House of Dior

Metropol Parasol ::: Architecture at its Best

The Metropol Parasol is located in La Encarnación square in Seville Spain. It is a wooden structure designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer-Hermann. The structure was completed April of last year. Standing 85 high and 490 by 230 feet across it boats being the largest wooden structure in the world. The structure is comprised of four levels, an underground level called the Antiquarium, where Roman and Moorish remains discovered on-site are displayed. The street level is the Central Market. The upper two levels are the two stages of the panoramic views, offering one of the best views of the city centre. The building is popularly known as Las Setas de la Encarnación (Encarnación's mushrooms).

View from the top

Looking Up

It all started with an idea...

Birds-Eye

Outwards looking In

Summer Olympics 2012 ::: A First Look

The Jefferson Hotel

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The MET GALA ::: 2012

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SCENTSable Notes

Some of the most memorable advertisements I see are for perfumes.  Fun, luxurious, emotional, and electrifying, they evoke great tradition.  When I smell the drops of perfume smashed between the folds of a magazine I am immediately taken back to a memory.  With Chanel No. 5 I am completely eraptured with thoughts of my grandmother who wore it for decades.  She always smelled of Chanel and upheld the scent with her amazing style and charisma.  Not only do these advertisements take us to memories or places with the scents they hold, they also inspire us and stylize our lives by featuring models, actresses, giant bottles, animals and more.  With each scent a personality is born, it is a huge decision to make and the perfumers and advertisers know this, making the advertisements reflect the woman who would were it perfectly, by showing her with a little added aspiration, charisma, sensuality, or craze!  So take a  look a some of my more recently favorite perfume advertisements and decide which woman you are!

Glamourous, sexy, confident, feminine

Young, elegant, darling, and beautiful

Stylish, simple, comfortable, luxurious, clean

Rebellious, youthful, easy, edgy

Pretty, girly, sweet, and happy

Quirky, daring, loud, and trendy

At the Ritz Paris

This is one of the most glamourous, inspiring and mesmerizing photoshoots that I have come across. Before closing its doors for renovations the RITZ PARIS allowed Kate Moss, Vogue and Haute Couture to enter and amaze.  Photographer Tim Walker,  hairdresser Julien d'Ys, makeup artist Stephane Marais, set designer Andy Hillman and Vogue orchestrated and envisioned this stunning masterpiece of fashion art.  The hotel is known for hosting some of the worlds most famous fashion shows and a favorite of iconic designers including Coco Chanel, Oscar De La Renta, Gianni Versace, and Karl Lagerfeld. Prepare to be enraptured!

"For three decades, Coco Chanel called the hotel her home. Here, the bedroom of the suite named for her. Armani Privé sequined embroidered flared bustier dress." Vogue.com

Kate moss wears Diors teiered silk evening gown in this magnificant bold red in the Imperial Suite salon

"A cornflower-blue dress by Sarah Burton, reminiscent of 1950s couture, plays on proportion and contrast: nipped-in waist and voluminous skirt; flat jacquard against exploding lace. Alexander McQueen lace bustier jacquard dress and lace boots, made forVogue. Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace. Headpiece created by Julien d’Ys." Vogue.com

Kate Moss wears Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci. A smooth silk organza blouse with delicate paillettes and crystals, silk knit tank, silk cady skirt with zipper detail, and crystal jewelry.  All topped of with Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci gloves.

The Ritz always recognized for its impeccable and immeasurable service impresses even Kate Moss during her stay.  Here she dazzles us wearing a Dior Haute Couture silk embroidered gown and a masterful headpiece created by Julien d'Ys

"Giambattista Valli sent out a cinched draped-shoulder goddess dress in 'a color so deep, so intense, you can almost smell it—like bougainvillea on the Mediterranean coast.' Giambattista Valli Haute Couture silk dress and necklace." Vogue.com

Kate Moss in the hotel lounge wearing an Alexis Mabille Haute Couture burnished lamé dress and hat.

"Karl Lagerfeld took over the first-floor-spanning Imperial Suite, seen here, for his 1996 couture collection. Chanel Haute Couture embroidered organza flower coat and pumps." Vogue.com

"Moss, in the bathroom of the Coco Chanel Suite, wears a petal-like cocktail dress and cape, inspired by a 1960 design, from a pink-and-silver cloque lamé created by Cristóbal Balenciaga. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière dress and cape, made for Vogue,and ankle boots. Boucheron bracelet." Vogue.com
All photos courtesy to Vogue.com