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Again.... MOM. Again.... MOM.
Merry Christmas!!!!! Perhaps 1995.... Elsa, Pat As Merry Christmas!!!!! Perhaps 1995.... Elsa, Pat Ast, and Halston reflection in the mirrors? Cal me early. X r
quiet, strong, moral, integrity, compassionate, Be quiet, strong, moral, integrity, compassionate, Beginning our return to sanity and normal. This post borrowed from my dear friend and Inspiration, Ms. Patti Smith.
Incredible men’s outer wear from Donna Karan. Wh Incredible men’s outer wear from Donna Karan. What she contributed to fashion was enormous.... honor her. Please note Edward on the bottom right on the runway! He was one of the genius designers at DK.
New Quarantine addiction as taught by Paul.... on New Quarantine addiction as taught by Paul.... on all the sites finding major treasures. Here a super vintage space age Major Tom silver Mylar from the great prophet, Helmut Lang. This new habit of stay at home Jackpot!!! Finding such incredible items for a fraction of the cost is my new obsession.
You never imagined.... the black woman of extreme You never imagined.... the black woman of extreme chic within a Mantilla..... full in cosmic Infanta.
Perhaps a date with destiny, here heavy silk faill Perhaps a date with destiny, here heavy silk faille from another master, Roberto Capucci.
.... just the silence of masterful attempts of cut .... just the silence of masterful attempts of cut, this is all we need in fashion right now to move forward, separate the wheat from the shaft, and have the intellect dressed, then the frame. Psychiatric clothing. Here, the master, Balenciaga.
The mind is the most powerful vehicle. My sister R The mind is the most powerful vehicle. My sister Rosina lived in Rome for fifteen years. Then she returned to help me and have my nephew educated here. She has since developed a life with her partner in Tunisia. She is simply waiting to leave this lost country and return to her true home. Until then this is a view from her front foyer.... you see, this is not America, this is the place that her mind transports her soul to until she leaves.
Joe Eula, capturing a certain visionary genius thr Joe Eula, capturing a certain visionary genius throwing a bolt of red fabric in the floor, cutting directly into it, and draping while seeing with his hands in three dimensions. H.
Same Thanksgiving, at the Hermitage Museum before Same Thanksgiving, at the Hermitage Museum before a private tour. A young me with my bestie and quiet mentor, James Galanos. He really was two things.... the man with the most discreet style in the world, and with this the most talented couturier in the US, but at time the most shy. We, his posse including Serge, Gelila Puck, Iris Cantor, Betsy Kaiser,.... of course Mrs. Regan and Mrs. Bloomingdale and his boys from Palm Springs.... he never stopped being the life of the party in two coasts and in Paris and Italy. Can you imagine that when he passed away, American Vogue never even mentioned it. Shame.
Thanksgiving in Saint Petersburg twenty years ago. Thanksgiving in Saint Petersburg twenty years ago.... Tatianna, Me, Dinese Hale, Paul Podlucky, Glenda Bailey..... beautiful memories.
Eternal beauty in seeking the reduction of eleganc Eternal beauty in seeking the reduction of elegance. A straw bread basket with sterling biomorphic handles..... Hemmerle.
Long live the Emperor, Valentino, for one thousand Long live the Emperor, Valentino, for one thousand more years. What that man has brought to our Culture is on a level that at often leaves us speechless. He and the great Giancarlo Giammetti are international living treasures. Think what our world would be like without their genius! Here from a couture collection that had a Feeling of Asian influences.... the depth of black on black.... ALL sewn by hand.
Mixed media oil and collage painting by the great, Mixed media oil and collage painting by the great, Manolo Valdez..... of the subject matter that he consistently returns- The Infanta. I too, am drawn to the woman as Infanta in the evening in black lace, heavy satin duchess, faille, Gazaar and velvet. It /she has one path in my work for my life.
Well, I adore Instagram.... a few years ago my ass Well, I adore Instagram.... a few years ago my assistant, Jacek, installed it for me while I was sick in bed with a flu. I realized that it could and has become a very important vehicle of self expression. I enjoy to find images and in a Proustian, Remembrance of Things Past manner weave the back story, the memory, the experience to the reality of the photo or the emotion felt through the memory. I feel that by bringing politics into the pages taints the level that I attempt to maintain, as well as abiding by the adage, speak not of politics and religion. Also, I have been told by many that I would be insulting certain clients...... in the same way that I have had to eliminate certain gay male erotica which I find as important as a hand fringed Taroni Duchess Satin, or inserting tulle into double faced seams. But..... I am horrified, I am at times paralyzed with fear. If you have not seen this interview, please watch. Also, please keep in mind that this man’s daughter has already invested in voting booth patents being produced in China for future elections. Hopefully a tsunami of spiritual cleansing and ascension is coming.
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Parquet de Versailles wooden floors, silk velvet b Parquet de Versailles wooden floors, silk velvet banquettes, Leopard Bevallaqua silk velvet, chinoiserie panels, bronze and gilt chandeliers.... ALL in a bathe of the golden color of Honey..... remember the most beautiful color to use in a bedroom. This, the histories La Petite Trainon at Versailles, inhabited by Queen Elsie de Woolf.
This was The Paradise Garage, 84 King Street in Ne This was The Paradise Garage, 84 King Street in New York City. After The Saint, Junior Vasquez sent all of us into orbit playing music and dancing until dawn. There was no such thing as straight, gay, fluid.... it just was, and we were in awe of each other! Can you remember two things: 1.) where did you dance? 2.) where you there the night that Madonna and her posse were there and Junior interjected between songs.... “if Madonna calls, I’m not here...” this did not fly for the Lady!
Spring 2011 advertising....one word.... stylist on Spring 2011 advertising....one word.... stylist on the set... the man who reduces an image to its essence: Joe McKenna. That is all that I will say about this shoot.
Halston always said, “.... super wealthy women w Halston always said, “.... super wealthy women want bright, colorful clothes, take for example the Queen of England, she is always dressed in 18th century bright colors. When you see her from afar in her box she is always in Imperial chrome yellow, parrot green, cobalt blue, orange red, azalea pink....” I have always been seduced by black, ash brown, chocolate brown, petrol green, taupe, cream, oyster, white, iced pink, nude, lilac.
Ladies..... it’s quite easy to hold court with g Ladies..... it’s quite easy to hold court with great authority, Grace, beauty, and seduction.... have your clothes made in black cloth with presence like this black Bombazine wool— the same cloth used in the coat and strict dress for the Duchess of Windsor when the Duke died. Madame Guinness, light years ahead of the D of W snaps it to authority and allows Balenciaga real ness.
Marino Schanio modeling in a knock your socks of . Marino Schanio modeling in a knock your socks of ...... quietly and in silence because it has nothing to do with wealth, and all to do with style which one cannot purchase..... a Coat/Jacket with heavy super weight silk organza OMBRÉ.... cafe to gold to ivory to white.... heat pressed by Le Marie in Paris to OAK LEAVES.... then each sewn on my hand to the jacket foundation.... Cannot speak from the shock of beauty from Frederico Fourquet.
Fasten you’re seat belts!!!! THE most extraordin Fasten you’re seat belts!!!! THE most extraordinary book to be released since Vreeland’s Allure.... Hamish Bowles new book on the Other Balenciaga in our life time, Monsieur Frederico Forquet.... his fashion, his incredible life, his home in Rome, his gardens, his mind. Get ready! @hamishbowles @rickyandray @elsaperettiofficial @blairdeeda @tatianasorokko @redromanrose @vasily_rzd @ocram3160 @margaretrussell @susangutfreund @anthony.stropoli @paulpodlucky @anthony.stropoli @jacekratkowski @james_e_mulholland @
Larissa Ryzhova , my Artistic Director and I check Larissa Ryzhova , my Artistic Director and I checking a model/alien before she exits to the runway. Black micro bugal beads and black trapunto silk. The open- upper flange parts were invented to hide that portion of the skin on the arm that women HATE!!!!! I promise you that we extrapolated this and used it on Many styles!
The speechless genius of Mr. Peter Marino..... The The speechless genius of Mr. Peter Marino..... The Getty Residences on West 23 Street. Old gay sex hunting grounds.... how even more appropriate.
It’s not about clothes any longer.... we needed It’s not about clothes any longer.... we needed a wake up call for the blast of individuality, fantasy, simplicity, and UTTER.... TAKE NO PRISONERS.... QUALITY OF MAKE AND THOUGHT.
There is nothing quite like hand painted wooden Ch There is nothing quite like hand painted wooden Chinese figures of Scholars.... with their elaborate patterned robes and lacquered facades. They usually have bobbing heads so that you are even more seduced that they are alive.... carrying the spirit of their true beings. I have longed for a pair and have searched here in New York, in Paris, and in London..... yes they are quite expensive, but as with everything that dazzles me.... as if I owned something or it in a past life, if it connects to my soul, I find a way to make it mine. You know, they are not possessions but entities that have been with you for many lives. This pair are especially hypnotic.
Chris Royer in a Chopped ivory ultra suede jacket, Chris Royer in a Chopped ivory ultra suede jacket, sliced with the precision of a razor blade, over black, and flats by Reed Evins, and the greatest bag creation ever—-The Sack, double top stitched like a baseball, by the extraordinary Bobby Breslau . @chrisroyercollections @rickyandray @redromanrose @joulesvintage @ocram3160 @vasily_rzd @reedevinsart
Yes, every day, I need to digest an Infanta! It/Sh Yes, every day, I need to digest an Infanta! It/She/They give me inspiration and hope in our profession.
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