bar” [...]

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Cathy Horyn Talks With Valentino Film Director Matt Tyrnauer

To accompany the clip I posted earlier of the new documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor, you really must read Cathy Horyn’s candid discussion with director Matt Tyrnauer over on her blog at the New York Times. It is a fascinating glimpse into a massive creative process that unfolded over two years while the movie was [...]

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Kate Moss for ??

Kate Moss was seen having a photo shoot at Place de la Concorde in Paris on Monday March 16. What could this be for? She was seen almost exclusively attending Karl Lagerfeld related events at Paris Fashion Week. And, she did get very early access to the Chanel FW2009 collection, as she was seen wearing [...]

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Matthew Williamson for H&M

I’m just going to say it: I was not a big fan of the Commes des Garçons H&M collection. So when I saw the first photos of the Matthew Williamson for H&M collection I was very pleased indeed. This collection looks very on mark for the season and I cannot wait to see the rest [...]

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FQ Spring 2009: Congratulations Bryanboy!

Fellow Canadians, please rush out immediately and pick up your copy of FQ Spring 2009. This beautifully designed, and very well written quarterly features none other than Bryanboy as part of the cover story “Cutting Edge Culture: Ten To Watch”. Love the photo BB! Source: FQ

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First Look: Louis Vuitton SS09 Advertising

New Zealand born illustrator James Dignan has been commissioned to create these advertisements for a Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2009 campaign. Hopefully these are just proofs and not the final representations because the products look awfully dull and are not representational of their actual colours. Perhaps this was an artistic consideration but I really don’t [...]

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Carine Roitfeld on CNN Revealed

The ever glamorous Carine Roitfeld, editor-in-cheif of French Vogue, has been featured on CNN Revealed. With appearances from Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Ricardo Tisci, Patrick Demarchelier, and an haute couture photo shoot at the Paris Agriculture Fair, what more could you ask for? The full interview is here for you below: Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN [...]

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Lagerfeld for Barbie & Ken

Karl Lagerfeld: “For me, Barbie is fun and she is touching in a way with her naïve beauty that she has represented for so many decades without really changing.” Personally I think Barbie has gone far too long without a little classic Chanel and Ken by her side in his morning dress. Perfect for Royal Ascot. [...]

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Jimmy Choo Spring Summer 2009 Advertising

I knew their was something I liked about this campaign. Something in the photos that is almost Terry Richardson-esque. Oh wait… they were shot by Terry Richardson! The style of photography just hints towards his signature look, without giving too much away though. Oh, and Angela Lindvall can really work 5th Avenue in a bikini, no?

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