It’s always a visual surprise, a film adaptation by Australian director Baz Luhrmann. For the 1974 movie adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” by American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925), director Jack Clayton chose actors Mia Farrow and Robert Redford for the leading parts of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. The looks designed by Theoni V. Aldredge ...
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Burberry Prorsum’s Heart Shaped Love
Back in the hotel and received one of the most coveted invitations for London Fashion Week. A beautiful envelope with a handwritten card. Oh yes, my first. Hyde Park, London is the place to be for the Burberry Prorsum show. This Autumn/ Winter 2013 presentation, designer Christopher Bailey’s collection is inspired by Christine Keeler, a showgirl ...
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Closer to Scott Schuman
Every time in Paris or London during Fashion Week, I bumped into a well-dressed American with a camera. He is one of the first fashion photographers, who chose the streets as fashion runways and showed his portfolio online. Quickly this online photo album became a style bible for the fashion industry. His name is Scott ...
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Fashion Crush: Grease
It was actually quite exciting, seeing my first movie in the cinema. The evening was so much fun, because I was with one of my sisters in Amsterdam. To be honest, very honest, the ultimate American High School romance "Grease" (1978) is still one of my all-time favourites. Fascinated by the 50’s looks of the characters, ...
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Moschino’s Cheap and Chic loves London
During my stay for LFW Autumn/ Winter 2012, I was so excited to receive an invite for the Moschino Cheap & Chic’s show at 29 Portland Place, London. The Italian label with creative director Rossella Jardini and designer Francesca Rubino chose an intimate space to show, with style directors, buyers, fashion journalists and also British ...
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Garden State
While working on a styling project, the photographer and I talked about all sorts of music, one of my favourite subjects. I love to listen to music, from Brit pop to alternative bands, soul & jazz and singer songwriters. It is always nice to discover artists new to me. He mentioned the Shins and showed me ...
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Cityscapes in Film
Travel destinations I really love are big cities. To cite a film, I enjoy being in “Bright Lights, Big City”. A midweek London, Berlin or Paris to visit museums and go vintage or thrift shopping. Or go East to Hong Kong to visit family, eat a lot and almost 24/7 shopping fun. Every time I go ...
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Asian Delight: In The Mood for Love
There is always something about the films from filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai, which gets me confused, loved up, totally mesmerized and leaves me wanting more and more. Let’s talk about his masterpiece "Fa Yeung Nin Wa" 花樣年華 or “In The Mood for Love” (2000). The film's original Chinese title, I am told, meaning "The Flowery Years”, or ...