angelina jolie as patrizia reggiani?

The Oscar-winning actor is in talks to play Patrizia Reggiani, the woman jailed for ordering the 1995 killing of her ex-husband, fashion magnate Maurizio Gucci.

Jolie would be working with director Ridley Scott who has been planning the project since 2007. Scott has approached Leonardo DiCaprio to play Gucci, though the actor is not yet attached.

Reggiani was jailed for 29 years in 1999 for her part in the killing of her ex-husband, although she has always maintained that she involved against her will. "I have been naive to the point of stupidity," she said before being sentenced. Her story was that her personal psychic, Pina Auriemma, had first made contact with the killers and then blackmailed her into going along with the plot. Auriemma was sentenced to 25 years.

The Gucci name has often been synonymous with fiery behaviour alongside enormous wealth. In one infamous incident during the early 80s, a family member is said to have been knocked unconscious with an answering machine during a boardroom spat. Maurizio's cousin, Paolo Gucci, reported his own father, Aldo, then head of the company, for tax evasion. The latter was sentenced to a year and a day behind bars in Florida in 1986 for conspiring to evade more than $7.4 million in U.S. income taxes. The fortunes of the fashion house were on the verge of a glorious revival under designer Tom Ford when Maurizio was gunned down in front of his Milan apartment.

maurizio cattelan + pierpaolo ferrari for w

artist maurizo cattelan conceptualized & pierpaolo ferrari photographed the always amazing linda evangelista.

jock sturges for marie claire italy

lucifer rising

moonage daydream

Moonage Daydream Collar by Amanda Assad Mounser for her line Assad Mounser. She previously worked for Moschino and Alejandro Ingelmo & based her spring collection on David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”

am i blue?

love.love.love.

carine & emmanuelle.

from the sartorialist

why i will miss Gourmet

Apple Upside-Down Biscuit Cake
Gourmet
For topping:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 lb Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into thin wedges
For biscuit cake:
1 cup all-purpose flour*
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
Accompaniment: crème fraîche or sour cream (optional)**
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Make topping:
Heat butter in an ovenproof 10-inch*** heavy skillet (preferably well-seasoned cast-iron) over moderate heat until foam subsides. Stir in brown sugar and remove from heat. Spread mixture evenly in skillet and arrange apples, overlapping, in 1 layer.
Make cake:
Blend flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to a bowl and add buttermilk, stirring just until mixture is moistened.
Drop batter on top of apples and gently spread, leaving a 1-inch border around edge of skillet. (Cake needs room to expand.)
Bake cake in middle of oven until golden brown and firm to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake in skillet on a rack 3 minutes, then invert onto a platter. Replace any apples that stick to skillet on cake.

tarmac by yann arthus-bertrand

tarmac 11, aeroport de montevideo, uruguay

tarmac 15, aeroport de paris-roissy charles de gaulle

tarmac 3, aeroport de paris-roissy charles de gaulle, france

tarmac 9, aeroport de paris-roissy charles de gaulle

tarmac 11, aeroport de montevideo, uruguay

icon - the duke & duchess of windsor

so inspirational. such timeless icons. together from 1935 to his death in 1972. they just don't make em' like they used to.

one of the earliest photos of them together, 1935

their first portrait after their marriage at the chateau de cande in monts, france. june 1937

at their temporary home in ashdown forest, sussex, 1939

in bermuda on their way to the bahamas where the duke is to become the governer, 1940

in miami, florida, 1941

gaultier to do target collection.

gaultier is doing a collection for target. the collection will hit stores march 7 and will be available through april 11.

his inspiration is the american woman, celebratation the forces of style both past and present in american pop culture.

hermes - jacket in a bag.

Waterproofed, down filled jacket in an Hermès’ signature saddle leather bag. i'll take 2!

delicious dinner

Rice and Potato Soup with Parmigiano-Reggiano Rind
Serves 8

The recipe comes from Lidia Bastianich - cookbook writer, television chef, and restaurant owner and was printed in the New York Times a few years ago

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/3-inch cubes
2 medium carrots, coarsely shredded
2 center celery stalks, diced
salt
2 teaspoons tomato paste
10 cups hot chicken broth
2 2-inch-squares Parmigiano rind, exterior scraped
2 fresh or dried bay leaves
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup long-grain rice
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1. In a deep, heavy 4- to 5-quart pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Potatoes will stick to pot; adjust heat to prevent stuck bits from becoming too dark. Stir in carrots and celery and cook, stirring, until carrots are softened, another 2 to 3 minutes. Season lightly with salt. Add tomato paste and stir to coat vegetables.

2. Add broth, Parmigiano rinds and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, scraping up bits of potato on bottom, then simmer. Season soup lightly with salt and pepper. Cover pot and cook until potatoes begin to fall apart, about 40 minutes. Stir in rice and cook until rice is tender but still firm, about 12 minutes. Remove bay leaves, stir in parsley, and check seasoning. Remove rinds and cut into small pieces. Eat them right away or put a piece in each soup bowl and ladle soup on top. Serve.

icon - catherine baba

fashion stylist. 

great style.

fritz henle

frida kahlo, xochimilco, 1943

father at the brooklyn bridge, sunday morning, lower east side, new york city, 1947

jean patchett, harper's bazaar, 1952

sailor on the brooklyn bridge, new york city, 1950

“nieves”, model of diego rivera, 1943