"A Love Story"
“A Love Story,” a video for Spring/Summer ’11 by GANT by Michael Bastian.
Love Michael Bastian, LOVE the styling of this video. All the class and elegance of an old movie plus the hazy warmth of a wonderful dream.
I’ve watched this about five times now, maybe hoping my dreams tonight will look like this.
Directed by Carl Axel-Wahlstrom.
Behind the Scenes >> Pierre Balmain, 1954
Love these photos unearthed by Brooklyn fashion blogger Sighs and Whispers taken for Life Magazine from backstage at a Pierre Balmain couture show. What an amazing snapshot of a bygone, and oh-so-glamorous, era.
Also interesting to compare to current photos we see from backstage at fashion shows! Don’t these models seem much older and more decidedly feminine than runway models today? I feel like these women look very mature and elegant.
Original post with more photos here.
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Kate Spade’s Vintage Book Clutches
Sometimes I come across things that just make my nerdy-designy heart race. Like these Kate Spade clutches, printed with their own re-imagined vintage book cover designs on silk twill. Would I actually carry one of these around? I’m not sure, it could be a little kitschy in real life. Do I love the concept? YES.
Love the back cover for Great Expectations…
Available here.
Girl Crush >> Emmanuelle Alt >> Who knew she had an absurdly cute daughter??
I posted this pic above of Emmanuelle Alt a while ago, and ever since I’ve noticed that in every single picture I see of her, she looks unbearably cool. This really isn’t any surprise given that she’s head of Vogue Paris, but I like that she isn’t super-trendy or all dressed up all the time. Usually just a tshirt or sweater with jeans and a great jacket… just casual, a little rough/tough around the edges, but still very chic, with an effortlessness about the whole thing.
Anyway, then I saw these pics of her daughter, and I almost died.
I want one just like her.
Cuffed jeans, trench, striped tee, and flats? Seriously? Does Emmanuelle dress her or is that just genetically inherited style right there? Either way, I don’t care, I want to steal her. She couldn’t get ANY cuter.
Chanel Resort ’09
Malene Birger SS ’10
Malene Birger
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Images from the website for the SS’10 collection of Malene Birger, discovered on This is Glamorous
