cafe pompose/leftovers
i came across this designer from the netherlands and really love her designs. very clever and cute without being twee. i pretty much want everything! check out her website.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
desert storm
ragnhild jevne photographed by marcus ohlsson & styled by laura bianchi for velvet magazine, april.
Friday, March 26, 2010
masters of black
viktor & rolf
the 'masters of black' in fashion & costume exhibition at momu, the fashion museum in antwerp, opened yesterday. the exhibit celebrates the world's darkest fashions, from historical costume to cutting-edge couture. artworks from belgium masters of the 17th century to present day accompany the works. the work is separated into thematic areas such as 'romance & rebellion', and 'the little black dress'. the show runs until 8 august.
gone but not forgotten - lya de putti
lya de putti was a hungarian actress in the silent era. she was born as amalia de putti in vécse, hungary in 1899. she began her stage career on the vaudeville circuit in hungary. in 1918 she made her screen debut in berlin where she performed in the ballet. she became the premiere danseuse at the berlin winter garden in 1924.
she came to america in 1926 and then to hollywood in 1927. despite working with big names, she found little success, probably due in part to her heavy hungarian accent. in 1929 she left the screen to return to broadway.
there, she was hospitalized to have a chicken bone removed from her throat & contracted an infection. she was taken to harbor sanitarium in nyc where she developed pleurisy and pneumonia. she died there in 1931 at the age of 32.
she really reminds me of drew barrymore - don't you think?
kissho by vertu
talk about exclusivity.....vertu have collaborated with japanese national living treasure kazumi murose, a master in the maki-e lacquerware technique on a series of four signature phones. the collection is called kissho (good omen) and only 4 phones are available from the vertu store in ginza, tokyo. the phones represent the four seasons and are: daigu (cherry blossom), kinko (brocade), kikusui (chrysanthemum) and nanten (nandina domestica). they are hand lacquered with gold and silver powder & mother of pearl by murose and take several months to complete. two of the phones are white gold and the other two are yellow gold.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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