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Stop, seat, relax. Done with Christmas and Hannukah shopping, no?

Expensive shops are waiting for you at Paris, Place Vendome and feel happy we have 360 photo shooting already

http://www.360cities.net/image/img-498293

Place Vendome is also classified as a historical site and touristic spot.

Some of the luxury firm shops at site:

Boucheron, Chopard, Carvet, Chanel Boutique, Fred-Rolex, Giorgio Armani, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels, Lanvin, Guerlain, Dior.

Yumiko Kayukawa I really admire her art work!!!! Manga illustration to the highest level of Japan-American Popular Contemporary Art, using acrylic and ink and achieving a stylish expression. Combining in perfect harmony tradition and pop on a canvas.

LINKS:

http://yumikokayukawa.blogspot.com/

http://www.wwagallery.com/

http://society6.com/yumikokayukawa

http://contourmagazine.com/2011/10/12/yumiko-kayukawa

Versace Spring/Summer 2012

Luis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012

Chanel Spring/Summer 2012

Call it the way you want, Hippie, Bohemian, Flower Power, Hobo, Boho, and wear it with floral printed materials, head bands, lots of necklaces,  rings, and jeans, but most important, feel free to use them all.

Bohemian, besides being peoples from the Bohemia zone in Europe,  refers also to an early 19th century movement characterized for its unconventional lifestyle. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood embraced this new way of life, believing in  expressing  freedom away from conventionality.  William and Jane Morris, Annie Miller, Elizabeth Siddle and Dante Gabriel Rossetti expressing in design and art with a liberated style.

Back in 1950 a hipster group of people was experimenting with a laid back style with colorful, psychedelic, patchwork clothing, sometimes ethnic inspired, incorporating American Indian designs and Afghan textiles.

This style reflected in the 60′s and 70′s Beatnik, Flower Power and Hippie movements, bearded with flowers over the long hair and bare feet as a way of expressing this liberating freedom, adding the wide use of denim jeans, sometimes stone washed, stressed and mixed with leather, embroidery and patchwork, combined mostly with large-flowered blouses, scarves and plaid shirts also.

For 2012 trends point towards this freedom style as many designers jump on this wave and include much of this elements on the runaway. Find Moschino, Tommy Hilfiger and many more fashion houses.

Combine flowered blouses, dresses and skirts, use denim jackets over them with long necklaces, shawls rings and headbands create a very personal and fun style that fits you and most of all, feel the freedom in nature, feel the grass and run barefoot.

Links:

Pre Raphaelite Models and Dresses

http://wp.me/pFiFw-8m

Prada

Must have designer bags, the countdown!!

#10 Prada Frame bag

#9 Yves Saint Laurent Muse bag

#8 Givenchy bag

#7 Fendi B bag

#6 Burberry Prorsum bag

#5 Derek Lam bag

#4 Hermes Birkin bag

#3  Gucci Jackie O bag

#2 Luis Vuitton Monogram Speedy bag

#1 Chanel 2.55 bag

The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia, mentions four must have bags:  Chanel 2.55, Luis Vuitton Speedy, Gucci’s Jackie O, and Hermes Birkin.

Ashley Simpson with LV bag

Burberry

Hermes

*present your countdown designer bag list in the comments section!!!

Avoid buying fake branded copies.

For some details about the history of bags use

http://juliamoorhousefashionsourcebook.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html

Handbags in full color

http://bassia.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/handbags-infull-color-2

Although many of us know all about primary and secondary pigments, and also about the seven spectral colors produced in the rainbow. But for the fashion industry universe there are much more colors.

Naming colors is like creating them anew some of them derived  from the same object presenting   that color, such as “orange” or “salmon“, while others are abstract.

Some of the combinations are color shades (originally a shade was produced by adding black) depicting variations to this same color depending in brightness, saturation and tint (produced by adding white).

For the summer of 2012 trend we have a Orangeade color. Canary yellow, Poppy, Grass also called foliage, Tiffany blue is so pretty, Ink, Anemone, sandstone, and more, but names are less important than the colors themselves, so make your choices and feel free to combine.

Look for some color charts here:

http://www.fashiontrendsetter.com/downloads/IFL-Summer-2012-Colors.pdf

I really love Chanel but, what was Karl thinking this time?

This roman style inspired boot thong, semi-gladiator, flat sandal or “Tango thong”, does not look any confortable for the models wearing them.  Abbey Lee Kershaw, Sigrid Agren and Melissa Tammerijn, walking extravagant on the runway with their toes popping out. We expect perfection from a brand like Chanel.

And Versace Spring-summer 2012 men’s wear  gladiator  sandals with socks (!!??)

Links:

Read more comments about Chanel Cruise and boot thong sandals fashion.

http://www.shoeperwoman.com/2009/06/ugly-shoe-of-the-day-purple-thong-bandals.html

http://vilainelulu.blogspot.com/2011/05/chanel-cruise-collection-2012.html

http://oneangryqueer.blogspot.com/2011/05/oneangryclotheshorse-now-hes-just.html

Versace Spring-Summer 2012

http://www.versace.com/en/fashion-and-accessories/man/video/ss

So you didn’t get a pit lane pass for this race? Me too no prob. Here are some of the accessories and elements I personally like  for this year, some great ideas in black.

Black Puma Ferrari hat with the Ferrari shield logo and Italian flag

Vodafone McLaren – Mercedes Formula One team. Replica from the Team T-Shirt to be worn by Jenson and Lewis during the 2011 Grands Prix. With nice V-neck insert mandarin style collar.

Virgin Racing Aerodynamic jacket

http://www.autoviva.com/news/jerome_d_ambrosio_joins_marussia_virgin_racing_in_/803

Links:

F1 Store

http://f1store.formula1.com

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Versace Men’s

Fantastic Kenzo

Pull and Bear

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Links

http://www.pullbear.com/#/my20s

http://www.sheknows.com

Crowns and coronets wallpaper will make a good start on one wall as a focal point

If you find a crown stencil or wall stickers, also can do the job by painting the wall in white and black details. Ad some rubies and diamonds decorative stones to highlight the colors.

Or this shadow chandelier decal

A white table and chair with silver details can help, a vase or urn with flowers, some flags, monogrammed cups and plates, they don’t have to march.

Some glasses or cups with gold decor.

Your color palette will be of red, deep blue, black, white, silver and gold.

LINKS

Luxury Royal Wallpaper

http://www.decordir.com/2011/04/14/luxury-royal-wallpaper-inspired-royal-weddingcrowns-coronets

Monogram madness

http://thecreativityexchange.blogspot.com/2010/02/monogram-madness-part-1.html

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