Chanel Haute Couture Fall Winter 2009/2010

{Absolutely fascinating.}


(Chanel has given YouTube an exclusive video footage of its seamstresses turning a Karl Lagerfeld sketch into a finished dress and jacket with a five-figure price tag.)

Inspiration: Champagne

{Who has not had the pleasure of tasting this "singular, romantic, vivacious and eternally mercurial" wine? Enjoy the beautiful pairing of these sparkling wines with the ultimate host to the festivities, the champagne bucket.}


(Caption reads: "Bamboo bottle cooler from Sambonet with Drappier Grande Sendrèe 2000.")

(Caption reads: "Games collection champagne cooler from Asprey with Henriot Cuvèe Des Enchanteleurs Brut 1995")

(Caption reads: "Seau Salon from L'Orfèvrerie D'Anjou with Diamant Blanc 1996.")

(Caption reads: "Kohinoor champagne bucket designed by Zoran Jedrejcic and Sylvia Colombini Magppie with Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame Brut 1998.")

(Caption reads: "Paris champagne collection bucket from Ercuis, création Alberto Pinto Joseph Perrier Cuvèe Josephine 2002.")

(Caption reads: "Antique Piper-Heidsieck champagne bucket, owned by Marilyn Munroe, private collection with Piper-Heidsieck Millesime 1999 Rare." Images and captions from Interiors Magazine. Which is your favourite? Mine is a toss between the Bamboo bottle cooler and Paris champagne collection buckets.)

Inspiration: Editorial

{Platinum full-bodied blonde hair, gold clutch, black lace shoes, fur stole and a gold beaded mini dress... a few essentials for an elegant evening.}





(Editorial: In the Bedroom. Harper's Bazaar UK Dec 09, Michaela Hlavackova by Marcus Ohlsson. Source, Fashion Gone Rogue.)