Tanti Auguri, Happy Birthday and Bon Anniversaire Marta

Cara Marta,
A una donna con tanto buon gusto. Ti mando tanti auguri per il tuo compleanno, e poichè non posso portarti oggi a Parigi, ti mando pezzi della città che tu ami così tanto.
Ti auguro gli anni più belli della tua vita, e so che per una donna favolosa come te, il meglio deve ancora venire..

Baci e abbracci da Parigi Carla xxx

{home inspiration: horse show ribbons}

Always love discovering new and creative ways to display collections. Here, adding a dash of the Equestrian Style to a room can be as simple as an artful arrangement of horse show ribbons and Equestrian awards tacked to the wall for a cool and casual look {above}, or beautifully framed above a table of awards and trophies for an elegant and winning presentation {below}.

{images: 1 - Francine Zaslow via design is mine; 2 - Mark Lund; 3 - kristatomic}

Nicole shopping

"Nicole Richie cuddles 8-month-old daughter Harlow as boyfriend Joel Madden takes the (stroller) wheels – and holds her bag – during a trip to an L.A. shopping mall on Tuesday."
I can't believe Harlow is almost 9 months old already. Gorgeous little girl! I love seeing them together.

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Paris-Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2009

Nicole on Who What Wear

"Nicole Richie, seen here en route to driving school in Los Angeles, centered a casual outfit around a button-up blouse earlier this month. She put a fresh spin on the standard choice and chose a sheer vintage Dries Van Noten shirt instead of the typical oxford cotton button-up. Richie balanced the transparent top with a sturdy blazer and completed her look with black leggings, a fedora, and Oakley’s Frogskin Sunglasses ($100)."

1951 Lilli Ann Suit

What's not to love about a Lilli Ann suit? And this one from 1951 is one of the best I've seen. The designer has taken a wool gabardine with a woven stripe at one edge and cut the various pieces of the jacket to showcase the stripes. One sleeve has the stripes across the cap, exactly matching the stripe going across the yoke of the body. The stripe is found on one side of the collar, but not the other. And just so the whole thing looks balanced, a long vertical stripe is appliqued down the opposite side. Genius! This suit sold for $90 in 1951, which equals about $750 today.

Lilli Ann suits are a perennial favorite with vintage fashion afficianados, and this one is available at our website. Here the brown velveteen of the collar is echoed in the sleeve cuffs and velveteen piping edges the slits at the jacket hem. This one is in a larger size, too! Click the picture to see the listing.

In Nicole's closet: Fluxus

What do Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff and Rihanna have in common? They all love their Fluxus burnout t-shirts. Nicole wears a Fluxus deep V burnout tee in quartz.
You can buy it here for 55$.