Pretty necklaces at kim & maki. {click images to enlarge}
Friday, August 31, 2007
hearts, pearls & gold
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Labels: accessories, jewellery
Nicole at Jamba Juice
Nicole Richie at Jamba Juice wearing a beautiful long dress. She accessorized her outfit with flat sandals, bracelets and a Givenchy bag.
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
{betsey johnson before all the pink}
How did it begin?
I went to Mexico three years ago and saw this tiny hotel for sale on the beach in Barra de Potosi, a little fishing village not too far from Acapulco, and decided to buy it. It was a pretty spontaneous decision. It needed to be updated so I started painting and decorating and looking at wallpaper. It was the first time I had ever done anything like that. I wound up bringing 26 chandeliers and a ton of other stuff down from New York in two 54-foot moving trucks. It was a fantastic experience. It opened up anentire new world to me.
What’s the finished look?
Very floral, loud, colorful and a little kitschy. I knew Andy Warhol back in the 1960s and the floral patterns and color intensities I used at the hotel – which, by the way, I have re-named Betseyville – remind me of his work.
You’re known as a funky rock and roll designer – is that the tone of the home merchandise?
I do get typecast as the blast-out kid. I like girly, I like glamorous, and I like gorgeous. But that covers a lot of ground. My home collection is very personal and pretty much based on what I have in my own houses.
We’re seeing a lot of Mid-Century Modern ideas in home Merchandise right now. Is that a style you’re drawn to?
No. I find that stuff a little cold and hard. And I’m not big on ’50s colors. For instance, I have an original Knoll womb chair from that period but never really liked it until I had it recovered in bright pink wool. Now it works. But that’s typical for me. I’ve never been someone who could just buy something out of a store and bring it home. I usually have to send it out to have the fabric or the color changed.
{To read the full interview, click here.}
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Labels: betsey johnson, interiors, New York CIty
{pretty in pink: betsey johnson}
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Labels: betsey johnson, Elle Decoration UK, interior design, maximalist, pink
Nicole in a short dress
Nicole looks great wearing a mini black dress accessorized with a hat, a simply gorgeous scarf, flip flops, Ray Ban sunglasses and a Givenchy Nightingale bag.
So chic and beautiful!
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Nicole with Samantha Ronson
Nicole wears leggings, a white shirt, black leather jacket, black hat, a gorgeous scarf and her Givenchy Nightingale bag.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
{history of tartan & plaid}
Couldn't very well return from a beautiful trip to Scotland without writing about tartan and plaid . . .
With the new abundance of a growing number of sheep herds in the land, the plaid grew from being little better than a rug to a long piece of material between 12 and 15 feet in length, which the Highlanders would pleat round their waists in folds and pull over their heads like a hood and use as a blanket at night.
{images: 1+2: Holt's Women's Fall 2007; rest: Dolche & Gabbana Fall 2008 RTW via Style.com; bottom, Burrberry; copy: special thanks to the BBC}
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Labels: Burberry, design, fashion, Gwen Steffani, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Plaid, Scotland, Tartan, trends
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Style evolution
Forget the tacky clothes of old Nicole. She evolved into super-chic babe and have never, ever looked so good. Skinny jeans, shorts, camisoles, V-neck tees, vintage dresses, scarves, oversized sunglasses, white tank tops, flip-flops, high heels, wedges, flats and lots of bracelets is the way to go.
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{through the looking glass}
Ever since the new romantic post, which featured an oversized mirror leaning against a wall, have been taken with the dramatic statement it makes, and how it opens up a room and adds light.
(images: beach studios & Your Home As a Santuary)
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Labels: beach studios, bedrooms, dining rooms, interiors, mirrors
Monday, August 27, 2007
ballerina girl
Jacqueline Appel's home is exactly where you'd imagine a ballerina would live. The ballet dancer, VH1 and MTV fashion stylist, jewellery and interior designer's chic Toronto home has all the elements of luxury: pillow shams made of Pucci scarves, silk slippers displayed as art, Venetian Murano glass chandeliers, Fortuny silk lamps, and high-gloss finishes such as polished floors and lacquered ceilings.
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Labels: design, interiors, jacqueline appel
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Nicole getting a late lunch
Nicole Richie looked effortlessly summery in this adorable light pink silk dress, flip-flops and Chanel shades.
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Labels: nicole richie chanel sunnies, nicole richie pink dress
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Nicole's Balenciaga bags
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Friday, August 24, 2007
{happy friday & glasgow in pictures}
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Labels: glasgow, personal photos, photography, Scotland, scrapbook, sculptures, travel