zaterdag 29 maart 2014

&OTHER STORIES HITS NEW YORK

&OTHER STORIES IS EXPANDING OVERSEAS.

The fashionable sister of H&M will open a store in NEW YORK CITY. 6,400 square feet of shopping heaven at 575 Broadway right next to the PRADA boutique, it will be the first &other stories flagship in the U.S.A accompanied by the brand's online shop.

WHEN, YOU SAY ??? by the end of this year !!!

vrijdag 28 maart 2014

BAG OF THE WEEK: SAMSONITE X VIKTOR&ROLF

because i'm flying to Bulgaria (i have a big styling job to do over there, not going on a holiday) this Sunday i pulled out my Samsonite x Viktor & Rolf "Boarding" bag for a good touch of fashion during the flight.

I was in Barcelona when i saw this beauty, because of my love for Viktor & Rolf, i grabbed my wallet right away and had an amazing vacation.

NEXT STOP: SOFIA, BULGARIA

MEET THYLANE BLONDEAU

Do you remember the controversial TOM FORD photoshoot in the French VOGUE back in 2011 (which could be the reason of Carine Roitfeld's departure as chief editor but that never was confirmed) where a young girl just 10 years old took all the attention towards her, some thought it was to sexual others loved it to the max (me included).


That same girl is growing up to be a spectacular fashion model, her name: THYLANE BLONDEAU and on the cover of JALOUSE magazine as we speak.

dinsdag 25 maart 2014

PROENZA SCHOULER X M.A.C.

PROENZA SCHOULER X M.A.C is the best make-up collaboration in ages !!!


My favorites: the neon pink lipcolor + matching lipliner and the big power brush.

Available from the third of April 2014 in selected stores worldwide.

maandag 24 maart 2014

DRIES VAN NOTEN PART 3

DRIES VAN NOTEN AUTUMN/WINTER 12/13, Art by Bernard Frize "Club" 2006
DRIES VAN NOTEN AUTUMN/WINTER 12/13
DRIES VAN NOTEN Spring/Summer 2014
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD AND THE FAMOUS "PHARRELL WILLIAMS" HAT

vrijdag 21 maart 2014

BAG OF THE WEEK: DKNY

FRINGE IT IS !!! This season we are seeing fringe everywhere but guess who was ahead of this fashion game....DKNY.

I bought this rock-chick bag in the summer of 2012, Posted a happy tweet when i walked out of the department store "So here it is, my new & lovely @DKNY bag. could it be that it was specially made for me ;)" got a smiley response from DKNY PR GIRL which then got many retweets. That is one of the reasons why this bag is good to me.

maandag 17 maart 2014

RIP L'WREN SCOTT

Model/fashion designer Lauren Scott passed away today.

A beautiful woman, wonderful designer and a true inspiration to me...you will be missed !!!

DRIES VAN NOTEN PART 2

DRIES VAN NOTEN S/S 2010
DRIES VAN NOTEN s/s 2010
PERSONAL COLLECTION OF IRIS APFEL
DRIES VAN NOTEN A/W 08/09

zondag 16 maart 2014

LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Don't you just love Sundays like this, after a night of dancing/flirting/laughing (and a few cocktails), I love to wake up the day after not doing anything.

I've made me some lovely KUSMI tea, popped the Carine Roitfeld DVD (which I bought during the meet & greet with miss Roitfeld at Colette during Paris fashion week) in the machine, grabbed a nice blanket and just enjoying ME time !!!

zaterdag 15 maart 2014

BAG OF THE WEEK: VIKTOR & ROLF

YEP, I'M A BAG LADY !!! I like shoes, adore clothes but nothing beats my love for bags. So for many weeks to come, every Friday I will post a personal bag of the week from my own closet.

My best partner in fashion crime: VIKTOR & ROLF A/W 2008 "NO" cross-body bag. I carried it the first time at the BADGLEY MISCHKA fashion show during Amsterdam fashion week in the summer of 2009 (look back in my blogs history for my report about the show and the little interview I had with the American designers duo).

It's metallic purple leather, long thin strap, gold hardware and the shape of the V&R brand's logo makes it an amazing standout piece which I hope to have fun with for many fashion weeks to come.

maandag 10 maart 2014

DRIES VAN NOTEN PART 1

CHRISTIAN DIOR 1947, Sculpture by Yves Klein "Blue Venus" 1962
ELSA SCHIAPARELLI 1937, Art by Damien Hirst "Transgressor" 2007
DRIES VAN NOTEN Spring/Summer 2009
DRIES VAN NOTEN Spring/Summer 2009

DRIES VAN NOTEN INSPIRATIONS

The most anticipated exposition in the fashion world for a very long time is in Paris: DRIES VAN NOTEN INSPIRATIONS.

An amazing collection overview of his work combined with precious art and designer gowns from the early days of CHRISTIAN DIOR, GABRIELLE CHANEL and my personal favorite ELSA SCHIAPARELLI.

For a couple of Mondays to come (till I run out of pictures ;) I will let you have a sneak peek behind these colorful doors.

ARE YOU READY?

zondag 9 maart 2014

THE KENZO VAN !!!

During Paris fashion week, the whole town was filled with posters and billboards from my beloved KENZO S/S14 collection SO, when i spotted this cute VAN just before the Viktor & Rolf fashion show I JUST HAD TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH IT !!!

(Picture by Nadine Schoffelen)

Slogan of the day: YES I CAN WITH A KENZO VAN (and socks BTW ;)

zaterdag 8 maart 2014

THE H&M PRESS COLLECTION

H&M is well on it's way to become a big fashion house and not just known as the fast fashion retailer. Now they launched their Spring 2014 collection which was presented in New York last September during fashion week. It's an Bohemian collection with denim pieces and rock influences, maxi dresses, printed tees, suede pants with zipper details and pefect accessories to compliment the clothes.

I'm happy to have found these 3 beauties which i fell in love with right away and give my wardrobe an instant lift: THE PRINTED TEE, STUDDED LEATHER BELT and THE COOLEST LITTLE BAG I SAW IN AGES (could it be that this collection is more amazing looking than the Isabel Marant one?), Can't wait for the Spring to kick-in !!!

(picture by Nadine Schoffelen)

The Press collection is now available in selected stores worldwide and online.

DEAR BILL CUNNINGHAM,

As Fashion Blogger you hope that one day you will be shot by a huge street style photographer like Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist), Tommy Ton (Jak & Jil) OR mister Bill Cunningham.

This last Paris fashion week i saw Scott Schuman at concept store COLETTE along side Garance Dore but no camera, got a glimpse of Tommy Ton until he spotted Anna Dello Russo BUT then there's was hope....I was waiting outside the VIKTOR & ROLF fashion show, Bill Cunningham walked right beside me his eyes scanning the crowd looked at me looked at me again (fingers crossed) grabbed his camera and walked away :( I put my CELINE sunglasses on to hide my twitching eye and entered the show.


Dear mister Bill Cunningham, I got a picture OF you on my wall and i would love to have one BY you as well SO, SEE YOU NEXT FALL !!!

maandag 3 maart 2014

JOHN GALLIANO A/W14

The autumn-winter collection by Bill Gaytten was a perspective of the brand’s romantic touch from the good old days of John Galliano but added Sweetheart necklines and elbow-length gloves to make it feel more ladylike.

Me myself was cheering for the white garments with the cool copper zippers, the long sexy dresses and don't forget those amazing accessories....Barrette avec pochette: FORMIDABLE !!!

zaterdag 1 maart 2014

VIKTOR & ROLF A/W14

DATE: 01/03/2014 TIME: 13:30 PLACE: ESPACE DE TUILERIES AUDIENCE: ME AND THE REST OF THE FASHION PEEPS.

Viktor & Rolf designed an autumn/winter 2014 collection inspired by the good old grey v-neck sweater, it translated into an soft masculine collection with room for some sparkly beadings (because we are girls, and we love a little bling if it's done in a good way).

These are the kind of designs I would love to wear during the upcoming fall, my favorite items are the blazer with knitted sleeves, a-symmetrical shirt and the bags of course (if only I could afford it that is).

The decor was soft and masculine as well, a long road with with three lonely streetlights. Live music by Joan as policewoman underneath one of those streetlights was very calm and beautiful, just like the V&R collection.

(Pictures presented by Karla Otto)

INVITE VIKTOR & ROLF A/W14

I just love first timers when it comes to fashion. As I'm getting to Paris fashion week, I received the loveliest email, dear Nadine we would like to invite to the Viktor & Rolf fashion show.

Long before I went to Paris fashion week, I was dreaming that one day I would visit the V&R runaway show and now soon this day this dream comes true.

Thank you Nicholas @ Karla Otto for the invite, I love it !!!