mercoledì 29 settembre 2010

Florence tips - Where to shop :

GIFTS

PINEIDER
13-14r piazza della Signoria, Florence (00 39 055 284655; www.pineidershop.com). The Florentine equivalent of Smythson, except it has been going even longer (since 1774) and is rumoured to provide the Pope with his customised writing paper. Notecards come in a rainbow array of pastel shades.






INTERIORS

ANTICO SETIFICO FIORENTINO
4 via Lorenzo Bartolini, Florence (00 39 055 213861; www.setificiofiorentino.it). Owned by the Pucci family, this by-appointment-only showroom offers bolts of the best hand-woven damask and Ermisino silk (Renaissance shot taffeta), as well as a range of accessories: tassels and braids, photograph albums, cashmere scarves and silk pot-pourri bags.

Florence tips - Where to shop :

FRAGRANCE:

LORENZO VILLORESI
14 via de' Bardi, Florence (00 39 055 234 1187; www.lorenzovilloresi.it).  Lorenzo Villoresi creates personalised scents for clients in his beautiful 15th-century palazzo. Make an appointment to have something tailor-made, or simply buy one of his lemon verbena room fragrances.


A perfume – says Villoresi – should provide a privileged insight into your own personal essence, a clue to your innermost thoughts and journeys of the soul; a door which can either be kept locked or left wide open, leading to opportunities, games and seduction”. Lorenzo Villoresi is an artist who through his perfumes can create unique and unrepeatable preparations for a select few, who will have the privilege of wearing his creations: perfumes that can sketch their own special and boundless universe; fragrances that can evoke or invent feelings, places or images or even lead to a new emotional dimension.


 

Dolce&Gabbana: tutto bianco

lindo lindo lindo lindo......    sooo white - SPRING/SUMMER 2011


martedì 28 settembre 2010

restaurant Germain - Paris
















The Costes brothers, the Paris restaurant gurus, have come up with yet another surprise - Café Germain. The café-brasserie spreads over three floors, each featuring a vibrant, playful, yet so elegant ambiance, achieved through Costes collaboration with the architect and designer, India Mahdavi, a well-known figure on the international design scene. The first floor bar is done in the style of the 70s, with prevailing black and white surfaces, supplemented by glossy red and yellow hues in design elements and furniture.

A centerpiece and a distinctive mark of the café is a massive yellow sculpture, which as if grows out the black and white checkered tile floor and reaches through the ceiling. Created by the French artist, Xavier Veilhan, it's entitled „Sophie" and represents a lady dressed in a raincoat and high heels. The head and the upper part of the torso reappear in the upstairs lounge, contrasting with its bright blue walls. The lounge, with its quirky pink pool table, a huge round mirror and bright red design details has an entirely different feel about it. Germain's large windows and a decorative glass ceiling fill the brasserie with an abundance of natural light.


The stylish Parisian spot attracts an equally stylish public. Perhaps they come from the nearby St.Germain Blvd, packed with fine shops, nightclubs and numerous gathering places of Paris intellectuals. The French film , Catherine Deneuve, lives in the neighborhood, too, and, who knows, maybe you can catch a glimpse of her, coming out to fetch fresh bread and cheese for her breakfast.

Prodotti Artigianali





Gwineth Paltrow  da un sacco di "tips" nel suo site GOOP  http://goop.com/   di come e dove trovare prodotti "hand made"




    prodotti artigianali da marmellate a cioccolato     -     Tutto super particolari -    






e un sacco d'indirrizi interessanti!!




Come:

Refined French Jam and Jelly

Christine Ferber
18 rue des Trois Épis
Niedermorschwihr, France
tel. +03.89.27.05.69

Christine Ferber, who works in the shop she inherited from her parents in the small wine-growing village of Niedermorschwihr in Alsace, produces various sweet products at the highest level. Best known are her fruit preserves, which are the finest I’ve ever tasted. Their combination of ripe flavor, sweetness, and delicate texture are the essence of refined French food. Among the dozens of kinds — single fruits and natural combinations (no pointless innovations) — it’s hard to cite any one, although her Quince Jelly has a particularly superior flavor. Outside the village, a very limited selection is sometimes available at certain shops, including La Grande Épicerie at the Bon Marché in Paris.

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Lemon Honey

La Bottega delle Api
via B. Lamberti, 1/A, 84013
Cava de’ Tirreni (Salerno), Italy
tel +089.468.9377
www.bottegadelleapi.com
A few years ago, I collected more than 40 exceptional honeys, and this extraordinary lemon-blossom one from southern Italy was the favorite of every taster. Its refined, focused perfume expresses the essence of sweet lemon blossoms. The honey, certified organic, is produced in May from trees on the Amalfi Coast.

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Chocolates

Michel Chaudun
149, rue de l'Université
75007 Paris, France
tel + 01.47.53.74.40
In Paris, the culture of making and appreciating refined chocolates is stronger than anywhere else in the world, and no one makes more refined chocolates than Michel Chaudun. He combines the highest level of skill, including the production of impeccable thin coatings, with outstanding materials, and a relatively conservative point of view on flavor. He offers not wild experiments but real gratification.

andate a vedere su: http://goop.com/newsletter/97/en/






lunedì 27 settembre 2010

Soooooo chic!

Alexander McQueen
Michael Kors
Giambattista Valli
Reed Krakoff
Carven
Etoile Isabel Marant
Sandro
Fendi
Kain
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Tibi
Red Valentino

FASHION WEEK (1)

ADORO questo look:



pois + animalier = fantastic!!!




lunedì 20 settembre 2010

Alexander McQueen

Lo stilista Alexander McQueen, morto a febbraio di quest'anno, è stato ricordato in una speciale cerimonia nella cattedrale di St Paul's a Londra, nella settimana della moda della capitale!

Tante le modelle e grandi  della moda presenti. McQueen,  il designer più eccentrico e che ha acceso la moda londinese nell'ultimo decennio, si è morto il'11 febbraio  perché sconvolto dalla scomparsa della madre, il cui funerale si sarebbe tenuto il giorno seguente. Nella foto sotto Sarah Jessica Parker e Kate Moss.

(Epa)

(Reuters)

giovedì 16 settembre 2010

10 anni di Style.com

"a special limited-edition collaboration"


To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the essential American website, Style.com, has asked 10 designers to create a special tee shirt to commemorate this symbolic date properly. Starting September 15th you can find the creations of Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Alexander Wang, Prada, Lanvin, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, Christopher Kane, Rick Owens and Balmain.

Limited edtion of 400 of each.

Organic cotton


potete comprare online da Colette http://www.colette.fr/#/a/3/eshop/174/style-com/brand/104727/



Anna dello Russo fotografata da Tommy Ton con T shirt di Christophe Decarnin (Balmain) per i 10 anni di style.com

Anna dello Russo - great ideas for the next season!!

Tips for the next "Autunno"


martedì 14 settembre 2010

Hermes shop online

Questo mese di settembre Hermès aprirà in Italia un sito web dedicato al E-commerce.


winter list!!

Paul & Joe Sister
Paul & Joe Sister - Matias merino wool sweater


Acne

Acne skinny jeans


Burberry Prorsum
Burberry PRORSUM



Hunter
Hunter boots



Alexander McQueen
Alexander Mcqueen ankle boots




Fendi
Fendi leather boots


Aurélie Bidermann
Aurélie Bidermann - 18 karat gold dipped lace cuff


Louis Vuitton: 100 Males de Légende

Il libro “100 Malles de Légende Louis Vuitton” di Pierre Léonforte e Éric Pujalet-Plaà, Éditions de La Martinière, è stato adattato anche in italiano e uscirà a ottobre 2010: con più di 800 fotografie, ripercorrerà la storia dei tanti viaggi del nipote Gaston . Ho preso la mia copia ed è veramente molto bello!






LV

domenica 12 settembre 2010

Jimmy Choo & UGG

UGG

Jimmy Choo is pleased to reveal it’s exclusive limited edition collaboration ‘UGG® & Jimmy Choo’.

A capsule collection based on the iconic UGG Australia sheepskin boot construction with design details that embody the spirit of the Jimmy Choo brand.
Encompassing 5 styles in multiple colour variations, the collection features the classic UGG boot with decorative Jimmy Choo studding, stars, grommets, leopard, zebra and hobo fringing detail