happy new year!

Have a good one.

Love,

Stephanie and Michelle

xoxo

more sofia

She doesn't just do arty commercials...we'd like to emphasize her fantastically understated style.

The only woman I've seen, aside from alt (note below), who can make a denim skirt look chic.

coppola, bardot and dior. oh my.

Sofia Coppola's commercial for Dior's new scent cuts between shots of a girl flirtatiously wandering through Paris and fitting for couture, all beneath the musical accompaniment of Brigit Bardot's "Moi je Joue". It's very lovely, and I think Coppola did a great job. Her images of the young girl strolling and biking in the fresh Parisian air, and the exquisite display of macaroons, is placed cleverly alongside shots of the perfume bottle; evidently equally fresh and delicious.

But to look at it in another light, what do you think about using artists to create advertisements? Where do we draw the line? Of course there is money to be made in advertising, it's the only way artists can continue their work, but this short film/commercial is extremely confusing. We view it as a visually inspiring Coppola piece, note the beautiful old-style cinematography in light colour, but is it not merely an ad created for our passive consumerist minds?

Then again art and commerce always go hand in hand, so maybe we should give Dior some credit.

Thoughts?

Happy Holidays

Our apologies for the short hiatus. It's been super busy recently for Michelle and I, but we'll be back to blogging as usual next week. Hope you're all having a great holiday. xoxo

we missed one

Enjoy. Thanks for all the comments!
xxx

The rest part II

The rest part I

The rest of the images from the photoshoot we styled back in August.

we love pre-fall part II

Calvin Klein
photos: style.

we love pre-fall part I

Vera Wang
photos: tfs

Vogue Icons

Our Favs. They're all brilliant, but the third image of Chanel's accessories designer Laetitia Crahay with Oliver Theyskens makes me almost throw-up with happiness. Evidently, these picks do not include Kate - but simply because she is a given, and there's no need to show you yet another image of the her...









Okay that's a lie, you can never have too much Moss.


photos: style.

coincidence...?

Who came first, Emmanuelle Alt or Mary-Kate?
photos: tfs

And the award goes to

Dress-Herve Leger Shoes-MJ


Dress+Shoes-Balenciaga

The ladies of Gee Beauty were honoured at the RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards Gala last night. And the girls honoured the gala by being the best dressed in the room of 600.

More Daria

There's nothing like a few French Vogue tears to inspire your day. Styling by Carine of course; her work is impeccable.
photos: tfs

I forgot how much I loved you...

I'd never heard of All Saints til I stumbled upon it in London-fell in love with all their boots-and then left empty handed.
Their website has so kindly reminded me what I missed out on.

photos: http://www.allsaintsshop.co.uk/

reminiscing

Remember these?
Chanel's Spring/Summer Ads from 2006
I love the way they used Daria, who has such a boyish and easy-going sensibility, for Chanel, a brand so classic, feminine, and conservative. So modern.


photos: tfs

repeat

I too would wear those GIVENCHY COUTURE shoes everyday if I had them...
photos: tfs

leather leather leather

Wearing leather to evening events gets our thumbs up.
Photos:style.com

kickin' it old school

I saw this image framed while out one night not too long ago. The room was dark and the picture was massive, I couldn't stop starting at it. The way Audrey's posed, mid-sentence, mid-cigarette, she came to life. It was amazing.

Shoe joy

The beloved Lanphear in the Stella McCartney wedges and Aldos version-Is it bad to like such a blatent knock off...

photos: aldoshoes.com, thesartorialist.com