Channeling Sophia

And for your listening enjoyment this is An Evening in Roma by Dean Martin

Ciao Bella !!!

A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose 

without obstructing the view.
Sophia Loren 

Just love how Miss Loren's style continues to carry over

into fashion to this day...

image by William Klein

The Guess Fall/Winter 2010 campaign shot by Alix Malka ...

Christy Turlington shot by Steven Meisel for July 2010 Vogue Italia

More of this shoot 

( Dear Miss Turlington would you please age ... just a little at least ? )

I guess a little italian va va voom never goes out of style huh ?

Thank you Miss Sophia !!!

Did you know Cary Grant was head over heels in love with her ?

( it's no surprise the fashion world is too ! )

last 2 images from theimpossiblecool ( anyone know the photographers ? )

Ciao Bella !!!

O Cherry Blossom Girl !

Do you know Alix aka The Cherry Blossom Girl ?

Her posts are so gorgeous !
And how do they appeal to that

young well heeled Parisian girl living inside of me.

 Don't we all have one ? 

She pulls together 

THE most adorable outfits 
( and now designers are giving them to her )

then grabs some equally adorable tres chic friends and does

photo shoots using The City of Light as her backdrop

Sounds SO fun - no ?

Loving her latest post

she had me at the marquee signs, candy colors and insanely high heels !!!

You must run over to her blog for all of that  CBG goodness
there is so much more to see !

Do you think Bravo would go to Paris ?

I would love to see her reality show !

Advanced Style

It's not what you can't do that I am interested in hearing
it's what you CAN do 


So when I run across something as inspiring as Ari Seth Cohen's blog,
Advanced Style 

I have to share it 


 Ari, 28, roams the streets looking for New York's most stylish and creative older folks.


 get ready for some inspiring senior moments !  

  

"Respect your elders 

and let these ladies and gents

teach you a thing or two 

about living life to the fullest"

Off the streets, he  takes his readers into their homes for a more personal view ...

 and features wonderful video clips such as this one on style icon 

Iris Apfel

( don't forget to pause blog music )

What direction will your personal style 

go as you advance through life ???

Thank you so much for what you do Ari

 You give us all something to look forward to !

Ari with 93 yr old actress Mimi Weddell

Chanel By The Sea - Oui Oui !

Right before bed, 

and then this I see 

.

I will surely have

dreams by Chanel 
.
down by the sea 

.

.

.

enjoy
( pause blog music 1st ! )

Loving the Masquerade Sunglasses

could you get a ticket for driving with these ? 
not in a dream !

Thank you Mr. Lagerfeld for ushering me in to dreamland ...

 .... ahhhh ....

top picture from casa vogue

Floating Away With Zena Holloway

Between what has seemed like an infinite amount of rain here in

No California

and the

magicale imagery of

underwater photographer Zena Holloway

I have found myself

swimming in an ocean of dreams

More of her liquid perfection on film ...

( turn off blog music before viewing )

Speaking of lots of water, I may not be attending the Alameda this Sunday ...

I will keep you posted as I get a better idea of the weather.

The good news in this ?

Lots more goodies coming to the boutique !

a MOMAtherapy

Beneath the fog and under a huge glass ceiling,
such magic awaits ...

Why do I love getting lost in SFMOMA ?
Because that is exactly what happens

... I get so wonderfully lost.

Schedules and responsibilities
just disappear
( at least for a little while )
And I am free to explore all the surprises inside.
Beautiful and often
unconventional inspiration
at every turn
on every floor.

( now if they would only let me roller skate in there)

Suzy Parker in Dior and Robin Tattersall at Place de la Concorde, Paris, Aug 1959

Too much goodness to squeeze into
one posting, I'm going to spread this out into at least 3 courses.

Today I'd like to share what's on the 4th floor ...

A celebration of photographer
Richard Avedon

Photographing Sophia New York, 1966


Featuring more than 200 photographs
along with a selection of vintage magazines,
this exhibition presents work spanning Avedon's entire career,
from his earliest street scenes
and breakthrough 1950s Paris fashion pictures
to the haunting portraits of celebrities and non celebrities

Marella Agnelli 1953 (Sold at Christies last year for $85,000)

His time in Paris was the inspiration for the movie Funny Face
starring Gene Kelly and Audrey Hepburn

Dorian Leigh, Paris studio 1949

Dorian Leigh in Piguet evening dress, Paris Aug 1949

Dovima, Van Cleef & Arpels pearls, New York 1953

Dovima in a Dior evening dress, Paris, Aug 1955

Shocking to even the french, a scandelous story of Suzy and Mike gallavanting in Paris through Avedon's eyes in the 60's


Did you know models Dorian Leigh and Suzy Parker were sisters ?

Dorian had quite a legendary social and love life.
She was close friends with Truman Capote
and some say she was his inspiration for his
charactor Holly Golightly in
Breakfast at Tiffany's

I never knew that, did you ?


This stunning exhibit just blew me away

Twiggy 1968

Until we meet again ...
Au Revoir , Mon Amour



If you love fashion are in the bay area before Nov 29th,
this is a must see !

To learn more about SFMOMA go here
More info and images, visit the Richard Avedon Foundation site

Glove Love

Maybe it's because I am heading into SF today and I am thinking about my Fall/Winter wardrobe,
or my excitement for new upcoming season of Madmen.
I'm thinking about gloves.
This time purely as an accessory, not so much for warmth
(however I'll need it today !)

Karl Lagerfeld and many other designers showed a huge variety of gloves in the Fall 09 shows
... lots of leather, suede, fingerless, etc. Maybe this will carry over into Spring and we will see more
little white gloves
for daytime ?
( my gloved little fingers are crossed )

Too difficult to use your cell phone ?
Want to feel like a bond girl ?

Karl has soMething for you ...

Won't you join me ?

Now go forth and be gloved !