Category: Paris

McQueen SS 2013 to Start Your Afternoon

Living or dead  I will always support the house of McQueen. Before Alexander McQueen committed suicide his work was unparalleled in a world of unique, strange and beautiful designs. Now Sarah Burton has not only kept the world of McQueen alive but has offered a fresh take that fits McQueen’s world like a glove.

This year an elaborate bee themed collection hit the Paris runway with geometric shapes and classic designs reminiscent of the 60’s. Mad Men-esque? Perhaps, but always with a twist of McQueen on top. Well played Sarah Burton.

SS 2013 from Paris Fashion Week Below (All photos from Style.com);

 

From the Mouth of Unkle Karl, “Model’s are NOT that Skinny”. (video too)

I love Karl Lagerfeld, his style and how he and Choupette have clawed their way to be emperor and empress of fashionlandia.

Recently my white-headed Unkle Karl let out another gem.
This of course is AFTER offending Pippa Middleton re: her face, and singer Adele by calling her fat (he later said he meant Lana Del Rey).

This time the subject; Anorexic models. When asked about working with Anorexic models being a problem, his reply is was simple; Anorexia isn’t the problem, fat girls are. *headsmack*

Karl was quoted in the Huffington Post as saying;

“The story with anorexic girls — nobody works with anorexic girls. That has nothing to do with fashion. People who have that, they have problem with family and things like this. There are less than 1 percent of anorexic girls, but there are over — in France, I don’t know about England — over 30 percent of girls who are big, big, overweight.”

Oh Karl, when will you stop? We know you don’t like bigger girls. After all working with underweight models IS your job. But…having had problems with anorexia himself you think he would be a little kinder when it comes to weight issues.

Karl you are 79, and have earned his bitch wings in fashion, but remember ethics and morality in interviews my dear. It’s called being diplomatic.

See the full video below.

Chanel SS 2013 For The Win!

We all know Karl Lagerfeld is relentless, superior, eccentric and bit of freak chic. With this years SS 2013 collection on a runway dotted with wind tunnels and eco fab, he is now insurmountable aka no one can bring it like he does.

Recreating the 80’s-90’s with a new and fresh twist Karl Lagerfeld focused on material and recreation of shape for SS 2013. Always an original he crossed pattern with shape making the figure less of a focus and focusing on big, bulky, large and fab! Always an original, he even added a little humor with his own take on obtuse bags, giving the house of Chanel a complete WIN!

Let’s take a look shall we;

(Forgive the late posting darlings, I am felled by the evilest of fever flu’s. If I don’t make sense chalk it up to my fever of 100 F)

Jean Paul Gaultier Takes Back the 80’s and Brings the Fierce, SS 2013 Collection (video/gallery)

I admit I am a huge fan of 80’s music. All things one hit wonder I have on my iPod and of course I am a ridiculous Bowie fan. I am also a HUGE Jean Paul Gaultier fan.

When these two things coincide and come together we have JPG’s SS 2013 collection.

This season he conquered eccentric costume clothing for SS 2013 and took the 80’s back. Jean Paul Gaultier re-created something that was both an homage and a new look at an old glamorous style with geometric shapes, sheer clothing and dashes of monochromatic mixed with blinding and beautiful color prints.

As usual he conquered Paris Fashion Week SS 2013 with everything Gaultier. With KISS in the front row causing quite a stir he started the show with fierce 80’s inspired suits, complete with sexy cut outs and ending with Amanda Lear and a cavalcade of sexy man beasts in mesh outfits sporting sky-high platform heels (not boots, heels).

Check out the full unedited runway video below;


And the gallery of all the looks below thanks to the illustrious Style.com

No wonder this man is one of my top five favorite designers. His insane quality, design, style and vision most definitely set him apart.

Let’s Go Vintage; Chanel No. 5 Advert From 1973, Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton

I love it when companies open their archives. Chanel recently posted this video from 1973 of a young goddess known as Catherine Deneuve advertising their perfume.

CHANEL N°5 advertising film from 1973
“Whispered,” by Helmut Newton, with Catherine Deneuve
© CHANEL 1973

I love how all they needed was just her. She just purrs and oozes that ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ that is French perfection.

Johnny Depp Flies Back to Vanessa Paradis

NO! Say it ain’t so. My one chance to meet and slobber on Johnny Depp seem’s to have flown the coop. Look’s like all us Hollywood Depp groupies will have to wait another year or even, lifetime, for our chance to party with Johnny.

That’s right Mr’ Johnny Depp came to his senses (boo!) and has flown back to the south of France to try to patch thing up with his long-time love Vanessa Paradis. Makes sense since he has two children in the picture now. That’s right. They are getting big enough to know what is going on now too.  Lily-Rose is 13, and Jack is nine. Depp is 49 now and needs to stop philandering and fooling around.

I hate to wish them the best, but I sincerely do. Go get your woman Johnny and as the French say ; Bonne Chance!

Karl Lagerfelds cat Choupette. 2 Maids, one iPad and a Personal Diary?

Karl Lagerfeld may be the head of the Queen Bitch designers in the fashion world but he has a soft spot when it comes to his 9-month old Siamese ‘Choupette’.

According to WWD ‘Choupette’ is BEYOND spoiled. Karl was giving a rare interview about his book ‘Little Black Jacket’ for his Chanel line, when ‘Choupette’ stole the spotlight.

According to Mr. Lagerfield Choupette is like a kept woman.

He is quoted as saying

“She has two personal maids, for both night and day,” he told WWD. “She is beyond spoiled.”

“She doesn’t touch my food,” he says. “She doesn’t want to eat on the floor.

The spoiled little Siamese eats with Lagerfield at the dinner table daily. I guess she knows her human and how to work him.

“When I am not there, the maids take down, in little books, everything she did, from what she ate to how she behaved, if she was tired and if she wasn’t sleeping,” Lagerfeld says.

He adds that “We have almost 600 pages,” and one day “it could be funny to make a little book of Choupette’s diary.”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/karl-lagerfeld-cat-2-maids-ipad-a-600-page-diary-article-1.1090987#ixzz1x9RJmueF

Choupette is no one trick spoiled kitty. She also is incredibly smart.

How cute is this photo?

I learned the amazingly cute Choupette knows how to use an iPad and has a Twitter account. Don’t believe it’s her? She is after all JUST a cat. Right? Wee Choupette is smarter than you think. Here is a video of her actually using her iPad.

 

Your cat may be smarter than you think. Choupette is. Time to start sleeping with one eye open.

If you want to follow Choupette on Twitter her account is: @ChoupettesDiary and it is of course hours of fun.

Madonna and Jean Paul Gaultier are Creating New Chaos Du Jour

Oh, I can hear all the gays in West Hollywood screaming with joy as I write this. Madonna, our diva, yoga queen, gay icon and on her off days, goddess, is deep in rehearsals for her new world tour.

Now this is enough to make everyone scream with terror and delight but the real news is the costumes, once again will be created by his holiness, Jean Paul Gaultier. Who, well, J’adore more than Dior.

Not only is he a design master but at her past concerts he brought this iconic outfit.

And more recently this hotness

Yes, this should make for a way hotter concert because JPG and Madonna work together in a perfect symbiosis.

I know I am not the first fashion/event blogger writing this, but I do have an edge. I just caught this tweet from @JPGaultier yesterday:

Yes! Jean Paul Gaultier posted the first exclusive pictures of Madonna’s fabulous, dragtastic crew doing rehearsals in the new costumes. And this diva bitch showed up.
Frankly I would pay to see this fan master whoop it up, but Madonna is a nice bonus. Note also the use of JPGaultier’s traditional Breton stripes on boobs up front. This look’s too good.
So I leave you fashionisto/a’s with this bit of Lady M and her new music. Are you going for the costumes or music? Oh, who cares.
Enjoy your ‘Girl Gone Wild’.

Uncle Karl Reigns Supreme with outlandish must see FW 2012 RTW fashion show. Middle Earth be damned!

In case you have not heard, Karl Lagerfield is a demi-god. He runs the House of Chanel creating and breaking the boundaries of ways to look at fashion.
He has done it again with an overly opulent show and gem studded runway. The towering crystals were laid on a runway tinted with purple hues that reflected in his collection. This is the dramatic arts cutting edge.
Pay Attention!

CHANEL Fall-Winter 2012/13 Ready-to-Wear show
(Original show aired March 6th Paris, France)

Balmain Bisous for the Bitch Goddess

I found the ultimate pair of pants.

They are dark, motorcycle bitch goddess sexy and not for the novice. these are utterly modern, stylish and unique. They are succulent, sexy and make your posterior look beyond amazing. They are…Balmain.

Who is Pierre Balmain and why has he stolen my heart? A quick history;

 Pierre Balmain was born in St Jean de Maurienne, Savoie, in 1914. After the end of the war, in the autumn of 1945, having studied under the greatest couturiers of the time, Molyneux and Lucien Lelong, he opened his own Couture house and set up business in the Rue François 1er. (Source from Balmain.com)

The house of Balmain has a history that is rich, colorful and IS the name of luxury. Balmain bridges the gap between old couture and new street style. I admire the designers they have for taking a dash of Mugler and mixing it with Dior-esque timeless charm. That is why these tasty little wax jeans are my new obsession.

Pierre Balmain Wax Coated Stretch Pants

They are sexy and oddly enough high-end enough they can be thrown in the mix for a red carpet casual look. I also can see my self riding a motorcycle in them. Rough and tumble with sass and ass.  Brings out my diva bitch while keeping it classy (right ladies?).

Balmain embodies Paris but also a worldwide savoir faire. They know something the rest of us have yet to catch on to. How to keep casual sexy. Balmain is my new love. It is parfait amour with 1,000 Balmain bisous.

Don’t worry kittens, I’ll save kiss for you.