I am a half white, half Indian, half black. That’d  make third for each. But I say half, because both my parents are mixed themselves. So third is not fairer. And I just hooked your attention up. My mixed heritage makes my mate skin go between yellowish

I started browsing the web for fall shopping as I’m yet freezing out in Paris. September is hardly there and it’s 70°F out there. Can you believe it? Paris sucks.

I’ve been into hats a lot lately. I’m fairly classic and hats lifts up my look. But, before being a fashion accessory it protects my ears and hairscalp from the biting cold. I love beanies’ shapes. It keeps my hair done better than hats do. And I like hats with large crowns. 

Daria Werbowy’s look is so magnetic. Her face has been everywhere lately from Stefanel to O de Lancome perfume to H&M Fall campaign. Everytime she stands beside waiting for the bus with me, I can’t keep myself from scrutinizing her pic. No … Daria and I are bus stop buddies actually.

I was just reading thru the interview of Joseph Altuzarra Anna dello Russo got for Interview magazine. They both agreed about how fashion has been taking a low key attitude lately. The new generation of designers, whom Altuzarra is part of, has been making itself very more accessible than the older one. Altuzarra doesn’t feel anymore as if he’s an ivory tower. He’s a regular

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

I can’t afford them unfortunately. And even if I could, I’ve not the appropriate runway … hem  … job to show them off. White collar …  ”we work here … no place for fashion … we do not throw our money into expensive useless shoes”.

Yeah, I agree it’s the weapon of people that do not want to understand fashion. It’s stupid. But that’s my life…

Anyway. November I’m off to Rome to buy some serious shoes and boots. Not those. But Rome get such gorgeous shoes at a ridiculously low price compared to Paris.

pics from shoeblog, WWD, elle.com, French Elle the magazine

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).

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 and cashmere fabrics. The key color was orange beside white and black. The whole collection was rather short lengthened, sexy, fitting and body flattering.

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 a bit like Eiffel Tower. He’s a national symbol. He’s a pride. He’s somewhat our French Robert Redford … or Paul Newman.He embodies the handsome guy who has grown older, wiser and smarter.

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 different stuffs on before making my mind up on an ensemble and get out of home.

Though, I got it lately. You know, I like flowers. Yet, I always feel stuck in front of the countless flower shops Paris gets. Pairing flowers and leafs to make a luxurious bouquet is hard for me. When I ask help to the florist, she makes it all, without telling me how and why she picks this flower up with this leaf up. I really feels frustrated about that. Yesterday, when I bought this bouquet, I was thinking that those people in the streets with those horrible threads should have felt the same way than I do with flowers. You know something like “Oh my god, it’s gorgeous. But I don’t know how to make it together. Oh let’s drop it! I’ll spend my money on something else”. But the thing is: I may not buy flowers for home. No one may not dress up …

I spent 20 minutes to choose those flowers all by myself, and other 20 minutes to put them properly in a vase. You’ll say that pink and white is nothing fantastic. Anyway, I’m proud about it. Some peonies have blossomed today morning. Busy week end! huh?

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!

Saint John ad making of

pic from Fashion Gone Rogue

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. You know it’d flatter your toned legs more than bermuda do”.

Here are my favorites from D&G, Bottega Veneta Spring, Albino Deuxieme, Costume National, Guliano Fujiwara, Gucci, Lab Pal Zileri 2011 RTW runways.

I can’t wait for summer 2011 to happen.

Lab Pal Zileri

The shorts are more bermuda-like. At first sight the color mix is weird. I’m not sure that a lot of men would walk the streets that way. But

Jeneil Williams is 20-year-old. She’s Jamaican born. She’s from New York Models agency.

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’s kept some good memory of that period.

You know I like this kinda body. Jeneil’s body gets something deeply wild that photoshoot captures vividly.

Vanessa Paradis keeps it strong with Chanel handbags ad campaign.

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

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 at back row while my TV allows me to sit comfortably at front row.

The fashion event this year was Venus Williams’ lace dress (wait for it) ,

An as usual scathing Karl Lagerfeld replies to Interview Vanity of May 2010 issue of French Elle.
Below some pearls. Bitting and funny as only Karl knows how to do it.

He absolutely was.

In just one month it’ll be one whole year that Michael Jackson  and his genius have passed away. I listen to his music repeatedly. I even get his video clip on my iPod. Once more he showed me that he was ahead of even fashion. No kidding. I wouldn’t say that he had fashion sense, but he certainly got style vision. He said himself that he wasn’t much interested in fashion, but on stage.

The model who’s doing it of course: Victoria’s Secret angel Marisa Miller.

Do you think that Harley Davidson bikers are gonna recognize themselves in the person of new Srping 2010 campaign babe? I can’t say. I’m not one. Do you think they’re gonna hit new customers? Sure!

I had the privilege to visit Mademoiselle Chanel’s apartment at Rue Cambon, Paris above the principal luxury store. I was glad to make it. Though the store and fitting room are known, the apartment itself is hardly opened to mass.

Marion Cotillard breaks out the French screen as Lilly, the sexy & fresh girlfriend of Sami Naceri in Taxi, a French film written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gerard Pires, of cops and cars in the streets of Marseille, a harbour city of Southern France. I was completing high school. I was dreaming that like Lilly’s boyfriend (Marion’s character) mine was half-gangster, half-sweatheart.
Time has gone since. She won an Academy Award for her leading role in La Vie en Rose. From the 4th sexy girlfriend role, she has became a powerful name in France. And it seems she’s making one in Hollywood. The shoot above is by photographer Ruven Afanador for Citizen K International.

I guess anyone has missed that the Costume Institute Gala Benefit held its 2010 edition last Monday at the MET.
Here is my review of the outfits.

Is that scary? It’s not really what I’d expect from Lanvin as a visual …

But, it’s very Inès Van Lamwsweered and Vinodh Matadin.

Here, the photographers turned models and shoot themselves. Sober black covered Matadin has almost been eaten by glamazon red Van Lamsweered. The pic is fierce. It  stops me from going farther. What do they want to say? Is this Lanvin’s willing? Is this Lanvin’s message? Or is this the photographer couples word?

I couldn’t wait Barbie to unveil her last doll by Christian Louboutin.

Here she is. At least

Zinedine Zidane is a French Hero.

He saved hundreds of people from a killing bombing attack? … Nope

He’s the president to be after Nicolas? … Why not. I guess he gets even more stylish than Sarkozy is.

He rescued a poor grandma unable to cross the street? … Maybe! I don’t know.

He put an end to strikes and blockages of parisian metro?  Hmm. He could! By fighting strikers? No, no. He could by giving an opened exhibition of his golden feet.

Zinedine Zidane is one of the most talented and respected players of the round ball. Even more talented that Becks, though he hasn’t got marketing genius Victoria Beckam as wife. That’s how U americans don’t hear much about him. I think that great wives make recognized men. And VB is certainly one of a kind. But that’s another story.

Zidane was one of this month’s Vogue International photoshoot. And the reason why I publish this pic is merely because I’m amazed with the guy. The guy is almost 40 years, and unlike most of his counterparts, he keeps a good shape even after stopping his professional career for 3 years. Just look this pic to figure it out. You know that I’m a disciplinarian. I just admire that people keep up in good shape. That deserved a post.

Once more, it’s the duo Photograph Cedric Buchet/ Director Anastasia Barbieri. I like what they do together.

I guess fashion & sport are amid my favorite subjects.

Annie Leibovitz shot 3 pairs of model and athlete for this issue of Style & Sport of L’équipe, a french magazine about sport. 

Since Louis Vuitton hires only stars to be the faces of its campaigns, we may guess that Gabriel Aubry (only if we still got some doubt) is not anymore any model out there.

Kate Moss graced the latest cover of Vogue Hommes International Paris. I couldn’t resist posting the photoshoot. It was done in Saint Barth. I’ll maybe spending 2 days there next summer. (Yeah, I know, I was saying that this summer would be staycation. Maybe not. I’ll see)

I was so pissed last month to have missed this issue of French Elle staring Alessandra Ambrosio. I borrowed it last Friday at my ophthalmologist practice.
Nope , mom never talked about borrowing magazines in physicians’ practice. She stopped me from stealing candies only. And the issue is 1 month old. It’s already all read. And there are other magazines.

Anyway,

After getting stuck with Barbara Palvin’s angel face on L’officiel Feb 10 cover a few weeks back, I bump into her once more thru Stella Forest Spring Summer 2010 collection campaign.

I knew she of Hungary when I had a rush of Hungarian visit when I published my last post about her. She’s 16-year-old and 5”6′ (1m68) tall. 

I bumped into this ad a few weeks ago staring Daria Werbowy at Stefanel store at Saint Germain des Prés. God she’s sensual.