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Prints Parade

I love this Tibi dress and definitely plan to put on my fall shopping list and soon we will be able to dress our homes in fabulous Tibi prints. "We're doing our first wallpaper line!" confided Tibi's designer, Amy Smilovic, at the WWD-sponsored after-party at the Bryant Park Hotel yesterday. "We have a license with Flavor Paper in New Orleans. They did my house, and they do these hand screen-prints and even scratch-and-sniff papers. The collection will come out at the ICF show. It will be wildly printed—like a new painting for your wall." Woo hoo!
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One world One Heart

¡ Qué casualidad ! Llevaba tiempo sin ofrecer ningún regalo en mi blog y había pensado hacerlo para S. Valentín. Entonces me encontré con esta fantástica idea pero a nivel " blogosfera mundial ".
¿ Quieres conseguir lo que he hecho para la ocasión y saber mucho más ?
Visita Alterado para participar . Tienes hasta el 13 de febrero para apuntarte y ser la afortunada .
Elegiré un nombre el 14 de este mes.


Go to Alterado and get my prize.!!!!




Una pequeña pista...... Just a peek....




14 Febrero : Finalmente hubo 131 entradas, quitando los comentarios repetidos.
Para elegir a una persona he utilizado Random Number Generator y el número que ha salido ha sido el 124............






...........que corresponde a ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ CAROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


¡MUCHÍSIMAS FELICIDADES, ME ALEGRO UN MONTÓN QUE LE HAYA TOCADO A ALQUIEN QUE CONOZCO EN PERSONA y que además se haya quedado aquí ,a pesar de la cantidad de entradas que había de gente de fuera !
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A Fashionable Home

The first time I saw the Milan apartment of Moschino Creative Director Rossella Jardini in Harper's Bazaar, I was in love. You can't see much of it but what you can is wonderful, especially the wall colors. They are pale and delicate yet hold their own against the interesting objects that Jardini has collected over the years. Oh, and her clothes aren't bad either!


In a cheeky corner of the living room, a Moor's-head Fornasetti chandelier and red Venetian glassware share table space. Another great example of mixing collections that you might not normally put together.


Can you imagine working at the amazing Hermes desk above while sitting in a Gio Ponti chair? I may have to add them both to my dream wish list!

The china was found at La Maison des Lices in Saint-Tropez and looks like it matches the color of the walls.

"The sage walls of the dining room are offset by a 1930s Venini chan­delier, prototype Forna­setti side chairs, and a midcentury-modern table."

"One of Jardini's many closets overflows with Hermès bags and vintage YSL and Moschino pieces."

If you've ever bought Moschino, you'll know that it's a fashion company with a great sense of style and humor and never takes itself too seriously. Such is the case with the Tool Box train case above.

Rossella Jardini took over the company in 1994 after the death the founder and her friend, Franco Moschino. She is quick to point out that she is not a designer but that she guides the brand while keeping the "witty spirit" of Moschino alive. "I am someone with many crafts, many activities, and good taste," she explains. "I tell my assistants what they should do, but I don't design, and it seems presumptuous to say that I do. It's clear though from her fabulous apartment that she has a great eye for design and style and incorporates the same sense of whimsey and fun that she does at Moschino!
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Carolina in the Country

Instead of citing an artist as inpsiration as is usually the case, Carolina Herrera looked to the great out doors for her Fall 2008 collection. There were tweeds and windowpane plaids, fur and feathers, as well as her signature evening dresses. The collection was beautiful but perhaps a bit overstyled. The chapeaux made the models look as if they might rob from the rich to give to the poor but runway shows are always a bit more fantasy than reality.

If anyone had looked closely, Carolina Herrera Baez (above Center) seemed to be giving away a little of the theme with her green lace up wellies but it was a Harper's Bazaar profile of Anne and Mario Grauso at their Milbrook, New York weekend retreat that has me wondering if that might have been where Mrs. Herrera had found her inspiration. I'll explain in a minute.

As her program notes explained, the riding jackets were "to grab from the mudroom, over a crinkle chiffon gown for an elegant dinner on the farm." Exactly how Mrs. Grauso had been photographed right down to the Carolina Herrera dress and wellies in the mudroom.

For those of you don't know, Mario Grauso is the president of the fashion division of the Puig Group, which owns Carolina Herrera and also Nina Ricci, and his wife is a serious shopper as well as a friend of Mrs. Herrera of course. She can often be seen wearing her clothing as she is above with her husband and dogs in their gazebo.

The exterior of their 1780 farmhouse sits on 19-acres of land in a quiet area of Millbrook, New York, just a 90-minute drive from New York City. The Grausos have decorated their home with rich, comfortable pieces from Lars Bolander and Charlotte Moss, paintings by Walton Ford, and prints from their extensive photography collection, which includes images by Bruce Weber, Irving Penn, and Cindy Sherman.

Anne prunes flowers in the living room while wearing a fox-trimmed sweater, blouse, and skirt, by Carolina Herrera.

Son Harry's collection of tortoise shells from J.F. Chen adorn the mantle.

A 19th-century French metal chandelier from J.F. Chen in Los Angeles brightens their French feeling dining room.

A George Smith wool screen stands behind their bed, while a Nina Ricci dress hangs on the door.

A faulous vintage shagreen box from Charlotte Moss holds all of Anne's jewelry.

Anne loves to keep evening bags including her favorites from VBH and Judith Leiber where she can see them in a silver bowl. A fun idea for anyone to emulate.

And if the house and clothes weren't enough to make you jealous, Mrs. Grauso's collection of Hermes bags might really make you hate her!

But it's nice that they realized that they needed a place to really getaway from it all on the weekends instead of getting caught up in the social scence of the Hamptons!
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Tonne Times Two

I don't usually like repeating photos or stories but I recently found the rest of the missing pages from September 2001 Vogue magazine article about the beautiful townhouse belonging to Tonne Goodman and her family. Tonne used to model and has worked at Vogue for many years and also has immpecible taste. I love her home and wanted to share the rest of the photos with you including the one of the mantlepiece above with Louise Dahl-Wolfe portraits of legendary Vogue editors Diana Vreeland and Carmet Snow. I love them mixed with the earthy elements of stones and antlers.

I have been seeing a lot of photographic style lamps lately but this one has to be the most beautiful. It is Mariano Fortuny from Ecart and looks so interesting next to the art propped casually against the wall.

Goodman's son takes a spin on what have to be the most fantastic dark wood floors. They are so shiny that they look like liquid reflecting the light. Love them!

In the drawing room, a painting by David Hackler hangs above a Shabby Chic sofa. Does anyone ever buy Shabby Chic anymore? I feel like it was all the range a few years ago but no one would be caught dead in one of their stores now, but I could be wrong. It looks nice in the room though. I love the intricate mouldings throughout too!

The vintage looking rowing machine is the epitome of chic and fits in well with the real mid-century vintage string chair and the giltwood framed mirror that is original to the house. Again, I love the art propted up against the walls.

The string chair is reflected in the same mirror as above. Could you imagine having room for something so large and show-stopping?! The stair railing looks like one aspect that was probably modernized from the original that would have be found in the townhouse.

The bedroom seems very simple and elegant as does the entire townhouse but with a sense of whimsey as it also at that time housed young children. It would be fun to see if it how, if at all, it has progressed and evolved as the children have grown and furnishings and accessories have come and gone. I wish Vogue should give another peak inside. May I suggest a future Vogue Living story perhaps. I know I would enjoy revisiting this townhouse again and I hope you have too!

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Spell Check?


I apologize if I have misspelled any words in my last few posts but my spell check doesn't seem to be working on Blogger. Does anyone have any ideas as to why or what I can do to fix the problem? I like to think I am a pretty good speller but in my haste to type, I have definitely been known to make a mistake or two. Any advice would be much appreciated!
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Se acerca San Valentin

No es que sea mucho de celebrar esta fiesta, que cada vez invita más al consumismo.No. Tampoco es que necesite tener un " día especial " para recordar mi amor a mi " amorcito".Tampoco. Pero sí soy de celebrar S.Valentin cómo símbolo de amistad como hacen en muchos otros países. Es un día de compartir , de tener un detalle con el otro , sin importar que sea chico o chica. Por eso me apunté al intercambio que hizo Dolly en su blog From my cherry heart .Además es un idea estupenda para poner en contacto a personas de otros lugares del mundo , y que tanto disfruto . La cosa era que teníamos que enviar a nuestra compañera cualquier cosa con forma de corazón, hecha por nosotras mismas o comprada . Eso sí, debía incluir al menos, un imagen antigua.
En la parte de costura ésto es lo que he enviado .


Cojines San VAlentin

Un poquito más de cerca .

Corazon S

Cojin S

En este grupo de Flickr creado para la ocasión ,podèis echar un vistazo a lo que ya han intercambiado. ¡ Muy sugerente !

Mañana , en un ratito colocaré el resto de las cosas enviadas en otro artículo ....... y que tienen que ver más con Alterado

Por cierto, no os perdáis el próximo artículo que haré también sobre este tema. Puede que la suerte llame a tu puerta.
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Fashion on Film

When I mentioned in a previous post that the Sundance Channel was going to be airing the Loïc Prigent documentary Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton, I had no idea they had a whole week of fashion films and documentaries lined up to coincide with Fashion Week. How exciting!

The week will kick off on Monday February 4th with Signé Chanel, the five-part documentary miniseries, also directed by Loïc Prigent, that reveals the making of Chanel's Fall/Winter 2004-2005 collection. Karl Lagerfeld may sketch the designs but it is the seamtresses who actually create the vision painstakingly by hand. I loved this documentary and found myself sitting on the edge of my seat wondering if they could pull it all together before the fashion show! You'll also come away with an appreciation of the craftsmanship that goes into Chanel and why it deserves to be so expensive!

At 8:00pm on Monday, February 4th, filmmaker Loïc Prigent focus on Marc Jacobs, called the most influential designer of his generation, in Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton. This witty portrait follows Jacobs as he balances roles as artistic director of venerable French house Louis Vuitton and his own eponymous American line, in meetings, preparing collections and at high-profile shows. Keep your eyes open for his many celebrity friends!

On Tuesday, February 5th, filmmaker Douglas Keeve of Unzipped fame, follows the finalists of the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund competition in the fall of 2004 in the documentary Seamless. I love any movie where you get to see and hear Anna Wintour in action, as well find out how young designers manage to stay afloat in the fashion world.

On Wednesday, February 6th you can watch the cheekily titled film, Karl Lagerfeld is Never Happy Anyway, and learn more about the man who defined high fashion at Chanel, Chloé and Fendi during the 1980s and 1990s, continues to be a major influence on international taste and style. Known for his bold and witty creations, Lagerfeld mixes the chic and the sensual to produce clothing with “intellectual sexiness.” German documentary filmmaker Gero von Boehm’s career profile and lively interviews present a creative snapshot, capturing of one of the last kings of the fashion world working tirelessly at what he loves.

On Thursday, February 7th, airs the critically acclaimed documentary, Yves St. Laurent: 5 Avenue Marceau 75116 Paris. "In this companion piece to his biographical profile Yves St. Laurent: Time Regained, filmmaker David Teboul peers behind the doors of one of the world's leading fashion houses. As he prepared his last women's collection in 2001, St. Laurent allowed cameras to observe the evolution of his vision for the first time. During roughly eight weeks, St. Laurent's simple black-and-white drawings are transformed through many iterations into glorious, colorful reality. A rare and revealingly intimate glimpse of the creative process in action." I saw this film years ago and was amazed at how much work goes into creating one dress. You will be amazed!

And the pièce de résistance, and the film I am most excited to see airs on Friday, February 8th. It is Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst by Australian filmmaker Gillian Armstrong who "delves into the fascinating enigma of flamboyant designer Florence Broadhurst, renowned for her colorful and inventive wallpaper patterns, who was found murdered in 1977. What Armstrong reveals in this innovative and spirited life examination is the story of a mysterious woman of many faces who was endlessly reinventing herself."

So I suggest you break out the popcorn and settle in for a fashionably fabulous week of films or set your TiVo to capture it all while you attend fashion week! Either way, you can't go wrong!
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