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A great deal of humor, a dose of inspiration, some colors and as always, crazy elegance, come together to define the 2011 Spring-Summer collection of the historical Parisian house, Maison Michel. After the astonishing collaboration with Opening Ceremony (here), talented and funky Maison Michel’s art director, Laeticia Crahay, surprises us!

Maison Michel SS2011 collection is both refined and quirky, and this is exactly what I admire. Especially when Karl Lagerfeld is the shooting photographer and the models are actual celebrities (Lou Doillon, Anja Rubik, Nicole Trunfio, etc…): indeed Karl Lagerfeld let his Hasselblad camera work wonders on the a selection of the most beautiful models in the world.

Now I let you judge about the results but what should we expect ? The most refined French hats worn by the prettiest models and shot by one of the most talented fashion designers in the world… I tell you, it is an impressing aesthetic success!! Read the rest of this entry »

Once again, we found an amazing collaboration not to be missed… This time, it is an exclusive, two-style collaboration between the historical parisian house Repetto and the successful American flagship Opening Ceremony.

The two houses successfully created a cowboy yet cultivé version of this best-seller ballerina. The shape remains a classic Repetto flat though. Inspired by a mythical pair of leopard Repetto flats, it seems that they both needed to revive it, they created the Pony Ballerina, an iconic ballet flat in 3 very oc varieties of animal-print pony hair (leopard, zebra and giraffe). Read the rest of this entry »

London-based Cutler & Gross teams up with Maison Martin Margiela  to produce two collections of handmade frames : Anatomic with large, enveloping shapes and Wrong Size with purposely misfitting lenses. While Martin Margiela’s values are tradition, pragmatism and pure craftmanship, Cutler & Gross rather plays with anticonformism, sharp design, originality and British Flair. The result of this union is the “line 8″, a line that gathers irreverential design, hand-made quality and the tradition of mistery. Materials are acetate or tortoise and prices are between 375 and 450 €. That’s how we like collabs ! Looks hereafter. Read the rest of this entry »

Céline, Céline, Céline… Once again, the Parisian luxurious flagship is all the rage with this wonderful handbag!

No matter the model, the choice of colors and the shape are just perfect; the way the handles are designed gives the Boston bag its interesting retro touch. The fashionastas have already broken out a war : they are fighting over it…

Well, the Céline Boston handbag is already a best-seller, so don’t miss the opportunity to get yours before it is removed from the collection.  Read the rest of this entry »

We already told you about the high-end Moleskine “line” of notebooks, but what about this imaginative Lanvin notebook ?

Beautifully decorated with multicolored dress illustrations by designer Alber Elbaz, Lanvin’s white notebook is a handbag essential. Fill the blank pages with all your scribbles and thoughts, or give it to a fashion-loving friend. It costs 30€… Read the rest of this entry »

Fancy meets fetish in this stunning Kirsten Satchel from Alexander Wang.

This sophisticated Kirsten Satchel is freshly available on several online stores such as Opening Ceremony’s. I guess it is on again a stylish and funny way to handle your stuff. Indeed, bold and belt-enveloped, this shoulder bag features leather strapping and rich calfskin suede that together create a look of elevated edge.

Would you then be willing to shell out $895 to acquire one of those three (dove grey, beige and black) admirable Kirsten Satchel handbags by Alexander Wang? Read the rest of this entry »