Spasiba Kyiv!
For the past four or so days I have been asked the same question by local magazines, on-line editors, TV and radio stations: “What do you think of Ukrainian Fashion? Does it have an international future?” And as the days… READ MORE
The Spanish Truth
“Oh that is so cool!!” she congratulates me when I tell her I’m divorced. “One of my girlfriends told me it’s best to have three ex-husbands!” That’s splendid I think but I must disappoint her as I am only at… READ MORE
Win tickets to Manhattan Vintage Show!
It’s that time again! The Manhattan Vintage Show is coming up this Friday and Saturday and we are giving away three pairs of tickets! Send an e-mail to loty1@aol.com and wait patiently to hear if you (and your lucky, lucky… READ MORE
8 AM: Barcelona
When I wake up at 7 AM it is still dark out. I am meant to meet the photographer in an hour. How is that going to work? Don’t we need sun? All I can think is: I need more… READ MORE
Je ne cherche pas. Je trouve.
Picture a pond in the dead of winter, with a chilling fog rising up from the water, the thin layer of ice breaking as the air blends with the morning sun, and a wooden table astutely sticking out of the… READ MORE
5, Rue du Mail
Street style photographer Candice Lake has been taking care of Rue du Mail‘s social media stuff for the past three years – bet you didn’t know that! – so when I asked her to shoot my Look of the Week… READ MORE
Style 24:7
I hadn’t worked in Belgium since my summer jobs as a babysitter slash bartender slash sales assistant. I was a teenager then, but already way too involved in fashion. I was forcing my mom to sew me dresses and pants… READ MORE
La Insalata Bionda
Chiara Ferragni has a lot of clothes. And it’s becoming a problem. The dressing room is huge but duh, too small for all this – we’re pretty much pivoting on one leg in here. The piles of sweaters, jackets and… READ MORE
Al Principe
Most fashion people stay at the Hotel Principe di Savoia when they come to Milan. It’s like summer camp! At any given time you will find someone you know hanging around the lobby, or smoking a cigarette outside or waiting… READ MORE
The Rebirth of the Pijama Palazzo
Once upon a time in the 50s there was a Russian Princess named Irene Galitzine. A socialite and fashion icon herself, she soon became bored of just being rich, royal and fabulous and decided to become a designer. She introduced… READ MORE
Arachnophobia
“I don’t know what’s wrong with me today, Natalie…” she sighs rather apologetically. “I’m feeling so lethargic. I can’t seem to wake up. I am usually much more upbeat!” Oh I know that! From the minute I met Charlotte Dellal… READ MORE
Happy Bike
There’s a few pictures floating around the internet of me riding around the city on a yellow polka dot bike. When you saw those photos you may have said, that looks like buckets of fun! Or, where did she get… READ MORE