Day Look, Sofia Vergara Heels for Kmart

I am having a obsessive moment with the color combination of nude and red. I did it for an ad campaign I styled that will hit in the next few weeks (pictures soon, hush hush til then) and can’t get enough of it. Love this simple (and inexpensive) look for day with an Oasis sleeveless blouse, J Brand mid rise skinny capris, a ‘boyfriend’ blazer from Topshop, and these Sofia Vergara designed heels for Kmart which they sent me a few weeks ago that I swear look and feel nothing like their price tag. I love my killer heels with equally killer price tags but every once in a while it’s nice to see a well done pair of sexy comfy shoes that pretty much everyone can afford. Well done Ms. Vergara!

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Brasserie Pushkin

Andrey Dellos just opened his first NY restaurant, Brasserie Pushkin at 41 West 57th Street. His other infamous Pushkin watering hole (if you can call it that) is Cafe Pushkin in the center of Moscow a few minutes walk from the Russian Vogue offices just off of Tverskaya, one of my favorite restaurants in the world. It’s a menu of classic Russian food done so incredibly well that my own mother can’t compete (sorry mom, I love you!) Every guest from abroad that would come visit me while I lived in Moscow would immediately be taken there to experience the luxe version of the Russian kitchen (and then of course the next night we would follow up with the Continue reading

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Christa Allen Photo Shoot Sneak Peak

I’m editing film from last Friday’s shoot with the sublimely gorgeous Christa Allen who is on one of my favorite shows, ABC’s Revenge. The team was beyond amazing, all girls, no assistants, no big lights, just lots of inspiration, passion and fearsome fun! Kira Nasrat did make up, Addie Markowitz did hair and I photographed & styled it. The whole shoot will be ready to go up sometime next week but in the meantime, an un-retouched preview of one of my favorite shots. Above, Christa wearing an Edith Palm jacket over a Loft tank top with a Basler skirt, Rough Roses belt and Casadei boots.

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Vera Wang Bridal Trunk Show

For her Fall 2012 bridal collection Vera Wang went nontraditional and did a collection of black gowns which I loved (see below). For Spring 2013 she has gone nontraditional once more with blood red and it is that collection, which which was just shown in NY, that will be in LA next week for a trunk show. The collection will also be produced in ivory and will be on view starting April 26th thru the 28th at the Vera Wang Bridal House, 8445 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. You can call 323.602.0174 to schedule an appointment. More from Spring 2012 below… Continue reading

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Guerlain & Pucci


Obsessed with the Guerlain powder pearls they released for summer in this gorgeous Pucci print packaging. Summer would surely be better on the Italian Riviera which is what inspired this latest collaboration and even if we end up spending August in Malibu (not nearly as romantic, come on…) at least we will look ready for a month of cocktails on a yacht sailing around those waters…

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Of Monsters and Men


Love this track from the Of Monsters and Men debut album that came out in September of 2011, very fitting name for the Icelandic band that could very well be the soundtrack to “Of Mice and Men”… Perfect on a semi-cloudy Monday, the sun may peak out kinda day. Russian Elle photo from a London shoot circa 2003, above and my favorite track below… Continue reading

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Casadei Biker Boots


Dying over my Casadei biker boots I just got. Eventhough they are from the fall 2011 collection they are brand new to me and I will be living in them for months to come. Casadei did a collaboration with Italian jewelry artist Emanuele Bicocchi on these boots as well as a few other special pairs. We just shot some gorgeous Casadei heels from the new fall 2012 collection yesterday at a shoot I did with Christa Allen that I’m really excited about as well (I will post some sneak peaks from the shoot next week… we had such a great day, she is amazing beyond words!!)

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Kehinde Wiley & Givenchy

I love Kehinde Wiley‘s paintings and word has it he has finally done a series with women (he usually only paints African American men, always posing in front of these amazing prints that I die for). He is kind of an American version of Russian painters Vinogradov & Dubossarsky to me. For his latest show, which opens May 5th at Sean Kelly Gallery in NY, he’s done a series of paintings of women cast on the streets of the city decked out in Givenchy. He and Riccardo Tisci came up with six dresses for the models, which were apparently inspired by hours spent Continue reading

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Edith Palm Trunk Show, Fall 2012 Collection

I am in love with Sarah Aaronson’s LA-based line Edith Palm and her new fall 202 collection which I just saw this week. It’s got a gorgeous old Hollywood Twenties vibe that I will never tire of (which is why I still call a certain Chateau on Sunset my favorite spot in LA). She makes her clothing by private order for a slew of loyal clients and is having a trunk show next week, details below along with more from the fall collection… Continue reading

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Lady Gaga & Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani seems like an unexpected pairing with Lady Gaga but she’s worn his designs before and for her upcoming Born This Way tour, which starts on April 27th in Korea, the designer created all of her costumes. I love the sketches above, the costumes span the gamut of supplies from Swarovski crystals to spikes, plexiglass, latex, and glass. Oh and mirrored nails.

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