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She was nicknamed Ghost

... by her classmates. like every model Karen Elson has suffered ugly mockeries while she was a youngster.

Brigitte Bardot for Lancel

You remember this ad of Delon, the famous French actor for Dior. Lancel did the same with younger Brigitte Bardot.

An interview of Lee Jean Youn

The limited-edition “LEE JEAN YOUN For MANGO” I did after winning the competition is a mix of simplicity and romance of the Orient with a hint of European chic/rock.

Claire Chazal self portrait

French TV speaker, journalist and writer Claire Chazal took part with Carla Bruni Sarkozy and Vanessa Paradis (and other French celebs) to a self portrait project. The pics have been auctioned at Christie's Paris on July 1st, 2010 for helping raising funds for medical research and the poorest.

Public enemies’ Johnny Depp

Public Enemies is being aired on TV for the first time in France. The movie is of importance for us French people since it's the first Hollywood movie of French Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard. The chance to get an interview from media shy Johnny Depp. I admire his career and how he bounced back from gansgta' star to loving father.

The SS 2010 Balanciaga boots

I'm in love with those boots ever since Balenciaga introduced them at SS RTW 2010 runway.

Vanessa Paradis selfportrait

Singer, actress, model Vanessa Paradis took a pic of herself at Chanel rue Cambon private fitting rooms. The pic has been auctioned at Christie's Paris on July 1st, 2010 to help raising funds for medical research and the poorest. (I don't understand why one cause is related to the other, by the way).

Brigitte Bardot at Saint Tropez

Brigitte Bardot is being exposed once more in Saint-Tropez, her hometown in the south of France.

Lee Jean Youn’s strange wedding ceremony

Lee Jean Youn introduced his Fall Winter 2010 Haute Couture collection last week one block to Georges Pompidou Center in central Paris. It's the second time he graces the French capital with his design, his first passage having been his SS2010 collection earlier this year Jean Youn delivered on a flowery stage a subtle & romantic design full of bows and flowers, veils and trails in organza silk, cashmere fabrics. The key color was orange beside white and black. The whole collection was rather short lengthened, sexy, fitting and body flattering.

Bespoke Cartier jewelry

This Cartier's ad caught my eyes in that it's not spectacular an ad. I mean it's as if H&M would display a pouch rather than Daria in a sexy swimwear or Apple advertising the box of the iPad rather than the device itself.

Carla Bruni Sarkozy selfportrait

Top model turned French First Lady, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, striked the pose for a shoot of herself by herself. The pic has been auctioned at Christie's Paris on July 1st, 2010 to help raising funds for medical research and the poorest (I don't why one cause is related to the other, by the way).

Getting luxurious eyelashes

I've wasted some time to understand once for all that I couldn't get the luxurious, dark, curved lashes that models get in advertising. Now, I don't doubt anymore that it's achieved with ... fake lashes. Ok, it's never been said anywhere it was all natural.

Alain Delon for Eau Sauvage Dior

Dior’s Eau Sauvage advertising is displayed everywhere in Paris. The model is younger Alain Delon, a french actor as know for his movie career as his breathtaking look. He got mostly casted for playing corrupted characters or lovers. With about 100 movies, he’s also a producer, a writer and a director. In France Delon is [...]

Fashion sense

I used to wonder why some people dress so badly. You know, I walk the street and I bump into some folk thinking “Where the hell did she find that horrible skirt”. Do you feel that way too? For me it sort of feels natural to pair stuffs together. I try 2, 3 or 4 [...]

You, guys, go green next summer?

There's something with this greenish trend men's runways have sorted out. This is not the most flattering color. But this is certainly the newest shade. Is it a yerk? Or is it a no?

Apple opens up its second Apple store in France

Seems that Apple is considering France as one market that counts. 8 months after a first store, a second Apple store will open up tomorrow near Place de L'Opera in Paris .

Kudos to Hermes Men’s RTW Spring 2011 collection

Hermès managed to deliver an immediate to wear RTW collection. Most of the collections is easy enough to get picked up and worn right after the runway. Let's point out the cardigans,

Dior Men’s RTW Spring 2011 gets it fluid

Unlike Raf Simons, Dior got it darker and less structured. Figures are way manly and lines look like they're flying around.

Raf Simons Men’s RTW Spring 2011 got me dual

Raf Simons introduced an utterly feminine Men's RTW collection last week in Paris. Evidences are the boot large cut pants, fitted tops, straight above the knees bermudas and skirts. The androgynous figure of the models added even more confusion about whom this collection was intended for. I seriously love the whole collection . I'd get it all for myself. Though I'm not sure I'm ready to cross with guys dressing that way in the streets. I purposefully selected only the very hermaphrodite outfits.

Karen Elson’s red hair

Karen Elson's red hair on St John new campaign is fire. I love it. The red background warm the pic up in such a bright way. It makes me want dying mine. The thing is my skin is of caramel tone. Ugly uh? Ok! I won't do it!

City shorts for men

Spring 2011 RTW runways for men are full of shorts this year. I cheer on this trend. There were some yet last year. Just last summer, I was there to my sweetheart “Honey, what do you think of shorts? No not bermuda. You know mid thigh shorts made of summer fabrics like linen or cotton. [...]

I madly want an iPad

Has that even happened to you? Wanting some stuff you know you hardly need it.

Wild Jeneil Williams for i-D

Jeneil Williams is 20 years old. She's Jamaican. She's staffed by New York Models. She's got this amazing shape from having been a junior track & field athlete. An injury made her give up that career. And it seems that her body gave You know I like this kinda body. Jeneil's body gets something deeply wild that photoshoot captures vividly.

Le Pont des Amoureux

I love the decor of this ad. It got shot on Le Pont des Amoureux, which is a wooden and metallic pedestrian bridge that crosses the River Seine in Paris. Understand sweetheart's bridge.

Vanessa Paradis for Chanel

Vanessa Paradis keeps it strong with Chanel handbags ad campaign.

She's been very present in French medias for the last couple of months with this campaign and for the sake of her new movie (L'arnacoeur) promotion

Spring is on

I was cleaning my photo library to make some room in my harddrive and I found this shoot. I don't even remember when I shoot it. It was someday at the beginning of the spring. Look, trees awere still blossoming. Easy shoot. Eiffel Tower will always look good.

Doria Salambo, made in Paris

I just bought this hat at Doria Salambo at Bastille in Paris.

€19/$23. I love it. It's pretty high, and this bell shape is funny. I'm rather into plain colors than pattern fabrics. I confess that I'm mostly classic. I accessorize a lot with bold stuffs like this hat.

Kate Moss and Gaspard Ulliel at Cafe de Flore for Longchamp

I came thru the making of of Kate Moss and Gaspard Ulliel advertising for Longchamp back in 2008 at Cafe de Flore, Paris. I missed this campaign as I were living in the US that year. The campaign renders the whole Paris cliché picture with the intimate and vintage interior of Café de Flore. Look at this cup of tea. Today, you find that out only at your grandmother countryside home. Yet, it's not the campaign itself that's stunning. It's more the characters.

Venus Williams’ dress at the French Open Rolland Garros

The place to be those days in Paris is the French Open Roland Garros. I'm not in. I don't like tennis that much to suffer the back row while my TV allows me to sit comfortably at front row. The fashion event this year was Venus Williams and her lace dress (wait for it) ,

A bitting Karl Lagerfeld get interviewed by French Elle

An as usual scathing Karl Lagefeld answers to Interview Vanity of May issue of French Elle. Below some pearls. Bitting and funny as only Karl knows how to do it.