Celebrating The Great Mademoiselle – Coco Chanel – Soon In London

August 19, 2015 by Raluca Stoica

Exactly 132 years ago one of the most stylish woman of the twentieth century was born – Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. The legendary Coco changed forever the perception of   women all over the world, being the only designer who got to be on the list of “100 most influential people of the XX century,” according to Time Magazine. Every child knows who she is, the crossed letter C logo, along with her quotes and remarks which turned into movies and musicals.  Today, on her […]

Categories: art, fashion, people • Tags: art, Coco Chanel, history, karl lagerfeld, london, news, Saatchi Gallery

10 Coffee Table Books – All About Fashion

April 10, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Veruschka: From Vera to Veruschka She was one of the biggest faces of the 1960s. Actress and muse to photographer Franco Rubbartelli, Vera von Lendhorff became Veruschka over the course of her a career that still holds us in thrall today. A beautiful new tome from Rizzoli – by photographer Johnny Moncada, who shot her several times for Italian Vogue – presents a 300-strong edit of thousands of recently discovered and previously unpublished pictures of the German model. From Rome to Capri, via the white sand […]

Categories: books, fashion • Tags: annie leibovitz, art, books, culture, Dior: Images en Légende, fashion, history, inspiration, Oscar de la Renta, photography, style, todd selby, veruschka

The History Of Cartier – Paris Exhibition

January 8, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

This is the most important exhibition ever dedicated to the jewellery house. From classicism to the masterpieces that earned the brand the title of ‘jeweler to kings’ to the radical inventions of modern style – as Art Deco was called – and from geometric shapes to exotic ones. About 600 jewels, objects, watches and clocks will be on display, accompanied by descriptions that testify to the tastes in art at the time. There will also be sketches and documents from […]

Categories: fashion • Tags: cartier, diamonds, fashion, Grace Kelly, history, india, luxury, Marlene Dietrich, precious gem stones, Sapphire

Beyond Extravagances: Treasures Of India

November 18, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

Assouline publications has released a collector’s edition book which retraces four centuries of Indian history through the astounding jewelry collection of Sheikh Hamad-Beyond Extravagance: Treasures Of India.   Source vogue.fr

Categories: accessories, books • Tags: art, diamonds, history, History of India, india, jewelry

Mellerio dits Meller: 400 Years Of History

October 16, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

It’s a story that spans 14 generations of one family, running from the Craveggia valley on the Swiss-Italian border, to Paris’ rue de la Paix, via some of the most colorful figures in the European royal history. Jewelry historian, Vincent Meylan, takes us through the Mellerio dits Meller story, in a new book from Télémaque. With jewelry for Marie-Antoinette, brooches for Princess Mathilde and tiaras for the court of the Netherlands, some of the biggest names in European royal history […]

Categories: accessories, books • Tags: book, France, history, Jewellery, jewelry, maria de medici, Marie-Antoinette, Mellerio dits Meller, paris, photography