Roses...

Another Milan Fashion week has started..!

And along with its usual effervescence, it seams like it has brought to us a glance of spring before the actual spring...

Thanks to the joyful Viviana Volpicella, from Vogue Japan, her bright blossoming outfit and, more importantly, her lovely smile, we got to forget the cold instantly!

This must be the best way to beat the winter to the punch...

Read more »

A Day at Luc Duchêne...

Not long ago, I received a cool invitation from the Belgian brand, Luc Duchêne, to spend a day at their Brussels boutique in Avenue Louise. So yesterday, along with three other Belgian bloggers, I had the fun task to select pieces from their gorgeous and bright spring summer collection to create myself two silhouettes for a photo shoot and video...

As I will get the official pictures and video later I decided to give you a little preview...

Here is one of the two outfits I selected, which is as well my favorite one! I don't know why but as I went through the rails, I was immediately drawn to this emerald green silk crepe sarouel and matching top... I just loved, loved the color! So I decided to smarten it up with a crispy white cotton blazer jacket to get a classy but relaxed look. And I even had with me the perfect matching pair of shoes from Noe.

At the end of the day, looking at those clothes, all I was wishing for was for the sun to come back... And very soon!

Outfit: Luc Duchêne - Shoes: Noe

Thanks to Emilie, her team and the rest of the crew for this lovely day!

Read more »

A evening with Eastpak Artist Studio...

There are a lot of way someone can use his celebrity, but one of the best way is when you use it for a good cause. That is why I have a lot of respect for the brands that associate themselves to causes, especially such as the fight against Aids... Having had a friend who lost her mother to Aids, this disease always frightened me in a way...

That's why I was very happy to be the photographer for Eastpak's latest event in collaboration with Designer Against Aids: Eastpak Artist Studio Italian Launch, who took place in the art gallery and shop XL Combine in Milan.

The rest of my pictures can be viewed on Eastpak's facebook here. Also below, the video of the event plus the video of the Fikera Studio bag... ;-)

The Artist Studio project reunites 130 various artists from all around the world. Each of them had to customize one or more of the classic Eastpak backpack which will be later sold on the 19th of March in an Internet auction on their website. The profits of the sales will be then reinvested into the fight against Aids and in the raise of its awareness.

Surprisingly there are still a lot of people today that think that Aids happens only in Africa or among the gays and drug addicts... In the 90s, this way of thinking was still acceptable but nowadays it is very scary to know that some people still think as such and never got tested in their life because "they know" they don't have anything or because obviously it only happen to others.

And yes there are treatment for HIV and Aids but to this day there are still no cure which means that even thought the victims might have a longer life expectancy, people still die of it every day and everywhere. And the scariest things is that the numbers keep increasing especially among the "straight" community and the under 30s...

So my advice is this: Until you and your partner get tested, the condom will be your only way to keep the control of your life! And if you don't have a regular partner, you shouldn't even be second guessing the use of condoms...

           

Bag: Fikera Studio and Eastpak - Dress: 2nd hand from some boutique in NY - Tight: Veritas

And to end, here are a recent campaign that in my opinion illustrates very well the problem of Aids, not so much for the numbers but more for the fact that each person is part of a castle card and just one person can make everyone else collapse...

Read more »

Coats...

I don't know where you are, but here in Milan, it is so cold outside that it's almost impossible to dress correctly. If it was up to me, I would go out (no actually I would not go out at all!) wearing a tracksuit, preferably two size larger, a fleece plaid, three hats and a pair of Moon Boot! Unfortunately for me, we're living in a world where plaids are for sofas, and moon boots are for the ski slopes...

So instead, I decided to have a look into my style inspiration database (hard disk;) and search for the latest winter style I had the opportunity to see before hibernation... 

Between Elisa Nalin, Kristin Knox, Julia Sarr Jamois and the others, which is your favorite style? Are you more a fur kind of gal or a fake fur one?  A single coat girl or a "layer everything I can" one?

Read more »

Video inspirations... #3

Here are my video inspirations of the moment...

Starting with the Sartorialist and Garance Doré and their soon to be iconic "Lunch for 25" video...

This next video which I found to be a delight for the eyes as much as for the stomach... Buon Appetito!

I always love the videos that show all the craftsmanship and work that goes on behind an apparently simple item... As always: "Simplicity is the hardest thing to achieve!"

A beautiful lesson of love by Garance Doré and Scott Schuman...

This is the video from Luisa Via Roma on the men fashion week that took place in Milan not so long ago... If you pay attention, you will be able to see me. Little tip 0:16 !!

This video is just for the pleasure of self derision... Something that is well needed on the fashion planet...

I thought this one was an original and fun way to present clothes...

I thought I would also share with you this video of Etta James, the lady of soul who left us very recently. She might not be around anymore but she gave us enough beautiful songs for us to keep smiling...

Enjoy ;-)

Read more »

Firenze4Ever... #3

Here is another set of pictures I shot for the Luisa Via Roma's Firenze4Ever event. Those pictures were taken on a rooftop near the Duomo, so you can only imagine how amazing the view was...* Especially with this light! We had a lot of fun shooting these as we were trying to recreate a romantic atmosphere and I thought the choice of clothes was quite in tune with the mood... The colours of this Cavalli dress were just perfect with the skyline...

*Talking about the view... I have to admit that looking down was quite scary... ;-)

Read more »