BeingLovingDoing » 2009

Louis Vuitton Spring 09 campaign with Madonna

Gaelle — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:30:03 +0000

What's funny is that I used to not like Louis Vuitton a lot. The reasons are plenty.

A glimpse at Victoria’s Secret fashion show 09

Gaelle — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:06 +0000

I couldn't resist posting some pics that leaked from the Victoria's Secret fashion show yesterday night.

Alexander Wang wins Swiss Textile Award 09

Gaelle — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:48:01 +0000

After winning CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund Award, worth US $200,000, last year, Alexander Wang adds the Swiss Textile Award 09, a $150 000 prize to his crown.

Ellen is gonna make not 2 but 4 covers of O magazine

Gaelle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:01 +0000

It won't be 2, but 4 covers for Ellen together with Oprah on Oprah magazine cover. The 2 extra covers will be released with holidays special issue. Looks like that Ellen has it all at the end. I love those covers. They exude such a joy and happiness. That's it. I can't wait for Xmas to be there.

I think the line was worth it for Ellen

Camilla Skovgaard unveils her Winter 09/10 collection

Gaelle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:30:18 +0000

I discovered Camilla Skovgaard label while searching my shoes for my sister's wedding. Yeah, I know, it's not the first time I'm talking about that, but it was a large part of my Spring 2009. She's my big sis I love. We live in different continents, and I'm lucky if I see her 10 days/ year. You guess how it was a very special event for us. I started looking my 'wedding outfits' 6 months before the due date. I wanted something unique. No way my shoes or my clutch could look like my cousins'.

Ellen makes eventually Oprah Magazine cover

Gaelle — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:23 +0000

It's been quite some time than Ellen de Generes is teasing Oprah to appear with her on O magazine cover. Checked. They'll hit newsstands together for December 09 issue. 2 different covers: the first for subscribers, the 2nd for newsstand buyers.

It's NYC 40th marathon today

Gaelle — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:30:56 +0000

"I'm a racer. I just want to win the race" said the 3 times winner of NYC marathon, Paula Radcliffe. No wonder why she's today's favorite. Like every first Sunday of November and for the 40th year, NYC streets beats at the rythm of runners' footstep paving the macadam. This year, the bad economic outlook has made the committee rise the fee to $138 for members of the NY Road Runners, $171 for non member, and $231 for those entering the international lottery ($13, $16$, $21 extra over 2008 edition). Yeah, that's a lot of money to have the privilege to throw up your heart and soul after 42.195 km (about 26 miles).

Rodolphe Menudier’s shoes

Gaelle — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:30:54 +0000

My very first pair of luxury shoes has been camel Rodolphe Menudier mules. It was seven years ago in July 02. I was in Paris for some days between my finals and coming back home. It was the middle of summer sales and Zara and my usual stores has been devastated. Hence I decided to make some luxury stores. I got into Rodolphe Menudier store (14, rue de Castiglione, Paris) at walking distance from Place Vend√¥me. While I looked like a student (i.e. poor), the shoe advisor was truely friendly.

Madeleine Vionnet, a fashion purist

Gaelle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:40:42 +0000

"What I did is not fashion. It was designed to last forever" said the woman known as the architect of dressmakers. I attended Madeleine Vionnet, puriste de la mode, exhibit last week at The Musée des Arts Décoratifs (107 rue de Rivoli, Paris, Mo Palais Royal). Thrice I was in Paris in the last months, twice I couldn't attend the exhibit. You imagine how I was thrilled to eventually do it last week. The exhibit lasts until end of January 2010 and showcases more than 130 (fairy) dresses that Vionnet fabricated. I was stunned to figure out how modern the dresses are. They date back to the beginning of the century and they look like contemporary dresses. If you pay a visit, do not hesitate to take the guided tour to understand the era's context and get full explanation about Madeleine Vionnet's talent.

Nobel Peace Prize 2009 to Barack Obama. Really?

Gaelle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:37:56 +0000

Washington D.C. was still sleeping when the Nobel Prize committee released the news. Are you kidding? The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 awarded to Barack Obama for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people"! Seriously? Is that a joke? And Michelle Obama has incredible sense of fashion as well? What does the committee think about Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel or Grodon Brown to name a few? Yes, they pamper bilateral relationships with countries they trade with