Hedi Slimane chose an androgynous model to front his Saint Laurent Paris menswear campaign and instead of the usual suspect – ahem Andre Pejic – he plucked Chanel darling Saskia de Brauw as the face.   Of course no mere mortal man can fit into most of the slim cuts of trousers from the collection so […]

Before Brad Pitt’s much talked about Chanel No. 5 perfume campaign, Marilyn Monroe made women run out to their beauty counter for the scent she loved so much.  You could say her endorsement catapulted the iconic perfume’s reputation into the stratosphere. Yesterday, Chanel released the lost audio footage from an April 1960 interview the actress […]

British actress Keira Knightley stars alongside Jude Law in the much anticipated remake of Tolstoy’s book Anna Karenina, in which she plays the title character.  Set in opulent Russia, the movie features lavish costumes, which Knightley said she sometimes gave input on how she wanted them to look. For the premiere of the film in […]

Black Dresses Pumps The New York Junior League is throwing its 14th Annual Fall Fete this evening at the Union Club and deciding what to wear is proving to be more complicated than I anticipated.  The the dressier cocktail party, I was looking for color and lots of it for fall, particularly an oxblood or […]

Get enchanted this holiday season with a bewitching collection from Chanel.  Inspired by precious metals Chanel makeup creative director Peter Philips is debuting ÉCLATS DU SOIR DE CHANEL this month.  The gorgeous colors of eye shadows quads, each color embossed in the iconic quilted pattern with the Chanel logo.  The lipsticks and nail polishes are […]

Hold the phone! Can we please talk about the new camellia high top sneakers from Chanel? Just saw this up on Styleite and I just can’t help but go googly eyed over them.  How girly are these sneakers? I’m sure Kanye West has already ordered these for Kim Kardashian’s closet.  The Chanel leather camellia high […]

Why does London have to get all the good stuff this summer? Sure the Olympics are being held there but that doesn’t mean they get to experience all the cool things fashion has to offer.  For starters, Karl Lagerfeld’s Olympic capsule collection launched today at Selfridges, the same time Chanel also unveiled it’s very first […]

I can’t keep count of the amount of nail polish bottles I have in my room.  From Chanel to OPI, Sula to Essie and Tom Ford to Sinful Colors, my nail lacquer collection can be used to start a small nail salon.  Every so often though, I do discover new formulas that are worth talking […]

Steps 1 & 2:  Start with a clean base, focusing on the lids to create a blue/gray mettalic eye.  First dust Chanel Ombre Essentielle Soft-Touch Eyeshadow in Furtif across the upper lash line through the crease and dragged underneath the lower lash line. Steps 3 & 4: Next, apply a “bulky” scrawl of black liner, […]

Model of the moment, Joan Smalls has nabbed the fall 2012 campaign for Fendi.  The African American model has been a favorite of Karl Lagerfeld, who chose her to star in the spring campaign for Chanel with Saskia de Brauw.  Coming off a successful editorial for W magazine, Joan fronts the Fendi fall campaign in […]

Yes Karl! The things you do to me at during fashion week is unreal.  I have no words for the Chanel fall couture show.  The theme was ‘New Vintage’ and I loved everything in the collection. For a full review, I suggest you go to WWD for indepth coverage but I just have to comment […]

It’s Paris Couture Week y’all! Which means all eyes are going to be on Karl Lagerfeld and his larger than life ideas for Chanel.  Last season, he showed the collection in a swanky faux airplane that got fashionistas all hot and bothered.  This season’s theme is on the hush but the invites have gone out […]