A bit like heaven

Dream home. I could just move in, unpack and faint (for a very short while and because I am prone to it). It looks a bit like Heaven, doesn’t it?

Source: Nuevo Estilo

Stylish quote

“Elegance is not about being noticed, it’s about being remembered”.

Giorgio Armani

Photo source: Marie Claire Italia October 2004

Beautiful lies

Do you ever feel like you want to watch a movie that feels like a sunshine smile on a beautiful face that warms the heart and touches the soul like a wing of a coquettish butterfly?

I picked Beautiful Lies a couple of weeks ago because it had Audrey Tautou on a cover and she doesn’t do bad movies. I loved it. It wasn’t just about the story, it was a feeling and scenes and little touches: outfits, simple but with every detail being sweet and perfect dialogues, deco, music and attitude to life. Nothing that could bear a “Made in Hollywood” stamp – everything was natural, including emotions, wrinkles, eye browse that moved, dust, sunshine and surroundings.

“What about the story?”, you ask. A girl (Audrey Tautou) who runs a hair salon hires a handsome over-educated handyman(Sami Bouajila) who falls in love with her. He writes a beautiful anonymous love letter, which the girl then uses as a template to send a love note to her mother (Nathalie Baye) to cheer her up. After creating the initial emotional mess worsened by the fact that the over educated handy man doesn’t follow his boss’s instructions very well, the girl realises that she is, in fact, in love with the guy. To cut the long story short, they meet up at an exhibition in Paris and finally admit their feelings. Everyone is happy. The end.

It was a movie I could watch over and over again and would definitely recommend.

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The Year of the Dragon

The year of the Dragon is finally here and I thought I’d celebrate it with an exquisite editorial from Vogue Korea shot by Paolo Roversi and leave you a link to one of the astrology websites I’ve come across in case you’d like to look into the future.

Photo source: Vogue Korea June 2007

Pretty, oh so pretty

Can’t quite explain why I love this Oscar de la Renta campaign featured beautiful Karlie Kloss styled by Alex White and photographed by Craig McDean, but there’s just this “something”, the feeling of lightness and gorgeousness head to toe, a frost of lace, a tease of whispering feathers against the skirt, the sweetest shoes and Karlie’s amazing figure.

Photo source: Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2012 Campaign via fashionising.com

Weekend sign off

What’s your perfect weekend like? Breakfast in bed or an early morning run? Stroll in a park with you man or shopping with the girls? A party or a cozy evening at home with the above mentioned man, DVD, blankets, candles and treats of all sorts?

I didn’t make any weekend plans what.so.ever. None. Frankly, I found it hard to believe that the week’s gone by (yet again) and it’s time to turn the alarm clock off and wake up as nature (or Oscar) intended. And then we’ll see…

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Always yours,

Photo source: Glamour UK February 2012

Love is…

“Love is not some kind of pie that one can cut into pieces, it’s more like a balloon filled with air.”

Ines de la Fressange

interview for Elle Ukraine December 2011

Photo source: Tatler UK June 2010, Brides December 2010, Harpers Bazaar January2003, Elle Norway March 2010, Elle UK March 2002, Material Girl 2011, W September 2006, Vogue Paris 2008, Vogue 2006, Numero February 2009, Hermes Spring 2006 Campaign, Vogue ????, Marie Claire ????, Elle Italy 2009, Vogue China June 2008, V magazine 2007, ????, Vogue US February 2009, Vogue China April 2009, Vogue US October 2008, Flare Canada April 2010, Vogue Italia ????, Vogue Italia June 2007, Vogue Nippon August 2008