Archives for: 2010

La Garance d’Or…

Last September, during the New York Fashion Night Out, I had the opportunity to meet the lovely Garance Doré. Since she brilliantly shot the last Jil Sander advertising campaign, Garance was their guest of honor for their Soho party. To be honest appart from congralutating her on her work and asking her to pose for me (above), …

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Michele, ma belle…

Let me introduce you to Michele… She is so cute her name only needs one “L” I met her last week while working on a photo shoot I was styling for Belgian label Point Virgule. Most of us think that being a model is not that hard… “How could it be..? You just stay in front …

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December 7, 2010

Parlez-moi de Macarons…

If McDonalds is to food what H&M is to the fashion industry… Then Ladurée would definitely be the Dior Haute Couture of food… Flawless presentation, a menu to die for and color palette that will make your mouth melt instantly… What more could you ask? Ladurée is the gourmands ultimate culinary experience… A pure bliss! So… I know …

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Beautiful Belgian Bloggers: The dress…

    This month I was featured in the Belgian ELLE along 8 other bloggers (including 2 pairs) in an article about… Well, Belgian blogs of course.   For that very special occasion I wore a dress that I made.   There are many different ways to create clothes including these two… You can start from …

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Christmas in Spring…

When some went to H&M to get the new mass produce “Lanvin” collection, others while in Paris decided to take a look at the marionettes Alber Elbaz designed for the Printemps Christmas windows. A quick look at my calendar… Yes this is the year of Lanvin! However, this collaboration is to me, far more what high fashion …

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November 20, 2010

An evening at the beach… or so

On Wednesday I spent the evening at the Mer du Nord… They were showing their next spring summer 2011 collection. I know it is quite hard to even think about summer when it’s minus two outside but once I left my scarf and padded coat at the door and saw all the pretty clothes hanging …

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New York street style pictures (part 3): The werewolves…

New york… The city that never sleeps. Where you can still go to the restaurant at eleven then spend hours in a beauty shop testing all kinds perfume scents until your nose drop! Yes, speaking from experience… When the sun set, like werewolves, New Yorkers emerge and begin to wander the streets of Manhattan taking the night …

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New York street style pictures (part 2)

It is sometimes hard to be stylish by yourself that I find it even harder and therefor very impressive to look cool in a pair without resembling Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont for the french) or even worst, the 118-118 guys! During my New York adventures I had the opportunity to come across a variety …

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Let it Bloom…

What does a trendy hotel taken hostage by 18 even more trendy designers looks like? Well, welcome to the fourth edition of the Art’n Bloom in Brussels. Bloom as in the anything but ordinary Hotel Bloom… Each room were transformed into art exhibition space where performers, photographer and designers could display their work inspired by the …

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Video… LeVif/Knack Fashion Weekend – Brussels

Voila! Here is the video I made from the Le Vif/Knack Fashion Show I attended last week… I really enjoyed hanging out backstage as I had to opportunity to chat with the designers and see the clothes up close. You can feel the adrenaline and tension filling up the room as the time gets closer …

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