tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35961439126799135372024-02-19T01:01:10.315-05:00Toujours en VogueKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-63719899761426680992010-11-15T22:25:00.002-05:002010-11-15T22:38:17.852-05:00I Love BalletEspecially <a href="http://toujoursenvogue.blogspot.com/2009/11/le-ballet.html">Anna Pavlova</a>.What I find so amazing, so inspiring about the art of ballet is the contrasting components. The way a ballerina moves is so graceful, so poised and elegant. Yet, in order to move as they do, they must be incredibly strong. At the same time, a good ballerina can be as delicate as a baby daisy and suddenly propel into a powerful storm of a different kind of grace. A grace that is defined as a warrior-like quality. There's nothing quite like a good ballerina.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's some footage of Anna Pavlova performing 'Dying Swan' :</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEwXsJ9P0mU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEwXsJ9P0mU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-7367758284328056822010-11-11T19:12:00.000-05:002010-11-11T19:11:31.246-05:00Vogue Italia GioielloThe latest Jewelry supplement for Vogue Italia included a smorgasbord of beautifully designed covers. In the world of jewelry, almost anything is possible. Almost anything goes. And, almost anything will have its 15 minutes of fame. From the here-forever classics, such as Chanel length necklaces and Audrey Hepburn pearls, to the excitingly explosive trend of a fistful of rings- Jewelry's seen it all. This issue of Gioiello also included a jewelry through the ages editorial- everything from charm bracelets in the '60s to rings with exuberant pigs on them in the '80s. The thing I love the most about jewelry is its innate power. Jewelry has the power to completely change the mood of an outfit. How many ways can one wear pearls? The answer is infinite. Jewelry has the power to manipulate the same simple outfit one day into something completely different the next day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.tinypic.com/1zy8pwp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 800px;" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/1zy8pwp.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i56.tinypic.com/v7tyr7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/v7tyr7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i54.tinypic.com/344yvsk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 600px;" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/344yvsk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i55.tinypic.com/ib9rbc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 800px;" src="http://i55.tinypic.com/ib9rbc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i52.tinypic.com/hs3zfr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/hs3zfr.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i51.tinypic.com/1ftlqt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 600px;" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/1ftlqt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i55.tinypic.com/mmvq4h.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 540px; height: 800px;" src="http://i55.tinypic.com/mmvq4h.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i54.tinypic.com/fnakb6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; height: 600px;" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/fnakb6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-57003648919912627412010-11-07T11:11:00.000-05:002010-11-07T11:11:00.257-05:00Alexander McQueen S/S '99Few designers can execute fashion as art and fashion as fashion at the same time as well as Alexander McQueen. It was a tragic loss for the fashion world <a href="http://toujoursenvogue.blogspot.com/2010/02/death-is-star.html">when McQueen made his departure</a>. Fashion lost its star performer. Some designers have tried and failed to make their shows as much of an experience as McQueen's. Hussein Chalayan's older shows are among the successful few.<br /><br />For McQueen's Spring/Summer 1999 runway show, two mechanical robots were stationed around legendary model, Shalom Harlow on a spinning wooden platform. A sense of suspense was built up by the way the robots pensively moved, as if they were contemplating what they should do. When a decision is reached, the way the model reacts is up to our own interpretation. The story is given to us and we are the creators of what is actually happening. It takes a true artist to involve his or her viewer without literally interacting with them. A bond was born between anyone who attended Mcqueen's S/S '99 show, and anyone who ever watches this video.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/reK0A1XIjKA?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/reK0A1XIjKA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i52.tinypic.com/kakbr8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 593px; height: 390px;" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/kakbr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.tinypic.com/10pq44l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 593px; height: 390px;" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/10pq44l.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i56.tinypic.com/2cxdfdd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 593px;" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/2cxdfdd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.tinypic.com/2prry82.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 390px; height: 593px;" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/2prry82.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-23966246304345473512010-11-04T18:47:00.006-04:002010-11-04T19:25:58.540-04:00Marcel Rochas' Seagull Bird DressOnce upon a time, in the year 1934, a couturier in Paris dreamt of an elegant little black dress. However, this was no ordinary dress. The dress in Marcel Rochas' mind was rather the opposite of ordinary. Attached to the front shoulder would be a seagull, one of its wings, particularly arched and curved forward. Perfectly running alongside any woman's face who had the brilliant opportunity to wear it. Like something straight out of a surrealistic painting, the dress was formulated, constructed and photographed for Harper's Bazaar- all in the year 1934. It's amazing what the past holds, isn't it?<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/2cx6ce8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-45389841817257916392010-09-28T18:18:00.004-04:002010-09-28T18:49:49.616-04:00Peggy Guggenheim's Butterfly SunglassesSunglasses will always have a dual purpose of disguising and revealing; both at once. To be incognito or to be rather the opposite? That is the question. There are those who choose to wear their kooky cat eyed sunglasses proudly, and there are those who choose to wear their JC Penny sunglasses as a mask, wherever they go. Indoors or outdoors, walking the streets or riding the subway... Curiously using them as a secret weapon to peer out at the outside world from behind their shield. Sunglasses really are funny things.<br /><br />Peggy Guggenheim (1898 – 1979) was a American art collector and friend to the surrealists who chose to wear her butterfly sunglasses like a badge of honor. A vision of power; inspiring, shocking, and leaving others in complete awe. Most of these photos were taken around the late '60s.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i53.tinypic.com/s1qbza.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 790px;" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/s1qbza.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stylesectionla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/venice-peggy-guggenheim.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 300px;" src="http://stylesectionla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/venice-peggy-guggenheim.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.giuseppeborsoi.it/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ridimensiona-dipeggy-g.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 430px;" src="http://www.giuseppeborsoi.it/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ridimensiona-dipeggy-g.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wecovet.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/14/peggy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 309px;" src="http://www.wecovet.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/14/peggy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-10515214310096656652010-09-27T19:18:00.003-04:002010-09-27T19:23:52.174-04:00Candy and a Currant Bun<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yoQlHT6L6bI?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yoQlHT6L6bI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Edie Sedgwick in Warhol's <span style="font-style:italic;">Poor Little Rich Girl</span>. Soundtrack is <span style="font-style:italic;">Candy and a Currant Bun</span> by Pink Floyd.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-27697002151571419912010-09-19T10:26:00.004-04:002010-09-19T10:49:46.769-04:00Favorites from the September IssuesAh, September! The month of magazines packed with as many advertisements as they can fit... Each trying to out-do each other in number of pages as well as "Newness". September in fashion marks the month which symbolizes the time when we're really supposed to pull out our Autumn/Winter wardrobes... It's the time when the magazines start to style the models in warm fur coats, luscious leathers, and slick boots. However, it is at the same time Spring/Summer Fashion month. Collections in New York, London, Milan, and Paris are being presented for the seasons that seem so far away, in the middle of September. The fashion world will always be ahead of itself.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Numero China-</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5707/liuwen10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 390px;" src="http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5707/liuwen10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3420/liuwen9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 451px;" src="http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3420/liuwen9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3241/liuwen3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 621px; height: 816px;" src="http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3241/liuwen3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/923/liuwen1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 628px; height: 820px;" src="http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/923/liuwen1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vogue Italia-</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6929/m2jkid01b18fe12cdc57e0b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 587px; height: 878px;" src="http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6929/m2jkid01b18fe12cdc57e0b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/4159/eoacsd01b18fe12cdc57e0b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 585px; height: 862px;" src="http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/4159/eoacsd01b18fe12cdc57e0b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/443/fh4nid01b18fe12cdc57e0b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 587px; height: 878px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/443/fh4nid01b18fe12cdc57e0b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vogue China-</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5186/chinabeauty1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 590px; height: 819px;" src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5186/chinabeauty1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vogue Portugal-</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/46/olgasherer7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 562px; height: 768px;" src="http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/46/olgasherer7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/386/olgasherer9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 568px; height: 787px;" src="http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/386/olgasherer9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5499/olgasherer10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 726px;" src="http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5499/olgasherer10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vogue Paris-</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5461/freja5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 732px;" src="http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5461/freja5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5499/olgasherer10.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4742/freja6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 747px;" src="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4742/freja6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2905/freja8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 551px; height: 758px;" src="http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2905/freja8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-69512483808089034502010-08-23T11:51:00.003-04:002010-08-23T12:31:33.773-04:00Pierrot le FouPierrot le Fou (1965) is a French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It follows the events of a man who runs away with his nanny and former flame, Marianne, as they travel further and further into the South of France in attempt to find Marianne's "brother", as well as in attempt to escape the Algerian gangsters she happens to be involved with. The movie is very stylistically strong, belonging to the never formally organized Nouvelle Vague/French New Wave movement. Radical experiments with editing and striking visuals make this film a classic example of European art cinema.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/10/arts/week_3_600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 319px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/10/arts/week_3_600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://glennkenny.premiere.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/pierrot_opening.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 565px; height: 253px;" src="http://glennkenny.premiere.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/pierrot_opening.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/821a744d16f39e6e11019db2b87542238573a7c5_m.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 298px;" src="http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/821a744d16f39e6e11019db2b87542238573a7c5_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pierrot-le-fou.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 218px;" src="http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pierrot-le-fou.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cinephiliaque.yolasite.com/resources/pierrot_le_fou.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 425px;" src="http://cinephiliaque.yolasite.com/resources/pierrot_le_fou.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIrNriAJAFdPAw3kc1MKX-WBC8NlIzE5wnYN8Ipy5Fxazf6U9R9EKguYrmqHWHC49oZ_2QDBAVrigY4bnFDpW5FcuCERoSvKpqMNQMjIov82DULOPG7eguQ7LyxQ6_vyyjPmORv-xha4/s400/pierrot-le-fou.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIrNriAJAFdPAw3kc1MKX-WBC8NlIzE5wnYN8Ipy5Fxazf6U9R9EKguYrmqHWHC49oZ_2QDBAVrigY4bnFDpW5FcuCERoSvKpqMNQMjIov82DULOPG7eguQ7LyxQ6_vyyjPmORv-xha4/s400/pierrot-le-fou.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mitchwu.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/960_pierrot_le_fou_blu-ray_2x.jpg?w=449&h=391"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 449px; height: 390px;" src="http://mitchwu.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/960_pierrot_le_fou_blu-ray_2x.jpg?w=449&h=391" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kp_UKzShwQc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kp_UKzShwQc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-85825364752536845242010-08-20T11:31:00.003-04:002010-08-20T11:46:57.351-04:00MaskedI leave you this Friday with a photo taken by the french photographer André Ostier of a couple dressed up for a ball given in the 1950's by Baron de Redé at the Hôtel Lambert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i37.tinypic.com/11h9d8l.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 733px;" src="http://i37.tinypic.com/11h9d8l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-82759356152514786562010-08-18T10:49:00.002-04:002010-08-18T11:16:56.546-04:00So Light is Her FootfallWith all the crazy shoes designers have the ability to design with the new given technology, spanning from McQueen' alien-like hunched <a href="http://toujoursenvogue.blogspot.com/2009/10/alexander-mcqueen-ss-2010.html">platforms</a> (S/S 2010), the <a href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/F2007RTW/BALENCIA/DETAILS/00200m.jpg">Lego palace Balenciaga shoes</a> (A/W 2007), it's pretty amazing that no designer has yet to tackle the idea of creating some kind of shoe embodying a cat. The closest thing to this idea would perhaps be <a href="http://insideout.topshop.com/blog/2010/05/super-duper-cute-.html">Topshop's kitty flat</a>. But I'd like to see something even closer to the resemblance of an actual cat. Maybe something like the shoes/feet in Romanian artist Victor Braunser's Mitsi (1939).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i33.tinypic.com/fwlmjr.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 635px; height: 906px;" src="http://i33.tinypic.com/fwlmjr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-64209857680584859822010-08-16T13:06:00.002-04:002010-08-16T13:40:04.442-04:00The Night Starts HereVogue Italia, August 2010, presents rough leathers mixed with almost wimpish whimsical scattered pastel colored tattoos. Add garish golds and hard candy colored lips to the mix, and this is what you get:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9605/beautyit2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 607px; height: 809px;" src="http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9605/beautyit2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7348/beautyit1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 611px; height: 812px;" src="http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7348/beautyit1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3056/beautyit4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 623px; height: 828px;" src="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3056/beautyit4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1469/beautyit3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 627px; height: 835px;" src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1469/beautyit3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/608/beautyit5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 619px; height: 827px;" src="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/608/beautyit5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3014/beautyit6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 631px; height: 840px;" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3014/beautyit6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-25300992799281375172010-08-13T11:23:00.002-04:002010-08-13T11:42:38.637-04:00Eileen Agar's Ceremonial Hat for Eating BouillabaisseEileen Agar (born 1899) was a British artist whose paintings and photographs are often associated with the surrealism movement. Agar had an interesting life, as she achieved almost overnight success after the first International Surrealist Exhibition in London at the New Burlington Galleries in 1936. One of her most important contributions to the world of surrealism and fashion- both together and as separate things on their own is her Ceremonial Hat for Eating Bouillabaisse. The hat itself was constructed of a cork base, painted yellow and blue, and was decorated with an orange colored plastic flower, a blue plastic star, assorted shells, two types of coral painted green and pink, two star fish, twists of paper, a very large glass bead, a piece of jigsaw puzzle, a piece of tree bark and a large fish bone. Agar placed a high value on the hat, and kept it in her own possession until her death 1991. The hat is now in the Victoria and Albert museum in London.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.redfern-gallery.com/images/artists/2450.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.redfern-gallery.com/images/artists/2450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/43930-large.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 324px;" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/43930-large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-84271732228008516172010-08-11T12:56:00.003-04:002010-08-11T13:08:35.371-04:00Be: JeweledMy quest for the ultimate odd experimentation on my nails continues. This time with a bunch of tiny Swarovski crystals chunked together sitting a top of shiny black polish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.tinypic.com/dmcew8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 421px; height: 1598px;" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/dmcew8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i36.tinypic.com/mmveao.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 615px; height: 330px;" src="http://i36.tinypic.com/mmveao.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i34.tinypic.com/1pcu1z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 559px; height: 314px;" src="http://i34.tinypic.com/1pcu1z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-52260228247860219802010-08-09T11:17:00.005-04:002010-08-20T11:47:49.519-04:00Fornasetti's Lina CavalieriPiero Fornasetti (1913-1988) was a painter, interior decorator, sculptor, and engraver from Italy. Out of the 11,000 items he created, over 500 of them consist of the face of one single woman; the Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri. The Italian beauty's face spans over plates, paintings, and clocks, and other various objects of design. So, why create so many things related to one woman? The simple explanation Fornasetti offers is this: "I began to make them and I never stopped."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/330/3308165/25_2009/fc/fornasetti1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 340px;" src="http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/330/3308165/25_2009/fc/fornasetti1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.luxist.com/media/2006/05/fornasettifacejar.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 327px;" src="http://www.luxist.com/media/2006/05/fornasettifacejar.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.digsdigs.com/photos/kiss-tables-554x464.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 554px; height: 464px;" src="http://www.digsdigs.com/photos/kiss-tables-554x464.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.outblush.com/women/images/2009/10/decorative%20clip%20boards.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 234px;" src="http://www.outblush.com/women/images/2009/10/decorative%20clip%20boards.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.artocltd.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/tema281front.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" src="http://www.artocltd.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/tema281front.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thecraftyminx.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Fornasetti-image.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 373px;" src="http://thecraftyminx.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Fornasetti-image.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/rid27/forn2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 413px;" src="http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/rid27/forn2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/fornasetti_paint_480.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 480px;" src="http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/fornasetti_paint_480.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://properzia.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/piero-fornasetti-lina-cavalieri-variations.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 510px;" src="http://properzia.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/piero-fornasetti-lina-cavalieri-variations.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-70621575018977305492010-08-06T10:48:00.002-04:002010-08-06T11:00:27.455-04:00Scaffolding by DiorPlywood scaffolding in front of the Dior store on 57th street? Oh no, darling. A<br />very large leather handbag will hide the changes the store is making until it's reopening in December. The bag looks a little out of place; as if it had rained luxury goods and this particular handbag landed neatly on the sidewalk... or some sort of angry fashion god dropped it on the sidewalk in order to hurt pedestrians. Cloudy with a chance of Dior, anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny.racked.com/uploads/2010_07_ladydior.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" src="http://ny.racked.com/uploads/2010_07_ladydior.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-63017615575417710812010-08-03T12:23:00.003-04:002010-08-03T13:03:10.007-04:00L'exposition internationale du surrealisme//The year is 1938, in Paris. Excitement runs fluid in the air as everyone holds their breath in anticipation of the approaching movement- surrealism. André Breton and Paul Éluard, both writers and founders of the surrealism movement organized the Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme at the Galerie Beaux-Arts in Paris. Here, installations, photographs, and other outrageous and avant-garde works by artists of the upcoming movement were showcased. Salvador Dalí, Óscar Dominguez, Marcel Duchamp, Leo Malet, André Masson, Joan Miró, Wolfgang Paalen, Kurt Seligmann, Yves Tanguy, Marcel Jean, Max Ernst, Espinoza, Maurice Henry, Sonia Mosse, and Man Ray were among the select artists that were given mannequins and encouraged to outfit them in any possible way they wanted. Ah, surrealism and fashion. Is there anything better?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxn1jkXwYl1qztk1wo1_400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 600px;" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxn1jkXwYl1qztk1wo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr442mpXai1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 600px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr442mpXai1qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr44siEIPR1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 600px;" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr44siEIPR1qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr43kul98x1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 449px; height: 600px;" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr43kul98x1qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrdo4Wkl21qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 447px; height: 600px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrdo4Wkl21qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrdrwcpZ91qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 600px;" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrdrwcpZ91qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktsi2qyUeB1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 600px;" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktsi2qyUeB1qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kujpkxbF2u1qztk1wo1_400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 600px;" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kujpkxbF2u1qztk1wo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzrdmf0DEw1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 461px; height: 600px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzrdmf0DEw1qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5swek5yse1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 431px; height: 700px;" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5swek5yse1qztk1wo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-4665722263571121092010-07-02T10:37:00.004-04:002010-07-03T23:02:40.661-04:00O' Venezia Venaga VenusiaAnyone who has ever glanced at this blog knows how much I adore <a href="http://toujoursenvogue.blogspot.com/search?q=fellini">Fellini</a>. So, today, I'm posting one of my favorite scenes from <span style="font-style: italic;">Fellini's Casanova</span>. Despite what the youtube description says, the ballerina doll is not an automata, but a real person. There's something special about this part of the film because it reeks of antiquity but at the same time harbors a futuristic sense about it. The old clothing, the charming music of Nino Rota; but then, the robotic moves of the tiny doll.<br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EotNv1Tsa_Q&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EotNv1Tsa_Q&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-41066306517400162942010-06-24T12:40:00.003-04:002010-06-24T13:14:25.694-04:00The EssentialsThe ingredients to a good magazine editorial are actually quite simple. A good editorial must first consist, and be based on, the pure rules of aesthetic value. Is it beautiful? Is it interesting? Shocking or ugly in a way that makes one reel back in horror but come back to realize that there is still remaining beauty in the image? Could the image stand on its own as a piece of artwork? Often times, a figure wearing beautiful clothing against a mid-tone gray background is not enough. Sometimes the beautiful clothing begs to be overpowered by a paramount theme or background. A reclusive facade of fashion frontier is the perfect editorial. Often like fine art; inaccessible and intimidating to those who do not understand it.<br /><br />Too many classless tattoos of inky butterflies and jumbled words aspiring to be some kind of poetry spattered across people's lower backs have made the creature lose much of its original innate beauty for me. However, in this editorial, the butterfly's beauty and grace are astounding. Butterflies should really only be dealt with by Alexander McQueen, Italian fashion magazines, and the hands of children. No tattoo artists, please.<br /><br />Photos from Marie Claire Italia, June 2010.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5323/wendybevan2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 619px;" src="http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5323/wendybevan2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9049/wendybevan1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 605px; height: 622px;" src="http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9049/wendybevan1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1618/wendybevan13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 620px; height: 638px;" src="http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1618/wendybevan13.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6215/wendybevan9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 648px;" src="http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6215/wendybevan9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6766/wendybevan10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 631px; height: 648px;" src="http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6766/wendybevan10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6948/wendybevan7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 650px;" src="http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6948/wendybevan7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7954/wendybevan6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 639px; height: 656px;" src="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7954/wendybevan6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4052/wendybevan5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 626px; height: 646px;" src="http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4052/wendybevan5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6945/wendybevan3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 635px; height: 652px;" src="http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6945/wendybevan3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4025/wendybevan4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 658px;" src="http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4025/wendybevan4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-48152253085749639592010-06-22T12:06:00.005-04:002010-06-22T12:54:27.173-04:00Vogue POV JulyEvery month American Vogue prints a page called <span style="font-style: italic;">Point of View</span> in which a concentrated idea is cited. Sort of an empowering theme or mantra that leads into the focal fashion frontier of the month's issue. I found this month's POV to be particularly appealing...<br /><br /><blockquote>"...I do not emulate the pop-burlesque fashion stylings of Ke$ha or Katy Perry. I do not aspire to passe morning-after chic, with bird's nest hair and shredded leather leggings. No. Of Lana Turner and Barbara Stanwyck- and Lena Horne- I sing.<br /><br />(Have you felt the smooth, snug tug of fine leather gloves being pulled on? Have you considered the REBELLION, the nonconformity, inherent today in a Mamie Eisenhower knit suit? Have you worn a crinoline lately?"<br /><br /><br /></blockquote>Photos, Lana Turner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://atavism.radnauseam.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/lana-turner-2496312573_15d6e1b4ae_o-402x500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 500px;" src="http://atavism.radnauseam.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/lana-turner-2496312573_15d6e1b4ae_o-402x500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj26/a1quin/Glamour/lana-turner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 450px;" src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj26/a1quin/Glamour/lana-turner.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gracemagazine.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/lana-turner-1940s.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 624px;" src="http://gracemagazine.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/lana-turner-1940s.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thisrecording.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/lana.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 554px; height: 688px;" src="http://thisrecording.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/lana.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-86396970214240363772010-06-19T11:53:00.003-04:002010-06-19T11:57:28.275-04:00Pure GoldI've always loved gold nail polish. I've tried tons of brands and different variances of gold, but never have I seen anything quite like this!<br /><br />From <a href="http://seaofshoes.typepad.com/">Sea Of Shoes</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stylebykling.tv4.se/files/2010/06/acne-skor1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 356px;" src="http://stylebykling.tv4.se/files/2010/06/acne-skor1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-79557903257866493512010-06-15T13:02:00.003-04:002010-06-15T13:08:00.373-04:00DeviantArtI finally decided to add some art to my DeviantArt account after having it for a year and not uploading anything. So, to anyone who may be interested or to anyone else who has an account, here's my link:<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://toujours-en-vogue.deviantart.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://toujours-en-vogue.deviantart.com/</span></a></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/159/7/7/Chica_Chica_Boom_Chic_by_toujours_en_vogue.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 547px; height: 609px;" src="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/159/7/7/Chica_Chica_Boom_Chic_by_toujours_en_vogue.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-34525787364491548662010-06-11T11:21:00.000-04:002010-06-11T11:22:04.617-04:00Marc Jacobs Resort 2011Marc Jacobs successfully and continually delivers each collection with an American twist season after season. That he, as a designer, can take an global idea or image and convey it while still incorporating the rapidly dying origins of classic American fashion is pretty amazing. It's no wonder MJ has earned himself his third Womenswear Designer of the Year Award from CFDA. For the resort collection, Jacobs took the so lately <span style="font-style: italic;">a-la-mode</span> idea of "1960's Vacation in St. Tropez" and transformed it into a modern day searing tailoring and point-on classic Chanel references while still retaining his ever original Marc Jacobs style.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00370m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00370m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00270m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00270m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00300m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00300m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00250m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00250m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00240m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00240m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00160m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00160m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00140m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00140m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00150m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00150m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00090m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00090m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00060m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/2011RST/MJACOBS/RUNWAY/00060m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-17638215477149373092010-05-28T10:42:00.002-04:002010-05-28T10:57:46.189-04:00SQUIDWho's that girl, you ask? Or rather, "Who are those girls?". . . Look again, because they are not girls, but SQUID.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.news.wisc.edu/newsphotos/images/Hawaiian_bobtail_squid04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 766px; height: 590px;" src="http://www.news.wisc.edu/newsphotos/images/Hawaiian_bobtail_squid04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid06-opalescent-inshore-squid_18214_600x450.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid06-opalescent-inshore-squid_18214_600x450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid10-squid-california_18218_600x450.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid10-squid-california_18218_600x450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid03-jumbo-squid_18211_600x450.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid03-jumbo-squid_18211_600x450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid01-caribbean-reef-squid_18209_600x450.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://s.ngeo.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/182/cache/squid01-caribbean-reef-squid_18209_600x450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i47.tinypic.com/19ko47.jpg"><br /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-39946733571504209482010-05-25T10:25:00.005-04:002010-05-25T10:50:31.256-04:00Myths of the ForestThe searing clarity of the woodlands against the fresh flowing gowns of spring mix with the kitsch- candles, brightly painted men, and animals masks. There's almost an air of <a href="http://toujoursenvogue.blogspot.com/2010/03/giulietta-degli-spiriti.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Juliet of the Spirits.</span></a> From Vogue Nippon September 2006.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i39.tinypic.com/3358tgn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 952px; height: 768px;" src="http://i39.tinypic.com/3358tgn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i42.tinypic.com/1h8bnr.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 586px; height: 727px;" src="http://i42.tinypic.com/1h8bnr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i43.tinypic.com/1zf6hd5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 588px; height: 727px;" src="http://i43.tinypic.com/1zf6hd5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i39.tinypic.com/14dnf6h.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 589px; height: 727px;" src="http://i39.tinypic.com/14dnf6h.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i41.tinypic.com/2v1p95l.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 587px; height: 727px;" src="http://i41.tinypic.com/2v1p95l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i39.tinypic.com/oh4bvd.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 847px; height: 685px;" src="http://i39.tinypic.com/oh4bvd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i40.tinypic.com/2r7vz0y.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 588px; height: 728px;" src="http://i40.tinypic.com/2r7vz0y.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i44.tinypic.com/167l73c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 588px; height: 728px;" src="http://i44.tinypic.com/167l73c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i42.tinypic.com/izykg9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 586px; height: 728px;" src="http://i42.tinypic.com/izykg9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i43.tinypic.com/25tz19y.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 587px; height: 728px;" src="http://i43.tinypic.com/25tz19y.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i43.tinypic.com/1z63upw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 833px; height: 673px;" src="http://i43.tinypic.com/1z63upw.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596143912679913537.post-62372409104818616252010-05-21T23:04:00.004-04:002010-05-22T10:32:15.954-04:00Watch out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.american-buddha.com/atemptantoncover8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 611px; height: 328px;" src="http://www.american-buddha.com/atemptantoncover8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Because you never know when a 100 foot tall Anita Ekberg will appear, wandering the streets of your hometown, ready to have some "fun"! From <i>Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio of Boccaccio '70, </i>by Federico Fellini.<i><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2YCGB0RUR8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2YCGB0RUR8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /></i>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519014333110809091noreply@blogger.com