Chanel 1992

 

I am living a moment of nostalgia, which will probably influence my choice of photos these week…

Nostalgia

CHANEL

2003

Paris fashion week: treats and temptations

Desserts are always a very special treat. No matter how delicious the entire meal is I will always make sure I have a room for dessert. I look forward to my special sweet moments and truly enjoy them. Paris fashion week is also a kind of dessert for me. It's tempting, beautiful and simply irresistible. It is the final accord in a symphony of fashion. It's worth waiting and tuning to because this is where the flavour finally develops, all the notes sound in perfect harmony and all the missing pieces find their place in our soul and, for the lucky ones, wardrobes.

Celine

Chanel

Karl Lagerfeld

Valentino

Giambattista Valli

Photos via style.com

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Autumn

September... The sun is still summery bright, but it only touches your face with a soft warm ray if you look up. The air is becoming crisp and transparent, it smells of golden leaves, earth, berries and bonfires. The world is slowing down, becoming quiet and falling asleep.

I open my wardrobe to pull out gorgeously warm cashmere, soft wools and delicate silks and dream of long walks in a country and cosy evenings I am going to spent wrapped in a massive blanket, curling up in a chair with a cup of coffee, chocolate and a book. Beautiful...

Photo sources: FMD, V 2002, V 2007, Vogue Paris 2009, Vogue Paris 2001, Vogue US, Vogue Korea, Vogue Italy 2009, ELLE Italy 2000, Ten 2006, jedroot.com, Dolce Gabbana, Chanel

Leather

Cropped jacket or classic coat? Dress or skirt? Or may be trousers? How do you like your leather?

3.1 Phillip Lim. Giles. Etro.

Alessandro Dell'Acqua. Rodarte. Jill Stuart.

Luella. Prada. Fendi.

Bottega Veneta. Chanel. Alberta Ferretti.

Michael Kors. Malandrino. Cynthia Steffe.

Ungaro. Hermès. Donna Karan.

Alexander McQueen. Alexander Wang. Bruno Pieters.

Photo sources: Dolce & Gabbana campaign, Bottega Veneta Cruise campaign, Phi campaign, style.com, Vogue Brazil, Vogue Germany, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2009

Chanel. Beautiful, timeless, elegant and unique. Yet another gorgeous collection from Mr. Lagerfeld. Perhaps, this is my unfashionable imagination, but don't you feel as if you are in a time machine going from era to era and from one country to another and the looks change? To me, there are certain influences from Imperial Russia, ancient Greece, French "Directorie" and modern Parisian chic.

You can see all the 65 beautiful looks here. As for my favourites, the dreamy ones. I adore the cream dress with plissé details, bows and ribbons worn by Sasha P. and the dark lavender gown worn by Nastasia Ohl. I just love everything about it, the way she posed on that photo, the softness of fabric, the delicate movement, the tiny sparkles and the lace.

Oh, Mr. Lagerfeld, you are a genius!

Photo source: style.com