BISOU BISOU: March 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Pink Lipstick

I'm obsessed with pink lipstick...

'The thing that made her stand out is what we call "style",' McCall's magazine wrote of Grace Kelly in 1955. Almost six decades on, the statement is as true now as it was then.

A film star who lived the fairytale dream and married her Prince Charming, Grace Kelly was an icon to millions, not least for her impact on fashion.

Her timeless, elegant look defined the 1950s, a signature style that pervaded her films and private life.

She used fashion as a means of expressing her character. 'I think it is important to see the person first and the clothes afterwards,' she said.

It was an instinct for style that was acknowledged by those that worked with her on set, and she worked closely with directors and costume designers on her film wardrobes.

Edith Head, who designed costumes for several Hitchcock movies, said: 'I have never worked with anybody who had a more intelligent grasp of what we were doing.'
Grace Kelly used a small bag from the French luxury goods house of Hermes to conceal a baby bump. The bag became famous, and is known as the Kelly bag to this day.

Ellery Et Graz

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Top Hair Trends 2012 from Runways

Iconic luxury Parisian brand Hermès celebrate 175 years with their Leather Forever exhibition in London this May. Emphasising expert craftsmanship and pedigree heritage, Hermès artisans will be present at the exhibition performing live demonstrations of hand crafting leather accessories.

The show will display archive items from the pre-Birkin era through to current modern items, some of which will be on sale with all proceeds being donated to charity. The exhibit was first shown in Shanghai, China in 2009 and follows on from last year’s Festival des Metier touring art exhibition which was hosted in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Karl Lagerfeld in 24 hours

8:00 A.M. I sleep seven hours. If I go to bed at two, I wake up at nine. If I go to bed at midnight, I wake up at seven. I don't wake up before—the house can fall apart, but I sleep for seven hours. I wear a long, full-length white shirt, in a material called poplin imperial, made for me by Hilditch & Key in Paris after a design of a 17th-century men's nightshirt I saw at the Victoria and Albert Museum.