Today I am in Rome and they celebrate 250 years since " Trevi's Fountain " was first shown to public .
The scene of Anita Ekberg in the fountain, inviting Marcello Mastroianni to join her in 1960 movie " La Dolce Vita " by Federico Fellini, is possible one of the most memorable ever movie scene.
If the movie was done now what "Sexy Blonde Anita" would wear ?
Prabal Gurung
Nina Ricci
Givenchy
Felder Felder ( the Super lovely sisters )
Bordelle www.Bordelle.co.uk the super sexy brand created as Underwear but .... very outwear !!!
One of the person who inspired and teach me more in all the aspect of Creative Direction is John Galliano , I never had the chance to spend time with him but just observing his amazing work for Dior and John Galliano, was enough to spin my imagination .
Every time , the representation of the show was something amazing transporting into a Fantasy dream , but then the garments in the shop would always be wearable . (he was working as C.D.at Dior he did not need to do chinos , for people to ride metro at pick time , but create clothing for a privileged society ) .
Every time I was receiving for a photo shoot on HIA magazine a garment from Dior Haute Couture I was feeling one of the most special person on Fashion planet .
I remember when the Saddle bag was created ... was a MUST !!!! ( I still have mine in denim in my personal Archive :-D )
I was so in love with the limited edition dedicated to different country which inspired collection of John @ Dior .
Above some of my shoot on HIA magazine featuring Dior Haute Couture by John Galliano .
At one point my EiC Mai Badr went to meet him for interview and asked me if I had any question for John so I send " Do you want to marry me ? " .
I know John is for sure having great time either without working and his creativity flown either without signing a collection , but I really miss to see what he could do next and I believe many more people do too.
The other day I was talking on phone to my friend Gianluca, who was watching the football match Manchester city vs United, which for him is a big deal as he is a Football agent , and he was sure I knew all about it ..... but I had to explaine him that the only paper I do read on a regular base is WWD, and that on my side table I have as bible D.V. by Diane Vreeland .
She is my icon, I think that I did read her book over and over , I like her not just for fashion glamour but for her personality, for the courage to say the things she thought in a English and conservative society .
I did read many time the part when at the start of second world war , she did not leave Paris together with her family to go back to the U.S. , but she decided to stay there up to the last moment because she did not know once left when she could see Chanel again !!!
Now is time of globalization, in every big city there is a big Chanel , Vuitton.... shop , shops are open 7 days a week , Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa ... Matches , make posssible to buy big brands without leaving the house sometime I feel that making all so easy make it a bit less desirable .
Here some of her Diane quotes :
Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being welldressed. Elegance is refusal.
The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.
Pink is the navy blue of India.
Bag Bottega Veneta
Cesare Paciotti
Christian Louboutin
Dolce&Gabbana
Emilio Pucci
Giuseppe Zanotti Kinder Aguccini
Miu Miu
Casadei
Pierre Hardy
Roberto Cavalli
Pink is the navy blue of India.
Diane Vreeland
The last exhibition at the Met for some reason made me think of D.V. a lot , there is a movie Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn which is inspired to Diane , The Devil's wear Prada was nothing new as said yesterday and today . Diane and now Anna Wintour for which I have a greatest respect and admiration . Now enjoy a scene of the movie !!!
THINK PINK
Lyrics
Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer
clothes. Think pink! think pink! if you want that
quel-que chose. Red is dead, blue is through, Green's obscene, brown's taboo. And there is not the slightest excuse for plum
or puce —or chartreuse. Think pink! forget thatDiorsays
black and rust. Think pink! who cares if the new look has no
bust. Now, I wouldn't presume to tell a woman what a woman oughtta think, But tell her if she's gotta think: think pink—!
—for bags! pink for shoes! Razzle, dazzle and spread the news! And pink's for the lady with joie de vive! Pinks for all the family. Try pink shampoo. Pink toothpaste too. Play in pink, all day in pink, Pretty gayin pink. Drive in pink, come alive in pink, Have a dive in pink. Go out dancing but just remember one thing: You can get a little wink If you got a little pink In your swing.
MEN [painters, with NYC accents] Think pink! think pink, it's the latest word,
you know. Think pink! think pink and you're Michelangelo.
WOMEN. Feels so gay, feels so bright. Makes you day, makes you night. Pink is now the colour to which you gotta switch!
MEN. (Do what you gotta switch!)
WOMEN. Every stitch!
MEN. (Every stitch you switch!)
MAGGIE. Think pink! think pink on the long, long road
ahead.
WOMEN & MEN. On the road, (& MAGGIE) think pink!
MAGGIE. ...think pink and the world is rosey-red
WOMEN & MEN. (Everything's rosey.)
MAGGIE. Everything on the great horizon, Everything that you can think— and that includes the kitchen sink, Think pink!
I love this year Metropolitan Fashion Exhibition " Schiaparelli and Prada Impossible Conversation " .
Why having an immaginary friend should stop growing up ? working in fashion allow us to keep using our imagination, team work is good , but individuality is also necessary .
I never thought before, but there are really lots of similarity in the style between Miuccia and Elsa , lots more then what I can see in Prada meet Yves Saint Laurent always mention as her reference
Since I was a kid I was fan of Schiaparelli because she is like me from Rome , and because she gave name to my favorite tone of pink " Shocking " . Every time I pass by Place Vendome in Paris I see the entrance of her "Maison ", and looking forward to when the brand will be finally be relaunched (Diego Della Valle bought the brand over 5 years ago .... but still nothing, latest news is next year ) .
Elsa Schiaparelli
Prada SS 2007 show finale
(I have my turban in shocking pink)
I am only kid , but Miuccia Prada is my sister !!!
I am sitting at my desk in my living room working on the editing of my June and July photo shoot for HIA magazine ( which are amazing ....) , as well as planning the winter photo shoot and I have a very large window .... and I keep watching raining for over 3 weeks .
Last September sitting at the Burberry SS 12 show one of my colleague complained that the collection was too winter, in remand I did say that the Designer Team is very British and the brand is all about Cool Britannia..... ( that include Tea at Fortnum and Mason but glamour rain ) .
I honestly had no chance to wear my pastel colour clothing yet but my trench Coat from Burberry seams to be always out !!!!
So maybe I need to make a selection of different Trench as the weather does not seams will change any time soon .
BlugirlBurberry
Carolina Herrera
Erdem
Jean Paul Gaultier
Marc Jacobs
Pringle
Sportmax
Thakoon
Viktor & Rolf
Dior
+ I have a dilemma The Trench Coat became famous thank to Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca does it mean if I go to Marocco the rain is there too !!!
Soon after I posted this on my blog I saw that there is a legal action from Bogart Estate vs Burberry to have used the above final scene of Casablanca in thier social network while illustrating the trench coat .
Stephen Bogart, son of the Hollywood legend, saying: "This is such an incredibly disappointing and disrespectful action by Burberry.
Sorry Stephen I could not disagree more , I do not see where there disrespect is ???? ....
Today I open twitter on my phone by a chance and I saw that my friend Racil Chalhoub wrote that Anna Dello Russo is H &M latest collaboration and that Anna is designing an accessories collection , this made me blasting happy !!!
Many time , maybe because I am Italian I get asked to explaine about Anna , people who are new to the business think is just as Fashion Victim with eccentric taste who decided to became famous.
Well could not be more wrong !!! Anna created the excess of 80 " More is More " in fashion in the same way as Tony Duquette in Interior with her editorial pages in Italian Vogue .
She is an amazing stylist first of all and she did work very hard for it , in more then one occasion working with photographer who worked with her as well I been told how big was the wardrobe she was taking on a shoot in order to be sure to do a great job , and not items selected casually just to take a big wardrobe .
I like the way she keep reinventing herself , first at Vogue Italia , where all the photographer wanted to work with her , then moved as Editor in Chief @ L'Uomo Vogue ( probably after Franca played Mirror Mirror !!! ;-D ), and then ending as Fashion Director at Large @ Japanese Vogue , a Vogue placed on the map and attention thanks to her incredible personality .
I adore the way she is alwasy kind to people when asked to take a picture , the fact she is always made up , that she keep slim , and always smiles .
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Here I made a selection of possible looks for Anna ( collectable items ) .
Francesco Scognamiglio because color lace is sexy in a pretty way
Isabel Marant for when she walk Cucciolina
Jil Sander for her business meeting
Manish Arora for her trip to India
Marc Jacobs for when she watch "Desperate Housewives"
Nina Ricci for her trip in London to Chelsea Flower market
Prabal Gurung ( as I Adore him )
Prada ( this look stand for the all collection which is MUST)
Tsumori Chisato as she work for Japanese Vogue
Versace Mermaid collection because is a must to have
Vionnet as the collection is amazing
Louis Vuitton a dream
Balmain to go and buy a baguette
Chanel is for every day
Dolce & Gabbana
Gucci "The Great Gasby"
Jason Wu for "Ball the La Rose "
Jeremy Scott for a trip to Texas
Lanvin because is fantastic
Mary Katrantzoe ( but I saw her wearing it already @ Costume National show )
Moschino to attend a " Corrida "
Looking forward to see and buy her collection out in the shop in October at the end of Paris FW.
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